New Product Development Courses
AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
AUTO 100 Automotive Maintenance and Operation (4 units)
OR AB 51 Non-Structural Repair (4.5 units)
ENGT 259 Solidworks Introduction (4 units)
NPD 100 Product Development in a Global Economy (3 units)
NPD 101 Innovation Using Rapid Prototyping (3 units)
NPD 103 Advanced Tooling and Materials for New Product Development (3 units)
Total Certificate Requirement: 17 (to 17.5) Units
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
ENGT 131 Design Fundamentals Including 3D Modeling (3 units)
ET 102 Electronics for Engineering Technology (3 units)
MTT 111 Programmable Logic Controllers in Automated Manufacturing (2 units)
MTT 112 Variable Frequency Drives in Automated Manufacturing (2 units)
NPD 100 Product Development in a Global Economy (3 units)
NPD 101 Innovation Using Rapid Prototyping (3 units)
NPD 103 Tooling and Materials for New Product Development (3 units)
Total Certificate Requirement: 19 Units
ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE AVAILABLE
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: Design Modeler, Automotive Stylist, Fabrication Craftsman
See Cerritos College Graduation Requirements in the Catalogue.
NPD 100 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY - 3.0 UNITS
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture
This course will introduce students to product development in a global economy. Students
will learn about identifying customer needs, generating specifications, selecting
concepts, selecting a fabrication or procurement process, generating a prototype,
and testing the product. Emphasis will be placed on the lean product development system
model and how to integrate suppliers, either local or global, into the product development
process.
Transfer Credit: CSU
NPD 101 INNOVATION USING RAPID PROTOTYPING - 3.0 UNITS
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture
This course will introduce students to innovation using rapid prototyping methodologies.
Students will learn how to produce parts that were created with computer assisted
design programs. The focus of the class will be on feasibility, post-production, finishes,
and expansion to low volume production methods. Plastic, composite, and metallic materials
will be investigated for prototyping.
Transfer Credit: CSU
NPD 102 QUALITY SYSTEMS FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - 3.0 UNITS
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture
This course is a survey of International Standards Organization (ISO) requirements
for New Product Development. Students will learn about the relationship between quality
systems during new product development and the importance of registration. Emphasis
will be placed on how to implement ISO standards and recognized how auditors interpret
them.
Transfer Credit: CSU
NPD 103 TOOLING AND MATERIALS FOR NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - 3.0 UNITS
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture
This course will introduce students to the tooling and materials used in new product
development. Students will learn about metallic and non-metallic materials used in
the design of tooling. Emphasis will be placed on the lean development of tooling
and how to integrate suppliers to reduce overall cost of product development.
Transfer Credit: CSU
NPD 104 PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - 3.0 UNITS
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture
This course will introduce students to the integration of programmable logic controllers
(PLCs) in their new product design applications. The focus of the class will be on
acquiring knowledge about selection, acquisition, implementation, and application
of PLSs in their new product design. Basic programming of PLCs will be introduced
to gain further understanding on how PLCs work. Input and output devices such as sensors,
indicators, and switches will be integrated in this class.
Transfer Credit: CSU
NPD 105 MECHATRONICS INTEGRATION IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - 3.0 UNITS
Class hours: 3.0 Lecture
This course will introduce students to electronic and electrical systems and their
integration in new products. Students will learn about the role of electronics and
electrical sub-systems in digital new product development. Emphasis will be placed
on understanding routing, bill of materials, wire harnesses, inputs and outputs of
printed circuit boards and integration in control boxes or design parts.
Transfer Credit: CSU
NPD 106 SAFETY IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – 2.0 UNITS
Class hours: 2.0 Lecture
This course will introduce students to safety concerns in new product development.
Students will learn about the type of hazards and their effects in product and process
design. Emphasis will be placed on recognizing hazards that impact product development
and how to devise controls to minimize risk and increase compliance to standards.
Transfer Credit: CSU
NPD 107 AUTOMATION IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT – 2.0 UNITS
Class hours: 2.0 Lecture
This course will introduce students to automation in new product development. Students
will learn about the control logic needed in sequencing control and timers for new
product and process design. Emphasis will also be placed on electro and pneumatic
power, pressure, flow and speed control.
Transfer Credit: CSU
NPD 108 HUMAN MAN INTERFACES IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - 2.0 UNITS
Class hours: 2.0 Lecture
This course will introduce students to human man interfaces in new product development.
Students will learn about the design of interfaces for new product and process design.
Emphasis will be placed on the output to the human man interface to provide feedback
on the physical process. Tool operator adjustments using the interface to programmable
logic controllers will also be introduced.
Transfer Credit: CSU
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