Catalog 2020-2021 
    
    May 05, 2024  
Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENGT 100 College Success - Mechanical Design

3 credits
This course gives students a foundation to be successful Mechanical Design students. Students learn selected aspects of the history, philosophy, and methodology of engineering fields. Roles of technicians in related industries and career survey are covered. This course also covers the use of personal computers and file management specific to the engineering environment. This course includes hands-on experience with Windows, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as various basics of graphic programs.

Prerequisites: ABED 040  (or placement into MATH 087  or higher) and ABED 046  (or placement into ENGL 093  or higher) 

Corequisites: ENGT 101 ENGT 102 , and ENGT 103  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Access resources for student success
  • Describe and discuss ethical conduct of an engineer and engineering technician
  • Recognize and describe the different roles of the drafter and designer
  • Work with individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds
  • Work in a team
  • Present prepared information to a group
  • Apply online research techniques
  • Demonstrate basic abilities related to computer operation and file management in an engineering environment
  • Identify and describe a wide range of related technologies
  • Use Microsoft Office® products as they pertain to engineering applications and presentations

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcome:

  • exhibit analytical thought, informed judgements, and ethical behavior

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of information literacy.

Total Hours: 40 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20