Engineering Drafting & Design (MDES), AAS
At Dunwoody College of Technology, the Engineering Drafting & Design program provides students with the entry-level skills and theoretical knowledge to engineer and design products utilizing the latest technology in CAD/CAM software.
Graduates from this program are prepared to enter the industry as mechanical designers, drafters, CAD/CAM technicians, quality inspectors, and tool designers.
The course of study includes print reading; machine tool applications; measurement and materials; job planning and layout; CAD/CAM software; solid modeling; finite element analysis; transmission of power; and 3D prototyping. Students spend a significant amount of time in the machine shop and metrology lab, gaining hands-on manufacturing skills to help them understand the realities of 21st-century manufacturing. Students obtain Certified Solidworks Associate (CSWA) certification as part of their course of study.
Arts & Sciences curriculum supports the technical coursework by enhancing the students' communication, mathematics, and critical thinking skills.
Credits earned in the Engineering Drafting & Design AAS directly transfer into the following Dunwoody programs:
- Industrial Engineering Technology Bachelor of Science (IENG)
- Business Management & Leadership Bachelor of Science (AMGT)
Length of Program: 2 years (4 semesters)
Classes Offered: Day
Available Starts: Fall Semester
- Demonstrate required industry safety standards.
- Create professional documentation using appropriate methods.
- Develop a relationship between fit, form, and function using ergonomics to ensure a working product.
- Initiate problem-solving skills and techniques to develop manufacturing related solutions.
- Explore cultural and environmental issues related to manufacturing.
- Demonstrate proper use of manufacturing equipment.
- Perform objectives required of an industry-based capstone project.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Requirements | ||
| MATH1010 | Algebra I | 3 |
| MATH1020 | Algebra II | 3 |
| Communications | 3 | |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| General Science Elective | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Technical Requirements | ||
| MACH1110 | Machine Tool Fundamentals Lab | 5 |
| MACH1120 | Machine Tool Fundamentals Theory | 4 |
| MDES1110 | Engineering Drawings with SolidWorks | 4 |
| MDES1210 | Process & Tool Design Lab | 5 |
| MDES1230 | Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances | 4 |
| MDES2130 | Advanced SolidWorks | 4 |
| MDES2110 | Product Design Lab | 5 |
| MDES2120 | Product Design Theory | 4 |
| MDES2230 | Statics & Strength of Materials | 4 |
| MDES1220 | Creo Parametric | 4 |
| MDES2210 | Transmission of Power Lab | 5 |
| MDES2220 | Transmission of Power Theory | 4 |
| Total Credits | 70 | |
The following sample academic plan demonstrates how a student's schedule might look on a semester-by-semester basis, including elective courses. Your actual degree plan may differ from this sequence, depending on whether you start in the fall or spring semester, what transfer credits you may have (if any), and which General Education courses and electives you take and when you take them.
The sample academic plan is for informational purposes only. To determine your academic plan, please meet with an academic advisor.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MACH1110 | Machine Tool Fundamentals Lab | 5 |
| MACH1120 | Machine Tool Fundamentals Theory | 4 |
| MDES1110 | Engineering Drawings with SolidWorks | 4 |
| MATH1010 | Algebra I | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 16 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Credits | |
| MDES1210 | Process & Tool Design Lab | 5 |
| MDES1230 | Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances | 4 |
| MDES2130 | Advanced SolidWorks | 4 |
| MATH1020 | Algebra II | 3 |
| Communications | 3 | |
| Credits | 19 | |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
| Second Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| MDES2110 | Product Design Lab | 5 |
| MDES2120 | Product Design Theory | 4 |
| MDES2230 | Statics & Strength of Materials | 4 |
| Humanities | 3 | |
| General Science Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 19 | |
| Total Credits | 19 | |
| Second Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring | Credits | |
| MDES1220 | Creo Parametric | 4 |
| MDES2210 | Transmission of Power Lab | 5 |
| MDES2220 | Transmission of Power Theory | 4 |
| Social Science | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Total Credits | 16 | |
Descriptions
MACH1110 | Machine Tool Fundamentals Lab | Laboratory (5 Credits)
Manufacturing of parts through layout and bench work, includes the use of band saws, drill presses, surface grinders, manual lathes and vertical mills. Basic principles in metal-cutting technology includes threading, tapers, knurling, boring, radii cutting and milling procedures such as squaring stock, the use of rotary table and the many other milling and turning operations.
