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North Harris County Coll., Houston, TX. – 1988
This project validated the competencies and curriculum for telecommunications technology programs and specified a generic curriculum design/structure that could be useful to community colleges and technical institutes that are beginning or revising their curricula. The project took advantage of and built upon the first program development work…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Organization
Gonzalez, Xavier F.; Waintraub, Jack – 1985
This paper discusses program requirements and career patterns in technical education with the goal of assisting persons who design community college/technical institute programs to produce technicians to work in a technological environment. The first section describes the five components of the product development cycle in which technicians work…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Electronic Technicians
Spyers-Duran, Peter – 1971
The Library Technician Program of community colleges has been endorsed by the American Library Association (ALA). The ALA's definition of a library Technical Assistant is "a person with certain specifically library-related skills--in preliminary bibliographic searching, for example, or utilization of certain mechanical equipment--the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Luzerne County Community Coll., Nanticoke, PA. – 1987
A project was conducted at the Community College of Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) to develop, in cooperation with area vocational-technical schools, the first year of a competency-based curriculum in laser/electro-optics technology. Existing programs were reviewed and private sector input was sought in developing the curriculum and identifying…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Competence, Competency Based Education
Seward County Community Coll., Liberal, KS. – 1980
This curriculum guide contains lecture outlines and handouts for training solar technicians in the installation, maintenance, and repair of solar energy hot water and space heating systems. The curriculum consists of four modular units developed to provide a model through which community colleges and area vocational/technical schools can respond…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Community Colleges, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Center for Occupational Research and Development, Inc., Waco, TX. – 1987
The Leander Independent School District in Austin, Texas, undertook a project to (1) research the training needs for high-technology occupations in the Greater Austin area, (2) develop a statewide model of an articulated 2 + 2 program to prepare students for careers as technicians, and (3) implement the articulated 2 + 2 program with Austin…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Mitchell, Gary; Carlson, Ralph – 1984
A project was conducted at Spokane Community College to identify the electronics competencies required of entry-level employees in several occupations. The methodology included surveying advisory committee members and faculty members representing a variety of vocational programs at the college, and direct contact with industry. Through these…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development
Gourley, Frank A., Jr., Comp. – 1973
With the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the need for manpower development in the field of industrial safety and hygiene has resulted in the development of a broad based program in Occupational Safety and Health. The manual provides information to administrators and instructors on a program of study in this field for…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development

O'Connor, J. Kevin – 1979
The Solar Energy Task Force Report summarizes data, information, and discussions focusing on solar space and water heating applications. The report is intended to fill a need for curriculum and course development and direction for technical training programs, especially in vocational/technical schools and community colleges. It addresses…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Equipment, Facility Requirements
Collin County Community Coll., McKinney, TX. – 1988
The Software Development Program described in this report was developed at Collin County Community College as a pilot associate degree program for the State of Texas. Drawing from an employer needs assessment and a DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process, the two-year associate in applied science (AAS) program was developed to train scientific…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
Manchester Community Coll., CT. – 1985
A project was conducted by Manchester Community College and Howell Cheney Vocational Technical School in Connecticut to develop a joint curriculum for a two-year computer technology and maintenance program. During the year the project was conducted, a high technology advisory council was formed, consisting of industry and faculty representatives…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Computer Science Education, Computers
Kuhns, Eileen P.; Deyo, Donald E. – 1963
A survey of technical and semiprofessional occupational needs in the Washington, D.C. area was conducted by Montgomery Junior College in an effort to devise suitable curriculums in such areas as medical auxiliary technologies, applied science technologies, and public service at the institution's proposed second campus in Rockville, Maryland.…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Curriculum Development
Lowenstein, Michael Z.; Orsak, Charles – 1979
Phase 1 of a project in curriculum design and course development identified and is now developing a two-year solar engineering curriculum in response to the immediate need for trained solar manpower as indicated by research. The student-centered curriculum involves courses flowing from device to theory, intermixing of support and technical courses…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Course Content

Green, C. Paul; Orsak, Charles G. – 1979
Undertaking of a systems approach to curriculum development for solar training led to (1) a feasibility study to determine the role of the community college in solar energy technology, (2) a market analysis to determine the manpower need, and (3) a task analysis for development of a curriculum for training solar energy technicians at Navarro…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Conservation Education, Curriculum Development
Green, C. Paul; Orsak, Charles G. – 1976
To determine the need for the development of a vocational education program in solar energy, an advisory committee considered opportunities for solar energy technicians and the need for the development of training programs and curricula and formulated recommendations for a program and curriculum. They concluded that the immediate need for persons…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Courses
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