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INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY: COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY (ITCMP)

ITCMP 111 Microcomputer Assembly and Trouble Shooting 1 (3 semester hours)
A study of the microcomputer at the board level.  Installing, trouble-shooting, and assembling microcomputers at the board level.  Apple, Wintel, Unix computers will be studied and compared.

ITCMP 311 Microcomputer Assembly and Trouble Shooting (3 semester hours)
A study of the electronic components (logic chips, micro-processors) and the mechanical components (disk drives, power supplies) used in microcomputers.  Trouble-shooting, replacing, and repairing computers.  Prerequisite: ITCMP 111; ITMFG 270, 4 hours of ITMFG 369; CS 233, 276.

ITCMP 465 Project in Computer Technology 1 (3 semester hours)
Individual or group project in the design, slection, installation, documentation, and startup of a computer suystem under the supervision of an assigned staff member.  At the direction of the supervisor, a single project may be used for credit in both ITMFG 465 and 466.  Prerequisite: Senior standing, 6 hours of ITMFG 369.

ITCMP 466 Project in Computer Technology 2 (3 semester hours)
Individual or group project in the design, slection, installation, documentation, and startup of a computer suystem under the supervision of an assigned staff member.  Prerequisite: ITMFG 465.

INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY: DEPARTMENT (ITDPT)

ITPDT 100  Technology and Society. (3 semester hours) The history, development, production, use, and assessment of technology and an examination of its effects upon resources, individuals, society, and the environment.

ITPDT 106  CAD for Construction Technology. (3 semester hours) Focus on the application of Computer Aided Design processes in construction technology.

ITPDT 110  Instructional Technology for the Elementary Grades. (2 semester hours) This course helps the student develop basic skills in the use of instructional technology to support teaching and learning in the elementary school.  This course includes outside of class laboratory activities.

ITPDT 125  Survey of Plastics. (3 semester hours) Surveys the plastics industry and introduces the uniqueness of plastics relative to traditional materials.  Topics include plastics organizations, environmental issues, career and job opportunities, identification of plastics, manufacture of plastics, application of plastics, etc.

ITDPT 154 Product and Structure Design. (3 semester hours) Introduces the design process and methodology used to create and transmit technical ideas using graphic methods. Major emphasis is given to technical designing, sketching, pictorial drawing, orthographic projection, charting and graphing, and reprographics as applied to developing products and structures.

ITPDT 160  Technical Analysis.  (3 semester hours) The computational and presentation skills needed to solve technical problems.

ITDPT 203  Material Processing. (3 semester hours) Industrial materials and processes are studied, including material identification, classification, properties, procurement, processing, use, and disposal.  Includes laboratory activities.

ITDPT 204 Energy Systems. (3 semester hours) Examines sources and types of energy and common energy processing techniques.  Emphasizes controlling and transmitting energy and the operation of energy conversion systems. Includes laboratory activities.

ITDPT 213 Construction Materials, Processes and Products for Interior Design. (3 semester hours) Designed specifically for housing/home furnishings majors in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Content is organized around specific construction units related to materials, processes, and products of residential and commercial construction.

ITDPT 252 Building Diagnostics. (3-15) Overview of building construction and energy systems, energy audit techniques, principles of heat transfer, and air movement. Field and laboratory work to include pressurization and remote heat-sensing devices to measure energy loss in building systems and thermal envelopes. A total of 15 hours of credit may be earned.

ITDPT 299X Experimental/Developmental Topics. (3-6) Topics relevant to the discipline. Course titles will be announced before each semester. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.

ITDPT 303 Manufacturing Systems. (3 semester hours) Manufacturing systems, tools, and processes are studied as they are applied to producing products.  Laboratory experiences cover manufacturing systems emphasizing tooling, design, automated manufacturing, and control systems.  Includes laboratory activities.  Prerequisites: ITEDU 102, ITEDU 108, or permission of the department chairperson.

ITDPT 360 (ITMFG 360) Industrial Safety and Health. (3 semester hours) Study of the practices used to establish a safe and healthful environment for industrial personnel. Includes the requirements of safety- and health-regulating agencies, and hazard recognition and correction.

ITDPT 364 Technology Education for the Elementary Grades. (2 semester hours) A laboratory in technical education emphasizing the use of tools, materials, and processes which provide enrichment of the elementary program. Methods of planning and developing individual and group activity units are examined and evaluated.

