I. / Course Description:
PEIMS#13036500Recommended Grade Placement:11-12 TEKS 130.365
Students enrolled in this course will demonstrate knowledge and skills of the process of design as it applies to engineering fields using multiple software applications and tools necessary to produce and present working drawings, solid model renderings, and prototypes. Students will use a variety of computer hardware and software applications to complete assignments and projects. Through implementation of the design process, students will transfer advanced academic skills to component designs. Additionally, students explore career opportunities in engineering, technology, and drafting and what is required to gain and maintain employment in these areas.
II. / Rationale:
The purpose of this course is to give the student an introduction to the principles of Engineering design and presentation, to include terminology, an understanding of the engineering design process, and technical drawing concepts including size and shape descriptions, projection methods, geometric construction, sections, auxiliary views, and reproduction processes. This is a foundation course of basic skills preparing the student for more advanced courses in this Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program of study. In addition to technical preparation, students will explore various career fields associated with this STEM program of study, and will develop and understand appropriate time management skills and work habits sought by employers in any occupational field.
III. / College Preparation/Credit
This program of study will provide a foundation in problem solving, time management, acceptable work habits, and technical drawing for students seeking post secondary education and for those directly entering the world of work.
IV. / Course Objectives:
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the student will be able to demonstrate understanding of the course competencies to include appropriate communication skills, time management skills, teamwork, documentation skills, sketching, technical drawing and prototyping.
V. / Assessment: Activities allow for systematic measurement of the effectiveness of different teaching techniques and tools in helping students grasp key concepts, skills, and/or information in a given course. Instructors use data from assessment activities to modify how the course is taught to continuously improve student understanding and mastery of course material. Therefore, students should give their best effort to their role in assessment.
VI. / Materials and Requirements
Students will be required to provide automatic pencils, lead, eraser, notebook, binder, and sheet protectors.
Students are encouraged to participate in the Career and Technical Student Organization (Skills USA) and competitions, the student will be required to pay the $10 membership fee and appropriate competition fees (usually $20.00 per competition)
VII. / Certifications
Students are eligible for the following certifications if applicable criteria is met:
SISD Competency Profile Certificate – requires 85% objective attainment and 90% attendance, teacher recommendation
Autodesk Associate Certification – requires 85% objective attainment and 90% attendance to be eligible to take the certification exam. Student must pass Autodesk certification exam at authorized testing center. Certification is good only for version of the exam taken (ex. AutoCAD 2010).
Exam costs are as follows: pre-assessment $20.00 certification exam: $25.00
El Paso Community College articulated credit – 4 credit hours, requires 85% objective attainment and 90% attendance, teacher recommendation
VIII. / Brief semester outline of course of study –
MP1
Weeks1 thru 3 - Career Paths in Engineering/ Documentation
1. Career exploration, salary information, job prospects
2. Ethical issues in Engineering and technology
3. Roles and responsibilities
4. Professional organizations
5. Workplace ethics
6. The documentation process
7. Engineering journal
8. Inventors Log
9. Design portfolio
Weeks 4 thru 6 - Measuring
1. Line conventions
2. Utilize architectural scales/engineering scales
Weeks 7 thru 9 - Sketching
3. Multiview projection
4. Pictorials
MP2
Weeks 1 thru 3 – The design process/Intro and Start up Procedures
1. Steps of the process
2. Teamwork
3. Project constraints
4. Perform equipment start-up procedures
5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of menus, text screen andcommand line
6. Utilize various software tools
Weeks 4 thru 6 - Technical Drawing/Computer Aided Design
1. Multiview projection
2. Auxiliary views
Weeks 7 thru 8 - Technical Drawing/Computer Aided Design
1. Pictorials
MP3
Weeks 1 thru 4- Technical Drawing/Computer Aided Design
1. Sections
2. Dimensioning
3. Fasteners
Weeks 5 thru 7- Technical Drawing/Computer Aided Design
1. Create fully dimensioned detail drawings
Weeks 8 thru 10- Technical Drawing/Computer Aided Design
1. Create an assembly drawing
MP4
Weeks 1 thru 4- Safety/Technical Drawing/Computer Aided Design/Prototyping
1. Safety training/OSHA Safety Certification
2. Introduction/preparation for end of year (EOY) project
Weeks 5 thru 10- Safety/Technical Drawing/Computer Aided Design/Prototyping
Complete EOY project utilizing course competencies of teamwork, documentation, sketching, technicaldrawing and prototyping.
Week 5 – Identify the problem, preliminary ideas and sketches, set goals
Week 6 – Refine, analyze and present concepts and ideas
Weeks 7-8 – Implement design
Weeks 9-10 – Evaluate projects, revisions, feed back