Printed on 4/25/2024
Industrial Maintenance Foundations
61-462-2
Certificate (C)
16 Credits
Not Financial Aid Eligible
Locations*:
Appleton, Oshkosh
*If general education courses are required, they may be available at multiple locations.
This career field offers a variety of opportunities to problem solve and work with your hands. You'll gain a high level of technical skills to prepare you for an entry-level position working with industrial machinery. Your training will include an introduction to electrical motors and safety, control devices and power systems. You'll also learn about blueprints, rigging and lifting, and computer-aided design.
COURSE LIST
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Course list for reference only. Current students please refer to your individualized program plan or see your advisor.
**Outside effort hours are an estimate based on state standards, and may vary from person to person.
Occupational Specific
(16 Credits)
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Essentials of Manufacturing Safety
10-449-188
1Credit
18
36
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 18
- Outside Effort Hours: 36
- Course Number: 10449188
- Credits: 1.00
Provides information on the safety responsibilities of workers within the manufacturing industry. Special emphasis will be placed on common hazards and methods of controls.
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Pneumatics 1
10-620-111
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10620111
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Provides an introduction to fundamental principles and laws of fluid power, with a focus on pneumatics. Laboratory activities are performed to verify the theory.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ANY of the following options:
MATH 10804113 - College Technical Math 1A
MATH 10804115 - College Technical Math 1
MATH 10804197 - College Algebra & Trig w Apps
MATH 31804308 - Industrial Maintenance Math
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Pneumatics 2
10-620-112
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10620112
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Introduces advanced pneumatic and electropneumatic systems. Students examine how pneumatic components operate and how they interact in industrial systems. Laboratory activities are performed to verify the theory.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
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Elements of Machines 1
10-620-164
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10620164
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Emphasizes the mechanical elements of industrial machines. Principles of leveling motors, fasteners, bearings, and couplings are covered. Terminology, selection, and proper installation and maintenance are stressed.
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Elements of Machines 2
10-620-165
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10620165
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Emphasizes the mechanical elements of industrial machines. Principles of power transmission, belt drives, and chain drives are covered. Terminology, selection, and proper installation and maintenance are stressed.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
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Concepts of Programming for Technicians
10-628-101
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10628101
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Introduces students to programming fundamentals necessary in automation related careers. Students will discuss proper programming structures including flow chart and pseudocode programming. Students will create and troubleshoot programs.
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PLC 1
10-628-151
1Credit
27
27
N/A
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10628151
- Credits: 1.00
Introduces Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)s and RSLogix 500 Programming Software. The PLC hardware will consist of Allen Bradley products. Students use the RSLogix 500 programming software to create logical solutions for real world applications. The applications will require students to create, download, and debug programs in RSLogix 500.
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AutoCAD Fundamentals
10-628-187
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10628187
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Teaches students to draw, edit, dimension, and plot drawings with the AutoCAD software.
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DC Circuits 1
10-660-110
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10660110
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Introduces electrical safety and program procedures. The course covers Ohm's Law, power law, series circuits, and voltmeter, ammeter and ohmmeter applications. Number powers, electronic notations, circuit component recognition and diagrams, resistor power ratings, color code, Kirchhoff's voltage law and atomic structure are also included.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ANY of the following options:
MATH 10804113 - College Technical Math 1A
MATH 10804115 - College Technical Math 1
MATH 10804118 - Interm Algebra w Apps
MATH 10804197 - College Algebra & Trig w Apps
MATH 31804308 - Industrial Maintenance Math
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DC Circuits 2
10-660-111
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10660111
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Covers basic parallel and series-parallel circuits and their properties. Examines the theory, application and design of series-parallel circuits, such as loaded and unloaded voltage dividers and the Wheatstone bridge. Laboratory activities are performed to verify the theory.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
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DC Circuits 3
10-660-112
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10660112
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Covers capacitors and inductors including time constants and instantaneous voltage and current values of RC and RL circuits. Applications and various types of capacitors and inductors are discussed. Magnetism, electromagnetism, and devices, such as relays and solenoids, are also presented. Laboratory activities are performed to verify the theory.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
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AC Circuits 1
10-660-114
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10660114
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Covers AC waveforms and different voltage values including Peak, RMS, Average and Peak to Peak. The operation of transformers is also included. Laboratory activities using the oscilloscope are performed to verify the theory.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
AND ANY of the following options:
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Ladder Logic & Control Devices
10-660-170
1Credit
27
27
- Instructional Hours: 27
- Outside Effort Hours: 27
- Course Number: 10660170
- Credits: 1.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Introduces hardwired components found in industrial applications used to control simple circuits. Students will learn about switches, relays, contactors, timers, and indicator lamps. Students will use their knowledge of these devices to wire various circuits. Students will use ladder logic diagrams to interconnect and label devices to make complete circuits.
Coreq: Student has completed or is simultaneously enrolling in ALL of the following:
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College Technical Math 1A
10-804-113
3Credit
54
108
- Instructional Hours: 54
- Outside Effort Hours: 108
- Course Number: 10804113
- Credits: 3.00
Credit for Prior Learning Options Available
Included topics are solving linear equations; graphing; percent; proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; and right triangle trigonometry. Emphasis will be on the application of skills to technical problems. Successful completion of College Technical Math 1A and College Technical Math 1B is the equivalent of College Technical Math 1.
Prereq: Student has completed or is in process of completing ANY of the following options:
Accuplacer Algebra 250+ OR HS GPA 2.75+ OR ACT Math 18+ OR MATH 10804133 - Math & Logic OR Algebra Level 1 Coursework
Student is not in progress in Associate Degree, Apprenticeship, or Technical Diploma (31 or 32 level)