TO: Dr. Joe Scarcella
FROM: Phil Fournier
DATE: 12/16/2004
RE: 502/3, SA2, Fournier
This website is resource for
technicians looking for jobs. While the
students in my class may not be ready for employment yet, nevertheless a look
at this website early on in the semester should be a good incentive for the
students to stick with the course.
This website is a veritable
treasure trove of information. Most of
the information is pretty advanced for beginning students but even so there is
so much here that it wouldn’t take much searching around the site to find a
great deal of benefit even to the beginning technician. I would use this site as a source of research
assignments for my students. The website
requires technicians to join and requires they have four years of experience,
which most students don’t have. However,
I could allow the students to perform searches under my name.
3.
http://www.natef.org/career/auto.cfm
This is a fairly simple website
that came up while searching under “auto technician”. It is more or less a question and answer site
for students designed to convince them that being an auto technician is a
worthwhile career.
4.
http://www.bmwe34.net/E34main/Trouble/Engine_diagnose.htm
This website is pretty simple and
dedicated to the BMW make, but is has some neat graphics and simple procedures
related to engine performance, as well to other parts of the vehicle. This site would make for a good research
assignment early in the class.
5.
http://www.highperformancepontiac.com/tech/0209hpp_fire/
This site has great information on
the combustion process, essential to understanding engine performance. Like number 4 above, this site focuses on
high performance. Many young people get
into automotive because they start off wanting to “hot-rod” their own
vehicle.