MFG 115 - Reading Engineering Drawings

Credits: 2
Modular, group-paced course that teaches basic reading and interpretation of orthographic and isometric mechanical drawings specific to the manufacturing industry. Includes basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). Emphasizes details, relevant manufacturing requirements, and industry standards and terminology.

Enrollment Requirement: Instructor consent.

Course Fee: $5.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Interpret basic orthographic and isometric drawings, including auxiliary and sectional views.
Interpret current ANSI symbols, terms, abbreviations, lines, materials specifications, notes, thread specifications, tolerances and all title-block information, as well as basic geometric tolerancing and dimensioning features.

Program Outcomes
Read blueprints correctly.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.