| Week 1 Orientation to Computer Technology |
Week 2 Inside the Chassis |
Week 3 The Legacy PC |
Week 4 The ATX PC |
Week 5 Windows Software and Drivers |
Week 6 The PC Industry and Market |
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The Engineering/Technology Profession The Engineering/Technology Profession Show the videos: "The New Engineer" (Educational Video Network), "Mothers of Invention" (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), and "Turning Ideas Into Reality" (National Engineers Week) Preparations
| Strategies for Success Strategies for Success. Show the video "Rudy" (Local Video Rental). Handout a worksheet for identifying critical information during viewing. Links for Lesson: | Developing Yourself Personally Show the video "October Sky" (Local Video Rental) Handout a worksheet for identifying critical information during viewing. Link for Lesson: | Broadening Your Education Guest speaker from Industry. A recent "new hire" that can speak to "going beyond" traditional education. Links for Lesson: | Orientation to the Engineering/Technology Process Guest speaker from a Community College, Technical Institute, or Four Year College or University speak to the issues of education beyond high school. Links for Lesson: | Preparing for Lifelong Learning Guest speaker from an industry training department to address the issues of continuing education. Links for Lesson: |
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Introduction to Engineering Technology Power Point Presentation: An overview of the field of Engineering/Technology. Motivate students through an increased understanding of the field regardless of the degree program. Coverage includes:
| Strategies for Success Continue Video | Developing Yourself Personally Continuation of the video. | Broadening Your Education Power Point Presentation Address the importance of broadening the engineering/technology education. Advantages and particulars of student organizations, engineering/technology projects, and pre-professional employment. Emphasize "giving back" to the school and community for future generations. Link for Lesson: | Orientation to the Engineering/Technology Process Power Point Presentation. An introduction to the education process. Focus on how the education process is structured in both two- and four-year schools. Includes curricula, faculty, students, administration, advising, academic regulations, and the accreditation process. Link for Lesson: | Preparing for Lifelong Learning Power Point Presentation Discuss the growing importance of lifelong and self-directed learning. Emphasis should be focused on today's rapidly technology leading to contiual exploration of new processes. Further emphasize the importance of learning for personal enjoyment, stress management, and fulfillment. Link for Lesson: |
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Introduction to Engineering Technology Log onto the Internet and establish e-mail addresses for all students. Forward these addresses to an industry partner for telementoring matching. Send off messages of introduction. This contact can be established through K-12 education or Public Relation Departments in Industry | Strategies for Success Powerpoint Presentation Keys to success: Determination, Effort, and Approach. What is an "excellent" education and how do they go about getting it. Link for Lesson: | Developing Yourself Personally PowerPoint Presentation The importance of developing yourself: behavior modification, barriers to change, understanding yourself and others, diversity, assessing strengths and weaknesses, communication, and motivation. Link for Lesson: | Broadening Your Education Structure the students into teams based on major disciplines of interest. Prepare a powerpoint presentation on the discipline to include: description, education, opportunities, professional societies, opportunities,etc. Also, develop a poster depicting your discipline. | Orientation to the Engineering/Technology Process Continue working on powerpoint presentations. Begin to incorporate necessary educational requirements, options, and key institutions for the specific discipline. | Preparing for Lifelong Learning Finalize powerpoint presentations and posters. |
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The Engineering/Technology Profession Continue Lab. Log onto the Internet and establish e-mail addresses for all students. Forward these addresses to an industry partner for telementoring matching. Send off messages of introduction. This contact can be established through K-12 education or Public Relation Departments in Industry. | Strategies for Success e-mail mentors with questions regarding their education background. | Developing Yourself Personally Assemble mentor responses by discipline and job title. | Broadening Your Education Continue Lab | Orientation to the Engineering/Technology Process | Preparing for Lifelong Learning Display posters and begin powerpoint presentations. |
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The Engineering/Technology Profession Evaluation/ Presentation. Verify contact with mentor from cc of messages. | Strategies for Success Evaluation/ Presentation Discuss the video and how their success depends upon themselves. Ensure that they "take ownership of their future"! | Developing Yourself Personally Evaluation/ Presentation. Discuss what students have already done and what they may need to change in order to accomplish their goal. | Broadening Your Education Evaluation/ Presentation. Discuss research process and offer helpful hints to other groups that may enhance their presentations. If an assigned mentor is outside of your discipline, check with them as a possible reference for another group. | Orientation to the Engineering/Technology Process Evaluation/ Presentation. Have student groups report on progress toward completion of their powerpoint presentations. | Preparing for Lifelong Learning Evaluation/ Presentation Complete powerpoint presentations. Evaluation Grade based on a student designed rubric. Course Evaluation. Link for Lesson: |