ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN
Introduction to Design -12 is an in-depth, project-based course that concentrates on Industrial Design/Technology and is divided into four units: Introduction to Design, Design Solutions, Reverse Engineering, and Design Problems. Part of the Project Lead the Way Engineering pathway curricula, this Couse will give students the opportunity to use technology to learn about Engineering and Industrial Design. This is the first course in the CTE pathway for Engineering Design Pathway.
PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING
Principles of Engineering (POE) is a high school- level survey course of engineering. The course exposes students to some of the major concepts that they will encounter in a post secondary engineering course of study. Students have an opportunity to investigate engineering and high tech career POE gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understating of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning. Used in combination with teaming approach, APPB learning challenges students to continually hone their interpersonal sills, creative abilities, and problem solving skills based upon engineering concepts. It also allows students to develop strategies to enable and direct their own learning, which is the ultimate goal of education. This is the second course in the CTE pathway for Engineering Design.
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Aerospace Engineering (AE) This course propels students' learning in the fundamentals of atmospheric and space flight. As they explore the physics of flight, students bring the concepts to life by designing an airfoil, propulsion system, and rockets. They learn basic orbital mechanics using industry-standard software. They also explore robot systems through projects such as remotely operated vehicles.
ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Engineering Design & Development is the capstone research and development course for all of the engineering courses. Engineering Design and Development is an engineering research course in which students work in teams to research, design, and construct a solution to an open-ended engineering problem. Students apply principles developed in the preceding engineering course(s) and are guided by the teacher and community mentor/professional engineers. At the end of the course, students must submit a final written report and defend their solutions to a panel of outside reviews. This is the capstone class in the CTE pathway of Engineering Design.