Technology workers make up the job group of technicians. They include all workers below the level of professional engineers, who perform specialized tasks requiring a basic knowledge of principles in design, manufacturing, installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment. His technical knowledge permits him to perform many of the duties formerly assigned to the graduate engineer. Technicians design the mechanism, compute the cost, write the specifications, inspect the finished product, originate a tool, test the finished product, do special machine work, aid professional scientists and engineers in research and development work, and help in solving complex problems in modern industry. In this way, the Machine Tool Technician carries out vitally important assignments and takes his place on the engineering team. The technician usually specializes in one aspect of engineering. He might, for example, work as a draftsman, detail designer, a cost estimator, production supervisor, time study man, an expeditor, materials handler, stock chaser, a research assistant, a quality control technician, inspector, technical salesman, or a production planner. In executing his function, the Machine Tool Technician is required to use a high degree of rational thinking, and to employ post-secondary school mathematics and principles of physical and natural science. He thereby assumes the more routine engineering functions in relation to machines, materials and processes. He must effectively communicate engineering and craftsman ideas, mathematically, graphically and linguistically. Courses of Instruction 18. Working Drawing Problems—Drawing problems of the type used in industry using tolerances, fasteners, symbols, notes, changes, and etc. Two laboratories. S (2). Staff 21, 22, 23. Production Processes—Fundamental Intermediate, Advanced—Principles of design, construction and operation of modern machine tools, layout, set-up, and use of precision measuring instruments utilized in production of laboratory projects. Two lectures, three labs. AWS (5). Staff 32. Inspection Methods—Basic principles and application of surface plate inspection, including care and use of measuring. One lecture and two laboratories. W (3). 63. Tool and Gage Inspection—Inspection and calibration of inspection tools and gages; basic principles of gaging policy. Prerequisite: Mfg. Eng. Tech. 32. One lecture and two laboratories. W (3). Staff 338 Technology 64. Optical Tooling Inspection—Measurement with optical tooling. Basic principles of optics and their application in using the various instruments to solve particular problems. Prerequisite: Mfg. Eng. Tech. 32. One lecture and two laboratories. S (3). 65. Basic Statistical Quality Control—Statistical fundamentals and their application to control charts; statistical aspects of tolerances; basic concepts of probability. Two lectures. Prerequisite: Tech. Ed. 13. S (2). 66. Physical Metallurgy—Principles of physical properties, composition, constituents, heat treatment, and testing of metals. Prerequisite: Chemistry 5. Three lectures, one laboratory. S (4). Staff 70. Manufacturing Processes—Fundamental principles and processes of foundry, die casting, forming, fastening, molding, punch press forming, electrical and mechanical assembly, powder metallurgy and the possibility of their application to industrial products. Emphasis also to be given to current developments such as micro wire welding, the laser beam and electric micromineaturization. Three lectures. S (3). Staff MACHINE TOOL TECHNICIAN MAJOR (Example Only) Freshman Course Title A W s Mfg. Eng. Tech. 21, 22, 23 Tech. Education 14, 15, 17 Tech. Education 8, 9 Tech. Education 3 Mfg. Eng. Tech. 18 Mfg. Eng. Tech. 32 English 1, 2 Physical Education Production Processes 5 5 5 Applied Algebra, Trig. & Analytical Geometry Basic Drafting Orientation Working Draw. Problems Inspection Methods Basic Communications Selected 5 2 1 3 1 5 2 3 1 5 2 3 1 Sophomore 17 16 16 Course Title A W S Chemistry 5 Physics 51, 52, 53 Introduction to Chemistry College Physics, Me- 5 chanics Electricity and Magnetism, Heat, Sound, Light 4 339