Engineering and Architecture
PATHWAYS: (Courses in RED are offered by Poly)
- Architectural Design
- Engineering Technology
- Engineering Design
- Environmental Engineering
(Concentrator) Honors Principles of Engineering A/B (g) (62-14-09H/10H)
Principles of Engineering is a hands-on course that introduces students to elements of engineering and the careers that students can pursue. It starts with learning a design process that involves brainstorming, sketching, 3d computer modeling and printing. Next, students begin studying and building simple and compound machines, while calculating the actual real world values of energy, work, and power. Students spend time learning how to design and build electronic circuits that they will use in projects. They will discover different power sources, such as, solar and hydrogen systems. Finally, students will learn to create control systems that include, some programming, sensors, and machines that will be used in the real world.
Principles of Engineering is a hands-on course that introduces students to elements of engineering and the careers that students can pursue. It starts with learning a design process that involves brainstorming, sketching, 3d computer modeling and printing. Next, students begin studying and building simple and compound machines, while calculating the actual real world values of energy, work, and power. Students spend time learning how to design and build electronic circuits that they will use in projects. They will discover different power sources, such as, solar and hydrogen systems. Finally, students will learn to create control systems that include, some programming, sensors, and machines that will be used in the real world.
(Capstone) Computer Integrated Manufacturing A/B (g) (69-30-21/22)
Students will learn up close how things are made. They will learn if a car part and a musical instrument are made in the same way and why some things are made with a 3d printer and others with a mill inside of a machine shop. Students will also learn how assembly lines are designed and automated. They will design and build their own automated manufacturing system, or factory, considering safety, quality, cost, and efficiency. Technology will be used in their projects that has changed manufacturing, such as computer modeling, machine control (CNC), robotics, and other real world manufacturing systems.