Engineering CAP Stone

The CAP Stone course is one that is design to allow a student to develop their skills and show off their abilities. This is a portfolio course that requires the students to come up with an industrial or professional standard project that will become the core of the final portfolio.

It is suggested that the students complete one or two of the CAD Mechanical/CAD Architectural courses before attempting the CAP Stone. This will ensure that the students will have developed the needed abilities to successfully complete the portfolio and project.

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Engineering Capstone Course Information

CE Course(s):

  • CCET 1010 Introduction to Engineering Design Technology (3 Cr Taught Fall Semester)
  • CCET 2620 3D Design (3 Cr Taught Spring Semester)

Credits: 1.0 in AT,IT or EL

Prerequisites: None

This is the first exploratory course for those students looking to enter into an engineering or design technology career. Students are introduced to CAD software and the engineering process. They learn to keep and manage industry documentation such as engineering drawings and graphics as well as others such as an Engineering Notebook. Students are shown and practice making 3D models and drawings of mechanical parts and explore the design process through self-chosen projects including a 3D derby car and pen design. Students will be introduced to 2D plans and 3D printing/Rapid Prototyping during this course.

Students are welcome and encouraged to take part in either SkillsUSA or TSA (Technology Student Association) the Career & Technical Student Organizations that align with this subject matter.

Software: Inventor/Solidworks, Excel, Word, AutoCAD, Sketch-up