Electronics Strand

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

One-Half Year, 0.5 Credits

This course is an introduction to the many advantages of applying computer technology to the design and drafting areas of industry. The skills mastered in this course are highly marketable in the engineering, fabrication, fashion, landscape design and manufacturing industries here on Long Island.

Prerequisite: Technical Drawing or Design and Drawing for Production

Electricity/

Electronics

One-Half Year, 0.5 Credits

This course deals with the fundamentals of electricity/electronics. Some of the topics investigated during the year will include electric motors, meters, residential wiring, schematic drawings, soldering techniques and Ohm’s Law. Students are required to complete various projects throughout the year. A good background in basic math skills is essential. This course may be used as part of the three year science requirement.

Digital Electronics

One-Half Year, 0.5 Credits

This course is a study of binary logic, decision-making logic gates and combination logic circuits, digital signals, number systems, gate symbols and truth tables necessary for the complete understanding of digital circuits and systems found in the home and commercial electronic equipment and computer systems. Logic systems, sequential logic circuits and logic systems applications are included. The students will complete digital kits and a telephone kit by soldering in all necessary components. This course may be used as part of the three year science requirement.

Prerequisite: Electricity/Electronics; successful completion of Algebra I

Design and Drawing for Production

Full-Year, 1.0 Credits

This course is an introduction to a universal graphic language through which students can express their ideas with creativity, clarity and exactness. This class teaches technical drawing through design problem solving and stresses that design is the creative element and technical drawing is the expression of design. Students are encouraged to solve visual problems using a common technical drawing language to describe forms in the man-made environment. This course fulfills the one unit of the Art or Music credit requirement for any student towards a Regents or Local diploma.