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High School Program


Principles of Engineering


Definition and Types of Engineering

  • Describe the various disciplines of engineering.
  • Identify and describe both professional and legal responsibilities as they relate to the field of engineering.
  • Identify the educational requirements for various engineering and engineering technology disciplines.
  • Identify and discuss various engineering achievements over history.
  • Define and discuss the impact of out-sourcing on the US.
  • Analyze the impacts of and the need for ethics in the engineering field.
  • Define and contrast how social, financial and environmental constraints affect the engineering field.

Communication and Documentation

  • Demonstrate various sketching techniques.
  • Define various sketching styles.
  • Define the role proportion plays in drawing and sketching.
  • Produce annotated sketches.
  • Demonstrate the ability to produce technical reports.
  • Demonstrate data representation and data presentation.
  • Demonstrate the ability to develop and deliver an oral presentation.

Design Process

  • Describe and apply the product development cycle.
  • Define and discuss product evolution.

Engineering Systems

  • Identify and describe how electrical systems interact with other engineering systems.
  • Define and apply Watt’s Law.
  • Describe and apply various mechanical and electrical control devices.
  • Identify and describe various control systems.
  • Compare and contrast various engineering systems as they relate to environmental impacts.
  • Identify and describe the function of the components of a mechanical system.
  • Define mechanical advantage and describe specific examples in various systems.
  • Identify and apply simple machines in various systems.
  • Conduct an energy analysis.
  • Identify and describe several examples of energy conversion in various systems.
  • Identify and describe several examples of energy loss in various systems.
  • Define thermodynamic cycles and laws as they relate to specific systems.
  • Describe and apply simple fluid power systems.
  • Analyze and produce flow diagrams.
  • Analyze and produce schematic drawings.
  • Calculate work in a system.
  • Define and apply Ohms Law.

Statics and Strength of Materials

  • Conduct force calculations.
  • Define stress as it relates to several specific examples.
  • Define strain as it relates to several specific examples.
  • Define deflection as it relates to several specific examples.
  • Define moment of inertia as it relates to several specific examples.
  • Define load as it relates to several specific examples.
  • Conduct shape analysis utilizing a computer aided engineering package.

Materials and Materials Testing in Engineering

  • Calculate mean, median, mode and standard deviation.
  • Compare and contrast process vs. product control.
  • Conduct destructive testing.
  • Conduct non-destructive testing.
  • Define material failure.
  • Define and discuss specific material categories.
  • Define and discuss physical properties as it relates to specific materials.
  • Conduct material testing.
  • Define and apply statistical process control.
  • Define and discuss mass vs. weight.
  • Conduct various forms of precision measurement.
  • Define and discuss the classification of solid engineering materials.
  • Conduct material identification.
  • Compare and contrast between various production processes as they relate to various materials.

Engineering for Reliability

  • Conduct sample testing.
  • Define and describe failure rate.
  • Conduct failure identification.
  • Identify failure rate improvement.
  • Conduct case studies.

Introduction to Dynamics/Kinematics

  • Describe linear motion.
  • Define displacement.
  • Define velocity.
  • Describe acceleration.
  • Identify trajectory motion.

 
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