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Rotational Molding Process Technician. Instructional Program Package DOCUMENT RESUME ED 428 289 CE 078 374 TITLE Rotational Molding Process Technician. Instructional Program Package. INSTITUTION El Paso Community Coll., TX.; College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL.; Association of Rotational Molders, Oak Brook, IL. PUB DATE 1998-00-00 NOTE 135p. PUB TYPE Guides - Classroom - Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC06 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Academic Education; Annotated Bibliographies; Behavioral Objectives; Community Colleges; *Competency Based Education; Continuing Education; Curriculum Guides; Employment Qualifications; Integrated Curriculum; Internet; *Job Skills; Job Training; Lesson Plans; *Manufacturing; *National Standards; *Production Technicians; Resource Materials; *Technical Education; Two Year Colleges; Vocational Education; World Wide Web IDENTIFIERS *Rotational Molding; Secretarys Comm on Achieving Necessary Skills ABSTRACT This curriculum package contains materials developed through a partnership of the Association of Rotational Molders, El Paso Community College (Texas), and the College of DuPage (Illinois). The materials, which were developed during a 2-day DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) process, are based on national skill standards and designed for manufacturing firms conducting their own in-house training, community college customized training, and continuing education programs. The package includes a DACUM chart, course outline overview, and nine course outlines. Each course outline includes the following: course description; course length; prerequisite competencies; course objectives; integration of academic and workplace skills; foundation skills; workplace competencies; method of instruction; method of evaluation; materials and texts; and course outline. The course topics are as follows: introduction to the rotational molding process and operation; safety; material handling; start-up and shut-down procedures; handling molded parts; mold setup and mold change; preparing and servicing the mold; quality control; and processing and troubleshooting. Appended are the following: annotated listing of 34 recommended resource materials and websites; list of the employment skills identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills; and list of the 210 National Voluntary Skill Standards for Advanced High Performance Manufacturing. (MN) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** Rotational Molding Frocess Technician Instructional Program Package developed through a partnership between The Association of Rotational Molders and El Faso Community College (TX) The College of Pu Fage (IL) U.S. a EPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND f Educational Research and Improvement lice DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS EDUt TIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER (ERIC) his document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions stated in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) document do not necessarily represent 1 official OERI position or policy. this package prepared by El Faso Community College F'.0. Box 20500 El Faso, DC 79998 for the Association of Rotational Molders 2000 Spring Road, Suite 511 Oak Brook, IL 60523 3 Association of Rotational Molders Rotational Molding Frocess Technician Instructional Frogram Fackage developed in partnership with El Faso Community College (TX) The College of Purage (IL) Earlier this year, the Association of RotationalMolders teamed with the El Paso (Texas) Community College and theCollege of Du Page, Illinoisto conduct a two-day "DACUM."DACUM, an acronym for Developing A CurriculUM,isan interactive process that analyzesan occupation systematically. A panel of occupationalexpers, in this case ARM members, performed this analysis. The panel's effort resultedin a comprehensive chart describing the specific tasks that Rotational MoldingFrocess Technicians perform. Using the tasks defined during the DACUM,three curriculum developers wrote a set of comprehensivecourse outlines for the training of Rotational Molding Process Technicians. These outlines have beencompiled with sets of national skill standards andresource listings to provide ARM members with a comprehensive set of flexible educationalmaterials. The curriculum package, now available to ARM members,is flexiHe and can be used as a whole, or in part, to meet the training needs ofindividual companies. Members may choose to use the materials to conduct theirown in-house training, or may U5C them in conjunction with communitycollege customized training or continuing educationprogram delivery. ARM Staff Charles D. Frederick Executive Director Paul Spire Manager of Programs and Education DACUM Fanel Alden C. Boyce Wheeler Boyce Company Stow, OH John Cali Bomar Mastics, Inc. West Chicago, IL Chuck Carlson 5olar Plastics Minneapolis, MN Luis Cruz Hedstrorn Corporation Ashland, OH Phil Dodge Equistar Chemicals, 09. Cincinnati, OH Robert Mueller Wheeler Boyce Company Fort Washington, WI Tom Niland The Niland Company El Paso, TX 5 Curriculum Development Team Team Leader Raul Ramirez Executive Dean, Institutional Development El Paso Community College Curriculum Developers Endre Kozma Manager, Mastics Technology Education Advanced Technology Center El Paso Community College (TX) Mark Meyers Professor, Manufacturing Technology Occupational and Vocational Education Division College of Du Page, IL Elmer Korl2ai Consultant Manufacturing and Education Consulting 5haron, WI DACUM Facilitator Tim Nolan Greater Cincinnati Tech Prep Consortium Editor Kay Taggart Curriculum Specialist El Paso Community College (TX) 6 Table of Contents Please note: Each section is numbered inan of itself.This was done because it is anticipated that ARM members will likely copy andU5C selected sections based on need. DACUM Chart Course Outline Overview Course Outlines: Introduction to the Rotational Molding Process and Operation Safety Material Handling 5tart-Up & Shut-Down F'rocedures Handling Molded Parts Mold Set-Up & Mold Change Preparing & Servicing the Mold / Production Quality Control Processing & Troubleshooting Addendum: Resource Materials Addendum: Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills Addendum: National Voluntary Skill Standards for Advanced High Performance Manufacturing 7 AssociationRotational MoldingDACUM of Rotationalfor Frocess Chart Technician Molders customerRotationalprepares molds,requirements. 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