Certificate of Achievement in Smart Manufacturing Technology

Program Goals and Objectives

The Certificate of Achievement in Smart Manufacturing Technology Program  is primarily designed to prepare students for the workforce. The Program at Ohlone provides entry level manufacturing technicians with the relevant knowledge and skills for the Smart Manufacturing Industry in the 21st Century. The Program provides students with knowledge and skills of Manufacturing processes, Safety in Industry, PLCs and Electronic Troubleshooting and Fabrication Techniques. Students on the program can progress and achieve the AS Degree in Smart Manufacturing Technology.

The competencies students will achieve in this program include basic Internet of Things (IoT) for manufacturing systems trouble shooting techniques, basic electronic trouble shooting techniques, problem solving, and lab notebook record-keeping, hands-on skills with common tools and equipment used in manufacturing industries. An understanding of safety in industry, and the professional skills our industry advisory board has identified as critical to success in the engineering technology workforce are embedded in the program.

 Student Learning Outcomes

The Certificate of Achievement in Smart Manufacturing Technology Program at Ohlone provides entry level manufacturing technicians with the relevant knowledge and skills for the Smart Manufacturing Industry in the 21st Century. The Program provides students with knowledge and skills of Smart Manufacturing processes, Safety in Industry, Industrial Internet of Things and Troubleshooting Techniques. Students on the program can progress and achieve the AS Degree in Smart Manufacturing Technology.

Program Requirements

Requirements for Certificate of Achievement:

1. Complete Major Field courses as indicated below

2. Maintain a 2.0 grade point average in Major Field courses.

3. Complete at least six units at Ohlone College.

Major Fields

Requirements	Dept. Name/#	Name	Units	Sequence
	ENGI-101	Introduction to Engineering	3.0	Year 1, Fall
	ENGI -115	Engineering Graphics and Design	4.0	Year 1, Spring
	ETEC-107 or	Properties of Materials	1.5	Year 1, Spring
	ENGI 140	Materials Engineering	4.0	Year 1, Spring
	ETEC-106 or	Electronics for Technology	3.0	Year 1, Spring
	ENGI 130	Electric Circuit Analysis	4.0	Year 1, Spring
	ENGL 156 or	Report & Technical Writing	3.0	Year1, Fall
	ENGL 101A or	Reading and Written Composition	4.0	Year 1, Fall
	COMM 111	Introduction to Public Speaking	3.0	Year 1, Fall
	CAOT 151	Excel for the Sciences	0.5	Year 1, Fall
	CAOT 150	Mathematical Computation and Communication	0.5	Year 1, Fall
	ETEC 121	Work-Based Project	3.0	Year 1, Summer
	ETEC 124	Introduction to Internet of Things	1.5	Year 1, Fall
	ETEC 126	Industrial Internet of Things-Industry Standard 4.0	3.0	Year 1, Spring
	ETEC 113	Safety in Industry	1.0	Year 1, Spring

                                                                                                                                

 Proposed Sequence:

Year 1, Fall= 8.5-9.5 units

Year 1,Spring = 8.5 -12.0 units

Year 1 Summer=3.0 units

Total Units = 20.0-24.5 units

 

 Master Planning

The goal of the Smart Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Achievement Program is to prepare students for entry-level positions in engineering industries such as those in local national laboratories.  This goal is aligned with the mission of the California Community College system to prepare students for career technical pathways.  It also supports Ohlone College’s mission to offer instruction for career development.  Ohlone’s Mission Statement states:

 

 “The mission of Ohlone College is to serve the community by offering instruction for basic skills, career entry, university transfer, economic development, and personal enrichment for all who can benefit from our instruction in an environment where student learning success is highly valued, supported, and continually assessed.”

 

Furthermore, the Smart Manufacturing Certificate of Achievement Program supports the college in achieving strategic goals and objectives listed in its 2015-2020 Master Plan.  For example, Ohlone’s 2015-2020 Master Plan lists the college’s second strategic goal as follows:

    “Provide relevant sustainable Career and Technical Education (CTE) that is responsive to student needs, supports student academic success, and prepares students to meet    industry needs.”

The theoretical knowledge and laboratory skills acquired by students in this program will enhance their success with obtaining entry-level jobs in the smart manufacturing technology industry.

Enrollment and Completer Projections

 The Engineering & Engineering Technology department has seen a significant growth over the last 3 years. This growth is projected to continue over time. The Smart Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Achievement is a new addition to the department. The table below shows enrollment data of existing engineering and engineering technology  courses and also data on some courses that are part of the new Smart Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Achievement. Based on existing data, the annual completer projections for the The Smart Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Achievement is 30-40 students/year.

