Unit 1: What is Engineering?
Define and identify a technological system
Define engineering and describe its history
Explain how and why technological development and diffusion has rapidly increased
Describe how technology has shaped social, cultural, political, and economic landscapes throughout history
Describe how the development and use of technology has influenced past events
Unit 2: The Science of Electricity
Describe the structure of the atom and how it defines a conductor, semiconductor, and insulator
State the relationships between voltage, current, and resistance by the use of Ohm’s Law.
Calculate electrical power and energy
Describe the three laws of electrostatics
Explain the difference between a base unit and a derived unit
Unit 3: Circuits: The Building Blocks
Describe an open and closed loop electronic system with its input, process, and output components
Describe characteristics of permanent and electromagnets
Apply Ohm’s Law and Watt’s Law in a resistive circuit
Understand the differences between direct current and alternating current.
Identify electronic components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors
Unit 4: Types of Circuits
Describe Kirchhoff’s Current and Voltage Laws
Describe the use of diodes and transistors
Understand how to use logic gates
Interconvert binary, decimal, and hexadecimal values
Identify various common electronic schematic symbols
Unit 5: Engineering Tools and Safety
Describe various tools and equipment used by engineers
Identify common hazards found in the lab or workplace
Apply safety protocols in a lab or workplace
Identify rules and regulations that govern employees and employers
Unit 6: Putting Scientific Tools into Action
Identify the steps that formulate the scientific method
Make a clearly defined hypothesis
Differentiate between an independent and dependent variable
Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative data
Collect and write data in significant figures
Unit 7: The Engineering Design Process
Understand the engineering design process
Identify criteria and constraints
Identify the qualities of a great design
Understand the evaluation process for testing a design
Unit 8: Putting it All Together: Solid Modeling, Technical Drawing, and Prototyping
Identify various pictorial and orthographic drawing techniques
Apply ISO and ANSI standards on technical drawings
Apply part-dimensioning techniques
Apply CAD software for 3D solid modeling
Identify CAD based tools for part analysis
