Maricopa Community Colleges  GTC090   19904-20086 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 07/22/08
GTC090 19904-20086 L+L 3 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
Introduction to Technology
Introduction to technology and its application to the economic development of our society. The interaction of science and technology to solve problems of the changing environment.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
GTC090   19904-20086 Introduction to Technology
1. Define specific terms including: technology, system, industry, goods, manufacturing, construction, and communication. (I)
2. Describe the major historical changes in technology. (II)
3. Describe the major resources of industry. (III)
4. List and describe the specific components to a system model. (IV)
5. List and describe systems of technology. (IV)
6. Describe how the systems of technology interrelate. (V)
7. Describe specific types of American and International industries and cite examples of each. (VI)
8. Describe the techniques in problem solving. (VII, VIII)
9. Apply problem solving steps to solve a specific manufacturing problem. (IX)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
GTC090   19904-20086 Introduction to Technology
    I. Terms and Definitions
        A. Technology
        B. Technology education
        C. System
        D. Systems of technology
        E. Systems model
        F. Industry
        G. Services
      II. Historical Changes in Technology
          A. Early man
            1. Food
            2. Shelter
            3. Travel
          B. Agrarian age
            1. Farmers to provide individual food
            2. Education system
          C. Industrial (mechanical) age
            1. Work is done faster/easier
            2. Few farmers
            3. Assembly lines
            4. Changes in the education system
          D. Information age
            1. Moving out of the industrial age and into the information age
            2. Fewer farmers are required to produce the food
            3. Few people are needed to produce the goods we require
        III. Major Resources of Industry
            A. Natural
            B. Human
            C. Capital
          IV. Systems of Technology
              A. Communication
              B. Construction
              C. Manufacturing
              D. Energy, power, and transportation
            V. Systems Relationships
                A. Interrelationship of communication
                B. Construction - facilities
                C. Manufacturing - goods and products
                D. Energy, power, and transportation
              VI. Types of American/International Industries
                  A. Mining - examples
                  B. Construction - examples
                  C. Manufacturing - examples
                  D. Transportation - examples
                  E. Power generation - examples
                  F. Communication - examples
                  G. Services - examples
                  H. Agriculture - examples
                VII. Steps in Problem Solving
                    A. Identify the problem
                    B. Collect data
                    C. Select the best or most feasible solution
                    D. Test the solution
                    E. Evaluate the solution
                  VIII. Techniques in Problem Solving
                      A. Brainstorming
                      B. Role playing
                      C. Trial and error
                      D. Simulation
                      E. Insight
                      F. Research
                    IX. Manufacturing Problem
                        A. Steps
                        B. Techniques
                        C. Application
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