Description and Purpose:
This 1.5-hour webinar will introduce the measurement systems commonly used in the United States, including the International System of Units (SI) and U.S. Customary systems (e.g., Avoirdupois, Apothecary, and Troy units).
This session is ideal for participants who would like to become more familiar with measurement systems used in field, laboratory, and manufacturing activities. Accurately expressing measurement quantities in written communications is critical. Writing style best practices, unit symbols and prefixes usage, and error recognition will be addressed.
To promote collaboration among members of the same organization, for example teachers within the same U.S. school, grade, or subject, “Group” participation in a webinar session from a centralized facility location can be pre-arranged with the course Instructor, on a case-by-case basis. For more information, please contact thesi [at] nist.gov (TheSI[at]nist[dot]gov).
Course Info
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, using your notes, you will be able to:
- DEFINE the terms legal unit of measurement and legal metrology.
- IDENTIFY systems of measurement units used in the United States.
- LIST official sources of measurement system information. DISCOVER common unit symbol writing errors.
Audience
Weights and Measures field and program officials, state laboratory metrologists, and others who have responsibilities for conducting regulatory and enforcement activities.
General Info & Requirements
Course Sign-up and Confirmation
- Identify a Scheduled Class – Review the OWM Training and Events calendar to identify a scheduled class for this course.
- Request a Scheduled Class – After creating an OWM Contacts System account, request a class in the OWM Contacts System or login to your existing account. View the videos below for detailed instructions.
- Request an Unscheduled Course – To indicate your interest in an unscheduled course, visit the OWM Contacts System Menu to review “Courses,” select the Course title, and submit your interest. Unscheduled course requests are periodically reviewed by the instructor. Classes for a course may be scheduled based on the level of participant interest. OWM schedules classes when the minimum number of orders are received.
- For additional information, please see the Training FAQs or OWM Contacts System Help, or email your questions to owm [at] nist.gov (owm[at]nist[dot]gov).
Minimum Requirement(s)
Successful completion includes participation in all activities and discussions. Session participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance (does not include participant name or CEUs) by email after the session. Attendance is recorded in the Training History tab, available in the OWM Contacts System.
Technology Requirement(s)
Microsoft Teams requirements:
- Computer. At least a 1.1 GHz, two-core processor, 4GB of RAM, and 3GB of hard drive space for basic use. For a better experience, especially with video, a more powerful processor like a 4-core model is recommended.
- Software and Operating System. The operating system must be a supported version of Windows, macOS, or Linux, or a mobile OS like Android or iOS.
- Windows: Windows 11, Windows 10 (excluding LTSC), Windows 10 on ARM, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2012 R2.
- macOS: Check the specific requirements for the version of macOS you are using.
- Linux: Teams for Linux is available as a progressive web app (PWA) and works on supported desktop environments like GNOME or KDE.
- Mobile: Supported on the last four major versions of Android and the last two major versions of iOS.
- Internet Network (Bandwidth): A fast internet connection is recommended for video calls and screen sharing. Microsoft recommends a minimum of 10 mbps up/down per Teams Room. Teams prioritizes audio over video quality.
- Display. Minimum 1024x768 resolution.
- Video camera. USB 2.0.
- Speakers.
- Microphone.
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