ITS 1010-4 Introduction to Woodworking (2 + 4)

An introductory course designed to give the student basic information about woods, their selection and use, and to provide the basic skill development in the use of selected woodworking tools, machines and practices. Finishing and preservation of wood will also be studied and utilized.

ITS 1030-2 Finishing Materials and Processes (1 + 2)

A study of materials, processes and procedures used in the finishing of industrial products. Includes preparation, abrasives, natural and synthetic coatings, chemical treatments used in the woods, metals and plastics industries.

ITS 1130-3 Introduction to Plastics (1 + 4)

This course is an introduction to the basic manufacturing processes and techniques used in the plastics industries. A variety of forming, casting, and reinforced plastic processes will be examined.

ITS 1200-2 Introduction to General Metals: Cold Metals (1 + 2)

A combination lecture/laboratory course covering machine metals, sheet metal and bench metal areas. Emphasis is on a student-designed projects, forming, cutting, and finishing.

ITS 1220-2 Introduction to General Metals: Hot Metals (1 + 2)

A combination lecture/laboratory course covering foundry, forging, heat treating and welding processes. Includes pattern-making, coremaking, cutting, forming and finishing.

ITS 1430-2 Industrial Drawing (1 + 2)

This course is an introduction to industrial drawing through sketching and the use of basic drawing instruments including machines. Topics include lettering, drawing symbols, pictorial drawing, geometric construction, orgthographic projections and dimensioning.

ITS 1470-3 Perspective Drawing (1 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 1430

This course introduces the student to the basic concepts and skills used in industry to communicate ideas and to produce perspective drawings. Students will develop drawing skills which will represent objects as the eye sees them. The students will be subjected to a study in visual reality graphic form; visual impact; and the logic and proof of what we see.

ITS 1500-2 Introduction to Graphic Arts I (1 + 2)

An introduction to the graphic arts industry. Experiences include layout and design, composition for letterpress and silk screen.

ITS 1510-2 Introduction to Graphic Arts II (1 + 2)

An introduction to the graphic arts industry. Experiences include layout and design, composition, process camera and darkroom procedures for offset lithography.

ITS 1660-3 Introduction to Power (1 + 4)

This course deals with the theory, application, transmission, and control of hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical power systems. Attention also is given to the study of the theory and operation of the internal combustion engine. 

ITS 1710-2 Consumer Electricity and Electronics: Communication Systems (1 + 2)

Prerequisite: PHY 1000

A lecture/laboratory course covering electrical and electronic theory and its practical application pertaining to telephone, electronic and light transmission and receiver systems.

ITS 1720-2 Consumer Electricity and Electronics: Control Systems (1 + 2)

Prerequisite: PHY 1000

A lecture/laboratory course covering electrical and electronic theory and its practical application pertaining to numerical and electronic control devices used in industrial production.

ITS 1750-2 Consumer Electricity and Electronics: Residential Systems (1 + 2)

Prerequisite: PHY 1000

This is a lecture/laboratory course covering an introduction to electrical/electronic theory and its practical application in electronic circuits and in residential distribution control, alarm and information systems.

ITS 2310-2 Art Metal, Silversmith, and Lapidary (1 + 2)

Covers the processes of fabrication in gem cutting and mounting, hand wrought, sand casting and investment casting of metals. Also includes metal forming, tooling, spinning, etching, enameling and powdered metallurgy. Student may specialize in one or more areas.

ITS 2450-3 Beginning Industrial Design (1 + 4)

Prerequisites: ART 1110, ART 1210, ITS 1430, ITS 1470

In both a laboratory and studio environment, fundamental design principles will be applied to a variety of three-dimensional form, products and structures. Materials, tools, techniques, human factors, forms, and visual aesthetics as related to products and their function, will be a consideration of the assigned individual student creative project solutions.

ITS 2690-2 Alternate Energy & Transportation (2 + 0)

This is a lecture course, designed to take a comprehensive look at the alternate energy sources and systems; it includes a study of modes of powering vehicles by other than fossil fuel and alternatives to private vehicle transportation.

ITS 2810-3 Technology, Society, and You (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: satisfaction of the Level I Mathematics requirement and either ENG 101 or the Level I Communication requirement

This course is designed to focus on the impacts and implications technology has or will have on society. The course presents students with the opportunity to study and develop an understanding of how technology affects people, families, education, economics, politics and ethics. History and future implications will also be studied. Emphasis will be placed on people's understanding of industrial materials, processes and control of technology. (General Studies-Level II, Social Sciences)

ITS 2830-2 Manufacturing Organization and Processes (2 + 0)

This course is combination lecture/lab course outlining the internal organizational structure, function and operation of a variety of manufacturing industries. Laboratory experiences will focus on commonly shared processes in raw materials and production of jigs and fixtures.

