Courses

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IT 010 Exit Seminar 0 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Graded: S/U
  • Co-requisites: Registered for graduation.

The objective of the course is to assess the student’s mastery of degree content, prepare the student to enter the workforce and assist in job placement if required. 

IT 150 Industrial Practices I 2 cr.
  • Offered: On demand

This seminar-oriented course addresses topics including employee orientation, organizational structure and other topics appropriate for manufacturing employees.

IT 151 Industrial Practices II 2 cr.
  • Offered: On demand
  • Prerequisites: IT 150.

This seminar-oriented course addresses topics including orientation, organizational structure, corporate culture, industrial safety issues and other topics appropriate for a manufacturing employee.

IT 180 Introduction to Fluid Power 3 cr.  (2-0-2)
  • Offered: Fall
  • Prerequisites: MA 100 or higher or math placement equivalency.

An overview of fluid power technology and a working introduction to each of the components used in fluid power circuits. Hydraulic and pneumatic fundamentals of fluid dynamics, conventional fluid circuits and fluid power components.

IT 215 General Industrial Safety 2 cr.  (2-0-0)
  • Offered: Winter
  • Prerequisites: EN 111.

The application of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations to industrial and manufacturing work places and effects on the individual and collective work force.

IT 291 Industrial Robotics I 3 cr.  (2-0-2)
  • Offered: Fall
  • Prerequisites: MA 100 or higher or math placement equivalency.

This course is intended for the student who must set up, record and/or troubleshoot programs on a Handling Tool software package for industrial robotics. The course covers the Robots operation, intermixed with tasks required to set up the Handling Tool application, test, run, and refine the program and production setup.

IT 292 Industrial Robotics II 2 cr.  (1-0-2)
  • Offered: Winter
  • Prerequisites: IT 291.

The first half of the course will focus on Inputs/Outputs to peripheral devices and to the robot. Students will learn how I/O correlates to work-cell setup, Macro programming, Branching, and Offsets.

IT 298 Directed Study and Research 1-4 cr.
  • Offered: On demand
  • Prerequisites: Department permission.
Selection of problem in area of emphasis, specialized instruction and experiences to reinforce technical skill and knowledge. Written reports of work are required.
IT 300 Industrial Supervision 3 cr.
  • Offered: Fall, even numbered years.
  • Prerequisites: EN 111 and upper division standing.

Designed to provide the potential first-line supervisor with the knowledge and skills necessary to function effectively in the role of directing and facilitating the work of subordinates.

IT 340 Enterprise Resource Planning 3 cr.  (3-0-0)
  • Offered: Fall, odd numbered years.
  • Prerequisites: EN 111 and Junior standing.

The concepts and techniques utilized by manufacturing practitioners to accomplish manufacturing control functions. These functions include forecasting, production planning, production scheduling, production control, inventory management, inventory control and manufacturing cost estimating.

IT 420 Quality Control 3 cr.
  • Offered: Fall
  • Prerequisites: MA 109, Junior standing or instructor's permission.

The application of product and process improvement techniques, including statistical process control methods to accomplish total quality control.

IT 483 Studies in Business and Industy 4 cr.
  • Offered: On demand
  • Prerequisites: Junior standing and instructor's permission. Cross listed as TE 483.
Cooperative work experience to provide up-to-date technical skills in the area of specialization; includes work experience with business and industrial operations, services and materials, processes and techniques.
IT 498 Directed Study and Research 1-4 cr.
  • Offered: On demand
  • Prerequisites: Junior standing and department permission.
Selection of problem in area of emphasis, specialized instruction and experiences to reinforce technical skill and knowledge. Written reports of work are required