Introduction to Engineering Design
Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) is a honors high school level course that is open to all students who are interested in design and engineering. The major focus of the IED course is to expose students to design process, research and analysis, teamwork, communication methods, global and human impacts, engineering standards, and technical documentation. IED gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based learning. The course assumes no previous knowledge, but students should be concurrently enrolled in college preparatory mathematics and science. Students will employ engineering and scientific concepts in the solution of engineering design problems. In addition, students use a state of the 3D solid modeling design software package to help them design solutions to solve proposed problems. Students will develop problem-solving skills and apply their knowledge of research and design to create solutions to various challenges that increase in difficulty throughout the course. Students will also learn how to document their work, and communicate their solutions to their peers and members of the professional community. Introduction to Engineering Design is one of three foundation courses in the Project Lead The Way high school pre-engineering program. The course applies and concurrently develops secondary level knowledge and skills in mathematics, science, and technology.
IED meets the Technology Education Credit that is needed for graduation!
Course Number - 497011
College Credit
Students are able to gain college credit for each of the five PLTW courses. Students must earn a score of 7, 8 or 9 on the national exam given at the end of each course.
Students must also complete each course with and an average grade of 85%
Course Studies
Design Process
Modeling
Sketching
Measurement, Statistics, and Applied Geometry
Presentation Design and Delivery
Engineering Drawing Standards
CAD Solid Modeling
Reverse Engineering
Consumer Product Design Innovation
Marketing
Graphic Design
Engineering Ethics
Virtual Design Teams