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An Inventory of Skills and Knowledge Necessary for a Career as a Data Processing Equipment Maintenance Technician, Computer Technician, or Computer Repairer.

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Title: An Inventory of Skills and Knowledge Necessary for a Career as a Data Processing Equipment Maintenance Technician, Computer Technician, or Computer Repairer.
Language: English
Authors: Hawaii State Board for Vocational Education, Honolulu., Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of the Director for Vocational Education.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 1993
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Computers, Data Processing, Educational Needs, Employment Qualifications, Equipment Maintenance, High Schools, Job Skills, Machine Repairers, Occupational Information, Office Machines, Postsecondary Education, Statewide Planning, Technical Education, Two Year Colleges
Geographic Terms: Hawaii
Abstract: In response to a mandate in the 1984 Perkins Act, representatives of Hawaii's computer/data processing industry and state council on vocational education formed a technical committee to develop an inventory of the skills and knowledge necessary for a career as a data processing equipment maintenance technician, a computer technician, or a computer repairer. Relevant materials available from other states were reviewed. A preliminary inventory was drafted by State Board for Vocational Education staff and then revised three times after a group meeting and person-to-person interviews. The following issues were considered during the development process: future directions of the industry, employment opportunities, the amenability of computer repairer curricula to being converted to a 2+2+2 training configuration, and new skill technologies. The inventory ultimately developed contained 108 skills in the following areas: fundamentals of data processing equipment and general systems; system architecture; central processing unit architecture and timing; tools and test equipment; buses, protocols, and handshakes for input/output operations and communications; generic troubleshooting; miscellaneous concerns; safety; knowledge of software; and attitudes and social skills. (Appended are data on employment opportunities for computer repairers in Hawaii.) (MN)
Entry Date: 1994
Accession Number: ED365801
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In response to a mandate in the 1984 Perkins Act, representatives of Hawaii's computer/data processing industry and state council on vocational education formed a technical committee to develop an inventory of the skills and knowledge necessary for a career as a data processing equipment maintenance technician, a computer technician, or a computer repairer. Relevant materials available from other states were reviewed. A preliminary inventory was drafted by State Board for Vocational Education staff and then revised three times after a group meeting and person-to-person interviews. The following issues were considered during the development process: future directions of the industry, employment opportunities, the amenability of computer repairer curricula to being converted to a 2+2+2 training configuration, and new skill technologies. The inventory ultimately developed contained 108 skills in the following areas: fundamentals of data processing equipment and general systems; system architecture; central processing unit architecture and timing; tools and test equipment; buses, protocols, and handshakes for input/output operations and communications; generic troubleshooting; miscellaneous concerns; safety; knowledge of software; and attitudes and social skills. (Appended are data on employment opportunities for computer repairers in Hawaii.) (MN)