Engineering Design
Pathway Description
This pathway is designed to provide a foundation in Engineering Design. The program offers classroom, laboratory, and hands-on learning. Students are engaged in an instructional program that integrates academic and technical preparation as well as career exploration that emphasizes real world, relevant experiences in engineering technology and design with an emphasis in aeronautical engineering. Students will be prepared for continued training, advanced educational opportunities, and direct entry to a career.
TOPICS OF STUDY
- Workplace and Lab Safety
- Engineering Design Process
- Technical Sketching, Drawing & Writing / Documentation
- CAD and Drafting
- 3D Modeling & Printing
- Measurement
- Statistics & Kinematics
- Computational and Analytical Skills
- Energy and Power
- Materials and Structures
- Physics of Flight & Flight Physiology
- Propulsion & Remote Systems
- Navigation
- Aerospace Materials
- Space
- Engineering Design Review Process
- Employment Portfolio
COURSE SEQUENCE
- 9th - Introduction to Engineering Design
- 10th- Principles of Engineering
- 11th - Aerospace Engineering
- 12th - Engineering Design and Development