Mechanical Design Technology- Associate Degree- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
Course Descriptions
College 101 10890101 Students gain skills that lead to success in college and employment. This course encourages students to develop a growth mindset and make wise choices. Students should take this course in their first semester.( Pre-requisite: None.) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Mechanical Design-Exploring 10606111 Philosophy / organization / procedure of the Mechanical Design Technology Program, brief overview of the engineering profession by involvement in a design project to illustrate basic concepts / methods of machine design. Course Typically Offered: Fall
CAD-Intro 10606116 CAD terminology, drawing preliminaries, basic inquiry and setting commands, layer setting and manipulation, basic drawing and display commands, basic edit commands, and plotting, using AutoCAD software. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Solidworks Fundamentals 10606160 Introduces terminology; software operation and interface layout. It also exposes the student to creating basic models, assemblies & using the drawing environment. Course Typically Offered: Fall
College Technical Math 1A 10804113 Topics include solving linear equations; graphing; percent; proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; and right triangle trigonometry. Emphasis will be on the application of skills to technical problems.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arithmetic score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR TABE A 9 / 10 Math greater / equal to 12.7 AND Rdg greater / equal to 8.8; OR TABE 11 / 12 Math greater / equal to 780 AND Rdg greater / equal to 573; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16; OR preparatory courses-contact an academic advisor 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
MS Excel Intro 10103131 Creating worksheets; enter data, make modifications, work with formulas and functions, create and enhance charts, manage data, transform data, conditional formatting, importing / exporting data, introduction to PivotTables and PivotCharts. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Sketching-Technical 10606119 Graphically describe objects with and without a CAD system; understand and demonstrate the fundamental components of an engineering drawing: geometric construction, orthographic projection, section views, dimensioning & tolerancing.( Prerequisite: Accepted into Mechanical Design Technology program, Mechanical CAD Certificate or Prototype and Design Technology program; Corequisite: 10-606-116, CAD- Intro.) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Mech AutoCAD Fundamentals 10606211 Fully dimensioned orthographic mechanical drawings; section and auxiliary views, mechanical assembly drawings, advanced layer management.( Prerequisite: 10-606-116, CAD-Intro with a " C " or better; Corequisite: 10-606-119, Sketching-Technical) Course Typically Offered: Fall
English Composition 1 10801136 Learners develop knowledge / skills in planning, organizing, writing, editing. Students will also analyze audience / purpose, use elements of research, format documents using standard guidelines, and develop critical reading skills.( Prerequisite: High school GPA greater / equal to 2.6; OR ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 18; OR Next Gen Reading score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 260; OR " preparatory course( s)", contact academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
SolidWorks Intermediate 10606106 Introduces using intermediate features such as patterns, revolve, and sweep. Students learn how to measure center of gravity on assemblies and to create completely dimensioned orthographic drawings.( Prerequisite: 10-606-160, SolidWorks Fundamentals) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Intro to Rapid Prototype 10614236 Utilizes 3D Printing technologies to create visual parts and engineering samples from SolidWorks & other sources. General use of machines and STL editing software is also covered.( Prerequisite: 10-614-152 Prototyping-Introduction to; AND 10-614-238, Intro to SolidWorks Modeling; OR 10-606-160 SolidWorks Fundamentals) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Oral / Interpersonal Comm 10801196 This course focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English score greater / equal to 16; OR preparatory course-contact an academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Fabrication Design 10606128 Focuses on creating fully dimensioned and detailed fabricated parts. Different fabrication techniques and how to create mechanical detail prints so parts can be fabricated properly is also covered. Students will also learn Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, tolerance stacking, dimension placement, and calculating and creating sheet metal drawing flat patterns, as well as threads and fasteners.( Prerequisites: 10- 606-106, SolidWorks Intermediate) Course Typically Offered: Spring
3D Modeling with Inventor 10606107 Develop the knowledge and skills, to create Solid Models using Autodesk Inventor; creating and editing 3D drawings; rapid prototyping; manipulating data.( Prerequisites: 10-606-116, CAD-Intro; 10-606-160, SolidWorks Fundamentals.) Course Typically Offered: Spring
College Technical Math 1B 10804114 324