PTE301: Principles of Engineering

Course Title: Principles of Engineering
GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
CODE: PTE301
COURSE LENGTH: 18 Weeks
PREPARATION: Engineering Drawing

Major Concepts/Content: The Principles of Engineering course is designed to provide students with an exposure to the various engineering and related career choices. Students will explore careers in engineering, ranging from engineer technicians with 1-2 years of post-secondary education to professional engineering specialties. The content includes, but is not limited to, studying the process of engineering and engineering systems. Student design teams will be involved in problem solving projects that will require formulating plans for product development; developing preliminary designs; preparing detail, assembly, and layout drawings; developing prototype models; using two- and three- dimensional CAD workstations. Students will use the Internet as one of many tools in researching their project designs. A variety of computer software programs will be used in developing a presentation of final project solutions. This course is strongly recommended for students aspiring to become engineers, architects, and engineer technicians. This course is part of the School-to-Work transition guidelines.

Major Instructional Activities: Instructional activities are provided in the engineering technology laboratory setting, using hands-on experience with equipment and materials related to course content. Student teams will be required to plan, design, and produce projects; develop solutions through problem solving activities, present ideas and information orally and in writing. Students will investigate content-related occupations; make visits to industries; assume leadership roles and work cooperatively. Students will have the opportunity to interact with engineers through a mentoring program.

Major Evaluative Techniques: Students will be evaluated through laboratory content and practical tests. Projects will be analyzed and evaluated for meeting the essential objectives, creativity, and presentation quality. In addition, the students will be evaluated on their ability to cooperatively work together and solve problems.

Essential Objectives: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

Identify the evolutionary steps in development of industry and engineering technology.
Construct models of various project design solutions.
Use CAD as a computer automated engineering (CAE) tool to resolve design problems.
Demonstrate the use of CAD software for 3D modeling.
Develop a presentation using modern technology.
Demonstrate appropriate use of modern technology.
Describe the concurrent engineering concept in our present times.
Apply physics principles to structural design.
Perform measurements in both metric and customary systems.
Use math standards, scientific principles, and information to solve problems.

CLUSTERS AND PATHWAYS
This course can be used to partially satisfy the requirements for an endorsement in the following pathways.

Cluster | Pathway | Required/Recommended/Related

Last Revised: March 24th, 2009 at 1:45 pm.