CAD Degree (MDT)
This curriculum prepares students for entry-level employment ranging from CAD operators to mechanical designers using AutoCAD software. Courses are taught in state-of-the-art facilities and feature the latest release of AutoCAD.
Program Outcomes:
- Skills
- Create CAD-Drawings using various types of CAD-software.
- Apply critical thinking identify potential problems before they arise)
- Comprehension
- Suggest solutions to improve processes.
- Classify drawings by type (assembly, mechanical, architecture etc.)
- Application
- Apply CAD-software as a problem solving tool.
- Investigate/use search engine applications to find parts and specifications.
- Analysis
- Analyze and determine the best approach to solve mechanical problems.
- Identify parts and components of mechanical assemblies.
- Synthesis
- Design, assemble and modify mechanisms to formulate a proposal for a solution.
- Simulate movements of mechanical assemblies.
- Evaluation
- Estimate time, cost and quality of projects.
- Measure existing processes (identify efficiencies and flaws)
- Professionalism
- Collaborate in finding solutions to problems.
- Develop a proactive stance.
- Display a strong work ethic.
Requirements
First Semester (16 Credits)
| CAD 100 | Autocad Fundamentals | 3 |
| CAD 101 | Fundamentals of Drafting | 3 |
| CAD 102 | Descriptive Geometry | 3 |
| | Gen Ed Mathematics* | 4 |
| | General Education Rhetoric I | 3 |
Second Semester (15 Credits)
| CAD 103 | Sheet Metal and Weldments | 3 |
| CAD 104 | Assembly Drawings | 3 |
| CAD 141 | Autocad Productivity Essentials | 3 |
| | CAD Elective | 3 |
| | General Education Rhetoric II | 3 |
Third Semester (15 Credits)
| CAD 203 | Electronics Drafting | 3 |
| CAD 205 | Mechanical Design | 3 |
| CAD 220 | Autodesk Inventor | 3 |
| | CAD Elective | 3 |
| | General Education Social Science | 3 |
Fourth Semester (14 Credits)
| CAD 215 | 3D Modeling | 3 |
| CAD 225 | Industrial Applications | 3 |
| CAD 241 | Autocad Productivity | 3 |
| CAD 253 | Successful Career & Life Strategies | 2 |
| | General Education Humanities | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60 |
NOTES:
MAT 100 or any college level Math is required.
Students are encouraged to consult with the instructor or advisor about the availability and scheduling of these courses.
CAD Electives (6 Credits)
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4