The advantages of Virtual Laboratories

manuals fails to capture the dynamic and time- dependent aspects of operating CNC machines Wasfy,2005. Virtual CNC machines Simulator can attain the aim of enabling students to have the experience of practical manipulation on a largely-reduced cost Swansoft, 2007. Simulations are best used according to Aldrich 2002 in three situations: 1 simulations can be used for developing ideas and concepts that which only experience can strengthen its understanding, 2 simulations are good for giving people practice in decision-making before they are faced with real-life situations that can be dangerous or critical, or for issues that deal with time or scale, and 3 simulations allow people to experience a time or place that they are unlikely to experience directly Figure 4. The three main advantages of Virtual training environments over traditional training on physical CNC machines are: 1 cost: the Virtual training environment runs on Windows and Linux based PCs.Thus, small colleges can provide CNC machining training without investing a lot of money to setup a CNC machining lab. Even for larger colleges, there could be budget limitations that prevent the initial investment especially, for sophisticated machines or the subsequent upgrading to keep up with the changing technology. In addition, the virtual machine saves money on consumables such as tools and workpieces, 2 safety: the students can experiment without risk of damaging expensive equipment and facilities or injury, and 3 Access: unlike manufacturing labs with limited lab hours and required supervision, the virtual CNC machine is easily accessible at any time without supervision and can be accessed via the Internet. Noe 2008:308 state that simulations and virtual reality is the best computer based training methods compare to the other. Simulations and virtual reality can improve the learning outcome verbal information, intelectual skills, cognitive strategies, attitudes, and motor skills. Sim Tech http:www.SIMTech.a-star.edu.sg said that the use of virtual machining or training simulator can help educational institutes enhance the quality of their CNC training courses as well as reduce by more than half capital investment in CNC machines and training consumables. The benefits include lower capital investment and operational costs, elimination of injury risks and damage risks to machines, raw stocks and toolings.

9. Conclusion

Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of learning CNC machining competencies in vocational high schools can be done by learning the practice of CNC Machine tools. Implementation learning for CNC machines tools can be done with computer -based learning method uses a virtual CNC machine. The use of virtual machine has advantages: saves costs, save time training, safety, and can be accessed anytime. Figure 4. Vocational High School students learn CNC with virtual CNC machine R EFERENCES [1] Aldrich, C. 2002. A Field Guide to Educational Simulations. Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training Development. [2] Ausburn.L.J, dkk.2009. A Cross-case Analysis of Gender Issues in Desktop Virtual Reality Learning Environments. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education. Vol 46 No.3, hal 52-53. [3] Ausburn, L.J., Ausburn, F.B. 2004. Desktop virtual reality: A powerful new technology for teaching and research in industrial teacher education. 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Virtual Training Environment for A 3-Axis CNC Milling Machine. Proceedings of IDETCCIE .September 24-28, 2005. 190 THE PRODUCTION UNITS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE FORM OF “KOPERASI”: DREAM OR SOLUTION? Mila Mumpuni 1 and Widarto 2 1 Training Center in Yogyakarta- Branch of FETA, 2 Yogyakarta State University 1 Edelweis36yahoo.com, 2 wied_mesinyahoo.com Abstract This article is intended as a thought about the ideal form of organization for the Production Units. Production Units in Vocational High School aimed at three aspects: academic, economic, and social. In this article related to the economic aspect, the production would be sold to the market. We realized that the implementation of production units require a source of funds comes one of them from the government. Basically there are funds used to meet these three aspects. However, the Government provides funds primarily as a fulfillment of the academic aspect. In accordance with PP No. 29 of 1990, Production Units is the business and professional operation. Production Unit to be able to compete in the market. Therefore, the economic aspect allows the production unit profit from selling the products. Production Unit revenue obtained legally entitled to full government. The rights of government called the Non Taxes State Revenue. While the Production Unit was formed also as efforts to provide extra income for teachers, students, school staff, and institution. During this dispute the legitimacy of the income earned can be used as income or as capital turnover business. Therefore, the Production Units to be formed in a lawful organization to manage funds from government sources as business capital. Offered is a Koperasi organization is an association of some people is an enterprise for mutual benefits or profits. Koperasi in the form of legal entity as an alternative organization of Production Units. With formed into a Koperasi production unit hopes to further improve the quality of production, able to compete in the market, and able to provide welfare for students, teachers and school staff. Keywords: Production Units, Koperasi, Goverments. 1. Background Educational institution always to be required to adapt and anticipate demands of industry. However, in Indonesia contribution of industry in the development of education has not been optimal. As a user of the workforce, the industry should participate responsibly to prepare the labor. Meanwhile, in order to keep Vocational High School VHS abreast industry needed a very large funding, and it is very burdensome by Vocational High School. From this conditions, based on Government Regulation No. 29 of 1990 about Secondary Education, the school as educational institutions were given the autonomy to explore and manage their own funds. In subsection 2 of this regulation mentioned that in order to prepare students Vocational High School became skilled labor, the school can set up production unit that is a business profit oriented and operate in a professional manage. Production Units is one of the programs developed by the Directorate of Vocational High School DPSMK as one of the patterns of teaching in schools in order to match between the quality of graduates with employment skills needed by the workforce. Therefore production Units a tools for vocational skills training should be managed professionally, related to the input, process and output. According section 30 of Kepmendikbud. No.: 0490U1992 the indicator of professional management Production Units are 1 the learning activities on the real work that can produce goods or services for sale, 2 vocational teachers raising activities on the type of work that can produce the goods or services for sale, 3 pursue students practical activities in the world of work, 4 seek internships for teachers in the workplace, 5 carry out maintenance and repair facilities in vocational education with the principle of self-management, 6 organize training activities that can provide services in return for the Vocational High School, 7 conducting joint production, marketing, and promotion; and 8 carry out service activities to the general public by utilizing the resources in schools that also can be a member revenue funding for schools. From the indicators know that the objectives of the Production Units in Vocational High School are: provide opportunity for students and teachers working on market-oriented, encourage students and teachers to develop economic and 191