MN 200 - Intermediate Machine Operations

Description
This class covers the intermediate operation of metal-removing machinery most commonly used in industry. Areas of instruction include the intermediary use of power saws, drill presses, lathes, vertical mills, surface grinders, and Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) vertical mills.

Credit Hours: 5
Contact Hours: 8
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: C- or Higher in one of the following courses: MN 119 or MN 199
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Course Fees: $15.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Machine Tool Certificate, Tooling and Manufacturing Technology, A.A.A.S.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate an ability to utilize the personal and equipment safety factors necessary for the successful intermediary use of industrial machinery.

2. Utilizing previously learned skills and proper metrology equipment, students will demonstrate an ability to perform accurate industrial measurements.

3. Utilizing previously learned skills and the proper resources, students will demonstrate an ability to perform intermediary operations on a drill press, vertical mill, engine lathe, and surface grinder.

4. Utilizing previously learned skills and the proper resources, students will demonstrate an ability to set-up, program, and perform intermediary operations on a Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) vertical mill.

5. Identify quality sources for data and information pertinent to a problem or issue being examined.

6. Adapt to change by developing new ideas or finding improved ways of doing things.
Course Outline:
I. Reintroduction to the machine shop

     A. safety procedures

     B. precision measurement

     C. layout

     D. hand tools

     E. process planning from part prints

     F. machine types

II. Intermediate operations of machining

    A. feeds and speeds

    B. depth of cut

    C. cutting tools

    D. fixturing / fixture building

    E. special situations/ setups

III. Machine types

    A. drill press

    B. vertical mill

    C. engine lathe

    D. surface grinder

    E. Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) vertical mill

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Classroom lecture: 10-20%
Lab assignments: 70-80%

Group projects and activities: 10-20%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: NA

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture/Lab - Must meet Lecture & Lab Ratios
Total Lecture/Lab Hours Per Week: 8
People Soft Course ID Number: 101523
Course CIP Code: 48.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 20
General Room Request: Classroom by Machine Tool Lab

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: Yes
If yes, with which high schools?: Allegan County Area Technical and Education Center, Kent Career and Technical Center
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: Job Training
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: Machinist/CNC Technician

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Manufacturing
Discipline: MN
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 work-hours in a related field. Qualifications can include a Bachelor of Science in Manufacturing, Construction, Engineering, Automotive, or related field.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250224T17:15:53
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030

Essential Abilities/Technical Standards:
Physical requirements most often associated with this type of training and/or related employment include:

Ability to safely lift 20 lbs.
Ability to work with arms in extended position.
Ability to kneel, crouch, and stand on a concrete surface for extended periods.
Ability to sit, walk, stand, climb/balance, rotation of head/neck, flexion (head bent down, head bent back), twisting at the waist, handling/grasping, and fine finger manipulation.
Ability to work in a noisy environment with an elevated level of debris.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Minimum vision of 20/200 correctable to 20/20.
- Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less, 20 feet or more, the ability to bring objects into sharp focus, judge distance and space relationships, and identify and/or distinguish colors.
- Adequate vision to read printed materials, blue prints, and computer screens.
Adequate hearing/speech strategies to effectively communicate in person.