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ENTRANCE AND PROMOTION COMPETENCIES FOR ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY IN BREVARD COUNTY (INDUSTRY, CARD SORT, TECHNICIAN; FLORIDA)

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Date Issued:
1984
Summary:
A purpose of this research study was to determine and evaluate entrance and promotion competencies for electronic engineering technicians. A secondary purpose was to implement an uncommon method of collecting data. The study showed that the most important entrance competencies were related to positive attitude and ability to use basic test equipment. Other very important entrance competencies were related to component troubleshooting and logic gates. The study showed that the most important promotion competencies were related to technical experience, positive attitude, cooperation, system and component troubleshooting, and oral communication skills. Behavioral indicators were developed for a number of the important competencies. Methods of teaching the skills related to positive attitude, cooperation, and troubleshooting are suggested. The study demonstrated an effective method for collecting data. The method included a structured interview with a card sort accompanied by an industry tour of the work environment. The analysis of the data was done on an IBM-Personal Computer using three original computer programs and one purchased program. Two of the programs incorporated interactive graphic analysis of data. Scatter graph comparisons of the ranking of the entrance and promotion competencies by supervisors and technicians are included. Tables are provided to compare the competencies for digital and non-digital jobs and to compare the competencies for research and non-research jobs. It is recommended that educators should place more emphasis on troubleshooting skills and that computer testing concepts and diagnostic troubleshooting programs need to be incorporated into the curriculum. Educators should remember that math and circuit analyzing skills, although important for the student, are much less important for the average working technician.
Title: ENTRANCE AND PROMOTION COMPETENCIES FOR ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY IN BREVARD COUNTY (INDUSTRY, CARD SORT, TECHNICIAN; FLORIDA).
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Name(s): OSBORNE, KING WALTER.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1984
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 169 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: A purpose of this research study was to determine and evaluate entrance and promotion competencies for electronic engineering technicians. A secondary purpose was to implement an uncommon method of collecting data. The study showed that the most important entrance competencies were related to positive attitude and ability to use basic test equipment. Other very important entrance competencies were related to component troubleshooting and logic gates. The study showed that the most important promotion competencies were related to technical experience, positive attitude, cooperation, system and component troubleshooting, and oral communication skills. Behavioral indicators were developed for a number of the important competencies. Methods of teaching the skills related to positive attitude, cooperation, and troubleshooting are suggested. The study demonstrated an effective method for collecting data. The method included a structured interview with a card sort accompanied by an industry tour of the work environment. The analysis of the data was done on an IBM-Personal Computer using three original computer programs and one purchased program. Two of the programs incorporated interactive graphic analysis of data. Scatter graph comparisons of the ranking of the entrance and promotion competencies by supervisors and technicians are included. Tables are provided to compare the competencies for digital and non-digital jobs and to compare the competencies for research and non-research jobs. It is recommended that educators should place more emphasis on troubleshooting skills and that computer testing concepts and diagnostic troubleshooting programs need to be incorporated into the curriculum. Educators should remember that math and circuit analyzing skills, although important for the student, are much less important for the average working technician.
Identifier: 11858 (digitool), FADT11858 (IID), fau:8781 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1984.
College of Education
Subject(s): Community colleges--Florida--Brevard County--Entrance requirements
Electronic technicians--Education--Florida--Brevard County
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