Maricopa Community Colleges  GTC118   20012-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
GTC118 20012-20086 LEC
LAB
3 Credit(s)
0 Credit(s)
2 Period(s)
3 Period(s)
Industrial Technology Career Exploration
Career exploration in the field of industrial technology. Design of a personal evaluation profile and career action plan. Career opportunities in manufacturing technology, occupational safety and health technology, water resources technology, automotive technology, and industrial refrigeration technology. Job responsibilities, educational requirements, market demand, salaries, and work environment.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
GTC118   20012-20086 Industrial Technology Career Exploration
1. Use specific research tools to investigate careers in industrial technology. (I)
2. Develop a personal evaluation profile based on self assessment and career research data. (II)
3. Design an action plan including educational and career goals. (III)
4. Identify the employment opportunities, educational requirements, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in manufacturing technology. (IV)
5. Complete a project utilizing skills and techniques for one of the industrial technology disciplines. (IV, V, VI, VII, VIII)
6. Identify the employment opportunities, educational requirements, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in occupational safety and health technology. (V)
7. Identify the employment opportunities, qualifications, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in water resources technology. (VI)
8. Identify the employment opportunities, educational requirements, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in automotive technology. (VII)
9. Identify the employment opportunities, educational requirements, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in A/C and refrigeration technologies. (VIII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
GTC118   20012-20086 Industrial Technology Career Exploration
    I. Career Research Tools
        A. Duties and responsibilities
        B. Educational preparation and/or training
        C. Salary ranges
        D. Occupational/educational outlook
        E. Work environment
        F. Related occupations
      II. Evaluation Criteria Profile
          A. Developing a personal evaluation profile
          B. Identifying options
          C. Evaluating options
          D. Decision making
          E. Establishing goals
        III. Action Plan
            A. Designing an action plan
            B. Educational goals
            C. Career goals
          IV. Manufacturing Technology
              A. Duties and responsibilities
              B. Educational preparation and/or training
              C. Salary ranges
              D. Occupational/educational outlook
              E. Work environment
              F. Mentor experience
              G. Related occupations
              H. Manufacturing project using CAD/CAM
            V. Occupational Safety and Health Technology
                A. Duties and responsibilities
                B. Educational preparation and/or training
                C. Salary ranges
                D. Occupational/educational outlook
                E. Work environment
                F. Mentor experience
                G. Related occupations
                H. Performance of an environmental audit form
              VI. Water Resources Technology
                  A. Duties and responsibilities
                  B. Educational preparation and/or training
                  C. Salary ranges
                  D. Occupational/educational outlook
                  E. Work environment
                  F. Mentor experience
                  G. Related occupations
                  H. Performance of a bio assessment to determine water quality
                VII. Automotive Technology
                    A. Duties and responsibilities
                    B. Educational preparation and/or training
                    C. Salary ranges
                    D. Occupational/educational outlook
                    E. Work environment
                    F. Mentor experience
                    G. Related occupations
                    H. Mount and balance tire and wheel assembly
                  VIII. A/C and Refrigeration Technologies
                      A. Duties and responsibilities
                      B. Educational preparation and/or training
                      C. Salary ranges
                      D. Occupational/educational outlook
                      E. Work environment
                      F. Mentor experience
                      G. Related occupations
                      H. Perform soldering techniques
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