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This Certificate of Achievement prepares students for engineering, architecture, design, construction, and manufacturing or for any profession that requires drafting using AutoCAD. It is ideal for those who need to retrain for their jobs or upgrade their skills to find employment.
Graduates will be able to:
Depending upon a student's placement or for transfer purposes, this program may have pre-requisite(s). See a pathway coordinator or student development specialist for advisement.
This course provides IT students with an introduction to information technology fundamentals encompassing both hardware and software. An emphasis is placed on the system unit components, peripheral devices, and systems and applications software. Topics include: CPU, RAM, machine cycle, data representations, number systems, operating system characteristics, utility programs, language translators, communication devices, media, and networks. Students learn how to: effectively search the Internet for information, use Microsoft Windows, and use Microsoft productivity software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Fall, Spring
This course introduces the various disciplines of engineering, with emphasis on learning concepts and practicing skills that are used in the engineering and engineering technology
fields. It is designed to develop students’ ability to identify and practice the different types of engineering problem solving, make effective written communications and oral presentations,
and understand the professional, ethical, and social responsibilities of an engineer. Feasibility and project management concepts are also introduced.
Fall, Spring
This course covers the basic principles of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and drafting. Using the CAD system allows hands-on experience in learning how to create, prepare, store, and retrieve technical drawings and related information.
MA 108 - College Algebra
OR
Test placement
OR
Permission of the Department Chairperson
Fall, Spring
This course provides students with hands-on training using the AutoDesk’s AutoCAD/Inventor software tools in combination with a 3D Printer to generate working prototypes. Students will utilize conventional 3D modeling and parametric design techniques to build their AutoCAD projects. Students will work individually and in a team to experience taking a project from design to prototyping.
ET 101 - Fundamentals of CAD
OR
Permission of the Department Chairperson.
Spring
Choose one (1) from the following two courses:
This course focuses on the stages of the writing process and includes a formal research paper. A variety of writing and reading assignments are designed to develop analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- General Education Course
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course teaches students how to write effective letters, memos, proposals, and other professional documents. It also emphasizes audience analysis, effective organization and presentation of information, clarity, simplicity, and coherence. Finally, it explores the principles of effective communication and the planning process.
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Spring
