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Engineering and Design is part of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and career path. By building real-world problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, students learn how to innovate and design new products and improve existing products. Students are introduced to the engineering design process to build new products and to the reverse engineering process, which enables engineers to adjust any existing product.

Parallels and analogies from Scriptural examples will firmly seat the course in Bible truth, since God is the

master engineer, designer, and creator of everything. Popular topics and issues that are politically controversial will be explored from a Biblical perspective.

This course requires substantial independent work with research and writing related to projects which are required to complete the course. Be prepared to do such work throughout the course. A student will be unable to pass the course without completing the research, analysis, and writing portion of this course successfully.

Assignments in this course place a strong emphasis on student inquiry, research, and writing, and much of the assessment is based on writing projects.

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING AND DESIGN AND THE DESIGN PROCESS

UNIT 2: FLUID SYSTEMS: ENERGY AND POWER TECHNOLOGIES IN ENGINEERING

Course Overview
Design Opportunities All Around Us
Design Improvements
Project 1: Creating a Product Discussion Forum (You are the lead engineer on a project to determine the most-needed improvements on a product design. You will create a focus group to determine improvements needed on the design by evaluating the group’s ideas and choosing the design to develop. Once the design is chosen, you will create a multimedia presentation explaining the decision process and reasoning behind the choice.)
Improvements of Everyday Items
Project 2: Model or Prototype Suggestion Presentation (Based on the work you have completed in this lesson, you are going to create a transcript for a persuasive presentation to convince your client that your design improvement is the best possible solution for their needs. Use the decisions made by Mike in the lesson you just complete as an example of how a Christian thinks and acts when considering ethical issues in design. If you need help with some of the decisions, you might ask a pastor or your youth pastor to help you think things through. Then, take your client through the different design options you considered for the product design improvement. Explain why you discarded the designs that were not the best possible solution. Finally, explain why your final product design covers each of the requirements and specifications you used to create your needs statement. Your speech must include visual aids that include at least two schematics, or detailed illustrations, of your design. Each schematic might show a different angle of your design.)
Quiz 1: Introduction to Design Opportunities
Basic Engineering Concepts
Choosing Materials for Design
Project 3: Researching Materials Designs (You are a civil engineer who must decide on a material for a country bridge. The purpose of this project is to create a test to assess the limits of two possible bridge materials: wood and steel. You must develop a suitable testing method for the two bridge-building materials. As part of the decision-making process, you must design an appropriate destructive test for a bridge model made with wood versus steel. Using the engineering design process, create a schematic for a bridge model. You do not need to perform the test. Once you’ve completed the above portion of the written report, explain from a Christian perspective how unethical decisions would impact safety and economics of the project. Your assignment is to design the test that will best assess the load limits of the two materials. Use the knowledge of materials from the lesson to help design the destructive test. Keep track of any reference you use so that you can document the source in your report. As a civil engineer, you must report your findings to the city council. For this assignment, you must submit a written report. You must include your bridge design, as well as a complete description for the destructive test you created. Make sure that your findings explain the properties of the materials that make your destructive test appropriate for the design.)
Application of Materials
Quiz 2: Fundamentals of Engineering
Project: Special Project – Notebook (Required)
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Glossary and Credits

Fluid Power Systems
Fluid Power Devices
Project 1: Researching a Fluid Power System Goal (Fluid power researchers are interested in making fluid power more efficient, effective, and/or compact. Research one of the following areas of focus, and write a three- to five-page report: 1) Increasing efficiency of fluid applications; 2) Making fluid power safe, quiet, and clean; 3) Expanding the use of fluid power in the transportation sector to reduce fuel consumption. You must also explain why you chose this area of research and how this area of focus can increase or enhance sustainability.)
Designing Fluid Power Systems for Future Developments
Project 2: Creating a Fluid Power System for the Future (You will choose one of the following goals from the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) to create a schematic for a fluid power system for the future. If you’ve completed research in the past, you may use it to help determine and inform your engineering design. 1) increase efficiency in current fluid power applications; 2) expand fluid power in the transportation sector; 3) create portable, human-scale fluid power devices; 4) make fluid power safe, quiet, and clean.)
Quiz 1: Introduction to Fluid Power
Common Applications for Fluid Power Systems
Project 3: Identifying Fluid Power in Daily Life (Fluid power can be categorized as either hydraulic power, using liquids, or pneumatic power, using gases. You can find different types of fluid power throughout your day. Keep in mind that many power systems are internal, so main features to look for are the cylinders and pistons or large storage tanks or reservoirs. Try to find three examples of fluid power that you have found or used during a typical day. Find at least one example each of pneumatic and hydraulic power. Write a report describing the examples you identified, and create a schematic of one of your selections.)
Efficient Fluid Power Designs
Designing a Fluid Power Lifting System
Project 4: Designing a Fluid Power Lift System (Now that you have completed the engineering design process in the creation of a fluid power lift system, you have the opportunity to present your design. To present your design, you will describe all parts of the engineering design process, except for the model, in a script for an oral presentation. You must have visual aids that include your drawings or schematics to support your presentation.)
Quiz 2: Fluid Power Applications and Capabilities
Project: Special Project - Notebook (Required)
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UNIT 3: MODELING AND SKETCHING

