Mechanical Engineering Technology Courses

In this course, students will be introduced to academic writing styles with a thematic focus on current issues. This course will help students to express themselves clearly and correctly in written form. Students will critically analyse assigned readings and express their thoughts. The course will also focus on the development of an academic paper utilizing the APA style of documentation.

This introductory technical mathematics course provides a review of arithmetic fundamentals and aims to sharpen students' basic mathematical skills. Students will have the opportunity to further develop mathematical problem solving techniques as applied to the different technical areas. After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to solve application problems involving numeracy, measurement and units, basic algebra, geometry, trigonometry and vectors.

This course introduces students to the use of Office 365 applications and Windows 10. Specifically, students will use introductory features of Windows 10, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint to perform tasks commonly expected in the workplace. The lectures are delivered in a laboratory environment using textbook exercises and assignments. Home assignments will require the learner to acquire the MS Office suite of programs in order to complete and submit their assignments.

Designed to provide students with basic fundamentals of drafting and related numerical applications, line work, scales, orthographic projections, dimensioning; as well as, to understand blueprint reading and drawing interpretation.

The student will demonstrate safe and proper use of hand and power tools such as drill presses and grinding machines. The learner will be exposed to safe hoisting and rigging, layout methods, fasteners, the evolution of tools (with an emphasis to Northern Ontario) and rope use and care. Trade calculations and relevant shop projects will be included.

Machine Shop safety and procedures will be applied. Precision measurements, trade calculations, layout tools and techniques, use of lathes and milling machines and vertical and horizontal band saws will be examined and practiced.

Students are introduced to safe soldering methods and welding procedures. Oxyacetylene, manual arc welding and electrode selections are covered. Types and applications of structural steels, pipes, tubing, weld layouts, and fastening techniques used in flat and horizontal welding for both manual arc welding and gas metal arc welding are discussed and practiced.

This course is designed to develop an understanding of fundamental concepts and applications in basic mechanics. After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to solve problems involving motion, forces, momentum, work and energy. Vectors will be introduced at a conceptual level. This course also provides the student with the basis for student success in subsequent mathematically oriented physics courses. SC110 is suitable for anyone wishing to review basic scientific concepts and problem-solving skills prior to entering a specific technology or trades program. Successful completion of this course (minimum C grade) and SC210 (minimum C grade) is a credit to the first semester technology science course, PH 210.

This course is a continuation of SC110 and it is designed to develop a further understanding of concepts and applications in basic mechanics. After successful completion of this course, the student will be able to solve problems involving vectors with the use of right angle trigonometry, concurrent and parallel forces, torque, rotational motion, simple machines, and fluid mechanics. This course also provides the student with the basis for student success in subsequent mathematically oriented physics courses. Along with SC110, SC210 is suitable for anyone wishing to review basic scientific concepts and problem-solving skills prior to entering a specific technology or trades program. Successful completion of this course (minimum C grade) and SC110 (minimum C grade) is a credit to the first year technology science course, PH210.

This mathematics course continues from where its prerequisite, MA133, ends. Much of the content continues to review further fundamental concepts and skills necessary for a wide range of technology programs. Topics covered include: complex numbers, radian measure, sine and cosine graphs, trigonometric identities and equations, special algebraic products and factoring, algebraic fractions, quadratic equations, exponents, radicals, and exponential and logarithmic functions.

This subject covers machining techniques using milling machines as well as lathe techniques, tool set-ups and sequencing of machine operations. The selection of work-holding devices are reviewed. Machining of non-ferrous metals, alloy and hardened steels are performed.

The student is introduced to safe welding procedures in manual arc welding methods, application and selection of electrodes for position welding, identification of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, steel numbering system, types and uses of sheet and structural steels, uses of various fastening methods used in steel and sheet metal fabrication, techniques in vertical position. Students will also be introduced to gas metal arc welding procedures in a fabrication set-up.

This subject allows the student to understand basic installation blueprints for machinery layout, leveling and coupling alignment. Students will be able to apply mathematical concepts relative to layout methods, identify couplings, shafts and keys, and examine the various types of fasteners, various types of bearings, lubrication and seals.

The goal of this course is to teach students how to use the SolidWorks mechanical design automation software to build parametric models of parts and assemblies and how to make simple drawings. The course is designed around a process or task based approach to training. By utilizing case studies to illustrate these processes, you will learn the necessary commands, options and menus in completing a task.

This course is designed to introduce and develop basic knowledge of Electrical Theory and safe practices. It presents an overview of electrical instruments, devices, principles, operation, theory and controls of industrial use.

