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ENGR 1310 Solidworks Certification

  • Division: Natural Science and Math
  • Department: Computer Science & Engineering
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1; Lecture: 1; Lab: 0
  • Prerequisites: ENGR 1300
  • Semesters Offered: Spring
  • Semester Approved: Fall 2023
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2028
  • End Semester: Summer 2029
  • Optimum Class Size: 24
  • Maximum Class Size: 24

Course Description

ENGR 1310 Solidworks Certifications is a course in which students will prepare for and take multiple certification exams for Solidworks modeling software. Students will have access to take the CSWA Academic Exam series as well as the CSWP Professional Exam Series. The goal is to pass all the exams associated with the CSWA exam series and receive a Solidworks CSWA Certification. Students can continue forward to take the CSWP Exams as well as an optional extension of the course requirements.

Justification

This course gives students the opportunity to gain valuable certifications to add to their experience and resume. Students learn the principles to pass the CSWA Exam in ENGR 1300, a pre-requisite course, and then take the examinations as part of this course to receive an industry recognized certificate of competency. Students must demonstrate competency in the subject matter by passing the CSWA exams in order to get their certifications. Students do not pay for the exams, they are provided to the students at no cost and they are funded by the engineering department as part of our licensing agreement for Solidworks.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to apply previously studied Solidworks skills to complete and pass the CSWA Exam series.
  2. Students will be able to apply previously studied Solidworks skills to complete and pass the CSWA Exam series.

Course Content

This course gives students the opportunity to gain valuable certifications to add to their experience and resume. Students learn the principles to pass the CSWA Exam in ENGR 1300, a pre-requisite course, and then take the examinations as part of this course to receive an industry recognized certificate of competency. Expectations include learning through self-study, testing their skills with practice examinations, in-class discussions on skills required, and taking the certification exams. Students are expected to pass the CSWA Exam series by the end of the course. Students are allowed to take the exams multiple times in order to pass. The structure of the course will be tailored to address the needs of students coming from a variety of backgrounds, varied levels of preparation for collegiate study and students with time gaps since the completion of prerequisite courses.