St. Clair County Community College 2005-2006 Catalog

INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM Program Code: AASIA

ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE

Honors Degree option available

Engineering Technology Dept. 810-989-5754

This program of study will prepare students to work in the rapidly expanding field of industrial automation. It incorporates technical skills from the electrical, mechanical, computer, and manufacturing disciplines. Industrial automation in industry is providing jobs for technically trained people who can build, program, integrate, service, maintain, and operate automated equipment.

Suggested Program Sequence

FIRST YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

IA 143 Hydraulics & Pneumatics I 3

ELT 130A Fundamentals of Direct Current Electronics GA 2

ELT 130B Fundamentals of Alternating Current Electronics GA 2

MTH 112* Intermediate Algebra & Plane Trigonometry CT MA 5

MFT 111 Machine Tools 4 16

2nd Semester Semester Hours

IA 101 Introduction to Industrial Automation 3

IA 100 Industrial Electricity 3

EG 160 Fundamentals of Drafting 4

ELT 131 Semiconductor Devices and Circuits GA 4

WELD 110A Basic Oxyacetylene Welding, Cutting & Brazing 1

WELD 110B Basic Shielded Metal Arc Welding I 1

WELD 110C Gas Metal Arc and Gas Tungsten Arc Welding 1 17

SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

ELT 231 Industrial Electronics OC 3

ENG 101 English Composition I WR 3

IA 102 Programmable Logic Controllers CL 3

MFT 211 Beginning NC/CNC Programming 4

**Technical Elective 3 16

2nd Semester Semester Hours

IA 201 Systems Integration CL 3

ELT 236 Microcontroller Interfacing CL CT OC 4

ENG 102 English Composition II WR 3

PS 101 Introduction to Political Science GA GP 3

IA 243 Hydraulics & Pneumatics II 3 16 Total Credit Hours = 65 Total Contact Hours = 101

* Students have the option of taking MTH 110 & MTH 111 as a replacement for MTH 112. Transfer students should take MTH 112, MTH 113 & MTH 114. See advisor for recommendation.

** Elective must be from AD, EG, ELT, IA, MFT, QA or WELD. IA 150 recommended

NOTE: Students must earn a final grade of C or higher in all 3 courses ELT 130A, ELT 130B, ELT 131 to satisfy a GA competency. Students must earn a final grade of C or higher in both ELT 231 and ELT 236 to satisfy the OC competency.