The "Oswego Update Project"

Updating course outlines in Technology Education, accomplished by graduate researchers at  SUNY Oswego spring 2004.  They are available as Word files below.

Professionally yours,
Dr. William Waite

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Oswego Update Project Title	Former Title	Notes
Transportation and Energy/Power Focus
Transportation Systems
Land and Marine Transportation	Formerly “Land” only	Additional marine content never addressed in other projects
The Exploration of Air & Space	Formerly “Aerospace Transportation”	Communicates well with students from the beginning
Automotive Technology	Formerly “Automotives”	More in line with others
Energy and Power Technology
Manufacturing & Construction Focus
Materials Processing
Manufacturing Systems
Creativity and Innovation	18 week course similar to DDP	Because DDP is so well developed and accepted, a one semester alternative was developed with similar content
Invention!	Formerly “Product Design and Engineering”	Revised title to be more communicative and exciting for students
Construction Systems
Residential Construction
Electronics and Engineering Focus
Electronic Circuit Fundamentals	“Electricity/Electronics AC/DC”	Researchers felt that AC/DC is a dated term, and associated with a music group
Electronic Circuits	Formerly “Electricity/Electronics
Digital Electronics
Engineering Concepts	18 week variation of Principles Of Engineering	Because POE is so well developed and accepted, a one semester alternative was developed with similar content
Communication Focus
Communication Systems
Computer Toolkit	Formerly “Computer Applications”	Title seemed more exciting for students
Electronic Media Production	Formerly “Media Production”	Addition of “Electronic" was a must after technology change of the last ten years
Digital Multimedia	Formerly “Computer Graphics”	The term “Multimedia” has now become more common that “Graphics”
Web Graphics	Formerly “Graphic Communications”	Reoriented toward web design
Technical Drawing		Board drawing, but has an introduction to CAD
CAD
Photography		Now includes digital photography also