OUR FUTURE IN MANUFACTURING

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OUR FUTURE IN MANUFACTURING

• Existing Resources on the Image of Manufacturing
  Careers and Recruiting Into the Field

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Prepared by

• Robert Mott
• Ashok Agrawal
• Dexter Hulse
• Version 1 5-31-06

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Objectives of this Document

• Provide an inventory of resources that currently
  exist related to the image of manufacturing
  careers and recruiting of new people into the
  field.
• Inform SME members about these resources.
• Promote cooperation by SME with existing
  resources and programs

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Organization of this Document

• Highlight first the work of the SME Education
  Foundation
• List other programs that are pertinent to the
  work of the Our Future in Manufacturing
  technical group
• Provide only basic information
• In general, more information is available on
  listed websites

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SME Education Foundation

• SME Board charged the Foundation with primary
  responsibility for youth programs
• A major task force study of youth programs
  completed in May 2005
• Ashok Agrawal served on the task force
• A comprehensive, 48-slide presentation is
  available
• Major recommendations are summarized in this
  presentation

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SME-EF Youth Programs Results

• 158 programs studied from national sources
• 14 programs recommended for action and
  SME/Foundation involvement and support

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SME-EF Recommended Programs

• STEPS given highest priority
• Continue and expand
• Cooperate with other organizations
• Linkage with Project Lead the Way followed after
  2005 study

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SME-EF Recommended Programs

• Project Lead the Way
• Whats Up in Factories
• National Engineers Week
• Zoom into Engineering
• IMTS Student Summits
• Manufacturingiscool website Upgrade
• How Everyday Thinks are Made

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SME-EF Recommended Programs

• ASEEs Engineering K-12 Center
• SWE Awards/Best Programs
• Future Cities
• Robotics Challenge
• JETS/TEAM
• FIRST

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• STEPS Science, Technology Engineering Preview
  Summer camp program run at colleges through
  SME-EF
• See www.sme.org/foundation and click on the STEPS
  link on the right panel.
• A summer program to inform high school students
  about careers in manufacturing
• Major focus on recruiting women but co-ed
  programs are being run
• Linking with PLTW in 2006

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
• A highly successful, national program to enhance
  preparation of middle and high school students in
  engineering and engineering technolgy
• Program is embedded in 4-year H.S. curriculum
• See www.pltw.org

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• Whats Up in Factories
• "What's Up in Factories?" is funded by the
  International Business Communications Council
  (IBCC), an organization representing Japanese
  industries in automobile and electronics sectors.
  
• Activities aimed at fostering enhanced
  communication and mutual understanding between
  Japanese companies and the communities around the
  world.
• Promotes visits to factories by high school
  students and faculty
• Coordinated by WNET-Thirteen in New York City
• http//www.thirteen.org/factories/factories4/

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• National Engineers Week
• Operated by a NSPE foundation
• www.eweek.org
• National program in February
• Website offers guidance on organizing events

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• ZOOM INTO ENGINEERING, a program that excites 6-
  to 11-year-olds about engineering and helps them
  develop problem-solving skills
• National Engineers Week and WGBH, the producers
  of ZOOM , are collaborating to create ZOOM INTO
  ENGINEERING
• www.eweek.org/site/Engineers/zoom.shtml
• The ZOOM INTO ENGINEERING Toolkit is available
  through the website

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• IMTS Student Summits
• Provides students a first-hand look at careers in
  manufacturing technology by touring a world-class
  trade show
• Draws close to 4,000 students and 500 educators
  from 30 states and four foreign countries.
• http//www.sme.org/cgi-bin/toolboxhtml.pl?/imts.ht
  m
• Part of SME Youth Programs Toolbox

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• Manufacturing is Cool website
• www.manufacturingiscool.com
• Information about manufacturing careers, salary
  information, schools with manufacturing
  engineering or technology programs, and more
• Video tours of factories
• To be updated by SME-EF
• Links to dozens of youth programs

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• How Everyday Things Are Made
• http//manufacturing.stanford.edu/
• Developed by Stanford Universitys Alliance for
  Innovative Manufacturing (AIM)
• Many video tours of factories
• Excellent quality
• Covers over 40 different products and
  manufacturing processes

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• ASEEs Engineering K-12 Center
• http//www.engineeringk12.org
• Site for young people to explore careers and
  education in engineering
• Manufacturing is included under the Alphabet of
  Engineering
• High quality site

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• SWE Awards/Best Programs
• www.swe.org
• Click on K-12 Programs at left
• Most programs made possible by grants from the
  Exxon Mobil Education Foundation, the Ford Fund,
  and the Microsoft Equal Access Grants
• Managed by the SWE Program Development Grants
  Program.

