MECH 2395 - Internship in Mechatronics II

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: MECH 1310 - Electrical Components, MECH 1320 - Mechanical Components & Electric Motors, MECH 1330 - Electro-Pneumatic and Hydraulic Control Circuits, MECH 1340 - Digital Fundamentals and PLCs, MECH 2440 - Process Control Technologies, MECH 2441 - Intro to Totally Integrated Automation, MECH 2480 - Automation Systems

Course Description:
This course is an internship and designed to apply manufacturing improvement processes in a mechatronics system. Students will apply and report on a combination of basic statistics for improvement, manufacturing teams, process waste, OEE, process capability, continual improvement, fish bone diagrams, kaizen activities, TPM, and basic time study methods.

If taken for 4 credit hours, this internship may replace MECH 2490.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to:

Analyze and describe basic statistics in Quality and process capability of a system.
Describe the process of a continual improvement system and apply to a system project.
Use fishbone diagrams, kaizen activities, and basic time study methods to determine improvement activity on a Mechatronics’ system.
Apply previous class knowledge in a Mechatronics’ system team project.