MN 100 - Manufacturing Principles

Description
The course is a study of manufacturing principles, which include, but are not limited to team development and problem solving. The ability to work in teams including interpersonal and organizational skills is stressed. Students learn and complete assignments related to project management.

Credit Hours: 2
Contact Hours: 2

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Manufacturing
Discipline: MN

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230217T13:59:09
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrate, define, and utilize team concepts.
Develop strategies for effective communication including verbal and non verbal styles and listening, and barriers to both.
Demonstrate the ability to organize, set, and prioritize goals.
Manage goals to optimize project management.
Lead the development of a fish bone chart and be able to describe the root cause.
Develop a problem statement and document in writing the process of a problem solving story board.
Clearly and completely state and describe a problem/issue.
Work well in teams and with others.

Approved for Online Delivery?: No

Course Outline:
I. Team Development Skills

A.    Intro to team concepts

B.    Interpersonal communication skills

C.    Conducting effective meetings

D.    Team building skills

II. Problem Solving

A.    Learn problem solving tools

B.    Learn the techniques used

C.    Charts and graphs

III. Working in Teams

A.    Benefits and pitfalls

B.    Team roles

C.    Team development

D.    Required leadership skills

IV. Interpersonal Communication

A.    Listening skills

B.    Listing style profiles

C.    Self improvement

V. Organizational Skills

A.    Goal setting

B.    Prioritization

C.    Schedules

D.    Presentation Skills

VI. Project Management

A. Project planning tools

B. Work application

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 25-30%

Applied Team Work: 20-30%

Work Based Learning: 30-40%

Projects: 25-35%

Mandatory Course Components:
Final team presentation. Teams present end of semester project.

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: IRW 97, IRW 98, IRW 99
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 2
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: Standard qualifications for the School of Workforce Development apply with a minimum of 4000 hours in a related field.

Maximum Course Enrollment: 20
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Pathway Degree with Manufacturing and Applied Technology Concentration, A.A., Plastics-Polymer Engineering Technology, A.A.A.S., Tooling and Manufacturing Technology Certificate, Tooling and Manufacturing Technology, A.A.A.S., Pre-Engineering Design Technology, A.A. (Western Michigan University), Pre-Engineering Management Technology, AA (Western Michigan University)
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
People Soft Course ID Number: 101494
Course CIP Code: 48.9999

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: Yes
If yes, with which high schools?: Allegan County Tech Center, Heartlands institute of Technology, Kent Career Technical Center, Saugatuck High School
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: Yes
If yes, with which Departments?: GRCC Community Workforce Training
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: Yes
If yes, with which Companies?: Industrial Mainentance Pilot Program Training at Autocam, Cascade Engineering, Haworth and Gentex Corporations