Preparation Course - Fundamentals in Mechanical Engineering

This preparation course is ideal for newly enrolled students in the following academic degree programs:

 

 

The course is open to students in other Bachelor's/Diploma degree programs in engineering and natural sciences.
 

Objectives

  • To introduce students to the "world of mechical engineering" and ease the transition to the program
  • Support interest in the field of mechanical engineering

Key Facts

Language

German

Hours

2 semesters hours

ECTS

1 ECTS credit

Course Instructor

Dipl.-Ing. Armin Berger BSc MLBT

E-Mail

armin.berger@jku.at
klaus.zeman@jku.at

Course Content

  • Technical Freehand Drawing

    • Draw geometrical objects by hand (with and without a protractor or ruler)
    • Illustrate the required projections and sections based on concrete examples
    • Practice geometric visualization (the ability to think in projections and sections)
  • Tour of the Institute / JKU Campus

    • Demonstration of selected machine tools, including the corresponding manufacturing processes, tools, clamping, and testing equipment.

    • Visit the CAM lab or workshop to learn about components and assembly groups (i.e. screw fittings, installation tools)

    • Demonstration of selected, exciting experiments

  • Guest lecture on the subject of "Hydraulics"

  • Guest lecture on the subject of "Innovative Medical Engineering"

  • Excavator driving at the JKU campus

  • A field trip to a mechanical engineering manufacturing company

Additional Information

DI Armin Berger BSc MLBT bzw. o.Univ.-Prof. DI Dr. Klaus Zeman
Institute of Mechatronic Design and Production
Science Park 1, 1st Floor

Website: www.jku.at/institut-fuer-mechatronische-produktentwicklung-und-fertigung/, opens an external URL in a new window


E-Mail: armin.berger@jku.at bzw. klaus.zeman@jku.at

Course Catalog

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