SST-116 Intro Careers High-Tech Ecosys
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.
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Course Outline
Department
Science and Technology
Course Description
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.
Credit Hours
3First Year Experience Course
Yes
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.
Topic Outline
- 1. Innovative problem solving, tools, teams, and dynamics of successful innovation
- 2. Introduction to quantitative modeling skills using Excel and LabVIEW
- 3. Adaptable tools and techniques of instrumentation and control technologies
- 4. Introductory examples of automation and control of equipment using computers
- 5. Contextualization of other courses in the multidisciplinary degree program
- 6. Objectives of communication, physics, mathematics, and technology courses
- 7. Interdependence of subjects, tools, and personnel across diverse fields
- 8. Characteristics of the adaptable technologist in the 21st century
- 9. Professionalism, standards, and certification
- 10. Code of ethics (Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society)
- 11. Co-op and job opportunities in local high-tech industries
- 12. Emerging technologies and automation in the wired world
- 13. Relevance of the curriculum to local and regional economic development based on high technology
- 14. Options for further education, careers, and professional development