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Oswego Update Project A Graduate Research Project Updating Course Outlines in Technology Education June 2004 “Construction Systems” In collaboration with: Developer: Mr. Howard Botting, Graduate Research, SUNY – Oswego, thebottings@ Project Directors: Dr. William Waite, Professor, SUNY-Oswego, waite@ Mr. Eric Suhr, Laisson, New York State Education Department, esuhr@ Content Consultants: Mr. Richard Bush, Professor, SUNY-Oswego, rbush@ Mr. Robert Spindler, Rome Free Academy High School Mr. Joseph Rivellino, West Irondiquoit High School Mr. Charles Miller, West Irondiquoit Central School District Original Writing Team (1985): Dr. Jack Brueckman, State University College at Buffalo (also 1989 revision) Dr. William Waite, State University College at Oswego (also 1989 revision) Mr. Joseph Botta, South Colonie Central High School Mr. Robert Jones, Amsdell Heights Junior High School Mr. John Ptak, Amherst High School Digitally available at /~waite Forward The “Oswego Update Project” is a collaboration between SUNY Oswego and the NYS Education Department to refresh and modernize existing Technology Education course outlines. New York State Learning Standards will be identified and organized. The original work was a NYSED initiative during the transformation from Industrial Arts to Technology Education in the 1980s. These courses have proven to be very popular and most durable for the profession. In fact, many have been used as course models in other states. Hundreds of sections are offered in New York State each year, according to the Basic Educational Data System (BEDS). However, the objectives need to be revisited with a current eye, successful teaching strategies need to be surveyed in the field, bibliographies should be updated, and Internet resources added, as they were unavailable during the original project. It is hoped that this graduate-level research endeavor will accomplish the following: provide a solid gr