Areas of Specialization

3 unit(s)
Parametric solid modeling for parts with complex geometry. Wireframe and complex surfaces. Multi-component assemblies with kinematic constraints. Fitting and kinematic animations for assemblies. Simulation analysis on solid models.
One lab (four hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 2AE3,2CD3, and registration in level II or above of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Stress and strain; load analysis; failure prediction; impact; fatigue; lubrication and sliding bearings; rolling bearings; shafts and associated parts; gears; fasteners; brakes and clutches; disassemble and reassemble vehicle systems.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1ME3, 1PH3, and registration in level II or above of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Two-dimensional drafting: drawing environment and commands, drafting settings, drawing editing, plotting output, dimensioning, orthographic projections and views, sectional and auxiliary views. Three-dimensional solid modeling: parts, assemblies, 2D drawings generation.
One lecture, one lab (two hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): Registration in level II or above of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Physical properties including tensile and impact of materials, ductile and brittle fracture, testing, applications and selection of ceramics, metals and alloys, polymers and advanced materials used in automobiles and vehicles. Metal casting for automotive applications. Case studies.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1CH3,1ME3, 1PH3, and registration in level II or above of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Spark ignition engines; diesel engines, ignition systems, emission control devices, computers and on-board diagnostics; clutches; manual and automatic transmissions and transaxles; driveline; steering systems; suspension systems; brakes; tires and wheels; case studies.
Three lectures, one lab (two hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 2AE3, 2TS3, and registration in level III or above of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Metal-casting processes and equipment; forming and shaping processes and equipment for metals, ceramics and plastics; material-removal processes and machines; joining processes and equipment; surface technology; engineering metrology and instrumentation.
Three lectures, one lab (two hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 2AE3, 2MT3, 3AE3 and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Fluid statics; forces on submerged and floating bodies; kinematics of flow and Bernoulli’s equations; dimensional analysis and similarity; flow in closed conduits. Automotive turbomachines, fluid flow around bodies, lift and drag minimization by proper vehicle design.
Three lectures, one lab (two hours every other week); first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 2AE3, 2TS3, and registration in level III or above of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Single degree of freedom systems; free vibration; harmonically excited vibration; vibration under general forcing conditions; two degree of freedom systems; multi-degree of freedom systems; natural frequencies and mode shapes; vibration control; vehicle oscillations.
Three lectures, one lab (two hours every other week); first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3AE3, 3CT3, and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Internal combustion engine operating characteristics; engine maps; engine cycles; engine configuration and design; air and fuel induction; fluid motion within combustion chamber; heat transfer in engines; friction and lubrication.
Three lectures, one lab (two hours every other week); second term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3AE3 and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Acceleration performance; braking performance; aerodynamics and rolling resistance; ride; tires; steady-state cornering; suspensions; steering systems; rollover.
Three lectures, one lab (two hours every other week); first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3VD3, 4MS3; ENGTECH 4EE0, and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Kinematic and dynamics of rigid bodies; multi-body dynamic modelling and simulation of automotive dynamics; multi-body systems simulation software; modelling of the full vehicle; complex multi-body dynamic models.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3VD3, ENGTECH 3FE3 and one of ENGTECH 2MS3 or 3MN3, and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

1 unit(s)
This course requires students to research, design, develop, and implement an independent project and continues as a Technical Report II. The project plan and a model developed will be documented as a technical report and presented in a seminar.
One tutorial, one lab (two hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3AV3, 3MV3, 3VD3, GENTECH 3MT3, and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)

This course is a continuation of Technical Report I and it requires the students to conduct further research, modify/refine project design, develop and implement the independent project proposal submitted as a part of the Technical Report I course load. The project will be documented as a technical report and presented in a seminar.
One tutorial, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 3MP3, 4AE3, 4EC3, 4MS3, 4TR1, ENGTECH 4EE0, and registration in level IV of the Automotive and Vehicle Technology program.

3 unit(s)
Overview of fermentation technology and bioprocessing, kinetics and thermodynamics of microbial processes. Mass transfer in immobilized systems. Analysis of batch and continuous processes, bioreactor design and analysis, operation and control, instrumentation, oxygen transfer, and scale up.
Four lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): BIOTECH 2EC3, 3B03, and registration in level IV of the Biotechnology program.

