Skip to main content

Official website

of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The .gov means it's official.

Local, state, and federal government websites often end in .gov. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government websites and email systems use "pennsylvania.gov" or "pa.gov" at the end of the address. Before sharing sensitive or personal information, make sure you're on an official state website. 

Course Search Results

  • MECH 3220: Prop and Strength of Materials

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course provides a comprehensive study of stress, strain, and material behavior under various loading conditions. Students will analyze mechanical systems subjected to axial, torsional, bending, and shear forces to determine internal forces, moments, stresses, strains, and deflections. The course covers fundamental stress analysis principles, including equilibrium, normal and shear stress, allowable stress, and limit state design. Strain and deformation concepts are introduced alongside mechanical properties such as modulus of elasticity, Poisson's ratio, and stress-strain relationships for ductile and brittle materials. Additional topics include statically indeterminate systems, thermal stress, stress concentrations, residual stress, combined loadings, and failure mechanisms such as creep and fatigue, emphasizing safe and effective material selection and component design.
    ShareMECH 3220 - Prop and Strength of Materials

  • MECH 3325: Fundamentals of PLCs

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    The course provides students with an introduction to programmable logic controllers through the design, troubleshooting, improvement, and optimization of mechatronic control systems. The course covers the component parts of a programmable logic controller, their function, and their interrelationship. PLC input/output systems and requirements are examined. Ladder logic programming using I/O instructions, logic instructions, timers, counters, and sequential control are covered in-depth. Sequence of PLC operation, hardware installation, networking PLC systems and peripherals, troubleshooting, safety requirements, and industrial applications of PLCs are also introduced. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.
    ShareMECH 3325 - Fundamentals of PLCs

  • MECH 3350: Adv PLCs and Integration

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    The course provides students with additional and more advanced skills in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). Students will learn how to program and apply zone control techniques, data transfer, math functions, and data communications. Also covered are sequencers, analog I/O, the use of HMIs (Human Machine Interface), programming special function modules, process control, and I/O bus networks. In addition to ladder logic programming, sequential function chart and function block programming will be used to program a PLC. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.
    ShareMECH 3350 - Adv PLCs and Integration

  • MECH 3500: Num. Solution of Engr. Prob.

    0.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Through hands-on exercises, engineering technology students learn to apply fundamental numerical solution and artificial intelligence techniques to real-world problems related to engineering and technology fields, which often require iterative solution through numerical approximation. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.
    ShareMECH 3500 - Num. Solution of Engr. Prob.

  • MECH 4000: Computer-Integ Manufacturing

    0.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course will cover conventional and computer-integrated manufacturing processes. Students will develop an understanding of the manufacturing systems used to make products, the application and potential benefits of automation, and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) concepts. This course provides the student with information on the way computer based systems support the operation of a manufacturing business. The course is designed to give students an integrated hands-on experience with tools and systems used in industry. Special attention is given to the roles of computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided process planning (CAPP), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), industrial robots, and supporting technologies including automated data capture as they apply to the modern manufacturing facility. Concepts will be reinforced using simulation, analog, and hardware. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.
    ShareMECH 4000 - Computer-Integ Manufacturing

  • MECH 4100: Process Control

    0.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course introduces students to the mathematical theory governing process control, and develops an understanding of the dynamic behavior of process control systems, including system stability. Simulation and practice are used to reinforce theory and apply it to practical industrial applications of varying complexity. Methods are presented for designing and tuning process controllers. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.
    ShareMECH 4100 - Process Control

  • MECH 4200: Machine Design and Kinematics

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course covers the methods and theory of practical machine design with an introduction to kinematics. The course will integrate the knowledge of Statics, Dynamics, and Properties and Strength of Materials in the engineering machine design process and analyze the ethical and moral issues of machines in society. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.
    ShareMECH 4200 - Machine Design and Kinematics

  • MECH 4900: Senior Project Design

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course composes the first part of the capstone experience for Mechatronics Engineering Technology. Students are required to research and identify an appropriate Mechatronics Engineering Technology related problem and present a solution using relevant technology and problem solving. Two lecture-hours and three laboratory-hours per week.
    ShareMECH 4900 - Senior Project Design

  • MECH 4910: Senior Project Implementation

    3.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    This course composes the second part of the capstone experience for Mechatronics Engineering Technology. Students are required to implement, troubleshoot, verify, validate, and document their design which was developed in MECH 4900: Senior Project Design. Final results will be presented to program constituents. Three hours of lecture.
    ShareMECH 4910 - Senior Project Implementation

  • MECH 4950: Mechatronics Internship

    4.00 Credits
    Pennsylvania Western University

    Student interns are placed with an industrial, corporate or governmental organization that most nearly approximates their goals for mechatronics engineering technology employment. The intent of the internship is to provide students with practical work experience solving actual problems in a dynamic environment, yielding enhanced job opportunities upon graduation. Students must follow the step-by-step procedure as outlined at the Cal U Intern site.
    ShareMECH 4950 - Mechatronics Internship
(external site) (opens in a new tab)