MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM

SCOPE OF TEST CODE # 41 – ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

WRITTEN EXAM -100 QUESTIONS

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

PERCENT OF TEST:

15% Fundamentals of Engineering

5% Instrumentation & Process Control

10% Communications in Engineering

20% Engineering Physics

10% Electronic Principles

10% Robotics & Automation Principles

15% Principles of Manufacturing Processes

10% Engineering Technology Related Mathematics and Science

5% Safety & Work Ethics

THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS. SOME QUESTIONS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO STUDY FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.

*You may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.

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THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:

Computer Numerical Control Simplified (1^st Edition) by Mike Fitzpatrick

1989, Glenco/McGraw-Hill

Digital Electronics (4^th Edition) by James Bignell and Robert Donovan

2000, Delmar

Digital Fundamentals (7^th Edition) by Thomas Floyd

1999, Prentice Hall

Electrical Engineering Handbook (2^nd Edition) by CRC Press

1997 or later, CRC Press & IEEE Press

Electricity & Electronics (8^th Edition) by H.H. Gerrish, W.E. Dugger, Jr. and R. M. Roberts

1999, Goodheart-Wilcox

Industrial Materials (1^st Edition) by Larry Helsel and Peter Liu

2001, Goodheart-Wilcox

Industrial Robotics & Automation (1^st Edition) by Heathkit Educational Systems

Any edition after 1986, Heath Company

Instrumentation (3^rd Edition) by Franklyn W. Kirk and Nicholas R. Rimboi

Any edition after 1980, American Technical Publishers, Inc

Introduction to Engineering (3^rd Edition) by Paul H. Wright

2002, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Introduction to Statistical Quality Control (4^th Edition) by Douglas C. Montgomery

2000, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Robot Technology Fundamentals (1^st Edition) by James G. Keramas

1999, Delmar

Robotics Technology (1^st Edition) by J. W. Masterson, R.L.Towers and S. W. Fardo

1996, Goodheart-Wilcox

The Integrated Circuits Catalog for Design Engineers (5^th Edition) by Texas Instruments Inc.

2001 or laterTexas Instruments Inc.

The Science and Engineering of Materials(3^rd Edition) by Donald Askeland

2002, PWS Publishing Company

YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.

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The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Each question consists of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:

Given vector A of 100 N and vector B of 80 N as shown in the diagram below, find the magnitude and direction of the resultant vector.

* a. 105 N at 76⁰ North of the X-axis

b. 105 N at 14⁰ North of the X-axis

c. 178 N at 76⁰ North of the X-axis

d. 178 N at 14⁰ North of the X-axis

An electric motor drawing 3 amps at 120 volts produces a torque of 3.6 N-m at 3600 rpm.

What is the efficiency of this motor?

a. 3%

b. 6%

c. 30%

* d. 60%

* indicates correct answer

THE TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.

Updated: 1-2009

Please be advised that an Engineering Technology performance exam and outline are being developed. This exam will be aligned with the latest Massachusetts Vocational Technical Education Framework in this licensure area.