Developing Automation and Manufacturing Technicians in North Dakota

在北达科他州培养自动化和制造技术人员

• 批准号: 2054859
• 负责人: Reynold Miller
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Bismarck State College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-07-01 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2054859&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Developing; Automation; Manufacturing; Technicians; North

As technology advances and more industries begin to embrace automation, there is a national need for more automation technicians. These technicians must have broad skills in areas including programming, robotics, automation, and control. North Dakota recognizes the need to diversify its industry base and provide training so its citizens can fill jobs in advanced manufacturing. This training is urgently needed to enable the state to stay ahead of the anticipated decrease in energy-focused sectors. Unfortunately, automation and manufacturing technician training in North Dakota is limited. This project aims to help fill this need by expanding access to automation and manufacturing technology, especially in the rural areas served by Bismarck State College.With this award, Bismarck State College will expand on existing foundational courses to create an Associate of Applied Sciences degree in Automation and Manufacturing Technology. New automation equipment will be purchased, and faculty will develop high quality hands-on activities that enable students to gain the knowledge and skills needed to use the equipment effectively. The degree program will include multiple entry points, thus serving students at different career stages. Advisers serving as Career Navigators will receive training to help them place graduates in manufacturing plants, processing plants, and other places that use automation. Materials for recruiting students into the degree program will be created by adapting case studies from the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Sciences. The college’s existing Industry Advisory Committee will be expanded to include relevant industries in developing the content of the degree program's stackable certificates, thus building on Bismarck State College’s strong history of creating technical programs to meet local industry needs. The evaluation of this project can inform industry and education stakeholders about how to to decrease the time and expense needed to deploy a new degree by effectively modifying and expanding an existing foundation. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

随着技术的进步和越来越多的行业开始采用自动化，全国需要更多的自动化技术人员。这些技术人员必须在编程、机器人、自动化和控制等领域拥有广泛的技能。北达科他州认识到需要使其工业基础多样化，并提供培训，以便其公民能够填补先进制造业的工作岗位。这种培训是迫切需要的，以使国家能够领先于预期的能源重点行业的减少。不幸的是，北达科他州的自动化和制造技术人员培训有限。该项目旨在通过扩大获得自动化和制造技术的机会来帮助满足这一需求，特别是在俾斯麦州立学院服务的农村地区。有了这个奖项，俾斯麦州立学院将扩展现有的基础课程，创建自动化和制造技术应用科学副学士学位。新的自动化设备将被购买，教师将开发高质量的动手活动，使学生获得有效使用设备所需的知识和技能。学位课程将包括多个入学点，从而为处于不同职业阶段的学生提供服务。作为职业导航员的顾问将接受培训，帮助他们将毕业生安置在制造工厂、加工厂和其他使用自动化的地方。该学位课程的招生材料将根据美国国家贸易、技术和科学女性研究所的案例研究编写。该学院现有的行业咨询委员会将扩大到包括相关行业，以开发学位课程的可堆叠证书内容，从而建立在俾斯麦州立学院创建技术课程以满足当地行业需求的悠久历史之上。该项目的评估可以告知行业和教育利益相关者，如何通过有效地修改和扩展现有的基础来减少部署新学位所需的时间和费用。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。