MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3000 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2018 Fall Last Admit Term: 2018 Fall Award: AAS Total Credits: 60-65 CIP Code: 15.0403	Primary College: Mesa Community College Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: MC Field of Interest: Applied Technology Instructional Council: Applied Technology (57) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 17-3024

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Industrial Robotics and Automation Technology prepares students to work with a variety of automated electro-mechanical, product assembly, process control, and product distribution systems that use programmable controls and other methodologies to accomplish system management. These systems utilize, but are not limited to, robotic, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, electronic, optical, and thermal devices. The Automation Technician will gain the skills through this program to define, integrate, install, program, and maintain complex control systems.

Required Courses

ATP100 Introduction to Manufacturing and Programmable Logic Controllers 3
ATP106 Industrial Electrical Systems 3
ATP111 Mechanical Systems and Maintenance 3
ATP115 Fluid Power 3
ATP123 Electrical Wiring J-STD Soldering Certification 3
+ ATP201 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Systems 3
+ ATP205 Electric Motors and Controls 3
+ ATP210 Process Control 3
+ ATP215 Automation System Integration 3
+ ATP225 Robotics Operations and Programming 3
CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems 3
ELE173 Fabrication Techniques 3
GTC/MIT/OSH106 Industrial Safety 2

Credits: 38

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-27

General Education Core	Credits: 12-17

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) AND + ENG111 Technical and Professional Writing (3) 6 + (ENG102 First-Year Composition is acceptable only if ENG111 is not available)

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Oral Communication area. 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-5
+ MAT120 Intermediate Algebra (5) OR + MAT121 Intermediate Algebra (4) OR + MAT122 Intermediate Algebra (3) OR Satisfactory completion of a higher level mathematics course. 3-5

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area. 3

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area. 3

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general studies course in the Natural Sciences area. 4

Program Competencies
1. Describe and adhere to safety, health and environmental rules and regulations. (GTC/MIT/OSH106, ATP100, ATP106, ATP111, ATP115, ATP201, ATP205, ATP210, ATP215, ATP225) 2. Operate, monitor and interpret machine operation. (ATP100, ATP111, ATP215, ATP225) 3. Interpret electrical and electronic control and power schematics.(ATP106) 4. Measure current, voltage and resistance. (ATP106) 5. Perform machine maintenance, preventive maintenance, and predictive maintenance utilizing the correct selection and safe use of hand tools. (ATP111, ATP215, ATP225) 6. Perform hoisting, movement, handling and storage of materials and equipment. (ATP111) 7. Replace servo motor in 6-axis robot. (ATP111) 8. Utilize dimensional measurement and hand tools to inspect, adjust, align and troubleshoot mechanical drives and power transmissions. (ATP111) 9. Install, adjust, service and troubleshoot hydraulic and pneumatic components and systems. (ATP115) 10. Read and interpret piping schematics. (ATP115) 11. Identify and prepare materials for installation or repair of piping systems. (ATP115) 12. Demonstrate understanding of J-STD requirements for materials, components, equipment, assembly and general soldering. (ATP123) 13. Install, test, and troubleshoot DC and AC electric motors, protection circuits, relay control circuits, control wiring, discrete components and transformers. (ATP106, ATP205) 14. Install, test and troubleshoot DC and AC power supplies, solid state relays, and analog and digital sensors. (ATP100, ATP106, ATP201) 15. Install, test and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and sensors. (ATP100) 16. Install, test and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), sensors, signal conditioning, and controlled components. (ATP201) 17. Connect, create, transfer, and troubleshoot ladder logic and function block programs to a Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) using a personal computer. (ATP100, ATP201) 18. Explain different methods of reversing electric motors. (ATP205) 19. Describe how reduced voltage starting circuits function. (ATP205) 20. Demonstrate various methods of braking an electric motor. (ATP205) 21. Demonstrate troubleshooting techniques for different parts of an electric motor power and control system. (ATP205) 22. Install, test, operate and troubleshoot an AC variable frequency drive in an electric motor drive system. (ATP201, ATP205) 23. Read and interpret process control system documentation. (ATP210) 24. Identify components on a piping and instrumentation diagram (PID), instrument tag, and instrument index. (ATP210) 25. Calibrate, adjust and test proportional valves and current to pressure (I/P) transmitters. (ATP210) 26. Install, adjust, service and troubleshoot pneumatic components and systems. (ATP215) 27. Describe how sensors and vision systems can be applied to a system. (ATP215) 28. Develop and apply effective control of an automated system. (ATP215) 29. Apply electromechanical skills to construct the project equipment. (ATP215) 30. Apply sensors and vision systems to the project. (ATP215) 31. Evaluate the system performance vs. the planned system criteria. (ATP215) 32. Create, record and troubleshoot programs on a robotic handling tool software package. (ATP225) 33. Power up and jog the robot. (ATP225) 34. Recover from common program and robot faults. (ATP225) 35. Monitor, force and simulate input and output signals. (ATP225) 36. Backup and restore individual programs and files. (ATP225) 37. Test, run and refine a robotic material handling program and production setup. (ATP225) 38. Demonstrate the use of computer information systems, computer concepts, microcomputer applications, and programming techniques. (CIS105) 39. Apply electronics fabrication techniques including soldering, de-soldering, and manual/automated assembly techniques. (ELE173)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 27, 2018

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.