This course emphasizes the importance of oral and written communication in an industrial and business setting. In Communications for Technology, students will work on independent and group projects and apply problem-solving techniques to develop both their individual and team building skills. Students will apply computer-technology and a variety of resources for researching, writing and presenting technical data into a clear and concise format.

In this intermediate technical mathematics course, students will solve problems involving the conic sections and the fundamental principles of calculus. The course content explores concepts and skills necessary for a wide range of technology programs. Course competencies include: analytical geometry of the conic sections and applications; curve sketching and use of equations in rectangular and polar forms; binomial expansion; limits for functions; meaning of the derivative; derivatives and applications; and introductory integration.

The physical science course introduces the learner to a branch of mechanics that deals with the state of rest of bodies under the action of external forces. The first mechanics course; of a series, forms the foundation for most engineering principles and is an indispensable prerequisite to any technical analysis and design. In this course, the learner will examine in detail the relationship of the equilibrium of rigid bodies subjected to external forces. This concept forms the basis of the expression of Newton's 3rd Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton's other Laws of Mechanics will also be applied.

This course forms the second of a series of courses that introduces the student to Mechanics, a general science dealing with bodies subjected to forces. Statics deals with the Mechanics of Forces, whereas this course deals with the Mechanics of Materials. Through this field of study, the learner will examine the behaviours that loaded objects in equilibrium go through, depending on their type of material. This is a microscopic view of what is happening within the object due to external forces distributed internally, creating a cross-sectional phenomenon called stress. The course also examines how the object or structure reacts, resulting in another dimensional change called strain. This course will further expand the learner’s awareness to analyze complex structures and introduce other concepts of Advanced Structural Design.

This course is a system approach to industrial drive components that includes couplings, sprockets, chain drives, belt drives, gear drives, clutches and brakes. The student will also explore the trouble shooting and diagnosing equipment.

The first part of this course introduces students to the techniques involved in producing drawings by computer. The students gain basic knowledge in selecting menu items to create and edit a drawing and set the parameters necessary to produce the desired plotted output.

The student will learn the basic characteristics of fluids and the laws regarding pressure, force, fluid/air flow, hydrostatics and hydrodynamics. Hydraulic and pneumatic components will be examined, including reservoirs, pumps, filters, control valves and accumulators. Symbols, circuit interpretation, trouble shooting, installation and maintenance of systems will also be covered.

MA 431 focuses on the areas of differential and integral calculus. Topics covered include applications of differentiation and integration as well as methods of differentiation and integration for trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions.

The object of this course is to give the students destined for the mechanical trades an introduction to thermodynamics. This course covers temperature, pressure, volume relationships for gasses specific heat, the relationship between heat and work, heat engines, and heat transfer.

This course is an introduction to CNC machines and manual and software programming techniques. This course will also include an introduction to CNC part production, tooling and fixtures. Solid Works will be used in this course to assist in CNC projects and assignments.

In this course students will continue to build on their knowledge using technical and manufacturers manuals in rebuilding and maintaining various equipment and techniques not covered under Power Transmission one and two. Equipment includes items such as laser alignments, material handling, prime movers, pumps, compressors and fans.

This course completes the introductory concepts of Statics and Strength of Materials. The course will allow the student to examine a structural assembly in order to design structural and machine components to withstand applicable loadings by applying the appropriate principles and associated formulae.

This course is an introduction to fluids, their properties and coherent units of measurement. Pressure, vapour pressure, vacuum and Pascal's Law will be studied with an emphasis on pressure measuring devices. Buoyance, Bernoulli's equation, flow of fluids, velocity and flow measuring instruments will also be explored.

In this advanced course in calculus, students learn several methods of integration: Maclaurin, Taylor and Fourier series, various types of first and second order differential equations, an introduction to Laplace transforms and applications to the mechanical, electrical/electronic technologies.

In this course, students learn about kinematics of particles: rectilinear motion, planar curvilinear motion using various coordinate frames (such as rectangular, normal-tangential and radial-transverse), and analysis using Newton’s Second Law. Students also study the kinematics of rigid bodies: translation, rotation, general planar motion, forces and accelerations, mass moment of inertia, and static forces in machines.

In the two Research Project courses, students complete an independent technical project. These courses mirror working conditions that are frequently encountered in industry; that is, they are a self-directed, comprehensive study of a specific topic in the student's field, one not covered in other courses. In Research Project I, students prepare a detailed project schedule, meet weekly with faculty and industry advisors, prepare weekly progress reports, and deliver a formal technical project proposal. In the selected research project, students incorporate the following technology design aspects of a selected product: incorporate design synthesis process, apply some design methods, use some tools for designing the selected product, apply some graphical communication, related prototyping and proof of concept, introduce some related economic analysis and costing, ensure team organization, management and professionalism and ethics in the design process. Students begin work on the project in this course in preparation for project completion in Research Project II.

