Engineering & Applied Robotics
This program provides a series of courses within the Engineering & Technology Education career cluster. Its goal is to equip students with foundational knowledge and hands-on experiences in engineering applications, highlighting their impact on our lives and career choices. The curriculum covers entrepreneurship, safety, and leadership skills, emphasizing transferable skills and the practical use of technological tools, machines, instruments, materials, processes, and systems in business and industry.
Engineering Curriculum Frameworks
Robotics Curriculum Frameworks
Program Pathway
Engineering Instructor: Periklis Papadopoulos
Engineering Pathway Course Sequence
- Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)
- Principles of Engineering (POE)
- Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM)
- Civil Engineering and Architecture
Robotics Pathway Course Sequence
- Foundations of Robotics
- Robotic Design Essentials
- Robotic Systems
- Robotic Applications Capstone
Engineering Aligned Industry Certifications
- Autodesk Fusion Autodesk
- Inventor NIMS- CNC Mill Operations
- Autodesk Revit
Robotics Aligned Industry Certifications
- RECF- Pre-Engineering & SolidWorks Associates
- RECF- Robotics, Python, & SolidWorks Associates
- Python & SolidWorks Professional
Resources
- Web link to VEX Robotics: https://www.vexrobotics.com/
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- This is the robotics platform and curriculum that the classes will be using.
- Web link to Project Lead the Way (PLTW): https://www.pltw.org/our-programs/pltw-engineering
- This is the provider for the curriculum that we’re using in the engineering courses.
- Web link to Autodesk website: https://www.autodesk.com/
- This is the company that produces a lot of the computer-aided design software that we’ll be using.
- Web link to Autodesk TinkerCAD: https://www.tinkercad.com/
- Another computer-aided design software that we’ll be using in many of the engineering and robotics classes.