3 unit(s)
A project involving design and synthesis that reinforces concepts gained from previous semesters. Such a project involves research, design, and assessment.
Two lectures, one lab; one term

Prerequisite(s): CIVTECH 4SD3 or 3RC3; and registration in Level IV of Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology

CIVTECH 4SD3 or 3RC3 may be taken concurrently with this course.

CIVTECH 4SD3 - Structural Steel Design
3 unit(s)
Limit states design methods to ensure capacities for bending moment, shear and diagonal tension, axial force; serviceability requirements; failure analysis for common structural materials.
Three lectures; one term
Prerequisite(s): CIVTECH 3SA3 and registration in Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology Co-op (B.Tech.)

3 unit(s)
Programming concepts and introduction to C++ programming. C++ syntax, functions, decision-making, looping, operators, arrays and data structures.
Two lectures, one lab (two hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): Registration in Automotive and Vehicle Technology I, Biotechnology I, or Process Automation Technology I, or Automotive and Vehicle Technology, Biotechnology, or Process Automation Technology

Antirequisite(s): ENG TECH 1PG3, 1SP3, COMPTECH 3PD3

3 unit(s)
Statics and kinematics of particles and rigid bodies: force vectors; equilibrium; trusses, frames and machines; internal forces; centroids; friction; axial load, torsion, bending and shear; stress and strain. Newton’s Second Law; moments of inertia; plane motion.
Four lectures; second term

Prerequisite(s): Registration in Automotive and Vehicle Technology I, or Automotive and Vehicle Technology

3 unit(s)
Project-based course covering computer programming. Object-oriented, event-driven programs involving decisions, looping, arithmetic calculations, string handling and data file handling.
Two lectures, one lab (two hours); second term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Automotive and Vehicle Technology I, or Process Automation Technology I, or Automotive and Vehicle Technology, or Process Automation Technology

3 unit(s)
An introductory statistics course covering the following topics with engineering applications: organization and description of data, probability and distributions, confidence intervals and hypothesis testing and bivariate data analysis using regression.
One lecture, two tutorials; first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1MT3; and registration in level II or above of Automotive and Vehicle Technology

Antirequisite(s): ENGTECH 3ES3, ENGTECH 3ST3

3 unit(s)
Techniques for solving first and second order ordinary differential equations with applications; initial value and boundary value problems, systems of differential equations, partial differential equations.
Three lectures, one tutorial; first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1MT3; and registration in Level II of Automotive and Vehicle Technology, Biotechnology or Process Automation Technology

ENGTECH 3CT3 - System Analysis and Controls
3 unit(s)
Mathematical foundation: differential equations, Laplace transforms, transform by partial fraction expansion; transfer functions; modelling of physical systems; stability, Routh criteria; time and frequency domain; Root-locus technique; design of control systems.
Two lectures, one lab; one term
Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 3MA3 and registration in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.)
Antirequisite(s): ENGTECH 2CT3

3 unit(s)
Matrix techniques; eigenvalue problems: equations of elasticity: plane stress, plane strain, 3D problems; variational methods; element types, element stiffness, mass matrices and load vector; assemblage of elements, boundary conditions.
Two lectures, one lab; first term

Prerequisite(s): AUTOTECH 2AC3, AUTOTECH 2TS3, ENGTECH 2MS3 and registration in Level III of Automotive and Vehicle Technology

Antirequisite(s): ENGTECH 2FE3, ENGTECH 4FA3, 3FN3, 4FA3

3 unit(s)
Number systems and errors; solutions to nonlinear equations; interpolation by polynomials; matrices and systems of linear equations; differentiation and integration; differential equations; applications to mechanical systems.
Three lectures; first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1CP3, ENGTECH 2MA3; and registration in Level IV or above of Process Automation Technology

Antirequisite(s): CIVTECH 3MN3, ENG TECH 2MN3, ENGTECH 2MS3

3 unit(s)
Formerly GENTECH 1DM3
This course is a blend of hands-on and theoretical treatment on the subject of creating new technological product and service value in our society.
Three lectures; one term; completely on-line with in-person exams

Prerequisite(s): Registration in Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology, Energy Engineering Technologies, Manufacturing Engineering Technology or Software Engineering Technology

GENTECH 4LM3 - Lean Thinking and Practices
3 unit(s)
The course focuses on lean thinking and approaches to enable the deployment and adaption of tools aimed at minimizing waste, removing non-value added activities, and pursuing incremental improvements across organizations.
Three lectures; one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology Co-op (B.Tech.), Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.), Power and Energy Engineering Technology or Software Engineering Technology
Antirequisite(s): GENTECH 4LT3

