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Engineering Technology Essentials (ETE1)  Technical Certificate of Credit

The Engineering Technology Essentials technical certificate provides an introduction to engineering technology and a dual enrollment pathway leading to a stackable college credential for high school students.

Curriculum Outline (9 hours)
Occupational Courses 9
ENGT 1000

Provides a study of engineering technology as a career field and describes the knowledge and skills required for academic and occupational success. Topics include: engineering technology career measurement and standards mathematical operators engineering tools and engineering concepts. Labs reinforce mathematical mechanical and electrical concepts through practical exercises such as measurement and calculation of density of objects relative humidity use of digital multi-meter building circuits use of precision instruments and team exercises.

 3
ENGT 2500

This course provides students the opportunity to build on the knowledge and skills gained during their engineering technology studies, either through the completion of a capstone project directed by engineering technology faculty or through an off-site internship. Students will take part in professional experiences such as the design, execution, and presentation of engineering technology projects, and the application of engineering technology skills during off-site projects with employers. These experiences will also better prepare students for entry into the workforce through the development of a portfolio of work and through the creation of a network of engineering technology professionals.

3
Elective (Choose ONE) 3
AUMF 1150
Prerequisite: IDSY 1120

Explores basic robotic concepts. Studies robots in typical application environments. Topics include: robot history and fundamentals, robot classification, power sources, robot applications in the workplace, robot control techniques, path control, end of arm tooling, robot operation and robot controllers, controller architecture in a system, robotic language programming, and human interface issues.

3
CIST 1305

An introductory course that provides problem solving and programming concepts for those that develop user applications. An emphasis is placed on developing logic troubleshooting and using tools to develop solutions. Topics include: problem solving and programming concepts structured programming the four logic structures file processing concepts and arrays.

 3
DFTG 1101

Establishes safety practices as they relate to a drafting environment. Introduces basic CAD functions while presenting essential principles and practices for line relationships scale and geometric construction.

 4
DFTG 2010

Covers the basics of computer terminology input and output devices file formatting file management for CAD software. Introduces students to the fundamentals of geometric construction scale reading line relationship and basic history of the drafting concepts. Student will also be introduced to basic and intermediate CAD commands and procedures and drafting concepts and principals.

4
MATH 1113

Prepares students for calculus. The topics discussed include an intensive study of polynomial rational exponential logarithmic and trigonometric functions and their graphs. Applications include simple maximum and minimum problems exponential growth and decay.

 3
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