Kirkwood Community College - Aquilus Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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Required in Graphic Arts and MET The means of analyzing a correct angle is shown to MET student. In modern society, technology is playing an increasingly important role. It has been esti- mated that two or three technicians are re- quired for each scientist or engineer in indus- try. Moreover, during the last decade the number of technicians employed in the U.S. has increased by 1500!0. MET is a 2 year program with a career objective which includes practical experience in the drafting room, shops and laboratories, but is more heavily weighted towards technical studies in the classroom. The graduate MET has a high degree of ability an - f-'- -W H I T .--W AMW E X 92 . If . ,. E g Mb 1-sf - bw- in analytical problem solving, as well as the ability to translate his own and others' thoughts into graphical representations. Although know- ledge of the machine and manufacturing pro- cesses will allow him to follow a design to its conclusion in the actual manufacture and ultimate production of a special tool or prod- uct. The design option provides the student possessing mechanical and mathematical ap- titudes with an unlimited opportunity for work in research and development in a wide range of industrial endeavors from farm machinery to electronics.

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Design Abilit structor, discusses the Cali- fornia lob Case type storage with student Dan Besler. MET student concentrates on a problem in graphic representation. fs ' t ,, ' 1 Q tt,t, C ,Y 1 5 s 3 David Richardson distributes type according to the California job Case. t- in KCC's Graphic Arts program was offered for the first time beginning the second quarter of the 69-70 school year. Twelve students spent the year engrossed in learn- ing the techniques of various areas such asp composition, page layout and paste-upp typesetting, press operation, and bindery procedures. The program lasts one year, four consecutive quarters. The end result of the year spent of absorbing techniques and ideas will be conscien- tious employees ready for their first job. lack Neuzil, Head of Trades and Industries, 48 'sa W

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Draftsmen- the Vital Link in Industrial Design m?. . glabra , . 1 Drafting students use specialized tools to make exacting drawings. In all areas of engineering the mechanical draftsman is the vital link for communicating ideas from the engineer to the skilled worker. After the thirty-six week course the student is able to prepare clear, complete and accurate drawings of mechanical devices and parts. l 50 They will be capable of redrawing, making revisions, working from sketches and verbal instructions, and performing necessary mathe- matical computations and using basic drawing equipment and tools and be acquainted with more common manufacturing processes.