PLTW Engineering
Intro to Engineering Design IED (Full year 5.0 Kirkwood dual enrollment)
PLTW IED is an engineering class open to all grades. Students learn how to 3D model, 3D print, create technical drawings, and build small prototypes to solve various problems. This is a great course to find out if you enjoy engineering or design and prepare yourself for the concepts covered in college. The skills learned in this course are also helpful in manufacturing and trade jobs that only require a few months or years of training. This is the first course in the PLTW Engineering pathway and must be taken before POE.
Principles of Engineering POE (Full year 5.0 Kirkwood dual enrollment)
Through problems that engage and challenge, students explore a broad range of engineering
topics, including mechanisms, the strength of structures and materials, and automation.
Students develop skills in problem solving, research, and design while learning strategies for
design process documentation, collaboration, and presentation.
Digital Electronics DE (Full year 5.0 Kirkwood dual enrollment)
PLTW DE is a full year Kirkwood engineering course offered to students who have already completed POE. Students explore the foundations of computing by engaging in circuit design processes to create combinational logic and sequential logic (memory) as electrical engineers do in industry. This course is a great introduction to Electrical Engineering and gives students exposure to skills used in the field and hobby electronics. Projects range from clocks, to fighting robots, to arduino and raspberry pi video game systems. If you have in interest an electronics try this class out.
Civil Engineering and Architecture CEA (Full year 5.0 Kirkwood dual enrollment)
Explores the design and construction of residential and commercial building projects.
Investigates careers in the design and construction industry. Introduces concepts involved in
building design and construction including land use, codes, utilities and services, sustainable
design, building components and systems, structural design, stormwater management, and
cost estimation. Integrates STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) principles and
teaches Revit, an Autodesk 3D design software for course projects.
Computer Integrated Manufacturing CIM (Full year 5.0 Kirkwood dual enrollment)
This course illuminates the opportunities related to understanding manufacturing. At the same
time, it teaches students about manufacturing processes, product design, robotics, and
automation. Students can earn a virtual manufacturing badge recognized by the National
Manufacturing Badge system.
Aerospace Engineering AE (Full year)
PLTW AE is a full year engineering course offered only at Jefferson. It is open to students who have completed POE. Students explore the physics of flight and bring what they’re learning to life through hands-on projects like designing a parachutes, learning to fly a Cessna 172 on simulators, and designing their own RC planes from scratch. The skills learned in the course overview the first years of an Aerospace Engineering degree and prepare students for what knowledge and skills are necessary in industry.
Computer Science Principles CSP (Full year 5.0 Kirkwood dual enrollment)
CSP is entry level AP computer science class open to all students. The course introduces several different programming languages including Scratch, Python, HTML, CSS, App Inventor, and Net logo. This is a great course to get to know what computer science is like and gain familiarity with several programming languages. Taking CSP is a great way to prepare yourself for college or trade level CS courses and learn about all the different job opportunities the growing field of CS has to offer.