| Grade Range: | |
| 11–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| Introduction to Design 1,2 | |
| Course duration: | |
| Two semesters. | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Science: Additional science | |
| UC subject area satisfied: | |
| d - Laboratory Science | |
| Notes: | |
| This is a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) course that uses a prescribed curriculum. Students completing PLTW Principles of Enginering 1,2 with a grade of A or B (both semesters) and on the final exam are eligible to earn up to 3 units of community college credit. | |
| Course Description: | |
| This Project Lead the Way course helps prepare students for postsecondary education. The course helps students understand the fields of engineering and engineering technology. Students explore various technology systems and manufacturing processes, which helps them learn how engineers and technicians use mathematics, science, and technology in an engineering problem-solving process to benefit people. The course also addresses concerns about social and political consequences of technological change. Students use computers, measuring instruments, testing equipment, and computer-controlled automation equipment. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 7720 - Intermediate Engineering Technology (Concentrator) | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| Materials supplied by PLTW. | |
CTE-359