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• FYE 104: First Year Experience Reading Enhanced

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course will assist students in the successful transition to college, using a combination of readings and exercises in organizational skills, goal-setting and problem-solving, college study skills, and personal and interpersonal development, along with exploration of the procedures and resources at Luzerne County Community College. Special emphasis is placed on developing college-level reading and study strategies.
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• GET 101: Technology & Society

  1.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  The course is designed to introduce the relationship between technology and modern society. Starting with a brief history it explores the benefits and unforeseen negatives of various technologies. An examination of the current state of technology within various disciplines will also be included. Functions of professionals within Engineering Technology will be addressed. The value of professional organizations and industry certifications will also be examined.
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• GET 102: Maintenance Procedures

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course is designed to prepare individuals to service, maintain, repair, or install equipment in a manufacturing production environment. Practical applications will focus on theoretical and laboratory instruction for multi-craft technical skills in mechanical systems maintenance,machining/fabrication, and diagnostic and repair procedures. Upon completion of this course,students can apply their skill sets to: safely install, inspect, diagnose, repair and maintain industrial process and support equipment.
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• GET 105: Metallurgy Fundamentals

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  Practical aspects of basic metallurgy fundamentals will be studied. Students will be exploring topics such as the mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of metals. Students will also receive instruction on ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Along with identifying the basic structure of metals, students will also learn Metallurgy safety practices.
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• GET 107: Electronic Drafting for Engineering Technology

  2.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  The basics of engineering drawing with the use of a computer. The mechanics of producing a technical report. Elementary operations necessary to produce an electronic diagram using AutoCAD and other CAD software programs will be presented. The techniques of importing CAD drawings into a word processor will be presented. Other specialized word processor functions needed to produce a technical report will be covered including subscripts, superscripts, tables, Greek letters and equations.
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• GET 109: Blueprint Reading & Estimating

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  Designed to develop a knowledge and understanding of architectural blueprints. Scale drawing, types of blueprints for estimating purposes is covered. This course will cover the basic blueprint reading requirements for the certificate programs in plumbing and heating and construction electrician.
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• GET 114: Industrial Workplace Safety

  2.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course will provide students with a strong overall understanding of the many safety practices and requirements as they relate to industrial settings. Theoretical concepts will focus on current safety standards determined by OSHA and other current industrial safety practices. Students will gain a general understanding of safety concerns and practices in the manufacturing sector, which will provide a solid foundation for safe working habits.
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• GET 118: Descriptive Geometry

  2.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  A study of practical descriptive geometry as used by the draftsperson. Includes the theory of auxiliary view, true length, shape, and point of intersection developed from point-line-plane through the use of revolution; introduces methods for the graphical solution of vector problems.
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• GET 121: Manufacturing Processes I

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course will provide the student with an introduction to manufacturing and machining. Topics covered focus on building skills that prepare the student to enter the world of manufacturing. The course has lecture and laboratory components that focus on teaching basic machining setups, safety and operations. Students participate on manually operated machinery to learn drilling, turning, and milling. Additional topics will focus on National Institute for Metalworking Skills and certifications in job planning, benchwork, layout, measurement, materials, safety, and the drill press.
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• GET 122: Manufacturing Processes II

  3.00 Credits

  Luzerne County Community College

  
  This course is designed to provide the student with theoretical and selected performance projects for Level One NIMS standards dealing with various manufacturing operations and processes. The degree of exposure to individual operations and processes will range from assigned textbook and reference readings to laboratory exercises. Topics of coverage will include inspection, hot and cold forming, welding, fastening, machining, casting, molding, finishing, assembly, material handling, packaging, process flow, planning, economic justification and related topics. Conventional and newer methods of production will be covered with an emphasis of how computerized equipment can be integrated into the factory environment. Field trips to various industries will supplement instruction.
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