SST-116 Introduction to Careers in High-Tech Ecosystems (FYE)
The purpose of this First Year Experience course is to introduce students to the emerging technologies careers as observed at site visits of area high technology businesses, and made tangible in class through hands on-experiences with tools (LabVIEW) and techniques used in the curriculum. Students practice industry recommended soft-skills such as communication and team work. The seminar helps students see how other courses, such as mathematics and physics, play a critical role in the AAS Instrumentation and Control Technologies degree program. Students learn to articulate the relevance of the curriculum for local and regional economic development based on high technologies.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Define roles and responsibilities of an engineering technologist
- Describe problem solving methodology in a technical career
- Articulate examples of interconnections between mathematics, computer modeling, and emerging technologies.
- Investigate range of businesses in order to understand necessary soft-skills and technical skills required for co-op.