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TECHNOLOGY and ENGINEERING EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Career and Technical Education Credit
Website: https://sites.google.com/pkwy.k12.mo.us/donaldson
The Parkway West Technology and Engineering program supports students through curriculum, instruction, and experiences that develop STEM literacy. The overarching goal of the program is to empower students to apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts and skills to navigate complex problems and to innovate with others to solve them.
Students will participate in project- and problem-based learning as well as traditional instructional strategies geared toward different learning styles. Students will apply their knowledge through hands-on activities in the digital lab and, at times, in the shop. Technical equipment, innovative software, hand tools, and machine tools will be used simply as a tool to get the job done.
Potential Interdisciplinary Connections
- Business & Technology Department
- Information Technology courses
- Digital Media courses
- Art – Visual Arts Department
- Digital Design courses
- Sculpture courses
- South Tech High School
- Architectural courses
- Carpentry & Construction courses
- Electrical & Electronics courses
- Precision Machining courses, and more
Extended Learning Opportunities
- TSA Robotics Design Team (https://sites.google.com/
pkwy.k12.mo.us/donaldson/ robotics-program) - Parkway West STEM events (vary annually)
- Community partnerships (vary annually)
Career Ties
- Industrial Technology
- designer, technician, programmer, planner/logistics, machine operator, technical writer
- Pre-engineering
- engineer, systems design engineer, engineering technician, drafter, designer, materials scientist
- Business & Technology Department
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107070 Drafting
Grade(s): 09 - 12
Prerequisite: None
1/2 CTE credit each semester
Drafting is the universal language of industry, as it is used in technical fields such as architecture, electrical, machining, and mechanical technologies. In this course, students will become familiar with the fundamentals of drafting and the significance it has in our present way of life. Areas to be covered include sketching, mechanical drawing, pictorials, views of objects, and dimensioning. Students will use conventional techniques and/or CAD to complete drawings. -
107120 Design and Technology
Grade(s): 09 - 12
Prerequisite: None
1/2 CTE credit each semester
This is a semester long course that provides opportunities for students to explore technologies in communications, design engineering, power, energy and transportation. Students will explore the fundamentals of Computer Aided Design Software and its application in the design process. Students will develop the necessary skills in design and problem solving to enable them to undertake a variety of problem solving and design tasks. -
107130 Design and Technology 2
Grade(s): 09 - 12
Prerequisite: Design and Technology 1 or Instructor Approval
1/2 CTE credit each semester
This is the second course in a two semester sequence of courses that provides opportunities for students to explore technology. In Design and Technology 2, students cover information on the following systems: structural, mechanical, fluid, and alternative energy. Students analyze applications of technology through a process of investigation and exploration in these fields which create and produce manufactured goods, products, structures, and services in our society. -
107680 Robotics Technology
Grade(s): 09 - 12
Prerequisite: None
1/2 CTE credit each semester
The field of robotics requires a working knowledge of electronics, mechanics and software. It is usually accompanied by a large working knowledge of many subjects. Focusing on mobile robots and using a hands-on, collaborative approach, students will be introduced to the basic concepts/systems, terminology, and programming involved in robotics. This course will be of specific interest to students interested in applications of electronics, computer science, and physics. -
108711 and 108712 Honors Introduction to Engineering Design
Grade(s): 09 - 12
Prerequisite: None
1/2 CTE credit each semester
This honors course develops students' problem-solving skills, with emphasis on visualization and communication skills, using a computer and a 3-D solid modeling software. The student will learn to combine models into assemblies and animate the new assembled model in order to assess operation in a practical representation. Students will also learn how to import or convert the model for visual presentation or fabrication/prototyping possibilities. Students can receive 3 semester hours of transcribed college credit. A weighted grade is given for this course. -
108751 and 108752 Honors Principles of Engineering
Grade(s): 10 - 12
Prerequisite: Geometry and Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
1/2 CTE credit each semester
This honors course is designed to be a broad-based survey course that will help students understand engineering, engineering technology and identify career possibilities. Theoretical and hands on problem-solving activities are emphasized. In this course, the students will be able to understand 3-D modeling and general engineering design principles, mechanical assembly and design, electronic control circuits, statics, properties of materials, and engineering job opportunities. Students can receive 3 semester hours of transcribed college credit. A weighted grade is given for this course. -
108221 and 108222 Honors Environmental Engineering
Grade(s): 11 - 12
Prerequisite: Students should have experience in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and technology education.
1/2 CTE credit each semester OR 1/2 Science credit each semester
The major focus of the Environmental Engineering course is to expose students to the diverse fields of biotechnology including biomedical engineering, bio-molecular genetics, bioprocess engineering, and agricultural and environmental engineering. Lessons engage students in engineering design problems that can be accomplished in a high school setting related to biomechanics, cardiovascular engineering, genetic engineering, agricultural biotechnology, tissue engineering, biomedical devices, human interface, bioprocesses, forensics, and bioethics. The BE course is a high school course that may be taken by 11th or 12th grade students as part of the Project Lead The Way® sequence of courses or as an elective. Students should have experience in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and technology education. It is a project as well as problem-based curriculum similar to all Project Lead the Way® courses. Students in this course will apply biological and engineering concepts to design materials and processes that directly measure, repair, improve, and extend living systems. Biotechnical EngineeringTM is one of the specialty courses in the Project Lead The Way® pre-engineering curriculum, which applies and concurrently develops secondary level knowledge and skills in biology, physics, technology, and mathematics. The course of study includes: - Safety and Documentation Review - Introduction to Biotechnical Engineering - Biochemical Engineering - Environmental and Agricultural Engineering - Biomedical
(Also offered as a Science credit using course numbers 138341 and 138342)