UNIT 4: REVERSE ENGINEERING

Introduction to Technical Sketching and Drawing
Project 1: Interview an Engineer About Sketching - Option 1 (You have learned that sketching plays a vital role in the engineering design process. There are many different views that engineers can use to communicate design needs to their teammates. Contact a local engineer, architect, or drafter to request an interview to learn more about the process of technical sketching. Find out about the tools that he or she uses daily to create the specifications of his or her designs. Present the information you gathered from your interview in a three-hundred-fifty- to five-hundred-word report that includes graphics and illustrations that support the information. Option 2 - You may choose to do an alternate assignment and research the tools and techniques of engineering sketching using online resources. You must present the information in a three-hundred-fifty- to five-hundred-word report that describes three different tools or software programs that engineers find helpful. Graphics and illustrations must be included in the presentation to support the research.)
Geometric Shapes and Solids in Engineering
Drawing to Scale
Project 2: Creating a Technical Sketch of an Everyday Object to Scale (Engineers rely on technical sketches to provide a visual representation of their design solutions. When engineers utilize dimensions, they provide enough information to allow a reader to recreate the design precisely and accurate. Many designs are too large or too small to be captured on paper according to their real size, so engineers use the technique of drawing to scale to provide the ratio that was used to create the sketch. Take a moment to find a large building, bridge, or other structure that can be drawn to scale through sketching. The exact real-world dimensions may not be available, so you will create a list of the measurements you will use for the ratio. For example, it might be difficult to obtain the exact height of a bridge, so you may estimate the height, list it as a measurement on your report, and use the value for the scale ratio. You may use graph or grid paper to help track the dimensions of your scale drawing. Additionally, straight-edge implements like a ruler or protractor will help you create the lines for your drawing. If your object has curved areas, you may use a compass to create those to scale, but be sure to add the center lines! You’ll have to scan your drawing and turn it into a document you can upload to submit to your instructor.)
Quiz 1: Introduction to Design and Technical Sketches
The Applications for Modeling in Engineering
Modeling and Prototypes
Project 3: Researching Model Uses in Remote or Dangerous Locations (As you have read, engineers use models to help determine design and process changes in locations that cannot be directly observed. Research some unique uses of models that mining, aerospace, mechanical, and nuclear engineers are currently using. Choose one scenario, and describe in detail why the model is used and what information it provides that otherwise could not be obtained. Additionally, based on the information provided in the lesson, classify the model's purpose as descriptive, predictive, and/or prescriptive, and explain your reasoning for the classification.)
Designing a Sketch Model
Quiz 2: Sketch Modeling
Project Special Project - Notebook (Required)
Test
Glossary and Credits

