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 give students an understanding of basic mechanical drawing principles. Topics include the alphabet of lines, arrangement of views, orthographic projections, scaling, dimensioning, tolerancing, and symbols. Students will read and interpret mechanical drawings.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level, and Fundamentals of Math Pre-College Level or Math Pre-College Level or Math Introductory College Level or Algebra College Level or Pre-Calculus College Level or Calculus College Level

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

St Cloud Technical College, CMAE 1510 Print Reading, 2 cr
Northland Community & Technical College, CMAE 1510 Print Reading, 2 cr
St. Paul College, CMAE 1510 Print Reading, 2 cr
Northwest Technical College, CMAE 1510 Print Reading, 2 cr
Century College, CMAE 1510 Print Reading, 2 cr
Lake Superior College, CMAE 1510 Print Reading, 2 cr
Pine Technical & Community College, CMAE 1510 Print Reading, 2 cr
Riverland Community College, CMAE 1510 Print Reading, 2 cr

2. Transfer - regional institutions with which this course has a written articulation agreement:

Bemidji State University B.A.S. Applied Engineering
Bemidji State University B.A.S. Applied Management

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Military Experience
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

360 Production Technologies Certificate
Manufacturing Foundations 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:

• Interpret line conventions and lettering;
• Evaluate drawings based on information in the title block, parts list, and notes;
• Interpret multi-view drawings;
• Determine tolerances and limits on drawing dimensions;
• Interpret assembly drawings; and
• Correlate drawing types to manufacturing processes.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Basic blueprint terminology
2. General and local notes
3. Common abbreviations, symbols and terminology
4. Understanding tolerances associated with dimensions
5. Types of drawing lines
6. Essential components in title and revision blocks
7. Isometric view identification
8. Positions of view
9. Isometric pictorial representations of objects
10. Scale of view or section
11. Revisions