Course Overview
This is a competency-based course which provides basic skill and understanding in precision measurement to enable successful completion of the Tech Ed Diploma course work. Measurement expertise will be gained in the use of micrometers, vernier calipers, and dial indicators. Both imperial and metric systems of measurement will be learned.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
1.5
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of both the Imperial and Metric systems of linear measurement.
- Demonstrate the ability to work with and use both Imperial and Metric units of linear measurement.
- Read Imperial scales to the nearest 64th of an inch.
- Read Metric scales to the nearest half millimeter.
- Read Imperial outside micrometer settings to 4 places of decimal.
- Read Metric outside micrometer settings to 3 places of decimal.
- Read Imperial vernier caliper settings to the nearest 1 thousandth of an inch.
- Read Metric vernier caliper settings to the nearest 5 hundredths of a millimeter.
- Read Imperial inside and depth micrometers to the nearest thousandth of an inch.
- Read Metric inside and depth micrometers to the nearest hundredth of a millimeter.
- Demonstrate an appropriate level of care for delicate precision measuring instruments.
- Demonstrate the ability to correctly use and set small hole gauges and telescoping gauges.
- Demonstrate competence in accurately measuring real components with a scale to the standards of accuracy stated above.
- Demonstrate competence in correctly setting vernier calipers to accurately measure inside distances, outside distances and depths on real components to the standards of accuracy stated above.
- Demonstrate competence in correctly setting micrometers without and in conjunction with small hole and telescoping gauges to measure real components within the standards of accuracy stated above.
Effective as of Fall 2006
Related Programs
Precision Measurement Foundations (TTED 3002) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Energy
- Technology Teacher Education
Diploma Full-time
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