Tech Courses 11-12

COST OF MATERIALS AND FEES

The school board will provide sufficient materials at no cost for any student to meet the course requirements for all technology education courses. Students wishing to use more costly materials or make larger projects will be asked to pay the additional expense. Students may bring their projects home at their teacher’s discretion unless money is owed for the project.

SKILLS EXPLORATION 11 (MSTX-1A)

Skills Exploration provides students with learning experiences that involve the knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the building trades. The course will introduce students to both the Carpentry and Electrical dual-credit KPU level 1 programs that we offer at HSS in Semester 2. Students will engage in common core modules that apply to many building trades. This course will focus on the skills required to be successful in either of our trades training programs. 

DRAFTING 11 (MTDRF11)

An introductory course in manual and computer drafting. Students work through progressions of pictorial drawings, orthographic projections, and working drawings. The AutoDesk suite (AutoCAD, and Inventor) is used for both 2D and 3D representations of project designs. Projects will be built using the 3D printer and the laser engraver.

DRAFTING 12 (MTDRF12)

The emphasis of the program is on architectural or mechanical drafting. If students wish to focus on architectural drafting, various presentation drawings and a full working drawing of a three-bedroom bungalow or a tiny home to building code standards will be produced along with a 3D model. If students choose a mechanical drafting focus, various presentation drawings, working drawings and assembly drawings of a product will be produced. Most of this course will be spent on AutoCAD/REVIT for architectural drafting and Inventor/Fusion 360 for mechanical drafting.

ENGINEERING 11 AND 12 (MENR11/MENR12)

This course is for students looking to be challenged with the engineering design process. Students will work in groups to tackle engineering problems by using concepts learned in math and physics while simultaneously engaging their hands-on skills to develop solutions. Students will use a variety of equipment and materials in design lab to build products while developing their technical skills with CNC-controlled 3D printers, and laser engravers.

ROBOTICS 11 AND 12 (MTROB11/MTROB12)

This project-based class uses the VEX robotic system to introduce students to the world of robotics. Throughout the course, students will learn about robotic systems, electronics and programming by following existing designs and set programs and then designing and building their own unique designs.

CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICIAN LEVEL 1 FOUNDATIONS (TRNJ-2E, 2F, 2G, 2H)

The construction electrician course is offered in partnership with Kwantlen Polytechnic University. See the Dual-Credit section for details.