Emphasis in Industrial Management and Industrial Technology Program Outcomes

At graduation, industrial management and technology graduates will:

Industrial Management and Technology General Core Competencies

• Interpret and utilize technical and management oriented information
• Ability to communicate clearly in written form
• Ability to communicate clearly in oral form
• Explain complex technical and management related material in written and oral work
• Identify, prioritize, and solve technical and management related problems through analysis, synthesis, and evaluative processes
• Interacted with team members/work groups to achieve a common goal
• Utilize research process to seek or generate information
• Apply ethics in a technical or management environment
• Use problem solving process generate solutions

Industrial Management and Technology Mathematics Competencies

• Analyze and interpret numerical information for validity, clarity, and value
• Generate graphics based on given or developed data
• Solve technical problems using algebra and trigonometry
• Utilize statistical processes in technical and management problems

Industrial Management and Technology Computer Competencies

• Analyze and interpret numerical information for validity, clarity, and value
• Translate technical problems into a computer-compatible format
• Understand the use of on-line help menus to learn new functions of software
• Utilize spread sheets for data analysis and graphical presentation and interpretation
• Ability to plot and display complex data
• Understand process of learning to use new software
• Utilize a word processor
• Understanding of the usage of a database
• Obtain and use information from the Internet
• Use graphical presentation software
• Utilize computer instruction techniques

Industrial Management and Technology Physical Science Competencies

• Understand the uses and limitations of various materials
• Ability to select materials for technical applications based on physical and chemical properties
• Design and create electrical circuits
• Troubleshoot a simple electrical circuit
• Interpretation and presentation of scientific data
• Use electrical measurement tools
• Apply the principles of physical science to solving technical problems
• Comprehend and apply units of measurements

Industrial Management and Technology Industrial Management Competencies

• Use computer technology for visual communications
• Use computer technology for planning, assessment, evaluation
• Develop supervisory skills for industry
• Develop a project plan
• Use project management software to plan, initiate, monitor, assess, control, and evaluate a project
• Function successfully as a team/group member
• Develop and use assessment tools and processes
• Use appropriate criteria to select an industrial site and/or facility
• Analyze and create job descriptions and evaluate training programs
• Identify the factors that affect performance in the work environment
• Apply quality control fundamentals in an industrial setting
• Design safe and efficient materials-handling systems
• Design a safe and efficient plant layout
• Identify the roles and responsibilities safety managers
• Earn an OSHA 10-hour voluntary compliance certification
• Document, analyze, and improve process and workstation activities
• Perform work measurement using time study, work samples, and pre-determined systems
• Perform SPC procedures to solve process control problems
• Identify the steps to be followed in conducting effective meetings and the supervisor's role in hiring new workers
• Describe a systematic approach to problem solving and decision making and how leadership style is affected by workers, time constraints, job, and the boss.
• Explain how task analysis is conducted and used to identify training needs
• Explain the supervisor's responsibility for safety in the work place
• Identify the common features of supervisory jobs and how the organizational structure affects supervisors
• Select and apply appropriate sampling plans for industrial products and services
• Conduct and document simulated tests of product life
• Read and interpret financial or accounting data
• Apply appropriate leadership skills within a group or team

Emphasis in Industrial Management and Technology – Computer-Aided Design Area of Study

Industrial Management and Technology Computer-Aided-Design Competencies

• Prepare technical sketches to convey design ideas
• Interpret standard multi-view drawings and translate designer specifications for manufacturing
• Use computer-aided design package to document engineering design through standard multi-view drawings
• Identify the special characteristics of different types of machine drawings and be able to specify common features of machined parts according to accepted norms
• Understand and apply national and international standards associated with design documentation
• Interpret and prepare drawings using geometric dimensioning and tolerance symbols
• Describe how products are designed in sequential and concurrent engineering environments, and document a typical design process by addressing a concept design problem
• Use industry standard solid modeling software and techniques to create engineering designs
• Apply solid modeling techniques in downstream applications including rapid prototyping
• Prepare design drawings of work-holding tools and dies in common industrial applications
• Apply environmental design principles
• Distinguish between design models and models of the design process
• Utilize and understand the computer help menus and documentation to attack problems out of class
• Apply and generate part strength information

Emphasis in Industrial Management and Technology – Manufacturing Technology Area of Study

Industrial Management and Technology Manufacturing Technology Competencies

• Interpret standard multi-view drawings and translate designer specifications for manufacturing
• Interpret drawings containing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing symbols
• Utilize modern quality control tools for process improvement
• Interpret standard welding symbols
• Understand current safety needs within a manufacturing environment
• Determine proper fasteners for given usage
• Demonstrate the standard metal fabrication processes of arc welding with consumable and non-consumable electrodes and oxy/fuel welding and cutting
• Design and construct metal objects based on proper design, material characteristics, and fabrication technology
• Take and utilize complex measurement data
• Use and interpret data from a CMM
• Test, understand, and apply basic material properties
• Actively participate as a design team member on a manufacturing project
• Use modern quality control tools for process improvement
• Describe process terminology and processing techniques used for plastic material and product manufacturing
• Develop knowledge and skill in basic machine tool processing
• Describe the fundamentals involved in non-traditional machining processes
• Select stock parts from catalog based upon design needs
• Understand data flow on the factory floor
• Ability to design for manufacturability
• Work in and understand the current needs of the manufacturing industry
• Identify and select components used in integrating automated manufacturing systems
• Determine requirements for soft and hard automation and select appropriate strategies for implementing automation
• Analyze product design and select appropriate material handling, transfer, and feed mechanics for automation
• Identify and classify sensors and their applications for inspection, measurement, and control
• Understand enterprise automation for global manufacturing demands and the use of PLCs in controlling automated systems
• Function as a proficient member of a technical project design team
• Use problem-solving and decision-making techniques in designing and completing a manufactured project
• Incorporate computer tools and industrial processes in the design and execution of a manufactured project