ITS 3100-4 Advanced Plastics (2 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 1130

An in-depth study, lecture and lab, of the materials, processes and procedures used in the plastics industries.

ITS 3210-4 Advanced Metalworking (2 + 4)

Prerequisites: ITS 1200 and ITS 1220

Advanced study and laboratory experience in metal fabrication, including sheet and ornamental metal, foundry, welding and machine. Introduction to the fundamentals of numerical-controlled production.

ITS 3410-3 Computer Aided Drafting for Industry (1 + 2)

Prerequisite: ITS 1430 or permission of instructor

This course is an introduction to the principles of Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and an understanding of the

DOS (Disk Operating System). The student will learn the menu pages that contain all of AutoCAD's commands and practices. The production of lines, arcs, points, and polygons will be studied.

ITS 3450-3 Intermediate Industrial Design (1 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 2450

Students will produce functional aesthetic designs of consumer products for industry, with emphasis placed upon relevance of materials to the manufacturing method of the design concept in application. Materials of emphasis are wood, metals, and plastics. 

ITS 3480-3 Industrial Design Model Making (1 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 3450

In a studio and laboratory environment, students will gain experience with a variety of hand tools, materials and techniques, to develop scale models. Students will learn to construct study models using appropriate materials and learn to use the model to evaluate and communicate product design concepts.

ITS 3500-4 Advanced Graphic Arts (2 + 4)

Prerequisites: ITS 1500 and ITS 1510

An in-depth study, lecture and lab, of the methods and processes that produce a number of copies of pictorial, decorative, or typographic arrangements on paper or other surfaces, by offset lithography and screen processes.

ITS 3530-3 Digital Photography (1 + 4)

Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor

This course is designed to provide students with a variety of experiences with digital imaging using computer software and digital cameras.

ITS 3660-3 Computer Aided Industrial Design (1 + 4)

Prerequisites: ITS 2450 and ITS 3410

In both a laboratory and studio environment, students will gain experience with the IBM computer to develop the product as a three-dimensional object in space and to generate rendering of design concepts.

ITS 3700-3 Industrial Safety (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: completion of trade or technical associate degree program or permission of instructor

Industrial safety related to industry and school shops. Includes history, accident facts, liability, psychology, worker performance, industrial methods of operation and sources of information.

ITS 3710-3 Developments in Industrial and Technical Processes (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: completion of trade or technical associate degree program or permission of instructor

An in-depth exploration of the elements common to all trade and technical industries: past standards, current developments and future trends.

ITS 3720-3 Characteristics of Industrial and Technical Personnel Selection, Supervision and Evaluation (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: completion of trade or technical associate degree program or permission of instructor

Deals with the unique characteristics that exist in trade or technical operations including the selection, supervision and evaluation of personnel in industry. A practical study of the career mobility opportunities and future trends in personnel management in industry.

ITS 3800-4 Industrial Safety and Production (2 + 4)

Prerequisites: ITS 1010, ITS 1130, ITS 1200, and ITS 1220

A combination lecture/laboratory course covering safety practices and procedures and fundamentals of industrial production. Experience is gained in production planning, design, and construction of jigs and fixtures used in mass production.

ITS 3810-2 Industrial Arts for the Elementary School (1 + 2)

Includes the development of some basic tool skills that classroom teachers may find useful in using the industrial arts to enrich other disciplines. The use of career education as an awareness of occupations is included.

ITS 3950-3 History of Industrial Product Design (3 + 0)

Prerequisites: ITS 2450 and ITS 3450

This course is created to provide students with a historical perspective of the various styling and design movements within and adjunct to industrial product design.

ITS 4030-4 Advanced Wood Processes (2 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 1010 or permission of instructor

This course is a combination lecture and laboratory course surveying and applying the use of industrial cabinet and millwork procedures and materials. The laboratory experiences will focus on specific processes on specific equipment used in the industry. Emphasis will be placed on new materials, hardware and equipment utilized in the cabinet industry.

ITS 4090-3 Advanced Modelmaking Fabrication Techniques (1 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 3480

This course will provide students with the opportunity to fabricate finished scale product models. A variety of machine tools, processes and materials will be used to complete the fabrication process.

