In this module, you will explore how technological innovations have changed—and continue to change—our world. This module will guide you through purchasing and building a computer and operating system basics. The four sections will cover these topics:
Most of us would be lost without the Internet and our mobile devices. We've come to rely on technology whenever and where ever we want it. Most of time technology work seamlessly, but who keeps it running? How does it actually work? We will explore that in this module.
In this course, you will be introduced to the fields of biotechnology and engineering. Lastly, you will use what you have learned to design, build, and test a fully functional bioreactor which can be used to mass produce medicines or generate alternative fuels. You will be the engineer.
Over the next eight weeks you will:
- Discover how science, technology and engineering come together to help solve problems
- Explore different fields of biotechnology and its applications in your life
- Review basic biology and engineering principles
- Create an artificial source of insulin using biotechnology and engineering techniques
- Work as a team to design, build, test and evaluate a bioreactor in your own classroom
- Experience what its like work as a biotechnician
- Use technology to solve problems
In Module A you worked in a virtual reality laboratory to produce and maximize insulin production using various methods. In Module B will continue your work in the classroom using the tools and equipment that you were introduced to in Module A.
In this module you and your teammates will:
- Design a bioreactor for producing microbial proteins
- Describe the parameters that can be altered to affect microbial growth and product formation
- Identify methods for detecting the presence of enzymes.
This course, created by the Articulated Technological Education Pathways (ATEP) project, provides an overview of design for manufacturing and the Informed Design Cycle. Each section of the course includes resources related to the instruction topic. This includes videos, quizzes, assignments, teacher notes, labs, and section standards. The course is divided into eleven sections:
- Welcome to Module A - Design for Manufacturing
- Eight Phases of the Informed Design Cycle
- Phase 1 Clarifying the Problem: Specifications and Co.
- Phase 2 Research and Investigate
- Phase 3 Generate Alternative Designs
- Phase 4 Choose and Justify the Optimal Solution
- Phase 5 Develop a Prototype
- Phase 6 Test and Evaluate
- Phase 7 Redesign the Solution
- Phase 8 Communicate Your Achievements
- Getting Ready for Production
This course, created by the Articulated Technological Education Pathways (ATEP) project, provides an overview of the history and significance of machine tools within the field of manufacturing. Each section of the course includes resources related to the instruction topic. This includes the topical content, quizzes, assignments, teacher notes, labs, and section standards. The course is divided into six sections and six additional subsections:
- Section 1: History of Manufacturing
- Section 2: Design: Manufacturing and Sustainability
- Section 3: Machining Technologies
- Section 3.1: Sawing Technologies
- Section 3.2: Drilling Technologies
- Section 3.3: Turning Technologies
- Section 3.4: Milling Technologies
- Section 3.5: Abrasive Technologies
- Section 3.6: Forming Technologies
- Section 4: Precision Measurement
- Section 5: Computerization of the Manufacturing Process
- Section 6: Case Study: Collings Guitars