Reverse Engineering: Visual Analysis
Reverse Engineering: Functional Analysis
Project 1: Creating a Function Structure Diagram or Product Teardown Chart (Sometimes a client will want you to analyze an object without tearing it apart. While this is not nearly as much fun, the analysis can still provide a large amount of data for an engineer. You may choose to create a function structure diagram for an object (with or without teardown) or a product teardown chart. You may choose any household item or perhaps a broken device, like an old mobile phone or remote control. While diagrams and charts provide valuable information for an engineer, they are typically more technological than a client or decision team needs. Therefore, you will also need to complete a two-hundred- to four-hundred-word analysis of the device, including a functional analysis of the product as a whole and each of the components you observed. All information must be supported by your chart or diagram. Be sure to address the information from the lesson in your analysis as well.)
Reverse Engineering: Structural Analysis
Project 2: Creating a Morphological Matrix (A systematic way to view common functionality of an object's structure and components is through a morphological matrix. You are going to use this method to analyze a common household device (from the list below or your own idea). First, create the left-hand column by deciding on the parameters that allow the object to function normally. For example, a pencil sharpener has a blade and a housing unit to support the system. Use the parameters to describe the system. If the pencil sharpener is hand operated, list the parameter of hand turning (either the pencil itself in a small unit or a handle in a wall-mounted device). The parameter column can include specific structures in the device, power sources, or any other information you learned in the lesson. The right-hand columns will include the current methods used by the device to complete the parameter, as well as any other options that would satisfy the parameter. You must create at least two other options for each parameter. While the matrix provides valuable information for an engineer, it is typically more technological than a client or decision team needs. Therefore, you will also need to complete a one- or two-page analysis of the device, including the current parameter solutions and any recommended alterations to a design. Each recommendation must be supported by information in the morphological matrix.)
Quiz 1: Introduction to Reverse Engineering
Finding the Product: The Reverse Engineering and Design Process Applied
Implementing the Procedure: Reverse Engineering a Product
Calculating the Process: Materials, Time, and Cost for Improvement
Project 4: Researching Materials, Time, and Cost for Product Modifications (When a client approaches an engineer about a project, the engineer might not have all of the information available to create a bid proposal. The engineer might need to research time, cost, and materials needed to complete the project. Take a moment to think of an everyday object. It could be a stapler, a fork, or even a shoe. You must choose two of the three analyses (time, cost, or materials) to research for your chosen object. Once you have completed the research, you will present the documentation and explain your findings in a script for a three- to five-minute oral presentation. Remember that a bid proposal is intended to persuade a client to use your services, so be sure to use persuasive techniques to convince your audience to choose your bid proposal.)
Quiz 2: Using Reverse Engineering for Product Improvement
Project: Special Project - Notebook (Required)
Test
Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5: ENGINEERING TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY

UNIT 6 - REVIEW, AND EXAM

Environmental Engineering Introduction
Project 1: Researching a Local Sustainability Issue (Imagine your local government is researching the water management in the area. It has called on you as an environmental engineer to explain the current water management methods. You have been asked to describe the methods used by at least two other local areas and suggest the feasibility of adopting a new method. You must research this issue and provide your resources to support your reasoning. You may contact the local governments and find a person to interview, or you may research the issue in magazines or on the Internet. You will submit a three- to five-page report that includes a description of your area's water management methods, information about at least two other nearby areas, and a final analysis with a recommendation for a method. The recommendation may be that no change is made, but you must support your decision with facts and details found in your research.)
Energy and Air Quality
Green Buildings and Green Initiatives
Project 2: LEED Ratings for Building Construction (Imagine that you are the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certifier in your area. You must analyze the construction of three different nearby buildings. You may choose whichever buildings you would like, but try to choose buildings with different purposes (libraries, offices, schools, churches). You might want to contact the builder or architect for the building if you are able to help find scores for your LEED categories. Choose five to seven different categories for your ratings, and use the exact same ratings for each building. This means that if you choose water efficiency, you must rate each of the three buildings on water efficiency. Calculate the credits for each of the categories, and provide a total score for each building. Suggest changes for each of the buildings to help them increase their LEED ratings. You will present this information in a script for a three- to five-minute oral presentation to discuss your findings. You must incorporate pictures or drawings of the buildings to support your presentation.)
Quiz 1: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Environmental Assessment and Impacts
Project3: Researching Life Cycles for Assessment (Before an engineer can complete a life-cycle assessment, he or she must understand and describe a product's life cycle. Choose a product that you use often. This could be anything from an electrical device, like a television or computer, to a recreational product, like a sports ball or an article of clothing. Conduct a life-cycle analysis by first identifying the present stage of the product's life cycle and describing its use and purpose. You will create a graphic that shows the product at various stages in its life cycle. Next, you will research possible changes to the product's life cycle that could reduce its environmental impact. You will also identify ways that you can contact manufacturers with possible suggestions.)
Green Design Principles: Systems and Environment
Incorporating Green Engineering Principles
Project 4: Creating a Decision Matrix for an Environmental Issue (Take a moment to consider a local environmental issue that you can analyze. It may be the one you used in the lesson or any local water or air quality, natural resource, or pollution issue. You have been asked to prepare a presentation for the local community about the issue and possible solutions to deal with the problem. To help them understand the issue, you will need to create a decision matrix that incorporates the engineering design process, as well as the solution's environmental life cycle as discussed in the lesson. You must incorporate at least three green engineering principles within the design.)
Quiz 2: Environmental Life Cycle and Green Engineering Design
Project: Special Project - Notebook (Required)
Test
Glossary and Credits

Course Review
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