General Course Descriptions - Houston Community College System

deMr 1349 diesel engine ii
prerequisite/Corequisite: deMr 2348
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
An in-depth coverage of disassembly, repair,
identification, evaluation, and reassembly of diesel
engines .
deMr 1381 CooperAtiVe
eduCAtion-diesel engine
MeCHAniC And repAirer
prerequisite/Corequisite: deMr 2312 and
department Approval
Credit: 3 (1 lecture, 20 lab)
Career-related activities encountered in the student’s
area of specialization offered through an individualized
agreement among the college, employer, and student .
Under the supervision of the college and the employer,
the student combines classroom learning with work
experience . Includes a lecture component .
deMr 2312 diesel engine testing
And repAir ii
prerequisite/Corequisite: deMr 1342
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Coverage of testing and repairing diesel engines
including related systems specialized tools .
deMr 2334 AdVAnCed diesel
tune-up And trouBlesHooting
prerequisite/Corequisite: deMr 2312
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Advanced concepts and skills required for tune-up
and troubleshooting procedures of diesel engines .
Emphasis on the science of diagnostics with a common
sense approach .
deMr 2348 FAilure AnAlysis
prerequisite/Corequisite: deMr 1310
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 3 lab)
An advanced course designed for analysis of typical
part failures on equipment .
dFtg 1302 introduCtion to
teCHniCAl AniMAtion And
rendering
prerequisite: dFtg 2319
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Basic terminology and concepts associated with the
development of computer modules used in technical
computer animation . Topics include basic animation
principles, model creation, light sources, camera
positioning, rendering, importing and modification of
external files .
dFtg 1305 teCHniCAl drAFting
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Introduction to the principles of drafting to include
terminology and fundamentals, including size
and shape descriptions, projection methods,
geometric construction, sections, auxiliary views, and
reproduction processes .
dFtg 1309 BAsiC CoMputer-
Aided drAFting
Corequisite: dFtg 1305 or department
Approval
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
An introduction to computer-aided drafting . Emphasis
is placed on setup; creating and modifying geometry;
storing and retrieving predefined shapes; placing,
rotating, and scaling objects, adding text and
dimensions, using layers, coordinate systems and
plot/print to scale .
dFtg 1310 speCiAlized BAsiC
CoMputer Aided drAFting
(CAd)
prerequisite: dFtg 1309
Credit: 3 (2 lec, 4 lab)
A supplemental course to Basic Computer Aided
Drafting using an alternative computer-aided
drafting (CAD) software to create detail and working
drawings .
dFtg 1315 ArCHiteCturAl
Blueprint reAding
Credit : 3 (3 lecture)
The fundamentals of blueprint reading for the
construction industry will be examined .
dFtg 1317 ArCHiteCturAl
drAFting-residentiAl
prerequisite: dFtg 1305
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Architectural drafting procedures, practices, and
symbols, including preparation of detailed working
drawings for residential structure with emphasis on
light frame construction methods .
dFtg 1329 eleCtroMeCHAniCAl
drAFting
prerequisite: dFtg 1305
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
A basic course including layout and design of electromechanical
equipment from engineering notes
and sketches . Emphasis on drawing of electronics
enclosures, interior hardware, exterior enclosure,
detailed and assembly drawings with a parts list, and
flat-pattern layouts .
dFtg 1333 MeCHAniCAl
drAFting
prerequisite: dFtg 1305
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Detail drawings with proper dimensioning and
tolerances, use of sectioning techniques, common
fasteners, pictorial drawings, including bill of
materials .
dFtg 1358 eleCtriCAl/
eleCtroniC drAFting
prerequisite: dFtg 1305
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Electrical and electronic drawings stressing modern
representation used for block diagrams, schematic
diagrams, logic diagrams, wiring/assembly drawings,
printed circuit board layouts, motor control diagrams,
power distribution diagrams, and electrical one-line
diagrams .
dFtg 1391 speCiAl topiCs in
drAFting
prerequisite: dFtg 2319
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Topics address recently identified current events, skills,
knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent
to the technology or occupation and relevant to the
professional development of the student . This course
was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve
student proficiency .
Course desCriptions
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dFtg 1392 speCiAl topiCs in
ArCHiteCturAl drAFting And
ArCHiteCturAl CAd/CAdd
prerequisite: dFtg 2319
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Topics address recently identified current events, skills,
knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent
to the technology or occupation and relevant to the
professional development of the student . This course
was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve
student proficiency .
dFtg 1394 speCiAl topiCs
in eleCtriCAl/eleCtroniCs
drAFting And eleCtriCAl/
eleCtroniCs CAd/CAdd
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Topics address recently identified current events, skills,
knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent
to the technology or occupation and relevant to the
professional development of the student . This course
was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve
student proficiency .
dFtg 1395 speCiAl topiCs in
MeCHAniCAl drAFting And
MeCHAniCAl drAFting CAd/
CAdd
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Topics address recently identified current events, skills,
knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent
to the technology or occupation and relevant to the
professional development of the student . This course
was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve
student proficiency .
dFtg 2300 interMediAte
ArCHiteCturAl drAFting -
residentiAl
prerequisite: dFtg 1317
Credit 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Continued application of principles and practices used
in residential construction .
dFtg 2302 MACHine drAFting
prerequisite: dFtg 1333
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Production of detail and assembly drawings of
machine, threads, gears, cams, tolerances and
limit dimensioning, surface finishes, and precision
drawings .
dFtg 2305 printed CirCuit
BoArd design
prerequisite: dFtg 1358
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Course includes single-sided and double-sided printed
circuit board design, emphasizing the drawings,
standards, and processes required to layout printed
circuit board and manufacturing documentation .
dFtg 2306 MACHine design
prerequisite: dFtg 2302
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Theory and practice of design . Projects in problem
solving, including press fit, bolted and welded joints,
and transmission components .