Industry-based projects in photonics technician education

Judith Donnelly; Nicholas M. Massa; Flemming Tinker; Giovanni Tomasi

doi:10.1117/12.929178

15 October 2012 Industry-based projects in photonics technician education

Judith Donnelly, Nicholas M. Massa, Flemming Tinker, Giovanni Tomasi

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Proceedings Volume 8481, Optics Education and Outreach II; 848106 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929178
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Students in photonics technology associate degree programs have two short years to prepare for employment as technicians. Recognizing that there is little in the traditional lecture/lab format of instruction that allows students to practice real-world project planning, time management and technical problem-solving skills, the authors have collaborated to provide students with authentic “real-world” industry problems in a final one or two semester capstone course. In this paper we present several student projects, describe barriers to successful project completion and strategies to improve outcomes.

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Judith Donnelly, Nicholas M. Massa, Flemming Tinker, and Giovanni Tomasi "Industry-based projects in photonics technician education", Proc. SPIE 8481, Optics Education and Outreach II, 848106 (15 October 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929178

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