GENTECH 4SE3 - Technology Ethics and Sustainability
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GENTECH 4SE3 - Technology Ethics and Sustainability
3 unit(s)
The course explores the social implications and environmental impacts of technologies and the ethical challenges they impose on technology professionals. Critical thinking skills and professional responsibility are examined using real-ethical dilemmas to help students develop a professional ethical identity that can be carried forward into their career.
Three lectures; one term; completely on-line with in-person exams
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology Co-op (B.Tech.), Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.), Power and Energy Engineering Technology or Software Engineering Technology
Antirequisite(s): CIVTECH 4EI3

3 unit(s)
Issues in the development of organizational strategy around technological and market imperatives, emphasizing the competitive mobilization of technical capabilities.
Three lectures; one term

Prerequisite(s): Registration in Civil Engineering Infrastructure Technology, Energy Engineering Technologies, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, or Software Engineering Technology

Antirequisite(s): GENTECH 3FT3, 3SF3, 4FT3

MANTECH 4FM3 - CIM and Flexible Manufacturing
3 unit(s)
Facility layout; cellular manufacturing; flexible manufacturing systems; programmable logic controllers (PLCs); computer-aided process control; quality control and inspection principles; inspection technologies; coordinate measuring machines (CMM.)
Two lectures, one lab; one term
Prerequisite(s): MANTECH 3MF3 and registration in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.)
Antirequisite(s): MANTECH 3FM3

MANTECH 4MM3 - Design and Manufacturing of Machine Elements
3 unit(s)
Theory and methodology related to conceptual design; simple design factor; variable loads; stress concentrations; bolted joints; shaft and bearing design; characterization of manufacturing in design.
Three lectures; one term
Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 4FA3, and registration in Manufacturing Engineering Technology Co-op (B.Tech.)
Antirequisite(s): MANTECH 4MT3

3 unit(s)
Basic robot categories; robot components; mobility/constraint analysis; workspace analysis; manipulator kinematics and motion trajectories; non-redundant and redundant sensing/actuation of manipulators; manipulator statics; singularities; manipulator dynamics.
Two lectures, one lab; one term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 3CT3 and registration in Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Antirequisite(s): MANTECH 4MC3

3 unit(s)
Two-dimensional drafting: drawing environment and commands, drafting settings, drawing editing, plotting output, dimensioning, orthographic projections and views, sectional and auxiliary views. Three-dimensional solid modeling: parts, assemblies, 2D drawings generation.
One lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): Registration in level II or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
Steady-State mass balances with possible recycle and reactions. Gas laws. Phase rule. Vapour-liquid equilibrium basics.
Two lectures, one tutorial, one lab (two and one half hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1CH3, 1MC3, 1PH3 and registration in level II or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
Steady-state energy balances including possible reactions. Combined mass and energy balances. First and second law of thermodynamics. Physical/chemical equilibrium. Application to industrial processes. Drawing and interpretation of Piping and Instrumentation diagrams (P&ID).
Two lectures, one tutorial, one lab (two and one half hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1MT3, PROCTECH 2CE3 and registration in level II or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This second course in electricity and electronic science will be presented through lectures and labs. The course content covers: sources of electrical energy, AC circuit analyses, transistor circuitry, amplifiers and oscillators.
Three lectures, one tutorial, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1EL3, 1MC3 and registration in level II or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
A study of organic chemistry, including structure, nomenclature, major reactions and industrial applications. Emphasis is placed on industrial manufacturing and uses. Lab sessions will emphasize common organic chemistry techniques.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1CH3 and registration in level II or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course covers common pressure, level, temperature and flow measuring systems that provide the basis to specify, design, construct, test and tune a control loop using a PID controller. A distributed control system is also introduced.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1MT3 and registration in level II or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
An introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and their use in automation applications. AC and DC motors, PLC basics, Input/output, memory addressing and program control instructions, and PLC networking, motor control protection and starting.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1MT3, PROCTECH 2EE3, 2IC3 and registration in level II or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course covers simulation and analysis of integrated process units within a chemical process plant. Key topics covered are: process flow diagrams and simulation models, process analysis using simulation model, rudimentary process optimization and plant simulation
Three lectures, one lab (two hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 2EC3, 3CT3 and registration in Level IV of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course covers analysis and design of closed loop control systems. System characteristics and performance, stability analysis, system types, performance improvement, digital control systems, compensation, filtering and motion system tuning.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 2MT3, PROCTECH 2IC3, 2PL3 and registration in level III or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
The motion control part of this course covers the theory and operation of AC and DC drive systems and digital motion control. The robotics portion of the course covers robot anatomy and attributes, end effectors, robot programming and applications.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 3CT3, 3PL3, 3SC3 and registration in Level IV of Process Automation Technology