ITDPT 390 (ITMFG 390) Training and Development in Industry. (3 semester hours) Training and development in industry and their relationship to the job and the organization. Emphasizes skills needed to systematically plan, implement, evaluate, and revise training and development programs. Provides opportunities for practical application and practice.

ITDPT 400 Capstone in Technology for the Elementary Grades. (3 semester hours) Use of hands-on laboratory experiences to apply, integrate, and assess technological concepts, systems, processes, and products.  Includes laboratory activities.  Prerequisites: ITDPT 100; EDTEC 320; or permission of the department chairperson.

ITDPT 450 Industrial Research and Development. (3 semester hours) Focuses on the methodology and practices of technical research and development as conducted in an industrial setting. In laboratory activities, students perform basic tasks associated with product and process research and development. Prerequisite: ITEDU 403 or ITMFG 161.

ITEDU 101 Introduction to Technology. (3 semester hours) Provides an overview of technology and how it interacts with individuals, society, and the environment.  Technology's evolution and the relationship of technology to other disciplines are explored.  Includes laboratory activities.

ITEDU 102 Design Techniques. (3 semester hours) Introduces tools and techniques for developing and communicating technological designs.  Experiences include sketching, rendering, mechanical and computer aided drawing, modeling, and presentation skills.  Includes laboratory activities.

ITEDU 108 Production Techniques. (4 semester hours) Studies the tools, machines, and processes used in the technology education classroom and laboratory.  Laboratory experiences help develop techniques related to materials and information processing.  Includes laboratory activities.

ITEDU 195 Exploring Technology Education. (3 semester hours) The profession of teaching technology in the public schools is introduced and discussed.  Includes a study of the role of education, good teaching qualities, and the development of technology education programs.  State and national curriculum trends are analyzed.

ITEDU 202 Product Design. (3 semester hours) A variety of design models and techniques are explored.  Focuses on elements and principles of design, design processes and characteristics, developing and evaluating potential solutions, modeling, and presenting solutions.  Includes laboratory activities.  Prerequisites: ITEDU 102, ITEDU 108.

ITEDU 205 Information Processing. (3 semester hours) Presents the technological processes used in encoding. transmitting, and decoding information.  Laboratory experiences introduce many forms of information; the processing of electronic and graphic images and data; and various types of storage systems.  Includes laboratory activities.  Prerequisites: ITEDU 102, ITEDU 108.

ITEDU 206 Using and Assessing Technology. (3 semester hours) Explores the appropriate use and assessment of technology.  Experiences include using criteria for selecting technological products or services and the development of personal and public policy related to technological decisions. Includes laboratory activities.  Prerequisites: ITEDU 102, ITEDU 108.

ITEDU 290 Vocational Student Organizations. (3 semester hours) Emphasizes the implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of vocational student organizations.

ITEDU 292 Principles and Philosophy of Vocational Education. (3 semester hours) Introduction to the foundation and operation of various vocational educational programs. Analyzes legislation in the light of past and present issues of vocational education and its function as a vital component of the educational system.

ITEDU 304 Transportation Systems. (3 semester hours) Studies transportation technology as it is applied to vehicular and support systems for moving people and cargo in various environments.  The effects of transportation technology on individuals, society, and the environment are introduced and explored. Includes laboratory activities.  Prerequisites: ITEDU 102, ITEDU 108.

ITEDU 305 Communication Systems. (3 semester hours) Includes a study of communication processes and systems.  Laboratory experiences involve developing, producing, and delivering electronic and graphic media.  How this technology is applied and its effect on individuals, society, and the environment are examined.  Includes laboratory activities.  Prerequisites: ITEDU 102, ITEDU 108.

ITEDU 306 Construction Systems. (3) Studies construction systems, materials, and processes as they apply to producing buildings and structures.  The effects of construction technology on individuals, society, and the environment are examined.  Includes laboratory activities.

ITEDU 390 Trade and Occupational Analysis. (3 semester hours) A study of the fundamentals of analyzing trades and occupations. Techniques of identifying occupations by breakdown into jobs, tasks, and processes.

ITEDU 392 Vocational Related Class Content. (3 semester hours) A study of the sources of related materials and techniques of developing and using these materials.

