Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Courses

Grade: 9 -12           Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7621         PEIMS: 13036200

       WT7621 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: STEM

This course provides students with an introductory overview into the various fields of science, engineering, mathematics, as related to robotic and technology systems.  Major components include design software, safety, identification of tools and usage, teamwork, system modeling and designs, controls, basic automation systems, applications and relations in physical and mechanical systems, process control systems, culminating in a team-based project while assuming different roles as a team member, maintaining an engineering notebook, testing, and presenting the project.

Grade: 10 -12       Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7622      PEIMS: 13036500

        CT7622D – Dual Credit

        WT7622 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: STEM

Advanced course – Dual Credit ONLY

QP - 10 (Dual Credit only)

Students enrolled in this course will demonstrate knowledge and skills of the process of drafting design as it applies to engineering fields using multiple software applications and tools necessary to produce and present working, drawing, solid model renderings, prototypes.  Components of the course include safety and proper work habits, sketching, engineering design methodologies, component design, multi view projections, auxiliary vies, section vies, geometric designs, triangulation methods, piercing points, intersection of planes, file structure and management, potential patent product design, and prototype preparation.

Grade: 11 -12        Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7625       PEIMS: 13036600

           CT7625D (Dual Credit - PHS only)

Prerequisite: Engineering Design and Presentation

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

QP - 10 (Dual Credit only)

This course is a continuation of Engineering Design and Presentation whereby students continue the use of advanced prototypes and three-dimensional designs utilizing a variety of advanced software programs and peripheral hardware equipment as 3 Dimensional Printers, mills, and lathes.  Components include teamwork processes, safety for the industry, project documentation, block diagrams, detailed part drawings, electronic schematics, sub-assembly diagrams, and prepare advanced development drawings with usage of prototype hardware systems and devices.

Grade: 10 -12        Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT7631       PEIMS: 13037000

       WT7631 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: Principles of Engineering

Endorsement: STEM

Students will be exposed to various facets of robotic and automation technology by using various robotics platforms, system components, and programming software. Components include safety, hand and power tools, technology systems, torque and power factors, simulated software, gear ratio, basic electronics, design processes, mathematical controls, robotic arm control, automated processes, culminating in a team built robotic prototype or automated induced completed product.  

Grade: 11 -12        Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT3050       PEIMS: 13037050

Prerequisite: Robotics I

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

In Robotics 2, students will explore artificial intelligence and advanced programming in the automation robotic industry. Through the implementation of the various design processes, students will transfer academic skills to component design in a project-based environment. Students will build prototypes and use advanced software to test and improve their designs while demonstrating productions, engineering, and problem-solving skills in a real state-of-the-art world environment. This course can count as a math credit.

Grade: 11 -12        Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: MT7633       PEIMS: 13037400

Prerequisite: Engineering Design and Presentation, Robotics

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

Berkner High School STEM Academy ONLY

This practicum course may be taught as a paid or unpaid capstone experience course for students participating in the Robotics Engineering Strand at the STEM Academy at BHS. Delivery of the course may be taught in internships away from campus or in actual state of the art on-campus pre-employment laboratories. This is a project-based course that targets professional standards of the industry, critical thinking and problem solving, oral and written communication skills, leadership and teamwork skills, and safety for the industry. Students will explore the many facets of robotics including but not limited to mobile robotics, industrial mechanized robotics, and underwater robotics.

Grade: 11-12        Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: MT7629     PEIMS: 13037400

Prerequisite: Advanced Biotechnology

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

Berkner High School STEM Academy ONLY - Class of 2024 and 2025 ONLY

This practicum course is a paid or nonpaid internship experience for students participating in the STEM Biotechnology related fields. Students may be taught on campus in state of the arts pre-employment laboratories that offer real world experiences or taught with industrial partners in actual real-world locations. The course may be offered as a two-block or three-block course dependent upon student schedule and internship requirements.

Grade: 11 -12           Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7629           PEIMS: 13037400

Prerequisite: Engineering Design and Presentation

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

Berkner High School STEM Academy, Lake Highlands High School, and Richardson High School ONLY

This practicum course is a paid or unpaid capstone experience for students participating in coherent sequence of career and technical education courses in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics career cluster.  Major components of the course include professional standards required by the industry, critical thinking and problem solving, oral and written communication skills, leadership and teamwork skills, safety for the industry.  Students will have the opportunity to experience on the job trainings in either at school laboratories or in actual away from campus training sites either paid or unpaid representing training in the areas of Engineering, Technology, Science, and Mathematics fields.

