More than Spinning Their Wheels

Autor/in	Cassola, Joel
Titel	More than Spinning Their Wheels
Quelle	In: Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 82 (2007) 3, S.18-21 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1527-1803
Schlagwörter	Graduates; Employment Opportunities; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Skilled Workers; Computer Assisted Design; Manufacturing; Innovation; Futures (of Society); Motor Vehicles; Machine Tools; Vocational Education; Theory Practice Relationship; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Facharbeiter; Herstellung; Future; Society; Zukunft; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Werkzeugmaschine; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung
Abstract	Last fall, when Mastercam, the leading manufacturer of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software, announced the winners of its Innovators of the Future (IOF) contest, first, second and third prizes went to students in the advanced manufacturing program of Vincennes University's (VU's) Machine Trades Technology Department. The contest called for students to design a unique hot rod wheel and make it to quarter scale using computer numerical control (CNC) manufacturing equipment. And there is still better news for the VU students: each of this year's nine advanced manufacturing program graduates (all contest participants) has received three or more job offers from high-tech manufacturing shops. Many of these were from some of the most prestigious names in automotive, aerospace and medical device manufacturing. They not only have job offers on the table, but also the opportunity to choose among attractive options. This article discusses how VU's advanced manufacturing program provides tremendous job opportunities for its students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10