In essence, students, when finished with course three, have taken all that they have learned about business in the first two courses and the summer internship and applied that learning to the world of technology - its use, ethical problems, the environment, and so forth. FAMS students have a thorough understanding of the problems and the promise of technology and materials use. Students in course three also are able to get real hands-on experience by helping local companies with certain projects. For instance, the 1996 graduating class of FAMS students, developed from inception to presentation, a Element-17 Safety Promotion program at the local Ford Casting Plant. Automation and robotics were used in this very special project and this program is currently being used at the casting plant in Brook Park, Ohio.
Problem solving is reviewed and five basic problem-solving statements are discussed.
Students use their entire problem solving tools like prioritizing, choosing the most effective solution, and so on. Students then begin to solve a variety of case study problems ranging from departmental problems and corporate problems to national problems and international problems. The FAMS graduate, as you can see, is very well prepared for college and work. Most of our FAMS students intern at one of the three Ford Motor Company sites - the Casting Plant, and Engine Plants One and Two. The internship lasts at least six weeks and the types of jobs range from personnel management, quality control, finance, payroll, environmental engineering, design, public relations, plant maintenance, engine block design, etc.