ITEDU 393 Vocational Guidance. (3 semester hours) Principles, purposes, and practices of guidance by the teacher. Examines and evaluates educational and occupational information, testing programs, school records, occupational trends, and job-training programs.

ITEDU 394 Teaching Technology in the Elementary Grades. (3 semester hours) Examine various strategies of introducing technological topics at the elementary school level.  Tools, materials, and activities appropriate for elementary programs are covered.  Emphasizes implementing the study of technology through integrated constructive learning experiences.  Includes a public school teaching experience.  Prerequisite: ITEDU 195 or permission of the department chairperson.

ITEDU 395 Teaching Technology. (3 semester hours) Studies the development and implementation strategies for teaching technology education.  Emphasizes planning daily instruction, preparing support materials, classroom management, assessing and evaluating learning, and a variety of teaching strategies and skills in technology education.  Includes a public school teaching experience.  Prerequisite: ITEDU 195.

ITEDU 396  Program Planning and Implementation. (3 semester hours) Design and evaluate technology-based instruction and curriculum for meeting student needs.  Facility planning, program planning, and trends in technology education are explored.  Includes a public school teaching experience.  Prerequisite: ITEDU 395.

ITEDU 402 Designing Technological Systems. (3 semester hours) Explores the design of technological systems and their interrationship with individuals, society, and the environment.  Activities include identifying problems and opportunities, specifying design characteristics, and developing, modeling, evaulating, and presenting system designs.  Includes laboratory activities.  Prerequisites: ITEDU 102, ITEDU 202.

ITEDU 403 Technological Enterprise. (3 semester hours) Presents the relationship between technology and the corporate sector.  Emphasizes organization, management, operation, and impacts of a technological enterprise.  Introduces laboratory activities. Prerequisite: ITEDU 102, 108, 202.

ITEDU 410 Capstone Experience in Technology. (3 semester hours) A technolgical product, process, or system is studied.  Conduct in-depth research on an approved topic related to technology.  Results of the research are formally presented to peers and faculty.  Prerequisite: Junior standing.

ITEDU 490 Study in Technology. (1-3 semester hours) Personal or group study of a technology that is not emphasized in other courses.  A total of 3 hours may be earned.

ITEDU 492 Organization and Coordination of Vocational Education. (3 semester hours) The organizational structure, responsibilities, and roles recognized in the operation of vocational education programs. Major emphasis on state functions.
 

ITGRA 180 Introduction to Graphic Arts. (3 semester hours) A comprehensive study of the graphic arts industry that focuses on products, reproduction processes, materials, equipment, and graphic arts careers. Related areas of instruction include design, relief printing, photo-offset lithography, screen printing, color reproduction, and finishing operations.

ITGRA 181 Flexography. (3 semester hours) A fundamental course based on the principles and practices utilized in the flexographic printing industry. Instructional emphasis focuses on artwork preparation, image generation/conversion, plates and platemaking, inks, substrates, tooling, presswork, and finishing operations unique to flexography.

ITGRA 182 Photo-Offset Lithography 1. (3 semester hours) Introductory course in photo-offset lithography that includes planning and layout, copy preparation, phototypesetting, line and halftone camerawork, platemaking, presswork, and introduction to four-color-process printing.

ITGRA 183 Screen Printing. (3 semester hours) Screen-printing process as it relates to the graphic arts and printing industry and as an auxiliary manufacturing process in other industries. Topics include products, materials, equipment, techniques, ink-substrate relationships, estimating, and product design.

ITGRA 184 Computer Applications in Graphic Arts. (3 semester hours) An introduction to computer applications in the graphic arts and printing technology industries. Specifically addresses graphic page layout, spread sheets, and word processing software for both IBM and Macintosh operating systems. This includes instruction in imaging technology, scanners, and imagesetting.

ITGRA 281 Ink, Paper, and Finishing. (3 semester hours) Focuses on the types of inks, substrates, ink and substrate relationships and finishing operations utilized in the contemporary graphic arts and printing industries to manufacture printed products. Prerequisite: ITGRA 180, 181, 182, 183.

ITGRA 282 Digital Imaging Systems 1. (3 semester hours) Emphasizes understanding the theoretical and practical applications of digital imaging with the graphic arts / printing industry. Includes topics in digital scanning, densitometry, file management, and imagesetting. Significance on the collaboration of multiple software packages will be stressed. Prerequisite: ITGRA 180, 182, 184.

