In this course, students explore the Gateway Technical College community. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, and identify strategies for achieving educational and personal goals.

This course introduces students to some of the major theories and topics of psychology, including the physiological basis of behavior, personality and learning theories, memory, states of consciousness, stress, research methods, intelligence, human development, psychopathology, and social behavior.

Procedures and consideration in design of simple machine elements such as shafts, bearings, couplings, keys, pins, springs, clutches, brakes, and pressure cylinders. Emphasis on neat, orderly procedure and a thorough consideration of design specifications.

This course is designed to give the student a foundation in hydraulics and pneumatics. The units of instruction will cover components, general operating characteristics and principles, fluid power systems, and problem solving techniques required to put these systems together.

Advanced concepts of topics from Engineering Graphics 1 are covered as well as several new topics. Lab assignments are done on a CAD workstation. Topics covered include creating gear, sprocket, and pulley drawings and cutting data, understanding the nomenclature associated with gear, sprocket, and pulley drawings, locating information about standard parts from tables and charts, creating cam displacement diagrams and profiles, and using vendor catalogs to select parts.

In this course, students diagram ideas, gather data, calculate project and process capabilities, and analyze problems in a project-based environment. Students initiate projects using mechanical design and manufacturing technology skills. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to judge the feasibility of a mechanical design or manufacturing process.

Kinematics of machinery, displacement, velocity and acceleration, analysis of linkages, cams and gears, geometry of involute gears, properties of standard spur, helical, bevel, and planetary gears. Practical problems develop an understanding of principles.

In this course, students use Pro-E software to create solid models of various machine components, convert solid parts into conventional 2-D othographic drawings, create section and auxilliary views with applied dimensions of various components, and create assembly drawings of various parts.

Internal stresses and deformation of elastic bodies resulting from external forces. Tables of properties of engineering materials are used. Analysis of simple and combined stresses relative to the properties of the materials to meet functional requirements.

This course provides a practical approach to motor control of various machines for non-electrical or electronic technicians. It discusses electrical and mechanical components and how they are connected together to control different types of motors. Many different types of control circuits are discussed.