Section II: Progress Since the Most Recent Review Below are the goals from Section IV part E of your last Program Review Self-Study. Describe progress or changes made toward meeting each goal over the last year. GOALS Status Progress or Rationale for No Longer Applicable Distance Learning: The New update, changing from longer to “no applicable” “in department is exploring distance In progress Sinclair is part of al eleven college consortium progress.” learning opportunities for some of that received a TAACCCT grant from the Department of its manufacturing courses. It may Completed Labor. This grant created the Ohio TechNet. As part of the be possible to incorporate some of grant, the Sinclair CAM department is putting the Basic the web material from Haas No longer applicable Machining Skills Certificate (6 courses) in a hybrid delivery Automation. Course format with competency-based curriculum, similar to the enhancements, and hybrids are AccelerateIT program. Development began in spring of being considered as well as full 2015. web courses. 4 and 5 Axis Machining: The new Haas CNC machines give us the In progress This topic is still being discussed, but the top priority has added capability of 4 and 5 axis been given to the Ohio TechNet grant mentioned above. programming and machining. The Completed department is beginning to explore how this technology can be No longer applicable incorporated into the curriculum. Tabletop Simulators: Our new Table top simulators have not proven to be as portable as Haas tabletop control simulators In progress we would have liked, but we have had Ponitz acquire some may allow us to offer CNC of these so this course could be offered there. Also, the programming courses in different Completed Preble County Learning Center has acquired some table top locations. simulators which brings new capabilities to that area. No longer applicable
Section II: Progress Since the Most Recent Review Below are the goals from Section IV part E of your last Program Review Self-Study. Describe progress or changes made toward meeting each goal over the last year. GOALS Status Progress or Rationale for No Longer Applicable Distance Learning: The department is exploring distance learning opportunities for some of its manufacturing courses. It may be possible to incorporate some of the web material from Haas Automation. Course enhancements, and hybrids are being considered as well as full web courses. In progress Completed No longer applicable New update, changing from “no longer applicable” to “in progress.” Sinclair is part of al eleven college consortium that received a TAACCCT grant from the Department of Labor. This grant created the Ohio TechNet. As part of the grant, the Sinclair CAM department is putting the Basic Machining Skills Certificate (6 courses) in a hybrid delivery format with competency-based curriculum, similar to the AccelerateIT program. Development began in spring of 2015. 4 and 5 Axis Machining: The new Haas CNC machines give us the added capability of 4 and 5 axis programming and machining. The department is beginning to explore how this technology can be incorporated into the curriculum. In progress Completed No longer applicable This topic is still being discussed, but the top priority has been given to the Ohio TechNet grant mentioned above. Tabletop Simulators: Our new Haas tabletop control simulators may allow us to offer CNC programming courses in different locations. In progress Completed No longer applicable Table top simulators have not proven to be as portable as we would have liked, but we have had Ponitz acquire some of these so this course could be offered there. Also, the Preble County Learning Center has acquired some table top simulators which brings new capabilities to that area.
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