I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Print Reading
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CMAE 1510
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course will orient students in the basic skills and abilities required for understanding prints utilized in a manufacturing/industrial environment. Emphasis will be on interpretation of geometric dimension and tolerance symbols/principles; alphabet of lines; multi-view drawing (including orthographic projection, isometric views, and perspective drawing); title blocks; revision systems; identification of general/local notes; dimensions and tolerances; basic principles of math/geometry in relation to mechanical print reading; and, interpretation of basic weld symbols. The course will cover techniques of basic shop sketching and interpretation of three-dimensional drawings.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Reading |
Score: |
52 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CMAE 1510 - Print Reading
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CMAE 1510 - Print Reading
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud Technical College
|
CMAE 1510 Print Reading
|
2
|
|
Northland Community & Technical College
|
CMAE 1510 Print Reading
|
2
|
|
St. Paul College
|
CMAE 1510 Print Reading
|
2
|
|
Northwest Technical College
|
CMAE 1510 Print Reading
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
360 Production Technologies
|
Certificate
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Produce comprehensive and analytical written work |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Identify features of basic drawings and locate them in different view of a drawing |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Create multi-view drawings with projections |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Interpret and differentiate print geometric dimension and tolerance symbols and principles in multi-view drawings |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of basic blueprint terminology
|
|
|
Demonstrate technical knowledge of notes, symbols, tolerances and dimensions
|
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of types of lines, and components of title and revision blocks
|
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of isometric views, positions of views, scale of view and revisons
|
|
|
Demonstrate techniques of basic shop sketching
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
Basic blueprint terminology
|
|
General and local notes
|
|
Common abbreviations, symbols and terminology
|
|
Understanding tolerances associated with dimensions
|
|
Types of drawing lines
|
|
Essential components in title and revision blocks
|
|
Isometric view identification
|
|
Positions of view
|
|
Isometric pictorial representations of objects
|
|
Scale of view or section
|
|
Revisions
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Print Reading
2. Course Prefix & Number:
CMAE 1510
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course will orient students in the basic skills and abilities required for understanding prints utilized in a manufacturing/industrial environment. Emphasis will be on interpretation of geometric dimension and tolerance symbols/principles; alphabet of lines; multi-view drawing (including orthographic projection, isometric views, and perspective drawing); title blocks; revision systems; identification of general/local notes; dimensions and tolerances; basic principles of math/geometry in relation to mechanical print reading; and, interpretation of basic weld symbols. The course will cover techniques of basic shop sketching and interpretation of three-dimensional drawings.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Reading |
Score: |
52 |
6. Prerequisite Courses:
CMAE 1510 - Print Reading
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
CMAE 1510 - Print Reading
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
St. Cloud Technical College
|
CMAE 1510 Print Reading
|
2
|
|
Northland Community & Technical College
|
CMAE 1510 Print Reading
|
2
|
|
St. Paul College
|
CMAE 1510 Print Reading
|
2
|
|
Northwest Technical College
|
CMAE 1510 Print Reading
|
2
|
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
360 Production Technologies
|
Certificate
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate written communication skills |
Produce comprehensive and analytical written work |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Create multi-view drawings with projections |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Interpret and differentiate print geometric dimension and tolerance symbols and principles in multi-view drawings |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of basic blueprint terminology
|
|
|
Demonstrate technical knowledge of notes, symbols, tolerances and dimensions
|
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of types of lines, and components of title and revision blocks
|
|
|
Demonstrate knowledge of isometric views, positions of views, scale of view and revisons
|
|
|
Demonstrate techniques of basic shop sketching
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
Basic blueprint terminology
|
|
General and local notes
|
|
Common abbreviations, symbols and terminology
|
|
Understanding tolerances associated with dimensions
|
|
Types of drawing lines
|
|
Essential components in title and revision blocks
|
|
Isometric view identification
|
|
Positions of view
|
|
Isometric pictorial representations of objects
|
|
Scale of view or section
|
|
Revisions
|