The Principles, Concentrator A, and Concentrator B courses are all required to meet the CTE graduation pathway requirement.

7109

Principles of Precision Machining will provide students with a basic understanding of the processes used to produce industrial goods. Classroom instruction and labs will focus on shop safety, measurement, layout, blueprint reading, shop math, metallurgy, basic hand tools, milling, turning, grinding, and sawing operations. This course prepares the student for the optional National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Measurement, Materials, & Safety certification that may be required for college dual credit.

• Required Prerequisites: none

• Recommended Prerequisites: none

• Counts as a directed elective or elective for all diplomas

• Precision Machining Fundamentals qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course

• Acceptance to program required.  (Acceptance method varies from program to program.)

• Enrollment in this course enters students in our random drug testing pool.

7105

Precision Machining Fundamentals will build a foundation in conventional milling and turning. Students will be instructed in the classroom on topics of shop safety, theory, industrial terminology, and calculations. Lab work will consist of the setup and operation of vertical and/or horizontal milling machines and engine lathes. This course prepares the student for the optional National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Milling I certification that may be required for college dual credit.

• Required Prerequisites: none

• Recommended Prerequisites: none

• Counts as a directed elective or elective for all diplomas

• Precision Machining Fundamentals qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course

• Acceptance to program required.  (Acceptance method varies from program to program.)

• Enrollment in this course enters students in our random drug testing pool.

7107

Advanced Precision Machining will build upon the Turning and Milling processes learned in Precision Machining Fundamentals and will build a foundation in abrasive process machines. Students will be instructed in the classroom on topics of shop safety, theory, industrial terminology, and calculations associated with abrasives. Lab work will consist of the setup and operation of bench grinders and surface grinders. Additionally students will be introduced to Computerized Numeric Controlled (CNC) setup, operations and programming. This course prepares the student for the optional National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Grinding I certification that may be required for college dual credit.

• Required Prerequisites: Principles of Precision Machining and Precision Machining Fundamentals

• Recommended Prerequisites: none

• Counts as a directed elective or elective credits for all diplomas

• Qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course

• Acceptance to program required.  (Acceptance method varies from program to program.)

• Enrollment in this course enters students in our random drug testing pool.

7219

Precision Machining Capstone is an in-depth study of skills learned in Precision Machining I, with a stronger focus on CNC setup/operation/programming. Students will be introduced to two axis CNC lathe programming and three axis CNC milling machine programming. Develops the theory of programming in the classroom with applications of the program accomplished on industry-type machines. Studies terminology of coordinates, cutter paths, angle cutting, and linear and circular interpolation. Classroom activities will concentrate on precision set-up and inspection work, as well as machine shop calculations. Students will develop skills in advanced machining and measuring parts involving tighter tolerances and more complex geometry. A continued focus on safety will also be presented.

• Required Prerequisites: Principles of Precision Machining and Precision Machining Fundamentals

• Recommended Prerequisites: none

• Counts as a directed elective or elective credits for all diplomas

• Qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course

• Acceptance to program required.  (Acceptance method varies from program to program.)

• Enrollment in this course enters students in our random drug testing pool.