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9. Allocating Resources for Engineering Technology Education
Pages 39-45

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... The public was confident that the nation's role as a leader in the development oPhigh technology would open new resources for prosperity, as indeed it has. Nevertheless, the United States continues to depend on agriculture and other basic industries, industries that often deal with so-called "low" technology, such as welding, foundry, and building construction.
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From page 40...
... In the New England area, for instance, there is a continuing industrial need for engineering technicians in the areas of industrial engineering technology, manufacturing, machining, and welding although these programs are less popular with students. [Students are currently flooding computer software courses.
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From page 41...
... Introductory welding courses still include the traditional gas and arc welding activities; however, Automatix robot and a variety of automatic inert gas-machine welding experiments are also part of the curriculum. In addition, whereas cutting formerly was done exclusively by oxyacetylene, now plasma cutting arcs slice through multiple layers and high conductors such as aluminum and copper.
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From page 42...
... High-Technology Areas Institutions can divide their high-technology program resources in a variety of ways. At Wentworth, for example, the five laboratory areas that reflect high technology are the printed circuits laboratory, the physics laboratory, the computer center, the computer hardware laboratory, and a numerically controlled machining laboratory.
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From page 43...
... Current projects at Wentworth include a two-channel audio amplifier, a digital clock, and an auto-alarm system. Printed circuits labs include the photographic process equipment needed to make the masks; imaging, developing, and photo-etch equipment needed to develop the board; the microdrilling equipment; and the soldering apparatus.
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From page 44...
... This renewal is part of a program that was begun in 1975. TABLE 4 Wentworth Institute of Technology Renovation and Equipment, 1975-1983 Laboratory/Facility Precision measurement Welding/shop Foundry/sheet metal Building construction-carpentry Printed circuits Physics Computer center Internal combustion engine Computer hardware NC and CNC Machining Totals Area [square feet)
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... Continuing efforts should be made to upgrade laboratories and shops, recognizing the importance they play in the education of engineering technicians and technologists.
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