ITGRA 286 Photography. (3 semester hours) Emphasizes camera types, exposure techniques, film characteristics and selection, black-and white and color film processing, printmaking, print finishing, and composition. Related areas include special photographic applications and introduction to color photography.

ITGRA 288 Printing Estimating 1. (3 semester hours) Introduction to contemporary estimating practices. Emphasizes production planning, development of hourly cost and production rate standards. Prerequisite: ITGRA 180, 182.

ITGRA 369 Graphic Arts Cooperative Education. (3-12 semester hours) Students work in a graphic arts industry to integrate and expand upon theory learned in courses. A paid work and learning experience for printing technology and graphic arts management majors. Prerequisite: Permission of the cooperative education coordinator. A total of 12 hours of credit may be earned.

ITGRA 380 Graphic Arts Practicum. (3-6 semester hours) Emphasizes internal or external placement in a graphic arts setting selected and approved by the department. Provides opportunities to integrate and expand on theory gained during course work. Prerequisite: ITGRA 180, 181, 182, 183 and permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.

ITGRA 381 Quality Control in the Graphic Arts. (3 semester hours) Explores the basic professional practices of quality control for printed products. Focuses on instrumentation used in evaluating material and products, inspection and sampling techniques, manufacturing specification, analysis techniques, and control systems found in the graphic arts industries. Prerequisite: ITGRA 180, 181, 182, 183.

ITGRA 382 Digital Imaging Systems. (3 semester hours) Study of the theoretical and practical applications of digital exposure systems within the graphic arts. Advanced skills in the understanding of control, calibration, and monitoring of imagesetting and proofing equipment. Color management and the advancements of digital proofing will also be covered. Prerequisite: ITGRA 282.

ITGRA 383 Offset Lithographic Presswork. (3 semester hours) Designed to provide an understanding of the control, operation, and advancements of the lithographic printing press. Information for both web and sheet fed operations will be included with emphasis on monitoring and controlling printing press characteristics. Prerequisite: ITGRA 180, 182, 282.

ITGRA 385 Commercial Printing. (3 semester hours) Studies the organization and production systems of commercial printing and publishing. Emphasizes management and production systems, quality control, material control scheduling, and production specifications. Class organizes a system and manufactures production jobs during semester. Prerequisite: ITGRA 180, 181, 182, 183.

ITGRA 387 Techniques of Color Photography. (3 semester hours) Color as it relates to photography with emphasis on additive and subtractive color processes, films, film processing, printmaking (additively and subtractively), measurement, design, and composition principles. Prerequisite: ITGRA 286 or ADS 231 or JOURN 230 or the equivalent.

ITGRA 480 Colloquium and Senior Project in Graphic Arts Management. (2 semester hours) Study and application of concepts, issues, and technological developments unique to the graphic arts. Topics include flexography, computer applications, electronic pagination, color scanning, and intaglio printing. Prerequisite: ITGRA 385.

ITGRA 484 Printing Management. (3 semester hours) Examines planning, organizing, controlling, and motivation as they relate to managing a business. Emphasis is on human relations decision making, problem solving, and coordination of management, sales, and production for successful management. Prerequisite: ITGRA 381, 385.

ITGRA 488 Printing Estimating 2. (3 semester hours) Sheet fed and web estimating. Emphasizes obtaining and interpreting specifications, pricing for profit margin, preparing quotations, printing-trade customs, multicolor presses, and signature-related bindery operations application of the computer to estimating. Prerequisite: ITGRA 288.

ITGRA 489 Production Control in the Printing Industry. (3 semester hours) Production control systems used in contemporary graphic arts industries.  Topics include organization systems approach, decision making, production planning and control, purchasing, inventory control, quality control, work measurement, and cost analysis. Prerequisite: ITGRA 385.

ITMFG 105 Technical Design Graphics. (3 semester hours) Theory and practice of production drawings and introduction to design. Includes graphics, language, design, lettering, geometric constructions, sketching, shape description, projection, sectional and pictorial views, dimensioning, fasteners. Includes manual and computer graphics. Two weekly laboratories scheduled.

ITMFG 161 Introduction to Manufacturing Industries. (3 semester hours) Introduction to manufacturing and its managed activities: research and development, production, marketing, industrial relations, and finance. Laboratory experiences involve organizing, staffing, and operating a model manufacturing enterprise. Prerequisite: Appropriate 100-level mathematics course.