ITS 4200-4 Welding Technology (2 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 1220 or permission of instructor

A combination lecture/laboratory course that includes practical exercises and weldment testing involving the following processes: shielded metal arc, MIG, TIG, oxyacetylene welding, brazing and flame cutting.

ITS 4410-3 Computer Aided Drafting for Industry II (1 + 4)

Prerequisites: ITS 1430 and ITS 3410

This course is a continuation of the principles of Computer Aided Drafting (CAD). Advanced operations of AutoCAD will be used to produce drawings that are consistent with industry standards.

ITS 4450-3 Advanced Industrial Design I (1 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 3450

This course is a continuation of ITS 3450, extending industrial designing to corporate image, product packaging and display. Special emphasis is given to human factors in product design.

ITS 4460-3 Advanced Industrial Design II (1 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 4450

This course is the conclusion of the industrial design courses sequence in which the student develops a professional design portfolio appropriate for job interviewing.

ITS 4540-3 Advanced Design Concept Visualization (1 + 4)

Prerequisite: ITS 3450

In a studio environment, students will gain experience in advanced idea generation and visualization for industrial design. Strong emphasis will be on skill development, as well as creative ways of employing new techniques to a variety of applications.

ITS 4710-8 Trade and Technical Practicum (1 + 14)

Prerequisite: completion of 12 credits beyond an associate degree in a trade or technical program

An advanced-level, supervised field experience in an area related to the technical and industrial administration major. The field experience is conducted by an affiliated organization in collaboration with the industrial and technical studies faculty and the student.

ITS 4730-3 Assessment of Trade and Technical Enterprises (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: completion of trade or technical associate degree program or permission of instructor

A study of the methods of assessing specific trade and technical industries and competitive products; techniques of market sampling, product development and promotion; patent law and patent search.

ITS 4740-2 Organizational Structures for Technical Enterprises (2 + 0)

Prerequisite: completion of trade or technical associate degree program or permission of instructor

An examination of organizational structures such as sole proprietorship, partnerships, corporations and franchises. Attention is given to liability and tax implications.

ITS 4810-3 Curriculum and Methods of Teaching Industrial Arts (2 + 3)

Prerequisite: ITS 3800

A study of the history, philosophy and objectives of industrial arts. Development of a course of instruction including unit and lesson plans. Experience in development and execution of appropriate instructional methods. Three clock hours per week must be arranged concurrent with, and by permission of, the instructor of one of the industrial and technical studies core courses.

ITS 4830-3 Organization and Administration of Industrial Arts (3 + 0)

Prerequisite: ITS 3800

Three areas of emphasis are included: (1) Planning and organizing multiple activity facilities and programs, (2) the selection and maintenance of equipment, and (3) the teacher's role in the organization and administration of an effective industrial arts program, including individual courses. Working with advisory committees as a means of program development will be emphasized.

ITS 4840-2 Emerging Technologies (2 + 0)

Prerequisites: senior standing and ITS 2810

This course is designed to study the creation and utilization of adaptive means, including tools, machines, materials, techniques and systems. Tools and technical systems have enabled humankind to survive and have had an effect on the physical world. This course will discover and explore the very latest technologies that affect our lives.

ITS 4860-2 Research in Industrial Technology (2 + 0)

Prerequisites: senior standing; ITS majors/minors and TIA majors only

This course provides in-depth research, laboratory experimentation, and/or development of a student-selected and faculty-approved topic in one technical system. The areas of research are: communications, manufacturing and transportation/power. The course allows the student the opportunity to further develop problem-solving abilities. At the same time, the process enhances the student's knowledge and skills in a technical concentration.

ITS 4870-1-5 Special Studies in Industrial and Technical Studies (0 + 2-10)

Prerequisite: permission of instructor

A study and investigation of a selected topic in the field of industrial and technical studies. Student may repeat this course in alternate areas of emphasis.

ITS 4960-4 Professional Industrial Internship (1 + 9)

Prerequisites: satisfaction of all Level I and Level II General Studies course requirements, senior standing, and/or completion of 12 credits beyond associate's degree in a trade or technical program. Industrial Design Majors.

The industrial internship is the culmination of training for the bachelor's degree in technical and industrial administration, industrial design, or the non-teaching emphasis of industrial technology. The internship is distinguished from work activities in that it is the student's responsibility to demonstrate that some project has been completed above and beyond the usual requirements of a job. (Senior Experience)