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This course, developed by the Fiber Optic Association, Inc., provides an overview of FTTx (Fiber to the Home), and provides six lesson plans called: What is FTTX, FTTx Architectures, FTTx PON Protocols, Installing FTTX Networks, Testing FTTx Networks, and FTTH Design, Case Study. Each lesson plan...

This paper, from Ben D. Cranor, Matthew E. Elam, and Jerry D. Parish, of Texas A&M University-Commerce, covers global trends in patenting. Topics include the U.S. position in the global marketplace, the U.S. trade balance in high-tech goods and high-tech manufacturing, real per capita income growth,...

This paper from Todd Myers of Ohio University discusses the globalization issues present in the industrial technology transfer supply chain. This paper discusses examples of organizational/national differences in standards, regulations, and societal expectations of technology and how these...

This 3-page assessment, created and published by Northwest State Community College, evaluates a student's ability to understand motor control and motor branch circuits. The assessment is composed of an introduction, five questions, three figures, and a Department of Labor's Employment and Training...

These resource, from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center, provides a brain exercise to assist in the interpretation of engineering drawings. With this interactive object, "learners practice their 3D visualization skills by identifying the correct isometric view of an object." In the first section,...

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features an interview with Jenny Brinker, program coordinator for the Building Energy & Comfort Controls program at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC). Brinker discusses prior professional experience before...

This interview from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features an interview with Jim Horst, Energy Management and BAS (Building Automation Systems) Program Coordinator at Delaware Technical Community College. Horst provides an overview of how these programs prepare...

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features an interview with Justin Herdon, HVAC&R (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration) Program Director at Tri-County Technical College (TCTC). Herdon begins the interview by sharing professional...

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features an interview with Keith Otten, Heating, Air Conditioning, & Refrigeration (HVAC) Program Coordinator at Southwest Illinois College. Otten begins the interview by discussing prior professional experience before...

This video from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center features an interview with Pierre-Carlo Ortañez, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Program Faculty at Riverside City College. This interview goes into detail on teaching and curriculum in the HVAC&R (heating,...