Industrial Automation Certificate

*This is an overview of the program. The course sequencing is meant to serve as a guideline for your semester planning. Please note that the scheduling of courses, program sequencing and curriculum are subject to change.*

The program is designed to prepare the student for employment as atechnician in an industrial environment containing automated assemblyor processing equipment. Students are provided with knowledge andexperiences in the areas of analog and digital electronics, fluid powerand robotics. The program also provides individuals currently employed as maintenance personnel an opportunity to update their technical knowledge and skills with training and experiences usingstate-of-the-art high technology equipment. All courses in the programmay be applied to the Associate in Applied Science Degree.

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• connect components into basic electrical circuits and use multimeters to verify circuit operation.
• connect digital circuits common to computers such as logic gates,flip flops, counters and arithmetic circuits into functioning circuits.
• use a microcomputer instruction set to write assembly language programs to control the operation of the microprocessor.
• use a Programmable Logic Controller to control specific process control operations.
  interpret hydraulic, pneumatic and electromechanical schematic diagrams.
• write programs to control robot functions.
• demonstrate effective communication skills by writing technical reports based on their laboratory experiences.
• demonstrate an ability to use and apply mathematical quantitative reasoning to design basic functional electronic circuits.
• demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving abilities byanalyzing a nonfunctioning electrical circuit, determining the problem,and restoring circuit operation.
• demonstrate interpersonal relations, teamwork and work ethics through group laboratory projects.
• demonstrate an ability to use and work with computers by writing laboratory reports using a word processing package.
• demonstrate use of computer software packages to simulate circuit operation and measurements.

NOTES: *MAT 160 or higher level course will also satisfy the mathematics requirement.

Industrial Automation (Certificate)

Approximate Cost of Program

• On-Campus Room & Board: Not Offered

• More cost information can be found here: Tuition & Fees

Length of Program
Intended time to complete: 24 months

Program prepares graduates to enter occupations such as these:	O*NET Links
• Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041)
• Maintenance Workers, Machinery (49-9043)

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