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A Comparison Of Technologist Needs And Training Requirements Of The Major Industries Within The State Of Utah, Gene E. Forsberg
A Comparison Of Technologist Needs And Training Requirements Of The Major Industries Within The State Of Utah, Gene E. Forsberg
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The technologist needs and training requirements were determined from a selected cross-section of Utah industrial firms.
The larger industries were significantly more aware of the training requirements and capabilities of four-year technologists than were the smaller firms.
A significant difference was found regarding general and specialized training required by each firm. Thirteen of the 16 responding firms indicated specialized training as being most important.
The 10 areas of technical training rated most critical in their order of importance were: electronics, technical writing, electricity, English, mathematics (calculus and above), machine shop, manufacturing processes, physics, and metallurgy and design.
There was no …
History Of Utah's Salt Industry 1847-1970, John L. Clark
History Of Utah's Salt Industry 1847-1970, John L. Clark
Theses and Dissertations
Utah salt makers have extracted salt from three sources, the principal of these being brine from Great Salt Lake. Other sources are saline beds in Great Salt Lake Desert and subterranean halite formations in central Utah.
This study traces the development of methods used to recover and refine salt by the industry, in general, and by specific companies. It provides brief, historical sketches of the major corporations and the economic, legal, and environmental factors affecting their growth.
Utah produces about 1 per cent of the nation's salt, exporting over half of it from the state. The major factors limiting the …