Grade: 11 -12   Credit: 2 – full year

RISD: CT7630  PEIMS: 13037410

Prerequisite: Algebra I, Geometry, and Practicum in STEM I

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

Berkner High School STEM Academy, Lake Highlands High School, and Richardson High School ONLY

Practicum in STEM II is designed to give students supervised practical application of previously studied knowledge and skills. Practicum experiences can occur in a variety of locations appropriate to the nature and level of experience.

Grade: 10-12 Credit: 1 - full year

RISD:  CT7912 PEIMS: N1302093

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: STEM

Students examine the interactions of human body systems as they explore identity, power, movement, protection, and homeostasis in the body. Exploring science in action, students build organs and tissues on a skeletal mannequin; use data acquisition software to monitor body functions such as muscle movement, reflex and voluntary action, and respiration; and take on the roles of biomedical professionals to solve real-world cases.

Grade: 11-12       Credit: 1 – one semester

RISD: 7825D        PEIMS: 03580370

Prerequisite: AP Exam score of 3 or higher on Cal AB or College Course Math 2413

Endorsement: STEM

Advanced Course

This is a one-semester college course (TCCN MATH 2305 Discrete Mathematics) which is taught in one (1) high school semester for a 1.0 high school credit. Students should check with potential colleges or universities about course transferability.

This course is designed to prepare math, computer science, and engineering majors for a background in abstraction, notation, and critical thinking for the mathematics most directly relation to computer science. Topics include logic, relations, functions, basic set theory, countability and counting arguments, proof techniques, mathematical induction, combinatorics, discrete probability, recursion, sequence and recurrence, elementary number theory, graph theory, and mathematical proof techniques.

Grade: 11 -12        Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT4408       PEIMS: 13037200

Prerequisite: Biology, Chemistry, IPC, or Physics

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

Berkner High School STEM Academy ONLY

Scientific Research and Design is a broad-based course that has the components of any rigorous scientific or engineering program of study from the problem identification, investigation design, data collection, data analysis, formulation, and presentation of the conclusions. These components are integrated with the career and technical education emphasis of helping students gain entry-level employment in high-skill, high-wage jobs and/or continue their education.

Grade: 9-12 Credit: 1 - full year

RISD: U7808 PEIMS: 03580300

Prerequisite: Algebra I 

Endorsement: STEM, Multidisciplinary

Advanced Course

Students who complete this course cannot take 7808 Computer Science 1 or 7805 AP Computer Science Principles.

(Upon successful completion of this course, the student will receive both RISD credit for graduation and college credit from University of Texas.)

Students will develop basic programming skills while focusing on the power and excitement of computing. This course will show how computing impacts nearly every aspect of life. Students will learn how computational thinking can help solve real-world problems in varied fields such as forensics, social networking, and artificial intelligence.

Grade: 9 -12        Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: 7808          PEIMS: 03580200

        W7808 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: Algebra I or concurrent enrollment

Endorsement: STEM

Computer Science I will foster students' creativity and innovation by presenting opportunities to design, implement, and present meaningful programs. In an object-oriented environment, students will design, code, test, and debug computer programs to solve problems. Programming topics will include object-oriented design, data types, variables, methods, encapsulation, control structures, iteration, algorithms, logical and relational operators, random numbers, and one-dimensional arrays. This course can count as a LOTE credit.

Grade: 10 -12    Credit: 1–full year

RISD: 7809       PEIMS: 03580300

Prerequisite: Computer Science I or AP and instructor recommendation

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

Students who complete this course cannot take U7808 Computer Science OnRamps

Computer Science 2 increases the understanding of object-oriented programming started in Computer Science 1. Computer Science 2 includes topics needed for the AP Computer Science exam and can offer an alternative path to the AP Computer Science test. Topics include data structures, algorithm analysis, case study, inheritance, interfaces, regression, polymorphism, and two-dimensional arrays. This course can count as a LOTE credit.

Grade: 11-12      Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: 7815          PEIMS: 03580350

Prerequisite: Comp Sci II or AP Comp Sci I

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

Computer Science 3 reinforces and increases the depth of understanding of the basic concepts of Computer Science. It covers advanced programming concepts as an extension of the topics taught in Computer Science 2 and AP Computer Science. This includes data structures, access methods, recursive programming, software development and building a strong logic foundation. This course can count as a LOTE credit.

Grade: 10 -12        Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: 7810      PEIMS: A3580110 Math

              7824                       A3580120 LOTE

             W7810 – RHS Magnet 

Prerequisite: Geometry or concurrent enroll.

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

This course prepares students to take the Computer Science A AP exam. Students learn to develop programs utilizing various problem-solving skills and techniques. Topics include object-oriented programming, data structures, control structures, repetition, algorithm analysis, and a case study. This course can count as a math and LOTE credit.

