Engineering

• Prinicples of Engineering Description
• Digital Electronics Description
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing Description
• Engineering Design & Development Description

Pre-Engineering Program (Project Lead The Way)

“Project Lead the Way” is a nationally recognized program that was developed to introduce high school students to engineering to attract more students to these fields and to allow them, before college, to determine whether they are interested in pursuing an engineering-related career. The courses in the program, when combined with traditional mathematics and science courses, introduce students to the scope, rigor and discipline of engineering prior to entering college. However, students not intending to pursue further formal education will benefit greatly from the knowledge and logical thought processes that result from taking courses within this curriculum.

 

Students who complete all of the Engineering courses can earn up to 16 college credits through the NH Technical Institute “Running Start” program.

 

Please contact Mrs. Untiet, Assistant CTE Director, for additional information.

 

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Course description:

 

727      PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING (1 credit – 1 period – full year)

This course is designed to enable students to understand the field of engineering/engineering technology. Students will explore various technology systems and manufacturing processes to learn how engineers and technicians use math, science and technology in an engineering problem-solving process to benefit people. The course also includes concerns about social and political consequences of technological change. This course is required for PLTW students.

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of Intro to Engineering Design (726) and permission from the CTE Director.

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728      DIGITAL ELECTRONICS (1 credit – 1 period – full year)

Digital electronics is a course in applied logic that encompasses the application of electronic circuits and devices. Computer simulation software is used to design and test digital circuitry prior to the actual construction of circuits and devices. This course is required for PLTW students.

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of Intro to Engineering Design (726) and permission from the CTE Director.

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701      COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING (1 credit – 1 period – full year)

This course applies principles of robotics and automation. This course builds upon the computer solid modeling skills developed in Introduction to Engineering Design. Students will use computer controlled CNC equipment to solve problems by constructing actual models of their three-dimensional designs. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of robotics and how this equipment is used in an automated manufacturing environment. Students will evaluate their design solutions using various techniques of analysis, and make appropriate modifications before producing their prototypes. This course is required for PLTW students.

PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of Intro to Engineering Design (726) and permission from the CTE Director.

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702      ENGINEERING DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (1 credit – 1 period – full year)

This final PLTW course is an engineering research course in which students work in teams to research, design and construct a solution to an open-ended engineering problem. They must present progress reports, submit a final written report and defend their solutions to a panel of outside reviewers at the end of the school year. This course is required for PLTW students.

PREREQUISITES: Successful completion of Intro to Engineering Design (726) and permission from the CTE Director.