Advanced PLC programming concepts such as files, subroutines and indexing, industrial networks, PID and PWM, HMI, AC and DC Drives integration and implementation in PLCs and automation project. Lectures are designed to support the lab program.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 2PL3 and registration in level III or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This first level SCADA course covers the following topics: introduction to SCADA, digital conversion theory, sensors and detectors, noise and filtering, communication protocols, databases and process control evaluation.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1PR3, PROCTECH 2EE3, 2IC3 and registration in level III or above of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
SCADA architecture, bus standards and protocols, multi-loop PID control, workstation design, system safety, redundancy and maintenance and SCADA project design.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 2CE3, 3CT3, 3SC3 and registration in Level IV of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course covers advanced sensor and actuator technology, robotics and vision systems, automated workcell, flexible manufacturing systems, computer integrated manufacturing. Hardware and software integration issues, when and how to automate, OPC and HMI.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 4IC3, 4IT3; ENGTECH 4EE0 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course covers process characteristics, methods of analysis, controller design, adaptive control, loop tuning, process control improvement examples with emphasis on plant control and tutorial exercises using MATLAB.
Three lectures, one tutorial; second term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 3CE3, 3CT3 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
Corporate and industrial networks, OSI model, Ethernet and TCP/IP, Modbus, Foundation Field bus, DeviceNet, PROFIBUS, AS-I, proprietary buses and protocols and interfaces, distributed I/O, drivers and devices and their implementation in PC and PLC based systems.
Three lectures, one lab (three hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 3MC3, 3PL3, 3SC3 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course covers the following topics: internet technologies and standards, database concepts, structured query language elements, web database processing and client and server side scripts.
Two lectures, one lab (two hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1CP3, 1PR3 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course examines manufacturing and production technologies, material selection and design process, measurement and quality assurance. Plastics, steels, and ceramics manufacturing, environmental and safety management, asset management and reliability.
Three lectures, one lab (two hours every other week); first term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 2CA3, 4MT2; ENGTECH 4EE0 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

2 unit(s)
This course covers classes of engineering materials, their important properties and applications. Topics include: metals and alloys, stress and strain, plastics and elastomers, ceramic materials and selection of a material for an application.
Two lectures; second term

Prerequisite(s): ENGTECH 1CH3, 1PH3 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course focuses on requirement analysis, functional design, detailed design, reliability, maintainability and system life cycle. Methodologies and tools, requirements and validations, requirements for safety-related systems and mission critical systems.
Three lectures; first term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 2CA3, 4TR1; ENGTECH 4EE0 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

1 unit(s)
This course requires students to research, design, develop and implement an independent project. The project plan and a model developed will be documented as a technical report and presented in a seminar.
One tutorial, one lab (two hours); second term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 3CE3, 3MC3, 3SD3, GENTECH 3MT3 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

3 unit(s)
This course is a continuation of Technical Project I and it requires students to conduct further research, modify/refine project design, develop and implement the independent project proposal submitted as a part of the Technical Project I course. The project will be documented as a technical report and presented in a seminar.
One tutorial, one lab (three hours); first term

Prerequisite(s): PROCTECH 4TR1, 4IC3, 4IT3; ENGTECH 4EE0 and registration in level IV of Process Automation Technology.

Co-requisite(s): PROCTECH 4SS3

Courses offered for students in the School of Engineering Practice & Technology in Master of Engineering Design. Course listings can be found at the McMaster Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.

SFWRTECH 4SD3 - Software Design
3 unit(s)
Life-cycle. Quality attributes. Decomposition and interface design. Specification. Design of modules. Design patterns. Design documentation. Implementation. Reviews and inspections. Testing.
Three lectures, one term; completely online with in-person exams
Prerequisite(s): SFWRTECH 3RQ3 (or COMPTECH 3RQ3) and registration in Software Engineering Technology or permission of the Chair and registration in level 2 in any program in the DeGroote School of Business for students pursuing the Business
Technology Management Certificate.
Antirequisite(s): COMPTECH 4SD3