Grade: 9 -12    Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: 7805      PEIMS: A3580300

        W7805 – RHS Magnet 

Prerequisite: Algebra I

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

Students who complete this course cannot take U7808 OnRamps Computer Science

AP Computer Science Principles introduces students to the central ideas of computer science, inviting students to develop the computational thinking vital for success across multiple disciplines. This course is unique in its focus on fostering students to be creative and encouraging students to apply creative processes when developing computational artifacts. Students design and implement innovative solutions using an interactive process like what artist, writers, computer scientists and engineers use to bring ideas to life. This course prepares students for the AP Computer Science Principles exam.

Grade: 11 -12        Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: W7513        PEIMS: 03580390

Prerequisite: Algebra I

Endorsement: B&I

Advanced course

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course is designed to foster student’s creativity and innovation by presenting opportunity to design, implement, and deliver meaningful projects using mobile computing devices. Through data analysis students will identify task requirements, plan search strategies, and use software development concepts to access, analyze, and evaluate information needed to program mobile devices. Students will gain an understanding of the principles of mobile application development through the study of development platforms, programming languages, and software design standards.

Grade: 11 -12       Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: 7833           PEIMS: 03580900

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: STEM

Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

In the Independent Study in Technology Applications course, the student demonstrates creative thinking, constructs knowledge, and develops innovative products and processes using technology.

Grade: 9-12         Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: 7509          PEIMS: 03580850

        W7509 – RHS Magnet ONLY

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: B&I

Berkner High School STEM Academy and Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

This course develops the knowledge and skills needed to master fundamental concepts of cybersecurity. Students in the course will develop a foundation for continuing their cybersecurity education and choosing a career in the cybersecurity field. Students will explore the challenges facing information security professionals related to ethics, system security, network security, and application security. Students will conduct risk assessments and develop and implement security policies to mitigate those risks. Students will examine trends in cyber-attacks, common vulnerabilities, and the emergence of cyber terrorism.

Grade: 9-12          Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: 7513           PEIMS: 03580360

        W7513 (BHS STEM ONLY)

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: B&I

Berkner High School STEM Academy and Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

Digital Forensics is designed to foster students’ creativity and innovation by presenting opportunities to investigate simulations and case studies of crimes, reconstructing computer security incidents, trouble-shooting operational problems, and recovering from accidental system damage. Students will collaborate to develop forensic techniques to assist with computer security incident response. Students will learn methods to identify, collect, examine, and analyze data while preserving the integrity of the information and maintaining a strict chain of custody for data. Students will learn digital citizenship by researching current laws and regulations and by practicing integrity and respect.

Grade: 11-12        Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: 7510     PEIMS: 03580855

        W7510 (BHS STEM ONLY)

Prerequisite: None

Endorsement: B&I

Berkner High School STEM Academy and Richardson High School Magnet ONLY

The Cybersecurity Capstone is a practice of hands-on skills and an assessment of various knowledge attained through the Cybersecurity pathway which includes: implementing solutions to secure computer systems and networks; performing digital forensic investigations of real world cases; detecting and investigating network intrusions and implementing computer science skills gained from the pathway courses.

Grade: 11-12           Credit: 1 – full year

RISD: CT4418         PEIMS: 13037200

Prerequisite: 2 Science Credits

Endorsement: STEM, Multi

Advanced course

The main purpose of this course is to promote scientific research in a team environment and provide real world research and design experience to increase student’s interest in STEM career opportunities. Students in the course work with mentors – UT Dallas students and faculty members, industry professionals and high school science teachers – throughout the year to design, develop, and implement solutions to science and engineering problems. Students on the winning teams receive scholarships.

Grade: 10-12 Credit: 1 - full year

RISD: CT7505 PEIMS:N1302803

Prerequisite: Campus/Counselor Approval

Endorsement: B&I, STEM

Pearce High School ONLY

The Internetworking Technologies I course is normally comprised of the courses called Cisco CCNA R&S: Introduction to Networks (CCNA 1) and Cisco CNNA R&S: Routing and Switching Essentials (CCNA 2), which maps to the industry certification Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT), which is the ICND1 Cisco test. If students desire to enter the job market in the field of networking or other IT fields, they need a working knowledge of how to set up, design, and build networks. These courses emphasize hands-on learning and troubleshooting.

Grade: 11-12 Credit: 1 - full year

RISD: CT7506 PEIMS: N1302804

Prerequisite: Internetworking Technologies I

Endorsement: B&I, STEM

Advanced Course

Pearce High School ONLY

The CCNA Routing and Switching curriculum is a gateway to entry-level networking jobs and IT careers. Both the Internetworking Technologies I and Internetworking Technologies II courses are recommended before taking the Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching certification exam. The CCNA Routing & Switching curriculum helps students develop workforce readiness skills and builds a foundation for success in networking-related careers and degree programs.