MFG 116 - Metrology

2 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): CIS 120 (formerly offered as CS120) or equivalent, and RD 90 and WR 90, or WR 91 (WR 91 substitutes for both RD 90 and WR 90), or designated placement.

Course Description: Covers basic measurement, precision measurement, direct gauging, indirect gauging, and dimensional measurements using both the U.S. customary system and the SI metric system. Course content covers the study of quality assurance through measurements taken by mechanical, electronic and optical methods as related to industrial dimensional conformance requirements.

Course Level: Career/Tech Preparatory

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Apply the fundamentals and principals of dimensional metrology. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#2: Work cooperatively with others and contribute to the group with suggestions and ideas to help others learn.
CLO#3: Identify the need for data, obtain it from existing sources or create it, and evaluates its relevance and accuracy.
CLO#4: Determine correct set of procedures and tools to gather relevant data.
CLO#5: Prevent, identify, or solve possible problems with CNC machines and other manufacturing technologies.