Manufacturing Courses

Grade: 9-12          Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7540      PEIMS: 13032200

            CT7540D - Dual Credit

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: B&I

QP - 10

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course provides an overview and beginning insight to the various fields of science, technology, manufacturing, engineering, and mathematics, and their interrelationships. Students will be provided hands on lab activities utilizing a variety of engineering to manufacture robotics platforms and other manufacturing projects using physical and mechanical systems.  The students will also participate in a team-based culminating robotic project while maintaining and engineering notebook including design processes, development and testing, project end presentation and demonstration.

Grade: 10 -12                  Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: WT7541 - RHS      PEIMS: 13032500

           CT7541D - Dual Credit LHHS only

Prerequisite: Principles of Manufacturing

Endorsement: B&I

Precision Metal Manufacturing I will provide the knowledge, skills, and technologies required for employment in precision machining. This course may address a variety of materials such as plastics, ceramics, and wood in addition to metal.   This course is designed to provide entry-level employment for the student or articulated credit integration into a community college and dual credit with a community college with completion of the advanced course.

Grade: 11 -12               Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: WT7544 fall       PEIMS: 13032600

          WT7544D spring – Dual Credit

Prerequisite: Precision Metal Manufacturing

Endorsement: B&I, Multi

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course is designed to provide skills in the areas of safety, blueprint reading, mechanical drawing, engineering design, metallurgy, hydraulics, precision measurements, shop mathematics, power and hand tools, utilizing state of the art equipment and technology.   Formats may range from full metal labs including production mill, lathes, welders to Computer Integrated Manufacturing components included in virtual and enhanced robotic precision metal virtual simulations and real CNC and robotic control metal manufactured devices.  

Grade: 10 -12            Credit: 1 – full year

RISD:  CT7545           PEIMS: 13032650

                WT7545 RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: B&I or STEM

CT7545 - Berkner, Lake Highlands, and Pearce High Schools ONLY

WT7545 - RHS Magnet ONLY

In Diversified Manufacturing I, students gain knowledge and skills in the application, design, production, and assessment of products, services, and systems and how those knowledge and skills are applied to manufacturing. Diversified Manufacturing I allows students the opportunity to understand the process of mass production by using a wide variety of materials and manufacturing techniques.

Grade: 11 -12            Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7546           PEIMS: 13032660

               WT7546

Prerequisite: Diversified Manufacturing I

Endorsement: B&I or STEM

CT7545 - Berkner, Lake Highlands, and Pearce High Schools ONLY

WT7545 - RHS Magnet ONLY

In Diversified Manufacturing II, students will gain knowledge and skills in the application, design, production, and assessment of products, services, and systems and how those knowledge and skills are applied to manufacturing.  Diversified Manufacturing II allows students the opportunity to understand the process of mass production by using a wide variety of materials and manufacturing techniques.

Grade: 11 -12        Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7543       PEIMS: 13033000

          WT7543 (RHS Magnet ONLY)

Prerequisite: Robotics and Automation, teacher interview and approval

Endorsement: B&I, Multi

Advanced course

The practicum course is a capstone experience where students continue in advanced instruction of science, technology, engineering, robot, and systems design.  Students will create complex robotic systems and functions utilizing advanced software, CNC precision metal machining and design, computer aided design software, and advanced manufacturing system utilizations.  Autodesk certifications/Student electronics Certifications, OSHA Career Safe certifications