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• Future Cities
• www.futurecities.org
• Educational engineering program for seventh- and
  eighth-grade students that combines a stimulating
  engineering challenge with a "hands-on"
  application to present their vision of a city of
  the future.
• Part of National Engineers Week organization
  (NSPE)

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• Robotics Challenge
• Edventures in Robotics Challenge
• Part of the Edventures Learning Network.
• Designed to complement the First LEGO League
  competition and others
• Prepare students for problem solving challenges
• www.edventures.com
• One of several programs offered by PCS Edventures
  Company

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science
  and Technology)
• www.usfirst.org
• Making science, math, engineering, and technology
  as cool for kids as sports are today.
• Founded-1989 by Dean Kamen, inventor of Segway
• FIRST Robotics Competition High school students
  design, assemble, and test a robot to perform a
  specified task
• Also offers FIRST LEGO League, for children 9-14
  years old
• Operates FIRST Place, an innovative science and
  technology center, including a hands-on
  children's science museum in Manchester, NH

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Added Information for SME-EF Recommended Programs

• JETSOpening the World of Engineering and
  Technology to Students, Parents, and Educators
  www.jets.org
• Challenges/competitions for High School Students
• increase interest in engineering and technology
  careers
• Student competitions
• Understand the role engineers play in the world
• TEAMS - Annual competition where high school
  students use math, science, and physics and
  apply them to solve real-world engineering
  problems

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Additional Programs

• Now, moving on from the recommendations of the
  SME-EF Youth Task Force

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Dream it Do it

• Developed by the National Manufacturers
  Association (NAM) and The Manufacturing
  Institute, its research and education affiliate.
• www.dreamit-doit.com
• The goal To help young adults find careers that
  they can be passionate about in one of
  manufacturing's many exciting sectors
• Initial campaign in Kansas City, fall 2005
• Nationwide rollout being planned.

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Ford - PAS

• Partnership for Advanced Studies (PAS)
• www.fordpas.org
• Five semester-long high school courses in design
  and product development, information systems,
  environmental sustainability, global economics,
  business planning, and marketing.
• Courses designed to be taught over two-and-a-half
  years in grades 10, 11 and 12
• Can be linked with Tech Prep programs in
  manufacturing

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IDEAS

• IDEAS Integrated Design Engineering Activity
  Series
• www.asme.org/Education/PreCollege/ideas
• Engineering in the Middle School Classroom!
• Hands-on student activities application of basic
  math/science to engineering design
• Opportunities to interact with engineers.
• Funded by The Engineering Foundation organized
  by ASME and ASCE

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Power of Manufacturing Instructional Posters

• Eight posters from SME with instructional
  materials for classroom use focusing on
  manufacturing concepts for students.
• Demonstrating how manufacturing impacts our daily
  lives
• Challenges students and engages them in critical
  thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork
• Contact SME customer service by e-mail
  service_at_sme.org
• See Manufacturing is Cool website.

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Manufacturing Week Curriculum

• Students use all their school subjects as they
  become manufacturing workers.
• Tasks include product design, development,
  prototype building, market research, producing
  communication and sales materials, selling and
  conducting accounts activities.
• Meets many Michigan content standards
• See Manufacturing is Cool website
• Job Jabber Institute Paw Paw, MI Email
  jobjabber_at_aol.com.

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BEST Robotics, Inc.

• BEST is a non-profit, volunteer-based
  organization whose mission is to inspire students
  to pursue careers in engineering, science, and
  technology through participation in a
  sports-like, science and engineering-based
  robotics competition.
• www.bestinc.org
• Based in Dallas, TX. Started in 1993
• Today BEST has over 700 middle and high schools
  and over 8,000 students participating each fall.

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National Center for Manufacturing Education

• Operates the Manufacturing Education Resource
  Center (MERC Online)
• A database of educational materials in
  manufacturing engineering and technology
• www.ncmeresource.org
• Links to dozens of related websites
• Calendar of manufacturing education activities
• Project Lead the Way affiliate for Ohio
• Ford PAS training center for Ohio
• Partner with SME MER technical community
• Partner with ASEE Manufacturing Division

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DiscoverEngineering.org

• www.discoverengineering.org/Engineers/mfg_engineer
  ing.asp
• Mfg Engineering pages on large Discover
  Engineering website
• Includes activities and projects
• Home page www.discoverengineering.org
• Total of 17 engineering fields listed

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Engineering Education Service Center

• www.engineeringedu.com/
• Founded by Celeste Baine
• Popular site for Engineering Education
• Huge number of links, lists, resources, etc.
• Mission Statement To provide information
  resources to promote, guide, and stimulate
  interest in science and engineering.