MECHATRONICS

@ MyDistrict High School

Course Syllabus, 2016-17

Instructor Information

Mr. FirstName LastName Classroom: 888-555-1212

Cell Phone: 888-555-1212 Email:

Professional Experience: 16 years as job title at Company VWX; 4 years as job title Company AYZ.

Teaching Experience: First-year instructor for MyDistrict Community Schools

Education: Bachelor’s’ Degree in Electrical Engineering from Zappo University

Certifications: CDL, AWS Sense, ABC Preschool Safety Trooper

Class Attributes

Tell the student something about the class – i.e., what a graduate would say about the class. Why would someone want to take this class? You may want to tell them how the class will be challenging, or hands-on, or a lot of research, and talk about the rewards. Talk about where students from this class are today (i.e., great jobs, working on degrees, etc.). Give the class some personality! For example: “This class will be challenging! You will learn mechanical principals, understand how electricity works, learn the fundamentals of hydraulic and pneumatic energy, and then apply your knowledge while learning how they work together. You’ll work on robots and make your own products. Second-year students enhance their learning through participation in FIRST Robotics – and awesome competition that will start in January. Graduates of this class often go on to engineering school, machine maintenance and repair, or become high-level technicians.

Course Description:

This course is designed to prepare students for careers in the blank industry as well as prepare them to go on to college or other post-secondary. It involves … Students from this class

Course Competencies/ Learning Objectives

Students who successfully complete Mechatronics will be able to:

·  Understand the principals and fundamentals of mechanics and apply them to problem solve mechanical issues.
·  Understand the electricity, switches, circuits, resistors, amplifiers and Programmable Logic Controls (PLCs) work and use them in design or troubleshooting.
·  Understand pneumatic and hydraulic pressures, how they are used in machinery, and use that knowledge to design or troubleshoot
·  Program robotic arms using FANUC programming language.
·  Design and build a manufacturing process using mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic or hydraulic pressure.

Student Evaluation

The grading system for the Mathematics Department at Academy Park High School is as follows:

Weekly Quizzes 10%

Mid-Semester Tests 10%

Semester Exam 20%

Projects (2) 20%

Daily Assignemnts 20%

Work Habits

Weekly Learning & Performance Log 30%

100%

Attendance Policy

Regular and prompt class attendance is an essential part of the educational experience and to keep up in the Mechatronics class. There are certain demonstrations and learning that takes place in the lab that cannot be replicated. Mechantronics is a CTE class which also focuses on job skills

An unexcused absence as defined in the CTE portion of the student handbook will result in an automatic loss of 1/3 of your work habits grade. After 3 unexcused absences, you will need to have a meeting with the CTE Director to continue to participate in this class. Continue to come to class until the meeting occurs so you do not accrue additional absences.

You will gain points for your weekly Learning & Performance Log. Even if you have an excused absence, you will not be able to “make-up” points for days you miss and are unable to log.

Students are also expected to show up on time. If you drive yourself, you are expected to arrive to class at before or within 2 minutes of when the bus arrives from your high school. Tardies will count as ½ absence, whether excused or unexcused.

Classroom Expectations

When you are in a CTE class, you are “on the job”. You are expected to act accordingly – as though you are an employee. CTE students have higher expectations.

1.  Arrive to class on time

2.  Be prepared

3.  Respect your classmates and teacher

4.  Give your all, all the time

5.  Be responsible for your actions

6.  No eating or drinking is permitted in the classroom or lab

Bullying, including ridiculing, harassing, teasing, etc., is not tolerated and will be cause for dismissal from the program without awarding credit at any time during the semester.

Cell phone policy

Students may use their cell phones for educational purposes only when the instructor announces that cell phones may be used. Any other use of cell phones will cause the cell phone to be confiscated and returned after class. The second time the phone is confiscated, a parent will need to pick up the phone or the student can pick it up from the CTE Director.

Class Requirements

Homework will be given approximately four days a week. It will be collected in the beginning of class the day it is due. It is YOUR responsibility to complete homework assignments. You will be given the opportunity to make up THREE homework assignments at the end of the marking period if they were not completed.

If you are absent, it is YOUR responsibility to make up the assignments and/or tests when you return. Every Monday, I will send an email out to the whole class informing them of the homework assignments and/or upcoming tests or quizzes. If you do not make up your assignments within one week, they will turn into zeros.

It is YOUR responsibility to come after school to catch up on missed work from your absences. I will NOT re-teach the lesson during class time.

Plagiarism, Cheating, and Academic Integrity

Plagiarism is the practice of copying words, sentences, images, or ideas for use in written or oral assessments without giving proper credit to the source. Cheating is defined as the giving or receiving of illegal help on anything that has been determined by the teacher to be an individual effort. Both are considered serious offenses and will significantly affect your course grade. Please refer to the Student Code of Conduct booklet for additional information.

Methodology

A combination of lecture, class discussion, presentations, videos, cooperative learning, and problem-based learning will be used in this course. Grades will be determined by the satisfactory and timely completion of assignments. The grade of each assignment is based on the prerequisite given for each assignment. Below is an overview of topic/ units and major assessments/assignments for this course. Please note dates/timeframes are subject to change and are an estimate.

Unit/ Topic / Course Activities / Assessments/Assignments / Month/ Timeframe
Real Numbers/Algebraic Expressions / Large Group Review / Quiz/Test, Homework / Sept./1st MP
Solving Equations/Inequalities / Small Group Review / Quiz/Test, Homework / Oct./1st MP
Graphing / Graph Work / Quiz/Test, Homework, Graph Project / Oct-Nov1st MP
Polynomials: Operations / Example Problems / Quiz/Test, Notes, Homework / Nov-Dec/2nd MP
Polynomials: Factoring / Small Group / Quiz/Test, Notes, Homework / Nov-Dec/ 2nd MP
Radical Expressions and Equations / Large Group / Quiz/Test, Notes, Homework / Dec/2nd MP
Quadratic Equations / Large Group / Quiz/Test, Notes, Homework / Dec. /2nd MP
Systems of Equations / Small Group / Quiz/Test, Notes, Homework / Jan./2nd MP

General Information:

If you are having trouble with this class, come to me immediately and I can work with you. If you wait till the end of the marking period, it will be TOO LATE. I will be available to help you understand so you can be successful in this class.

Please check and sign below

______I have read the information and I fully understand what I’m expected to do in class.

Student Signature: ______

Parent / Guardian Signature: ______

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