ITMFG 205 Computer-Aided Design. (3 semester hours) Introduces computer-aided mechanical design using an interactive software package on a microcomputer. Prerequisite: ITMFG 105 or the equivalent. Parallel: Appropriate 100-level mathematics course.

ITMFG 225 Industrial Plastics. (3 semester hours) Study of industrial plastics processes, materials, and product design. Includes polymer chemistry, processing nomenclature, injection molding, extrusion, extrusion blow molding, compression and transfer molding, thermoforming, and other topics. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: CHEM 111.

ITMFG 233 Machine Tool Processing. (3 semester hours) Metal separation with lathes, shapers, milling and grinding machines, bandsawing, and electro-discharge machining. Discussion of tool design, precision measurement, and safety with an emphasis on manufacturing applications. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: MATHS 109 or 131.

ITMFG 262 Manufacturing Materials. (3 semester hours) Study of tests used to characterize properties of ceramic, polymeric, and metallic materials and how material properties influence their application in manufacturing. Laboratory includes ASTM and industrial testing procedures. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 161; CHEM 111; MATHS 109.

ITMFG 265 Applied Quality Control. (3 semester hours) Evaluation of the quality issue. Includes data collection and analysis, manager versus operator errors, sampling, inspection, gage R&R, statistical process control, vendor quality surveys, instrumentation, TIM, Baldridge, ISO 9000, and selected topics. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 161; MATHS 181 or ECON 221.

ITMFG 270 Industrial Electronics. (3 semester hours) Theory and application of electronics in industry. Includes electron theory, circuit analysis, electromagnetism, motors, and generators. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: MATHS 109 or 131; PHYCS 110.

ITMFG 301 Automation and Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems. (3 semester hours) Comprehensive technical introduction to automation in manufacturing. Includes flow line production, material handling, group technology, and flexible and computer-integrated manufacturing. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 233, 362; MATHS 112 or 132.

ITMFG 305 Manufacturing Design with CAD. (3 semester hours) Design of tools and fixtures for manufacturing. Includes general purpose workholders, modular and dedicated fixtures, jigs, fixturing principles, degrees of freedom, locating and clamping components, wireframe and solid modeling, and 3D to 2D conversion. Students design solid models of fixtures. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 205, 233, 335.

ITMFG 307 Advanced Technical Drawing. (3 semester hours) Theory and practice of preparing production-related detail and assembly drawings in selected areas using CAD. In-depth study of geometric dimensioning. Prerequisite: ITMFG 205.

ITMFG 325 Plastic Product Design. (3 semester hours) Includes plastic materials testing, ASTM standards, mold design and process considerations, material rheology, failure analysis, mold bases, molding problems and solutions, snap fit design, competitive processes, and other selected topics. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 105, 225, 233.

ITMFG 326 Plastic Production Systems. (3 semester hours) Plastics processing with automated production equipment. Emphasizes injection molding, extrusion, and thermoforming. Appropriate applications of process capability, Ishikawa diagrams, control charts, and other process variation identification tools for both process and product analysis. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 265, 325.

ITMFG 327 Advanced Plastics Product Design. (3 semester hours) Emphasizes rheology, additives, and their impact on processing and final part characteristics, part design, mold flow, cavity fabrication, cavity material selection, part failure, cooling calculations, and rapid prototyping. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 265, 325.

ITMFG 331 Automated Machines. (3 semester hours) Theory and application of automated machines in the manufacturing environment. Laboratory focuses on the programming and operation of NC machine tools. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 205, 233; MATHS 112.

ITMFG 333 Manufacturing Machine Tool Processing. (3 semester hours) Focuses on conditions that influence the control of metal manufacturing processes. Laboratory activities emphasize the significance of locators, power requirements, feeds, speeds, micro-structure, coolants, and other variables. Complex operations are covered on grinding, milling, EDM, and other multifunctional machine tools. Prerequisite: ITMFG 233.

ITMFG 334 Welding and Foundry. (3 semester hours) Flat-position welding with electric and oxyacetylene equipment. Limited work with tungsten inert gas (TIG) and metal inert gas (MIG) equipment. Emphasizes various casting methods, pattern design, sands, gating, cores, furnaces, pouring techniques, and automated foundry practices. Prerequisite: ITMFG 233.

