The course materials included in this guide are intended to introduce students to the manufacturing industry and its relationships with society, individuals, and the environment. The following topics are covered in the nine learning modules: manufacturing and society and manufacturing systems; manufacturing materials and processes (types of materials and their properties, ways of obtaining resources, and production of industrial materials); parts manufacturing processes (concepts and practices related to casting, forming, and separating); parts and product completion processes (concepts and practices involved in conditioning, finishing, and assembling); organizing, financing, and managing an enterprise (forming and staffing an enterprise, raising capital, and maintaining financial records); researching and developing products (establishing product criteria, designing and sketching ideas, and specifying designs); producing products (selecting and sequencing operations, developing tooling, establishing quality control programs, designing safety programs, and conducting pilot and production runs); marketing products (promoting and selling products); and closing an enterprise. Each module includes information about the length of time needed to complete the module, an introduction to the instructional content to be covered in class, performance objectives, a day-by-day outline of student learning activities, related diagrams and drawings, and lists of suggested textbooks and references. (MN)