TEL 393      Mid Term Exam

                          Name:      _______________________________________

         Academic Major:      ____________________________________

                   Directions:      Staple this test question document to the top of your typed answers.

                                          Leave space in your typed document for your sketches.

                                          Notice that some questions are “major specific”.

 

As you respond to these questions, be sure to add as many details as necessary. Be specific as possible. Do not demonstrate that you have an average understanding of key concepts, demonstrate that you have an intricate, and comprehensive understanding of the key manufacturing concepts and that you can apply them to the problems presented. YOU MUST ORGANIZE YOUR SUBMITTED DOCUMENT SO THAT IT IS CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE.

 

 

Question 1 (To be answered by all students)

In class we learned that the four product design factors include: Function, Manufacture, Sales (appeal), End of Life. For each of these four factors, list and then describe and then sketch two improvements that could be made to this special product so that the product improves in each of the design factor areas. In other words, you are to make 8 distinct improvements to the product. Two that improve its function, two that simplify its manufacture, two that improve its market appeal, and two that improve it's end of life outlook. Include a sketch of each of the 8 modifications. The special product that you need to improve is a BRAND NEW invention. The patent issued ONE WEEK AGO TODAY! You can see the patent at the link above or at http://www.uspto.gov and then search for patent number 07601046. It is too bad that the inventor did not talk with us before patenting the rocket launching toy. We could have suggested a lot of cool improvements.

 

Question 2 (To be answered by all students)

On one side of a single sheet of paper, illustrate a piece of tooling (of your own design) that can be used in concert with a piece of lab equipment that accomplishes a task needed ON YOUR TEAM MANUFACTURING PRODUCT. Label and briefly describe (on the illustration) the elements of good tooling that you have incorporated.

 

Question 3 (Non Technology Education majors only)

As we have been discovering with our product development and prototyping activities, it is quite challenging to develop products and ways to manufacture them. It is even more challenging in a business environment. You will likely be responsible for management of a manufacturing enterprise. List and describe specific actions you will take or programs you will implement to improve the products you produce and the systems you use to produce them. This should be a well developed, comprehensive description of all the things you will do to create continuous product and process improvements.

 

Question 3-8 (Technology Education majors only)

The International Technology Education Association has published (2007) Standards for Technological Literacy that we need as educators. Information about the standards can be found at http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/Publications/TAA_Publications.html

The entire standards document is available in pdf format http://www.iteaconnect.org/TAA/PDFs/xstnd.pdf

 

As Technology Educators we need to be familiar with all of the standards. Most important to us at this time, is standard number 19 which states: Standard 19: Students will develop an understanding of and be able to select and use manufacturing technologies. Standard 19 begins on page 182 of the standards document.

 

The standards also state:

Technology Content Standards is not a curriculum. A curriculum provides the specific details on how the content is to be delivered, including organization, balance, and the various ways of presenting the content in the laboratory-classroom, while standards describe what the content should be. Curriculum developers, teachers, and others should use Technology Content Standards as a guide for developing appropriate curricula, but the standards do not specify what should go on in the laboratory-classroom.

 

Question 3:

According to the standards, what is primary manufacturing?

 

Question 4:

List 4 examples of primary manufacturing.

 

Question 5:

The standards describe durable goods and non-durable goods. List 5 of each.

 

 

 

The standards state that “In order to select, use, and understand manufacturing technologies, students in grades ________ should learn that servicing keeps products in good operating condition.”

 

Question 6:

In what grades is this stressed?

 

Question 7:

How would you teach this to students?

 

Question 8:

The standards suggest that, among other things, students should be taught how to be wise consumers. How would you do this?