CTE/Technology & Engineering Education Course Description

	PreEngineering
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Credit: 0.50
Course Preface
Core Code: 38-01-00-00-075
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Course Description
Engineering scope, content, and professional practices are presented through practical applications. Students in engineering teams apply technology, science, and mathematics concepts and skills to solve engineering design problems and innovate designs. Students research, develop, test and analyze engineering designs using criteria such as design effectiveness, public safety, human factors, and ethics.

Core Standards of the Course

Standard 1
Nature and Scope of Engineering

Objective 1-1
Purpose

Objective 1-2
Career Paths

Engineering Paths
Related Paths

Objective 1-3
Ethics

Standard 2
Creative problem solving and the Design Process

Objective 2-1
Problem-solving steps & procedures

Objective 2-2
Prototyping & production

Objective 2-3
Safely & effectively use tools & equipment

Standard 3
Communication Skills

Objective 3-1
Teaming & individual problem solving

Objective 3-2
Drawing delineation (language)

Objective 3-3
Creation and Presentation of Portfolio

Standard 4
Application of Technology, Science & Math

Objective 4-1
Complete Design Brief Activity(ies)

Suggested Activities
- “Flying Stick” Airplane
- TSA Activities
- Sumo-Bots & Junkyard Wars
- CIM/Automated Workcell
- Bridge
- Aquaculture
- Electric car
- Catapult
- Artificial Intelligence



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