Industrial Automation Certificate (INRC)

The program is designed to prepare the student for employment as a technician in an industrial environment that uses automated assembly or processing equipment. Students are provided with knowledge and experiences in the areas of analog and digital electronics, fluid power, and robotics. The program also provides individuals currently employed as maintenance personnel an opportunity to update their technical knowledge and skills with training and experiences using state-of-the-art hightechnology equipment. All courses in the program may be applied to the Associate in Applied Science degree in Industrial Automation.

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 by analyzing 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.