Corequisite(s): MACH1120
MACH1120 | Machine Tool Fundamentals Theory | Lecture (4 Credits)
Identification, recognition and calculations associated with basic principles in metal-cutting technology including machine feeds and speeds, threading, tapers, knurling, boring, radii cutting and milling and turning procedures.
Corequisite(s): MACH1110
MDES1110 | Engineering Drawings with SolidWorks | Lecture (4 Credits)
Creation of 3D solid models, assemblies and related engineering documentation using SolidWorks. Blueprint reading and application of ASME/ANSI standards to CAD drawings.
MDES1210 | Process & Tool Design Lab | Laboratory (5 Credits)
Distinguish modern manufacturing processes such as molding, welding, heat treating, and machining; identify typical materials, tools, and required equipment. Analysis of process-specific capabilities such as tolerance, surface finish, cost effectiveness, and geometry restrictions.
Prerequisite(s): MACH1110
MDES1230 | Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances | Lecture (4 Credits)
Principles of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing in the context of engineering and manufacturing. Application of principles using coordinate measurement machines.
Prerequisite(s): MDES1110
MDES2130 | Advanced SolidWorks | Lecture (4 Credits)
Simulation (Finite Element Analysis) and advanced surface modeling techniques. Culminates in testing for CSWA certification.
Prerequisite(s): MDES1110
MDES2110 | Product Design Lab | Laboratory (5 Credits)
Introduction to product design methods and concepts; converting product ideas and requirements into working designs. Design balance and relation to concepts such as aesthetics, performance, ergonomics and manufacturability.
Prerequisite(s): MDES1210
Corequisite(s): MDES2120
MDES2120 | Product Design Theory | Lecture (4 Credits)
Integrate methods and concepts of product design to actual designs of simple products. Determine design parameters, develop product opinions, narrow the focus for balance, and document the final design.
Corequisite(s): MDES2110
MDES2230 | Statics & Strength of Materials | Lecture (4 Credits)
Fundamentals of statics and strength of materials. Development of techniques and mathematical methods used in design. Problem solving includes statics, direct stress, strength of materials, indirect stress, torsional stress and combined stress.
Prerequisite(s): MDES2130
MDES1220 | Creo Parametric | Lecture (4 Credits)
Create solid models, assemblies and engineering documentation using Creo Parametric. Apply fits and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to models and drawings.
MDES2210 | Transmission of Power Lab | Laboratory (5 Credits)
Design and draw projects with applications of gears, chains, bearings, cams, motors, clutches, cylinders, fluid and mechanical power transmission, robots and automation. Design resolution incorporating; project management, project selection, product design, calculations, design analysis, documentation, technical communications, quality and presentation.
Prerequisite(s): MDES2110
Corequisite(s): MDES2220
MDES2220 | Transmission of Power Theory | Lecture (4 Credits)
Identification, recognition and calculations associated with components of machines; mechanical and fluid power transmission, motors, clutches, gears, chains, bearings, cams, robots and automation. Design resolution incorporating; project management, project selection, product design, calculations, design analysis, documentation, technical communications, quality and presentation.
Prerequisite(s): MDES2120
Corequisite(s): MDES2210
MATH1010 | Algebra I | Lecture (3 Credits)
Foundational algebra is applied the in the context of geometry and trigonometry. Topics include rules of exponents, simplifying expressions, solving equations, computing measurements of two and three dimensional shapes, solving right triangles, and solving oblique triangles.
General Education: Mathematics
MATH1020 | Algebra II | Lecture (3 Credits)
Algebraic and trigonometric skills are developed further. Topics include, functions, graphing, factoring, advanced solving techniques, systems of linear equations, coordinate trigonometry, and vectors.
Prerequisite(s): MATH1010
General Education: Mathematics