Trade, Technology, Engineering, & Industrial Education

Advanced Manufacturing I Honors

This course introduces students to the skills, practices, and safety measures needed to work within the manufacturing industry including:

  • understanding customers’ needs,

  • communication strategies,

  • development and delivery of training,

  • manufacturing safety, personal protective equipment, and fire and electrical safety,

  • blueprint reading,

  • basic measurements,

  • precision tools,

  • quality systems,

  • corrective action process, and

  • verification processes.

Students have the opportunity to earn the OSHA-10 Safety Certification as well as two Certified Production Technicians (CPT) certifications through the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council: 1)Safety and 2)Maintenance Awareness. These certifications are recognized by manufacturers in NC and the USA as fundamental certifications needed by advanced manufacturing production workers. English language arts are reinforced.

Students selecting this HONORS level course should be aware that the course is developed and implemented to be more challenging than the standard level of the course in order to foster growth for advanced learners. Students enrolling in Honors CTE courses should possess the interest, ability, and motivation to meet the challenges of an honors level course. They must be willing to take greater responsibility for their learning and aspire to an advanced level of learning through high quality work.


CREDIT: 1

TYPE: Honors

GRADE: 9-12

Advanced Manufacturing II Honors

In this course, students continue to build upon the skills, practices, and safety measures they learned in Advanced Manufacturing I to better understand the manufacturing process and product quality. Topics included in this course are:

  • identifying customer needs,

  • determining resources available for production process,

  • equipment setup,

  • setting team production goals,

  • perform and monitor the process to make a product,

  • document the process and determine product shipping or distribution, and

  • performing routine maintenance of electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and machine automation.

Students have the opportunity to earn two Certified Production Technicians (CPT) certifications through the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council: 1) Manufacturing Processes and Production and 2) Quality Practices and Measurement.. These certifications are recognized by manufacturers in NC and the USA as fundamental certifications needed by advanced manufacturing production workers. English language arts are reinforced.

English language arts are reinforced. Students selecting this HONORS level course should be aware that the course is developed and implemented to be more challenging than the standard level of the course in order to foster growth for advanced learners. Students enrolling in Honors CTE courses should possess the interest, ability, and motivation to meet the challenges of an honors level course. They must be willing to take greater responsibility for their learning and aspire to an advanced level of learning through high quality work.

CREDIT: 1

TYPE: Honors

GRADE: 9-12

PREREQUISITE: Advanced Manufacturing I Honors

Technology Engineering and Design

This course and CTSO technical leadership activities develop skills essential for students interested in technical or engineering career fields. This course introduces students to:

  • the nature and core concepts of technology,

  • the elements and principles of design,

  • basic engineering concepts,

  • problem solving,

  • teaming, and

  • the development of physical and virtual models.

Students conduct research and develop technical presentations and reports. In place of a traditional multiple choice exam, students demonstrate the skills and knowledge they have learned in the class by completing a hands-on project.

CREDIT: 1

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 9-12

Technological Design

This course continues to apply the skills, concepts, and principles of design. Major emphasis is placed on:

  • graphics,

  • industrial design,

  • architecture receive major emphasis

  • engineering content, and

  • professional practices

Working in design teams, students apply technology, science, and mathematics concepts and skills to solve engineering and design problems. Students research, develop, test, and analyze engineering designs using criteria such as design effectiveness, public safety, human factors, and ethics. In place of a traditional multiple choice exam, students are assessed by demonstrating the skills and knowledge they have learned in the class by completing a hands-on project that involves developing a solution for a societal problem.

CREDIT: 1

TYPE: Regular

GRADE: 9-12

PREREQUISITE: Technology, Engineering & Design