ITMFG 335 Applied Mechanics. (3 semester hours) Combined statics and strength of materials with applications in manufacturing. Includes design of bolted connections, simple structures, centroids, moments of inertia, and beam design. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 262; MATHS 161; PHYCS 110.

ITMFG 340 Fluid Power: Hydraulic Systems. (3 semester hours) Fundamentals of hydraulic systems emphasizing applications of Bernoulli's equation. Includes component types and designs, hydraulic circuit analysis, and design of hydraulic systems. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 270, 335.

ITMFG 360 Industrial Safety and Health. (3 semester hours) Study of the practices used to establish a safe and healthful environment for industrial personnel. Includes the requirements of safety- and health-regulating agencies, and hazard recognition and correction.

ITMFG 363 Manufacturing Operations. (3 semester hours) Focuses on analyzing product designs and the design, engineering, and operation of industrial production systems through classroom and laboratory activities. Prerequisite: ITEDU 403 or ITMFG 105 and 161.

ITMFG 369 Technology Cooperative Education. (1-12 semester hours) Students work in a manufacturing-related position in industry to integrate and expand upon theory learned in courses. A paid work and learning experience for industrial and manufacturing technology majors. Prerequisite: Permission of the cooperative education coordinator. A total of 12 hours of credit may be earned.

ITMFG 370 AC Circuit Analysis. (3 semester hours) Studies the behaviors of inductors and capacitors under DC and AC, RLC circuits, series and parallel resistance, diodes and transistors, and power supplies and filters. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 270; MATHS 112.

ITMFG 371 Industrial Controls and Digital Instrumentation. (3 semester hours) Digital technology and its applications in manufacturing control. Weekly scheduled laboratory activities include sensor technology, analog and digital instrumentation, process control, and system interconnections. Prerequisite: ITMFG 270.

ITMFG 390 Training and Development in Industry. (3 semester hours) Training and development in industry and their relationship to the job and the organization. Emphasizes skills needed to systematically plan, implement, evaluate, and revise training and development programs. Provides opportunities for practical application and practice.

ITMFG 406 Quantitative Design of Plastics Molds. (3-6 semester hours) Numerical and computer design of molds. Flow and cooling analysis, part shrinkage and cost analysis. Use of component and properties database catalogs. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 205, 325, 340. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.

ITMFG 407 Three-Dimensional Modeling. (3 semester hours) Theory of three dimensional coordinate geometry, viewing operations, surface and solid models with applications in manufacturing. Computer aided manufacturing using solid, surface, and wireframe models. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 305; MATHS 161.

ITMFG 425 Design of Experiments in Manufacturing. (3 semester hours) Extensive study and experimentation in industrial materials and processing research. Includes but is not limited to single-factorial, multi-factorial, ANOVA, Taguchi design of experiments. Prerequisite: ITMFG 326, 327, or 362, 463.

ITMFG 426 Research and Development in Plastics. (3 semester hours) Development of research started in ITMFG 425. Includes aspects of materials, processing, quality, DOE, materials testing, literature searches/review, and others. Capstone course. Extensive laboratory work required. Prerequisite: ITMFG 340, 425.

ITMFG 463 Manufacturing Planning and Controls. (3 semester hours) Studies the controls of manufacturing. Topics include cost estimation and control, manufacturing resources planning (MRP), just-in-time (JIT), production and inventory controls, management information systems (MIS), and other advanced control technology. Weekly laboratory scheduled. Prerequisite: ITMFG 301; MATHS 162.

ITMFG 471 Microcomputer and Controller Systems. (3 semester hours) Emphasizes architecture, programming, interfacing, and applications of microprocessor controller, and computer systems. Weekly scheduled laboratory work includes device programming, machine to computer interfacing, programmable logic controllers, motion controls, data acquisition, single chip controllers, and networking. Prerequisite: ITMFG 270.

ITMFG 473 Projects in Computer-Aided Manufacturing. (3 semester hours) Individual project applying CNC, CAD, CAM, robotics, and other computer-based technology in manufacturing systems. Capstone course. Extensive laboratory work required. Prerequisite: senior standing. Parallel: ITMFG 340, 425, 463.

ITMFG 499 Problems in Industrial Technology. (1-3 semester hours) Individual advanced study and experimentation in one or more of the areas of concentration: metals, plastics, design or factory electronics. Prerequisite: Permission of the department chairperson. A total of 3 hours of credit may be earned.

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