Nano Pathways

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Nano Pathways

• SRI Nanotech Workshop
• March 2005

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Overview

• Workforce awareness
• Certificates / programs
• Nanoskilled careers vs. industries
• Industry survey of people / industry
• Nanoscience KSAs
• Understanding KS for work functions
• Gap analysis, training a broad audience
• How do people get to nanoskilled work?

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Workforce Awareness

• Current workforce appreciation for new
  nanoskilled industries / opportunities
• Career assessment using KSA tool
• Gap analysis (aggregate / individual)
• Education plan (logical certificate)
• Nano for DummiesCBT
• 100 hours / 100 lessons / AFM simulations

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Certificates / Degrees

• Penn State
• Minnesota / Dakota County
• University of New South Wales
• Stanford professional development
• Do we have a handle on learning outcomes? Center
  for Articulation
• Open source curriculum directory
• Using IEEE LOM, SCORM, KSA schema

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Target Quadrants

• K12 (students)
• Straightforward (mostly)
• Remedial / fast skilling
• Takes investment in time / interest
• Traditional 4yr grad program
• Interdisciplinary science / technology
• Transitional workforce (career change)

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Educational Paths

• K12 preparation
• Interdisciplinary awareness of science
• 4 (or 5?) year programs
• Requirement for an additional discipline
• Workforce development
• Using the Atlas to do gap analysis
• Transitional / career transition
• Creating a continuum of nanoscience ed.

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Industry Surveys

• Environmental panel
• EDD database
• Intelligently mined (meta models / proxies)
• Small industry focus groups
• Online survey (open source results)
• Industry (target individual companies)
• Individual participation (email organization)

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Mapping Work Skills to KSA Learning Outcomes
Work
Curriculum
Learning Object 1 Knowledge 1 Skill 1
Task 1 (KS) Task 2 (KS) Task 3 (KS)
Knowledge 1 Knowledge 2 Knowledge 3
Learning Object 2 Knowledge 2 Skill 2
Skill 1 Skill 2 Skill 3
Learning Object 3 Knowledge 3 Skill 3
NSF Proposal Oct / 2004
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Nanoskilled Careers

• Nanoskilled work in high tech functions
• Research
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• By sector
• Semiconductor
• Biotech
• Materials

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Nano for Dummies CBT

• Self-contained CD-ROM
• 100 lessons in 100 hours
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Materials
• Targeted for technician / manufacturing
• Learn the lingo, appreciate the science
• Combined with 90 days OJT / co-op

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8020 Applies
NanoSIG / FHDA
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Summary

• Clear understanding of work
• Where / what are the nanoskills?
• Surveys of nanoskilled workers
• How did people get to where they are?
• Certificates vs. programs
• What level of knowledge and skill?
• Developing an 8020 approach
• 80 foundation / 20 specialization