Fundamentals of Plastics, Chemistry, and Ingredients
This is an introductory course in polymer science and compounding plastic materials. Students will learn how polymers differ chemically, the effects of chemical structure on properties, what other materials are used to modify polymers and what effect modifiers have on compounded plastic materials. That knowledge, combined with available resources, will be used to develop the students’ ability to select a plastic material for a specific end-use. Quantitative and qualitative laboratory exercises will emphasize data collection and analysis, polymer identification and measurement of physical properties.
- Date:
- 2013
- Primary Material Type:
- Collection
- Other Material Types:
- Assessment Tool, Assignment, Collection, Presentation, Quiz/Test, Syllabus
- Institution:
- Pine Technical and Community College
- Project Name:
- Advanced Manufacturing Education Alliance (AME Alliance)
- Funding Source:
- TAACCCT Round 2
- Subjects:
- plastics, polymer science, compounding
Industry / Occupation
- Industry Partner:
- This curriculum was developed in partnership with an industry advisory board.
- Industry Sector:
- Manufacturing -- Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (326)
- Occupation:
- Production Occupations -- Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic (51-4033)
Education / Instructional Information
- Instructional Program:
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians (15)
- Credential Type:
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- Diploma
- Certificate
- Stacked/Latticed Credential Model
- Associate Degree
- Educational Level of Materials:
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- 1st year Community College or equivalent
- Time Required:
- 1 semester
- Language:
- English (United States)
- Interactivity Type:
- Mix of Active and Presentation.
- Quality Rubric:
- Other
- Quality Note:
- This curriculum was developed in partnership with an industry advisory board and reviewed by a third party instructional designer and content expert.
- Quality of Subject Matter was assured by:
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- Consultations during development of instructional materials
- Conducting an evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
- Using an approved rubric to conduct the evaluation of the instructional materials and providing a report
- SME Quality Report is posted in Skills Commons
- Quality of Online/Hybrid Course Design assured by:
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- Course Note:
- Plastic Production Certificate, Diploma, AAS
Accessibility
- Accessibility Features:
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- Text Access - Text to Speech
- Text Adjust - Compatible
Copyright / Licensing