• Gain the analytical and communication skills necessary to decompose, analyze, and identify possible solutions to complex manufacturing problems and prepare written and oral reports of findings and present them in a competent and professional manner
• Understand the structure of a modern manufacturing enterprise and the roles played by the different functional divisions such as production, marketing, finance, and R&D
• Be familiar with methods of designing, managing, and improving manufacturing operations to realize the efficiency achieved by meeting the competitive goals of least cost, most flexibility, and minimized cycle time
• Be able to apply the statistical concepts of Total Quality Management, Statistical Process Control, and other techniques that help establish and maintain continuous process improvement while maintaining product quality
• Understand how to select and apply computer based tools for product design automation and how to automate and integrate manufacturing processes and activities
• Be able to practice integrated product development techniques and understand the requirements for effective product development teams
• Have a fundamental understanding of material structure, specifically the basic atomic structures and bonding that gives them their unique attributes and properties, and where they can be useful
• Acquire practical skills necessary to measure and grasp the different mechanical, chemical, and physical properties of engineering materials and apply this knowledge in the selection of materials for specific applications
• Understand the principles, operations, and limitations of common manufacturing processes and be aware of how engineering materials are processed into useful items, including the technical, economic, and social factors that affect both continuous and discrete process selection.
    
  

    
      A successful student will:

• Have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED
• Be comfortable with the technology required for online learning
• Have taken college level algebra or the equivilent, and have strong math skills
• Have a minimum of two years of work experience in manufacturing or related industries

• ISAT 211 - Issues in Modern Production
• ISAT 330 - Manufacturing Systems: Techniques and Technologies
• ISAT 331 - Automation in Manufacturing
• ISAT 430 - Material Science in Manufacturing
• ISAT 433 - Selected Problems in Manufacturing

      Schedule:

        Summer 
        ISAT 433

        Fall 
        First eight weeks: ISAT 211
        Second eight weeks: ISAT 330

        Spring 
        First eight weeks: ISAT 331
        Second eight weeks: ISAT 430


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For information about application and registration, contact:

James Madison University
Outreach & Engagement
395 South High Street
MSC 6906
Harrisonburg, VA  22807

Phone: (540) 568-4253
E-mail: outreach@jmu.edu


Program Coordinator - Dr. Geoff Egekwu
Integrated Science and Technology
Phone: (540) 568-2795
E-mail: egekwuog@jmu.edu



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