Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Robotics) (CTE)

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Teacher

Name	Phone Ext.	Room
William Geppert	264213	D213

Pathway Description

The Engineering by Design (EbD) Manufacturing Engineering Technology program of study is a three (3) course Career & Technical Education (CTE) instructional program that engages students in open-ended problem-solving where they learn how to apply skills, knowledge, documentation, and processes with modern, industry-leading technology and software. The program provides students with a wide range of skills and concepts in design, invention, and innovation to meet project goals. Hands-on activities provide students with the knowledge and skills needed for solving real-world problems and prepare students for continued education and careers in manufacturing engineering technology.

Pathway Courses

Foundations of Technology (Robotics 1)

Foundations of Technology (FOT) prepares students with the ability to innovate, improvise, and invent solutions to engineering problems. Students explore how technological innovations result when ideas, knowledge, and skills are shared within a technological cluster and amongst other fields of study. In this course, students develop foundational skills in engineering design and documentation as a formal process to transform ideas into products or systems.

Advanced Design Applications (Robotics 2)

Prerequisite: Foundations of Technology (Robotics 1)

Advanced Design Applications (ADA) prepares students with the skills needed to apply advanced applications in design with a focus on systems thinking, the impacts of technological development, and the use of industry-leading technologies in the creation of models, mock-ups, and prototypes to create engineered solutions.

Engineering Design (Robotics 3)

Prerequisite: Foundations of Technology (Robotics 1), and Advanced Design Applications (Robotics 2)

Engineering Design (ED) is the capstone course that provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to transform concepts into products with fully developed engineering design documentation to meet consumer requirements. Students will practice the engineering design process by creating, synthesizing, iterating, and presenting solutions.

Physical Technology Research & Development (Robotics 4)

Prerequisites: Foundations of Technology (Robotics 1), Advanced Design Applications (Robotics 2), and Engineering Design (Robotics 3).

This course is designed as a CAPSTONE for the pathway. Students will be working on a competition, either VEX (www.vexrobotics.com), MATE (www.materovcompetition.org) or something suitable that demands a complex set of objectives with a regional and international competition in the spring. During the preparation of the competition, students will collaborate with others to construct a robot or complete research. Students are responsible for documenting research in an engineering notebook that follows the steps of the engineering design process. Students present products through demonstration and an engineering review.