ERIC Number: ED422487
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 1425
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Industrial Maintenance Series. Educational Resources for the Machine Tool Industry. Course Syllabi, Instructor's Handbook, [and] Student Laboratory Manual.
Texas State Technical Coll. System, Waco.
This package consists of course syllabi, an instructor's handbook, and a student laboratory manual for a 1-year vocational training program to prepare students for entry-level employment as industrial maintenance technicians. The program was developed through a modification of the DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) technique. The course syllabi volume begins with the MASTER (Machine Tool Advanced Skills Technology Educational Resources) Program Consortium competency profile with 19 duties (and supporting technical workplace competencies): practice safety; apply mathematical concepts; interpret engineering drawings and control documents; use measuring tools; use hand tools; operate machine tools; perform welding operations; maintain/troubleshoot equipment and systems; repair power transmission systems; fabricate/install sheet metal parts; piping operations; basic rigging; bearing maintenance; use computers; align shafts; install/align machines; maintain electrical devices; basic mechanical concepts; and fasteners and preloading. The first volume contains the justification, documentation, and course syllabi for the courses. Each syllabus contains the following: course description; prerequisites; course objectives; required course materials; methods of instruction; lecture outline; lab outline; Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills competencies taught; and appropriate reference materials. The two-volume instructor's handbook consists of technical training modules that include some or all of the following: time required; duty; task; objective(s); instructional materials list; references; student preparation; introduction; presentation outline; practical application; evaluation; summary; and attachments, including handouts, laboratory worksheets, and self-assessment with answer key. The handbook is arranged by duty grouping, with technical modules developed for each task box on the competency profile. The student laboratory manual contains a DACUM chart and learning modules. Each module in the student manual includes some or all of the following: objectives, outline, laboratory exercises, laboratory aids, and handouts. (YLB)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Guides, Educational Certificates, Equipment Maintenance, Industry, Instructional Materials, Job Skills, Job Training, Learning Activities, Learning Modules, Machine Repairers, Machine Tool Operators, Machine Tools, Postsecondary Education, Student Certification, Student Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Technical Education
Online at http://machinetool.tstc.edu
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Students; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Div. of Undergraduate Education.
Authoring Institution: Texas State Technical Coll. System, Waco.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A