This course will cover creating a flyer, research paper, and business letter using Microsoft Word.

This course will cover creating a worksheet and chart; application of formulas, functions, and formatting; and working with large worksheets, charting, and what-if analysis using Microsoft Excel.

Introduces general safety for a manufacturing environment while raising the awareness of the worker to the hazards around them, and how to best protect themselves while working safely. Students will earn an OSHA 30 card and confined space certificate upon completion.

Students will learn how to operate the Basic Hydraulic Trainer and draw the schematic symbols in a circuit.

Students will learn about Pascal's law and the relationship between pressure, force and area.

Students will identify different hydraulic valves and use them in an application.

Students will learn how to operate the Basic Pneumatic Trainer.

Students will understand how air compression will affect an actuator.

Students will learn how to measure voltage, current and resistance in an electrical circuit.

Students will learn how to define and calculate incuctance and capacitance in an electrical circuit.

Students will learn how to size a transformer and how to identify the step up and step down transformers.

Develops writing skills which include prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. A variety of writing assignments is designed to help the learner analyze audience and purpose, research and organize ideas, and format and design documents based on subject matter and content. Also develops critical reading and thinking skills through the analysis of a variety of written documents.

Students will learn how to install a drive and properly align a shoaft.

Students will learn how to properly install and adjust drive components.

Students will learn about proper lubricants and seals for an application.

Students will learn about several bearing styles and common use in a gear drive application.

Students will be able to identify common air valves and understand how air logic is used.

Students will understand air filtration and component lubrication in an air circuit.

Students will learn how to identify various DCV's and use them in an application on the trainer.

Students will learn the schematic symbols of a check valve and their application.

Students will learn how to charge an accumulator and use them in an application.

Students will learn drawing symbols and understand how to interprete drawing dimensions.

Students will learn about safety, 3 phase power transformation and manual control of three phase motor control systems.

Students will learn about the types and methods of troubleshooting for 3 phase motor control systems.

Students will examine the function and troubleshooting of reversing, automatic and timer controlled industrial motor control systems.

An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course is not designed for Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) students and/or others who require calculus. Prerequisite: 7785478000 Principles of College Math (C or better) or Accuplacer Algebra score >=35 or UW Math Placement Basic Math Skills score >=250 or ACT Mathematics score >=18 or Tailwind Math College Math Fund score >=16.