Curriculum Index » Engineering and Technology Studies - Lesson Detail Matrix
Engineering and Technology Studies Lesson Detail Matrix
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PowerPoint Presentation The importance of developing yourself: behavior modification, barriers to change, understanding yourself and others, diversity, assessing strengths and weaknesses, communication, and motivation.
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.
Process In-depth
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
Process In-depth
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.
Process In-depth
Evaluation/ Presentation. Have student groups report on progress toward completion of their powerpoint presentations.
Week 6
The PC Industry and Market
Preparing for Lifelong Learning
Evaluation/ Presentation Complete powerpoint presentations. Evaluation Grade based on a student designed rubric. Course Evaluation.
