While preparing the lecture, the instructor would probably be jotting down a reminder to prepare the demonstration that 'worked so well last fall'. The Photolithography Process module contains background information, lesson plans, and resource materials, including laboratory activities, student handouts, a performance assessment task and scoring guide. In addition, the module provides references, a glossary and hyperlinks to related Internet sites. This includes slide presentations with lecture notes for both the faculty and student, animations of photolithography processes, video clips, and stimulating activities for individuals and teams of students. Therefore, the system provides context sensitive faculty development opportunities embedded within the module content.
Faculty have two performance support options.
For experienced instructors who have limited access to recent developments in industry, the Technical Advisor offers in-depth information from industry on recent developments in the science of semiconductor manufacturing. The second option is the Teaching Associate. Because many colleges need faculty for their SMT programs, industry is supplying content experts as adjunct faculty. While knowledgeable of the industry, these experts often lack teaching experience. The Teaching Associate offers advice on how to best teach the module in a college setting from fellow faculty at other colleges.