Catalog 2020-2021 
    
    May 16, 2024  
Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MACH 196 Capstone Project

3 credits
The capstone project allows the student to demonstrate their accumulated knowledge and abilities in precision machining by creating a complicated assembly. The project may be selected from a provided list, or it may be one of the student’s choosing, as long as it meets the minimum requirements and receives instructors’ approval.

Prerequisites: MACH 143 , MACH 145 , MACH 162 , and MACH 175  

Corequisites: MACH 241  

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

  • Produce a part per advanced blueprint specifications
  • Solve problems using online resources
  • Calculate required information from drawing
  • Setup required inspection procedures
  • Research technical specifications using online technical manuals
  • Plan a process which uses time efficiently to create a part
  • Index parts
  • Mill parts to close tolerances
  • Slot parts
  • Key cut ways

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

  • be prepared with skills to perform entry-level CNC machining and manual machining
  • perform CAD/CAM programming and manual programming
  • combine manual and CNC skills to produce a capstone project of complex parts
  • set up and operate machine tools with a minimum of supervision

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of communication.

Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 10 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40