Component 3

Tasks

Task 1
Production and Marketing

Task 2
Educational Programs

Task 3
New Degree Paths

Component 3

Component 3 brings our product’s evaluation into the production phase. The first task of component 3 asks us how the introduction of our product into the mass-market arena will effect both the workforce required for our product, and on the market itself. The next task involves the education process related to our product. We are asked to describe two degree programs which are directly related to our product’s area. Finally, task three gives us the opportunity to develop a new degree program based on our product’s field.

Task One

Provide a forecast of what the workforce demand would be over a five-year period to produce and market your team’s technical application or process. Include the impact such production would have on the marketplace.

	Task Two

Give two examples of undergraduate or graduate degree programs in science or engineering that directly relate to your team's NCT technical application. For each program, be sure to include the following: + the URL address of the institution, + the department (for example, chemical engineering, electronic engineering) where the program is offered, and + a brief description of the program of study.

	Task Three

Propose and describe a new product or new process based on your team's NCT technical application.