Course Descriptions - Mechanical Engineering Technology


Mechanical Engineering Technology		Course Descriptions Main Menu Degrees and Certificates Offered

MEC 100 : INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

(2 credits)

Introduces professional fields of engineering technology. Covers the work of the engineering technologist, professional ethics, division of industrial practice, and engineering problem solving with hand calculator and computer applications. Lecture 1 hour + lab 2 hours = total 3 hours per week.

MEC 103 : ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND INSTRUMENTATION

(4 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement; MTH 116.

Designed for non-majors. Covers electronic circuits, devices, instrumentation and basic communications, DC and AC theory, introduction to power supplies, amplifiers, and measurement devices. Lecture 3 hours + lab 3 hours = total 6 hours per week.

MEC 113 : MATERIALS AND PROCESSES OF INDUSTRY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.

Studies industrial engineering materials and accompanying industrial processes. Investigates nature of materials structure and properties from a design standpoint, leading to a more intelligent selection of a material to fit the requirements of a part or product. Analyzes the effects of the various processes on materials, as well as the processes themselves, to ensure a logical and systematic procedure for selection of materials. Lecture 4 hours per week.

MEC 131 : MECHANICS I-STATICS FOR ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY

(3 credits) Corequisite(s): MTH 116.

Teaches Newton’s laws, resultants and equilibrium of force systems, trusses and frames, determination of centroids, and distributed loads and moments of inertia. Introduces dry friction and force systems in space. Lecture 3 hours per week.

MEC 132 : MECHANICS II-STRENGTH OF MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): MEC 131.

Teaches the concepts of stress and strain. Provides an analysis of stresses and deformations in loaded members, connectors, shafts, beams, columns, and combined stress. Lecture 3 hours per week.

MEC 133 : MECHANICS III-DYNAMICS FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

(2 credits) Prerequisite(s): MEC 131 or MEC 235.

Focuses on rigid mechanics, including kinetics, kinematics, and applications to machine elements. Lecture 2 hours per week.

MEC 161 : BASIC FLUID MECHANICS-HYDRAULICS/PNEUMATICS

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): MTH 116.

Introduces theory, operation, and maintenance of hydraulic/pneumatics devices and systems. Emphasizes the properties of fluids, fluid flow, fluid statics, and the application of Bernouli’s equation. Lecture 2 hours + lab 2 hours = total 4 hours per week.

MEC 165 : APPLIED HYDRAULICS, PNEUMATICS AND HYDROSTATICS

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement; MTH 105.

Teaches fluid power system design, operation, testing, maintenance and repair. Includes reservoirs, pump connecting valves, cylinders, pressure regulating valves, flow control valves, hydraulic motors, and introduction to basic hydrostatic hydraulic systems. Lecture 2 hours + lab 3 hours = total 5 hours per week.

MEC 195 : TOPICS IN MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY

(4 credits)

This course is offered for the Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School advanced designer program. It expands the knowledge of statics and introduces the principles of dynamics. Lecture 4 hours per week.

MEC 210 : MACHINE DESIGN

(3 credits)

Prerequisite(s): DRF 152. Corequisite(s): MEC 133.

MEC 220 : INTRODUCTION TO POLYMETRIC AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS

(3 credits) Prerequisite: MEC 113

Presents topics in polymeric and composite materials including strength of materials, constituents, material properties, and fabrication. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours Total: 5 hours per week

MEC 221 : METALLURGY AND CERAMICS

(3 credits) Prerequisite: MEC 220

Introduction to Polymeric and Composite Materials. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total: 4 hours per week.

MEC 225 : METALLURGY

(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): MEC 113.

Teaches fundamentals of metallurgy, grain size, effect on carbon content, and hardness testing devices. Tests different alloys to determine the effect of heat treatment. Requires preparation of weekly lab reports. Lecture 2 hours + lab 2 hours = total 4 hours per week.

MEC 295 : TOPICS IN KINEMATICS AND DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY

(4 credits)

This course is offered for the Newport News Shipyard Apprentice School advanced designer program. It teaches the principles of graphical and analytical kinematics of mechanisms and the principles of descriptive geometry. Visualization of space relationships of fundamental machine and geometric elements is stressed. Lecture 4 hours per week.

MEC 297 : COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY

(1-5 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement. Approval of Cooperative Education Coordinator.

Supervised on-the-job training in approved business firms or governmental organizations. The work is coordinated by the Cooperative Education Coordinator. Variable hours.


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