High School Program

Introduction to Engineering Design

o Introduction

• Describe the history of design.
  
• Define form as it relates to the design process.
  
• Define function as it relates to the design process.
  
• Identify major engineering achievements through history.
  
• Describe the history of measurement tools.
  
• Identify related professional organizations and define their role in the industry.
  
• Define the educational requirements of various engineering and engineering technology positions.
  
• Identify various career opportunities in the engineering & engineering technology profession.
  

o Introduction to Design

• Describe the design process.
  
• Describe the steps in systematic problem solving.
  
• Identify the elements of design.
  o Student Portfolio Development
  
• Identify the elements necessary for an effective portfolio.
  
• Explain the need for ethics in engineering.
  o Sketching and Visualization
  
• Apply various sketching techniques.
  
• Apply two-dimensional geometric figures and define their role in sketching and visualization.
  
• Demonstrate pictorial sketching.
  
• Apply annotations to drawings as necessary.
  

o Geometric Relationships

• Construct geometric shapes using a compass, ruler and triangle.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to bisecting angles.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to construct arc’s and circles.
  
• Define geometric constraints as they relate to specific drawings.
  
• Apply the cartesian coordinate system.
  
• Apply work features to a CAD solid model.
  
• Apply work planes, axes and points to a CAD model.
  
• Modify a CAD sketch or feature model.
  

o Modeling

• Apply work features to a CAD solid model.
  
• Apply work planes, axes and points to a CAD model.
  
• Modify a CAD sketch or feature model.
  
• Differentiate between parametric and adaptive designs.
  
• Apply geometrical and dimensional constraints to a CAD sketch.
  
• Apply absolute, relative and polar coordinates.
  
• Define origin planes.
  
• Describe origin and planar orientation.
  
• Demonstrate conceptual modeling.
  
• Compare vertical vs. lateral thinking.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate solutions.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to represent graphical data.
  
• Demonstrate physical modeling techniques.
  
• Describe proportion as it relates to drawings and sketches.
  
• Demonstrate 2 dimensional modeling.
  
• Demonstrate 3 dimensional modeling.
  
• Demonstrate mathematical modeling.
  
• Create a 2 dimensional CAD drawing from a sketch.
  

o Assembly Modeling

• Utilize part libraries to produce an assembly model.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to design solutions to given problems.
  
• Create a model in CAD.
  
• Apply components to an assembly model.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to place and create components.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to create circular and rectangular patterns of components.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to replace components with modified external parts
  
• Demonstrate the ability to perform part manipulation.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to construct a multi-part object.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to produce sub-assemblies.
  
• Apply sub-assembly skills to solve problems.
  
• Apply drive constraints to simulate motion.
  
• Apply assembly modeling skills to solve problems.
  
• Apply adaptive design concepts.
  

  o Model Analysis and Verification
  

• Apply mass property calculations.
  
• Apply mass property analysis.
  
• Interpret and use tolerance techniques.
  
• Define and apply limits and fits.
  
• Define and apply clearance fits.
  
• Define and apply interference fits
  

o Model Documentation

• Generate a 2 dimensional multi-view drawing.
  
• Generate an isometric view.
  
• Generate an auxiliary view.
  
• Generate a detail view.
  
• Generate sectional views.
  
• Define and apply dimensioning standards and practices.
  
• Define and apply unidirectional and aligned dimensioning.
  
• Define and apply dimension size and placement
  
• Dimension section, auxiliary and assembly models.
  
• Define and apply dimension-tolerancing.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to annotate sketches and drawings as needed.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to generate general and proprietary specifications as needed.
  

o Presentation

• Demonstrate the techniques necessary to produce and give an effective presentation.
  
• Demonstrate proper voice techniques while giving a presentation.
  
• Demonstrate proper eye contact while giving a presentation.
  
• Demonstrate proper posture while giving a presentation.
  
• Demonstrate proper attire while giving a presentation.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to preparation an effective presentation.
  
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and apply appropriate visual aids for an effective presentation.
  
• Develop appropriate written documentation of an effective presentation.
  

o Production

• Define product design.
  
• Identify manufacturing specifications and constraints.
  
• Define material characteristics and discuss how it relates to product production.
  
• Identify and describe the major manufacturing processes.
  
• Identify and describe the major machine processes.
  
• Define and describe production design.
  
• Define and describe process routing.
  
• Define and describe material supply and handling.
  
• Conduct production cost analysis of a specific product.
  
• Define and describe quality control.
  
• Identify the labor requirements necessary for the production of a specific product.
  

o Marketing

• Conduct product cost analysis for a specific product.
  
• Identify and describe packaging design requirements for a specific product.
  
• Identify and describe the material supply and handling necessary to produce a specific product.
  
• Identify and describe production cost analysis and how it relates to marketing.
  
• Discuss how quality control affects the marketing of a product.
  
• Discuss how labor requirements affect the marketing of a product.
  
• Discuss how facility requirements affect the marketing of a product.
  
• Discuss how product packaging affect the marketing of a product.