Filmed at community colleges and job sites across the country, these programs profile several technology education programs and cover a variety of technology fields, students, professors, and successful graduates working in their fields. NOTE: Program #5- Agricultural Technology, features Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and its Precision Agriculture program.
101. Overview
Series introduction.
102. Biotechnology
Careers in biotechnology tend to be in either research or manufacturing. On the research side, bioengineers are discovering new drugs and vaccines, and ways to detect genetic risks. On the manufacturing side, they're making biomaterials like ceramic hip joints and eye implants to reverse blindness.
103. Information Technology
Information technology, or IT, is responsible for a major shift in the way people communicate, do business, and exchange information in our increasingly electronic and wireless world. Typical IT jobs rely on engineering, technical, mechanical, and analytical skills; and IT technicians tend to create, design, and solve problems through computer technology.
104. Marine Science Technology
Marine technology has opened a window onto the underwater world. New submersible robots, sonar, and underwater satellites are discovering ancient shipwrecks, tracking the migratory habits of fish, providing clues to climate change, and revealing natural energy resources. Marine technicians design, build, and operate the systems and devices that make all these things possible. Another branch of marine technology provides the means for oil and gas research, exploration, extraction, and subsea piping. It's also used to study environmental management, trends in pollution and consumption, and the countless ocean-related resources we use every day.
105. Agricultural Technology
By using mapping instruments and systems for precision farming, agricultural technology is at the forefront of streamlining food production and developing sustainable resources to meet the world's rapidly expanding needs. Farmers use geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS) to provide detailed information about land and water, creating layered maps of ground soil and water systems to determine what crops will grow best on their land. Precision farmers and agricultural technicians monitor crop production, animal health, and establish agricultural business and public policy. *This program features Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and its Precision Agriculture program.
106. Process Technology
Building materials, jet fuel, metals, and plastics are all products of process technology. Process technology involves every aspect of chemical processing: extracting and refining chemicals such as oil and natural gas, refining them, and carefully monitoring the process that makes it happen. Special instrumentation, pumps, turbines, and compressors are designed to monitor and separate the chemicals that make up countless products we use everyday. Process technology spans many industries. Power plants depend on it to maximize output and minimize emissions. Waste- and water-treatment plants use it to monitor industrial waste, environmental impact, and human health and safety. In the pharmaceutical industry, it's even used to develop the coating on aspirin.
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