MECA 2241 Senior Internship
Course Information
| Course Number | MECA 2241 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Senior Internship |
| Description | The Senior Internship at South Central College (SCC) is an opportunity for students to demonstrate what they know and to showcase their achievement in an industry setting. The internship must be successfully completed as a component of the Mechatronics program, which is a required course for all graduating seniors. The Senior Internship is a fitting conclusion to a student's education because through this endeavor, one is able to demonstrate accumulated skills in reasoning, research, problem solving, human interaction, organization, and public speaking. The internship will follow the SCC internship guidelines. This course may also be taken in variable increments of 1 to 5 credits. (Prerequisite: MECA 2150 - Mechatronics Systems Operations I or consent of Instructor). |
| Total Credits | 5 |
| Total Hours | 240 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Internship | 1-5 Credits, 48-240 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: MECA 2150 - Mechatronics Systems Operations I or consent of Instructor
Institutional Core Competencies
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Demonstrate the need for work-space safety.
- Explore design project parameters.
- Develop basic model.
- Integrate electronic circuit protection.
- Operate electrical measurement meters.
- Identify electric motors.
- Utilize computer software.
- Utilize mechanical drives.
- Use mechanical breaking.
- Incorporate mechanical maintenance.
- Incorporate linear bearings.
- Explain mechanical vibration.
- Identify input and output requirements.
- Identify Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) guidelines.
- Implement Programming Language to PLC.
- Validate project requirements.
- Construct project.
- Keep project research journal.
- Present final SCC internship paperwork.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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