Maricopa Community Colleges  GTC118AA   20032-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/10/02
GTC118AA 20032-99999 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Industrial Technology Career Exploration
Career exploration in the field of industrial technology. Design of a 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:
 
GTC118AA   20032-99999 Industrial Technology Career Exploration
1. Use specific research tools to investigate careers in industrial technology. (I)
2. Design an action plan including educational and career goals. (II)
3. Identify the employment opportunities, educational requirements, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in manufacturing technology. (III)
4. Complete a project utilizing skills and techniques for one of the industrial technology disciplines. (IV, V, VI, VII)
5. Identify the employment opportunities, educational requirements, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in occupational safety and health technology. (IV)
6. Identify the employment opportunities, qualifications, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in water resources technology. (V)
7. Identify the employment opportunities, educational requirements, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in automotive technology. (VI)
8. Identify the employment opportunities, educational requirements, benefits, duties and salaries for careers in A/C and refrigeration technologies. (VII)
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GTC118AA   20032-99999 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. Action Plan
          A. Designing an action plan
          B. Educational goals
          C. Career goals
        III. Manufacturing Technology
            A. Duties and responsibilities
            B. Educational preparation and/or training
            C. Salary ranges
            D. Occupational/educational outlook
            E. Work environment
            F. Related occupations
            G. Manufacturing project using CAD/CAM
          IV. 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. Related occupations
              G. Performance of an environmental audit form
            V. Water Resources Technology
                A. Duties and responsibilities
                B. Educational preparation and/or training
                C. Salary ranges
                D. Occupational/educational outlook
                E. Work environment
                F. Related occupations
                G. Performance of a bio assessment to determine water quality
              VI. Automotive Technology
                  A. Duties and responsibilities
                  B. Educational preparation and/or training
                  C. Salary ranges
                  D. Occupational/educational outlook
                  E. Work environment
                  F. Related occupations
                  G. Mount and balance tire and wheel assembly
                VII. 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. Related occupations
                    G. Perform soldering techniques
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