Emphasis in Industrial Management and Technology – Plastics Technology Area of Study

Industrial Management and Technology Plastics Technology Competencies

• Understand composition and uses of various types of plastics
• Describe process terminology and processing techniques used for plastic material and product manufacturing
• Ability to design for manufacturability
• Demonstrate an understanding of commercial plastics available in the market, their characteristics, and cost structure
• Demonstrate a knowledge of the reasoning behind choosing a particular plastic material as it relates to given manufacturing requirements
• Describe and demonstrate various methods of testing plastic materials
• Describe the processes in each of the major categories of fabricating plastic materials
• Demonstrate the processes in each of the major categories of fabricating plastic materials
• Create tools and dies for use in the plastics industry
• Interpret drawings containing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing symbols
• Design and produce fixtures and jigs for use in the manufacturing process
• Use common lathe milling machines for part construction
• Work in plastics industry and apply learned knowledge
• Apply fundamentals of heat and flow to the plastic production area
• Knowledge of composite materials
• Demonstrate understanding of plastic recycling and its application in industry
• Actively participate as a design team member on a manufacturing project
• Work in and understand the current needs of the manufacturing industry
• Understand melting process and control the thermal aspects of part construction
• Differentiate among the major categories of fabricating plastic material and describe the reasoning behind choosing a particular process

Emphasis in Industrial Management and Technology – Electronics Technology Area of Study

Industrial Management and Technology Electronics Technology Competencies

• Ability to design basic amplifiers using transistors
• Ability to design basic digital circuits and to implement Boolean expressions
• Basic analysis of RLC circuits and an understanding of filters and their applications
• An understanding of basic architecture of micro computers and programming using assembly language
• An understanding of the Visual Basic programming language and the development of graphics interfaces
• Understanding of the usage and operations of basic instrumentation like oscilloscopes and multi-meters
• Basic and advanced techniques in circuit design
• Understanding basic biasing techniques using BJTs, FETs, MOSFETs, and transistors
• Understanding advanced digital design: CPLDs and Fog’s
• Ability to interface the micro controller with various peripheral devices
• Emphasis in Industrial Management and Technology – Environmental Safety and Health Area of Study
• Industrial Management and Technology Environmental Health and Safety Competencies
• Explain the development of the accident prevention/safety function
• Develop, verbalize, explain, and defend a philosophy of accident prevention, which creates a safety consciousness.
• Develop an accident prevention plan for personal and professional life.
• Compare various fields of accident prevention/safety identifying career opportunities
• Locate and apply OSHA safety and health standards, policies, and procedures
• Identify common violations of OSHA standards and propose abatement actions
• Describe appropriate abatement procedures for selected safety and health hazards
• Communicate safety concepts both orally and in writing
• Identify major areas of concern related to hazards in industrial operations and transportation systems
• Monitor hazards and develop strategies to reduce and eliminate potential hazards in industry
• Understand how hazard control fits into a comprehensive safety program
• Study, evaluate, and analyze components of a disaster plan
• Study, evaluate, and analyze effects of natural and man-made disasters, before, during, and after the disaster
• Study, evaluate, and analyze organizations and agencies involved in disaster relief
• Explain and relate various accident causation theories
• Explain and understand use of guarding and personal and industrial protective equipment
• Define an accident investigation, analysis and costs as they relate to industry using accident records and injury rates
• Select, calibrate, and utilize various types of industrial hygiene equipment
• Review applicable codes, standards, and specifications to determine compliance and identify potential material and industrial hazards
• Evaluate and solve hazardous situations
• Apply the concepts of loss prevention to facility construction and operation, human and property protection
• Understand risk management, and techniques for cost analysis and systems safety analysis.
• Understand and solutions of product liability issues
• Understand workers' compensation issues on industry and workers
• Identify the human aspects of occupational safety.
• Understand industrial hygiene and toxicology as it relates to industrial safety.
• Understand human factors and ergonomic concepts in industrial settings.
• Understand decision making/technology and the human-machine interface.
• Describe how materials movement and materials handling relates to injury prevention
• Select, calibrate, and use sampling instruments to identify and evaluate workers’ exposures to toxic chemicals and harmful physical agents

Emphasis in Industrial Management and Technology – Special Technical Area of Study

Industrial Management and Technology Special Technical Study Competencies

• This area of study is limited to transfer students with an A.A.S. degree with a major in a recognized field of Industrial Management and Technology. Competencies are determined by the community college from which transfer credit is granted.