 

Course Dept #	Course Title	Annual # Sections (2017-2018)	Annual Enrollment Total (2017-2018)	Annual # Sections (2018-2019)	Annual Enrollment Total (2018-2019)
ENGI-101	Introduction to Engineering	6	139	7	151
ENGI-114	How Technology Works	3	14	2	34
ENGI-115	Engineering Graphics and Design	4	117	4	101
ENGI-120	Statics	1	29	1	27
ENGI-130	Electric Circuits Analysis	1	27	2	33
ENGI-140	Materials Science and Engineering	1	18	1	17
ENGI-111	Problem Solving and Programing with MATLAB	1	14	2	34
MATH-111	Problem Solving and Programing with MATLAB	1	34	0	n/a
ETEC-107	Properties of Materials	0	n/a	0	n/a
ETEC-106	Electronics for Technology	0	n/a	0	n/a
PHYS-108	A Survey of  Physics	4	106	2	61

                                                                                                                                                                                

(2017-2018)Program Goals and Objectives

The Certificate of Achievement in Smart Manufacturing Technology Program is primarily designed to prepare students for the workforce. The Program at Ohlone provides entry level manufacturing technicians with the relevant knowledge and skills for the Smart Manufacturing Industry in the 21st Century. The Program provides students with knowledge and skills of Manufacturing processes, Safety in Industry,IoT and Electronic Troubleshooting and Fabrication Techniques. Students on the program can progress and achieve the AS Degree in Smart Manufacturing Technology.

The competencies students will achieve in this program include basic Internet of Things (IoT) manufacturing systems trouble shooting techniques, basic electronic trouble shooting techniques, problem solving, and lab notebook record-keeping, hands-on skills with common tools and equipment used in manufacturing industries. An understanding of safety in industry, and the professional skills our industry advisory board has identified as critical to success in the engineering technology workforce are embedded in the program.

27(2017-2018)-2018)

 Program Requirements

Requirements for Certificate of Achievement:

1. Complete Major Field courses as indicated below

2. Maintain a 2.0 grade point average in Major Field courses.

3. Complete at least six units at Ohlone College.

Course	Title	Units	Year,Semester
ENGI-101	Introduction to Engineering	3.0	Year 1, Fall
ENGI -115	Engineering Graphics and Design	4.0	Year 1, Spring
ETEC-107	Properties of Materials	1.5	Year 1, Spring
ENGI- 140	Materials Engineering	4.0	Year 1, Spring
ETEC-106	Electronics for Technology	3.0	Year 1, Spring
ENGI 130	Electric Circuit Analysis	4.0	Year 1, Spring
ENGL 156 or	Report & Technical Writing	3.0	Year 1, Fall
ENGL 101A or	Reading and Written Composition	4.0	Year 1, Fall
COMM 111	Introduction to Public Speaking	3.0	Year 1, Fall
CAOT 151	Excel for the Sciences	0.5	Year 1, Fall
CAOT 150	Mathematical Computation and Communication	0.5	Year 1, Fall
ETEC 121	Work-Based Project	3.0	Year 1, Summer
ETEC 124	Introduction to Internet of Things	1.5	Year 1, Fall
ETEC 126	Industrial Internet of Things-Industry Standard 4.0	3.0	Year 1, Spring
ETEC 113	Safety in Industry	1.0	Year 1, Spring

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The Smart Manufacturing Technology Program at Ohlone has been recognized regionally and Nationally. The NSF Awarded an NSF-ATE grant to the college to support internships in Smart Manufacturing Technology. The College is taking a lead in regionally by organizing and facilitating summits and workshops on Smart Manufacturing Technology. In 2019, the College in partnership with Tesla and the City of Fremont, organized and facilitated the first ever regional Smart Manufacturing Technology Summit. We plan to continue organizing and facilitating this event annually. The event brought together Bay Area Colleges and Bay Area manufacturing Companies to discuss ways to improve industry-academia partnerships that would result in increased internship opportunities of our Community College Students in the Bay Area. The program also been recognized by the East Bay Economic Development Alliance for its Innovation in Education. Ohlone College has also taken the lead regionally to create apprenticeships in Engineering Technology with some focus on Smart Manufacturing Technology. This is supported by the recently awarded California Apprenticeship Initiative(CAI) Grant awarded to the college. Ohlone College is the Lead for the Northern California Engineering Technology Pathways(NCETP), this is a partnership of 5 Bay Area Colleges(Ohlone, Evergreen Valley, Mission, San Jose City and Las Positas) and various employers in the Bay Area like Tesla, Evolve Manufacturing, Lam Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Stanford Linear Accelerator National Laboratory and CalTrans to mention a few. Ohlone as the Lead for this initiative funded by the CAI grant will support other Bay Area Community Colleges to establish apprenticeships in the region and increase the workforce pipe line for Career Education and Smart Manufacturing/Engineering Technology in particular. The BACC's recommendation for approval of the Smart Manufacturing Technology Programs will ensure that these regional partnerships lead by Ohlone continues as we ensure equity for underrepresented students and bridge the socio-economic gap for many in the region.

Although there are a number of Engineering Technician Programs in the Bay Area, the Smart Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Achievement Program at Ohlone is the first of its kind among Community Colleges in the Area. While colleges like Las Positas College, Laney College and Chabot College offer Engineering Technician Programs; none of these colleges offers an Smart Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Achievement. Therefore, Ohlone stands out as one of the few Community Colleges in California to offer a Smart Manufacturing Technology Certificate of Achievement.