(1379)  1 credit 

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The first course in the PLTW engineering curriculum, Engineering Essentials, offers a multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning foundational concepts of engineering practice, providing students opportunities to explore the breadth of engineering career opportunities, and experiences, and solve engaging and challenging real-world problems through engineering essentials. 

Recommendation: Open to all students. This course may be used to fulfill the technology graduation requirement.  

(1380) 1 credit 

Full Year  ⚙️ 🌐  📚 Sample Syllabus

This PLTW engineering course is an inquiry based, project centered course where students will be introduced to the design process, applying math, science and engineering standards to hands-on projects. Students work both individually and in teams to design solutions to a variety of problems using 3D modeling software and utilize strategies used by engineers in industry and in the field. This is an introduction to engineering design through a process which will open students’ minds about how to approach scientific and engineering problems. 

Recommendation: Open to all 10th, 11th and 12th grade students and it may be used to fulfill the technology graduation requirement.

(1381)  1 credit 

Full Year  ⚙️ 🌐  📚   Sample Syllabus

This Project Lead the Way (PTLW) course is project based. Students engage and challenge themselves with problem solving related to specific disciplines of engineering. 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. 

Recommendation: Open to 11th and 12th grade students who have successfully completed Introduction to Engineering Design, Principles of Earth Space and Physics and Geometry.  

(1382) 1 credit 

Full Year  ⚙️ 🌐   🎓     Sample Syllabus

The knowledge and skills students acquire throughout the PLTW engineering program come together in this capstone course. Students will identify an issue and then research, design, and test a solution, ultimately presenting their solution to a panel of engineers.  Students apply the professional skills they have developed to document a design process to standards, completing Engineering Design and Development ready to take on any post-secondary program or career. 

Recommendation: Open to 12th grade students who have completed Introduction to Engineering, Principles of Engineering, and qualify for completion of the Engineering CTE program.

(1390)  1 credit 

Full Year  ⚙️ 🌐     Sample Syllabus

From smartphones to appliances, digital circuits are all around us. This PLTW course provides a foundation for students who are interested in electrical engineering, electronics, or circuit design. Students study topics such as combinational and sequential logic and are exposed to circuit design tools used in industry, including logic gates, integrated circuits, and programmable logic devices.

Recommendation: Open to all students and it may be used to fulfill the technology graduation requirement. 

(1391) 1 credit 

Full Year  ⚙️ 🌐  Sample Syllabus  

Students will learn the fundamentals of building and site design and development. In this PLTW course, they will apply math, science, and standard engineering practices to design both residential and commercial projects and document their work using 3-D architectural design software. 

Recommendation: Open to all 10th, 11th and 12th who have completed Geometry. This course may be used to fulfill the technology graduation requirement. 

(1631)  0.5 credit 

Semester  ⚙️ 🌐     Sample Syllabus

This course will focus on building CAD and Autodesk Inventor skills in preparation to meet the RIDE requirement for an industry certification that demonstrates an aptitude in an industry relevant computer-aided design tool. Autodesk Inventor is a 3D modeling software program that is used in the engineering field to design solutions to engineering problems. This course will expand upon the Autodesk Inventor curriculum that students were introduced to in the course Introduction to Engineering. This course culminates with the Autodesk Inventor certification test. 

Recommendation: Open to students who have completed Introduction to Engineering Design or CAD I with a minimum grade of B

(1633)  0.5 credit 

Semester  ⚙️ 🌐     Sample Syllabus

This course will focus on building CAD and Autodesk Inventor skills in preparation to meet the RIDE requirement for an industry certification that demonstrates an aptitude in an industry relevant computer-aided design tool. Autodesk Inventor is a 3D modeling software program that is used in the engineering field to design solutions to engineering problems. This course will expand upon the Autodesk Inventor curriculum that students were introduced to in the course Introduction to Engineering. This course culminates with the Autodesk Inventor certification test. 

Recommendation: Open to students who have completed Introduction to Engineering Design or CAD I with a minimum grade of B