The Mechanical Lab 1 course supplements and supports the Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Dynamics courses with practical learning. Lab topics in Advanced Fluid Mechanics include application of the Energy Principle, experimental determination of minor losses and losses in series/parallel pipeline systems and pump selection through given parameters. Lab topics in Dynamics include rigid links, cams and gears.

In this course, students learn about fundamentals and advanced topics of fluid mechanics. Topics include the nature of fluids and the study of fluid mechanics, viscosity of fluids, pressure measurement, forces due to static fluids, buoyancy, flow of fluids, general energy equation, Reynolds number and energy losses due to friction, minor losses, series pipeline systems, pump selection and application, flow measurement, forces due to fluids in motion, and drag and lift.

In this course, students learn concepts required to design competitive manufacturing systems. Topics include continuous improvement, cellular layouts, line balancing, equipment pay-back, cycle times, multi-product production and cost estimation. In this course students learn concepts required to design and operate competitive manufacturing/industrial systems. Topics include product-production design interaction, facilities location and layout, material handling, work measurement, financial compensation, human factors, operations planning and control, quality control, linear programming, inventory control, and project management.

In this course students build upon fundamentals from previous study in the application of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Concepts will include: phase-change processes, property diagrams (p-T, p-v and T-v diagrams), thermodynamic tables, work, heat and energy transfer, heat transfer mechanisms (conduction, convection, radiation), thermal resistance analogy, application of the 1st-Law of thermodynamics to (a) a process, (b) a cycle of a closed system, energy analysis of closed systems, applications of the 1st-law for steady-state-steady-flow processes and devices, and heat exchangers.

This course is dedicated to quality systems and learning the theory behind basic metrology. Students gain a theoretical understanding of calibration techniques and learn calibration standards, statistical process control, and methods of measurement using different measuring devices.

In this course students learn how to design, select and integrate common machine elements found in mechanical devices and systems including shafts, bearings, springs, gears, cams, belts, and chains. Students will also analyze the performance of fasteners and welded joints in various loading conditions and be introduced to failure mechanisms.

In this course students learn Kinetics of particles, work of a force, kinetic energy, principle of work and energy, power and efficiency; potential energy, conservative forces and conservation of energy; principle of impulse and momentum, impulsive motion; impact, System of particles, Effective forces, liner and angular momentum, motion of mass centre, angular momentum about its mass centre, conservation of momentum; work-energy principle and conservation of energy, principle of impulse and momentum; Plane dynamics of rigid bodies, work-energy principle, momentum principles for a system of particles, work and kinetics energy, conservation of energy; principle of impulse and momentum, conservation of angular motion; impulsive motion and eccentric impact; Three-dimensional kinematics of rigid bodies, motion about a fixed point and general motion, velocities and accelerations. Students also learn mechanism displacement diagrams of machine members by relative velocity method, instantaneous centers, velocity polygon, relative acceleration polygon, coriolis acceleration, and straight and curved links; machine dynamics which includes inertia force method and analysis of translation, rotation, and plane motion, balancing rotating and reciprocating masses, and whirling of shafts.

This course builds on concepts students have learned in earlier courses. In this course, beams will be analyzed using first principles in terms of shear, bending and deflection with applications to statically determinant and indeterminate problems. Columns will also be analyzed for crushing (short columns) buckling (long slender columns). Euler’s equation will be used to analyze columns with various end conditions.

In the two Research Project courses, students complete an independent technical project. These courses mirror working conditions that are frequently encountered in industry; that is, they are a self-directed, comprehensive study of a specific topic in the student's field, one not covered in other courses. Research Project II is a continuation of Research Project I, where students continue to work on their project, meet with faculty and industry advisors and prepare written progress reports. Students also learn the theory necessary for the preparation, writing and oral defense of a formal technical report. Students do a presentation of the formal technical report on their completed project.

The Mechanical Lab II course supplements and supports the Advanced Strength of Materials, Advanced Dynamics of Machines, Machine Design, and Applied Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer courses with practical learning. Lab topics in Advanced Strength of Materials include stresses in beams, deflection in beams, and columns. Lab topics in the Advanced Dynamics of Machines include forces in machines and balancing rotating/reciprocating masses. Lab topics in Machine Design include connections, material strength, and power transmission. Lab topics in Applied Thermodynamics include heat transfer and psychrometry.