Credit: 0.5 (semester) - Elective: EIT - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: None
This course is intended to teach students to apply the skills, concepts, and principles of problem-solving design. Through hands-on projects students will be exposed to a variety of different units, including environmental engineering, 3D modeling/design, structural designing, as well as learning about different modes of transportation and vehicles. Due to the variety of topics offered in this course, Introduction to Technology and Engineering Education will act as a prerequisite course for other Technology and Engineering classes offered to students.
Credit: 1.0 (full year) - Weight: 0.1 - Elective: EIT - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Algebra I (Can be taken concurrently)
The major focus of this course is the design process and its application. Through hands-on projects, students apply engineering standards and document their work. Students use industry standard 3D modeling software to help them design solutions to solve proposed problems, document their work using an engineer’s notebook, and communicate solutions to peers and members of the professional community. Successful completion of this course satisfies the Computer Elective graduation requirement.
Credit: 1.0 (full year) - Weight: 0.1 - Elective: EIT - Grade Level(s): 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Introduction to Engineering Design
Through problems that engage and challenge, students explore a broad range of engineering topics, including mechanisms, the strengths 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.
Credit: 1.0 (full year) - Weight: 0.1 - Elective: EIT - Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Principles of Engineering
Students learn important aspects of building and site design and development. They apply math, science, and standard engineering practices to design both residential and commercial projects and document their work using 3-D architectural design software.
Credit: 0.5 (semester) - Elective: EIT - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: None
This course provides instruction in design process, understanding project plans and drawings, hand tools, and their methods. It also includes information on basic materials, wood finishes, and power equipment. All students will be required to complete a project designed to incorporate the skills learned in this course. A small fee will be charged to cover the cost of materials.
Credit: 0.5 (semester) - Elective: EIT - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Fundamentals of Materials and Processes I
This course provides instruction on advanced power equipment and their methods. Joinery techniques, fastening methods, understanding project plans and drawings, hand tools, and their methods are discussed. Students will select from several approved projects that are designed to demonstrate mastery of the course objectives while learning the manufacturing process to construct a class project. A small fee will be charged to cover the cost of materials.
Credit: 0.5 (semester) - Elective: EIT - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Fundamentals of Engineering and Technology
This course is intended for students with no prior computer experience. This is an introductory CAD course utilizing the CAD software programs, AutoCAD, SolidWorks and/or Inventor. Students will learn the basics of CAD geometry creation and manipulation using a variety of computer command inputs including keyboard shortcuts, toolbox icons, and mouse menu selection. Content will enable students to make the transition into the use of CAD software by creating increasingly sophisticated drawings. Students will earn the basic concepts of full size and scale drawings by making two and three-dimensional drawings.
Credit: 0.5 (semester) - Elective: EIT - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Fundamentals of Engineering and Technology
In this hands-on, activity-based course, students will explore a variety of transportation systems and the power and energy systems associated with them. Students will use the "Technological Design Process" to master these concepts through various projects including, but not limited to, magnetic levitation trains, mouse trap cars, model rocketry, boat hull design, marble mazes, and CO2 dragsters. Students in this course will also gain skills and practical experience working safely with the basic tools and machines found in the materials lab.
Credit: 0.5 (semester) - Elective: AC, EIT - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Fundamentals of Engineering and Technology
This class will focus on developing students’ computer skills related to basic design concepts. Students will learn and apply fundamentals of the software package Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator), web design, and image editing, drawing and graphic animation. Projects will coordinate technical skills with organization, management, communication, ethics and teamwork. Topics will include correcting and enhancing digital photographs, advanced layering, masks and channels, vector drawing techniques, preparing files for the web and producing and printing consistent color with Adobe Photoshop, creating and editing shapes, transforming objects, drawing, coloring and painting, working with type and layers and applying effects with Adobe Illustrator. Students will also explore Animation software in many of its aspects from the very simplest animations to some fairly complex programming projects. Students will create examples and create projects ranging from advertisements to simple game like animations.
Credit: 0.5 (semester) - Elective: BCS, EIT - Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Prerequisite Recommendation: Fundamentals of Engineering and Technology
This course is a study in how modern-day products are designed and manufactured. Students will experience project-based activities that will allow them to safely produce projects in a variety of materials such as woods, metals, and plastics. Implementing the technological design process, students will learn how to work from concept through prototype to final design as they design and build individual and group projects.