2012-2013 High School Curriculum Bulletin - McAllen ISD

Page 327955 PRACTICUM IN LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS,AND SECURITYLowest grade Place: 12Credit: 2Prerequisite: Principles of Law EnforcementThis course is designed to give students supervised practical applicationof previously studied knowledge and skills. This course also provides anoverview of security elements and types of organizations with a focuson security measures used to protect lives, property, and proprietaryinformation. This course is being taught at McAllen High School andbus transportation is required. NOTE: Students enrolled in this coursewill have the opportunity to receive a Level I Officer Training Certificatewhen student turns eighteen years old. This certificate is endorsed byTexas Department of Public Safety.INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY8122 ENGINEERING DESIGN & PRESENTATIONLowest Grade Placement: 10Credit: 1Recommendation: Principles of Manufacturing or Graphic Design&IllustrationRank: NoneThis technical course is designed to provide instruction inlettering,engineering geometry, multi-view drawings, sectioning,pictorial representation, dimensioning, detail and assembly drawings,reproduction of drawings, and selection of equipment and supplies. Thiscourse is recommended for students interested in any area of engineering.Applications: Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace andEnvironmental Engineering.8132 PRINCIPALS OF ARCHITECTURE &CONSTRUCTIONLowest Grade Placement: 10Credit: 1Rank: NoneThis technical course is designed to provide instruction in principlesof residential design, architectural styles and construction practices.Activities focus on the development of original working drawings,presentation drawings and model building. This course is recommendedfor students interested in any area of architecture. Applications:Construction, Structural Analyst, Project Estimation, GeneralContractors, and Auto Desk Revit.8152 PRINCIPALS OF MANUFACTURINGLowest Grade Placement: 9Credit: 1Prerequisite: NoneRank: NoneThis overview course is designed to introduce students to the applicationof technology to solve problems and meet human needs and wants.Laboratory experiences focus on the technology systems of bio-relatedtechnology, communication, computer applications, construction,energy,power, transportation and manufacturing. Students study concepts oftechnological systems and the influences these systems have at home,in communities and at work. The content of the course includes, butis not limited to, the study of systems of technology, application oftechnology,design/problem solving, evolving technologies, safety,maintenance,entrepreneurship, leadership, careers and marketing.Taught at Rowe /Transportation by school bus required. NOTE: Thiscourse is not open to students who have had Technology Education inmiddle school.8162 PRINCIPALS OF MANUFACTURING (MODULAR)Lowest Grade Placement: 9Credit: 1Prerequisite:Rank: NoneTechnology Systems Modular is an elective that satisfies the computerapplications credit for graduation. Modules requito explore and solveproblems in the following technologists and Energy Video ProductionAlternate Energy Road Transportation Engineering Structures DesktopPublishing Waste Management Aerospace Multimedia ProductionElectronics & Control Systems Communications Aerodynamic DesignConstruction & CAD Computer Aided Design Taught at Memorial &McHi. Transportation by school bus required.8172 FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURINGLowest Grade Placement: 10Credit: 1Recommendation: Principles of ManufacturingRank: NoneThis technical course is designed to enhance understanding of variousmetallic and nonmetallic materials, processes and products. Materialsstudied may include polymers, ceramics, woods, composites andmetals. Experiences include safety instruction and exposure to toolsand machines associated with manufacturing. Mathematical andscientific concepts are stressed as students study various processes usedfor transforming materials into products. Students study the design ofproducts, quality control, design of production tooling, machine toolsetups and manufacturing .systems. Taught at Rowe/Transportation byschool bus required.8182 CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGYLowest Grade Placement: 11Credit: 1Recommendation: Principles of ManufacturingRank: NoneThis research activity course is designed to allow students to developan advanced technical knowledge and skills in solving problemsin one or more of the technology systems of Communications,Manufacturing,Construction, Bio-Related Technology, Energy, Power,and/or Transportation. Student will select a problem, research theproblem, develop a portfolio about his/her problem and its solution,design, construct, and test his/her solution to the problem, and presenthis/her results via a multimedia presentation to the class, administrators,or the teacher. The student may even apply for a parent if his/her product(solution) is a success. This is the third course in a sequential set ofcourses: Technology Systems,Manufacturing Technology, and Problemsand Solutions in Technology. NOTE: Taught @ Rowe. Transportationby school bus required.8332 COLLISION REPAIR AND REFINISHINGLowest Grade Placement: 11Credit: 2Rank: NoneThis first-year, two-hour classroom/shop program is designed to provideinstruction in safety, welding, auto body repair, spray painting andfinishing. Taught at Memorial / Transportation by school bus required.8334 ADVANCED COLLISION REPAIR AND REFINISHINGLowest Grade Placement: 12Credit: 2Collision Repair & RefinishingRank: NoneThis second-year, two-hour course is designed to offer more advancedin-depth study of the topics studied in Auto Collision I. Studentsdevelop sufficient knowledge for entry into a post-secondary vocational/technical school or apprentice level employment. Taught at Memorial/Transportation by school bus required.8342 AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY(SUSPENSION &BRAKES)Lowest Grade Placement: 11Credit: 2Rank: NoneMISD/STC Automotive Technology Certificate and Associate AppliedScience Program. This course is designed to prepare students foremployment in the high technology automotive service industry.Students will gain knowledge in automotive air conditioning,electrical systems,fuel injection, transmissions and trans axles, engineperformance, brake systems, steering and suspension systems, andcomputerized automotive control systems. Emphasis will be placed on“hands-on” learning in the labs to develop diagnostic, troubleshooting,and repair procedure skills. Taught at McHi. Transportation by schoolbus required.8344 ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY (E&E-ENGINE & ELECTRONICS)Lowest Grade Placement: 11Credit: 2Rank: NoneThis course is designed to prepare students for employment in the hightechnology automotive service industry. Students will gain knowledgein automotive air conditioning, electrical systems, fuel injection,transmissions and trans axles, engine performance, brake systems,steering and suspension systems, and computerized automotive controlsystems. Emphasis will be placed on “hands-on” learning in the labs todevelop diagnostic,troubleshooting, and repair procedure skills. Taughtat McHigh. Transportation by school bus required.8382 ELECTRONICSLowest Grade Placement: 11Credit: 2Rank: NoneMISD/STC Electronic and Computer Technology Program. TheElectronic and Computer Technology Associate of Applied ScienceProgram covers a wide range of subjects from basic to advancedelectronics, to computer soft ware and hardware operation. The classesare based on lecture and laboratory work, giving students “hands-on”experience in practical electronic circuits utilizing different types ofelectronic test equipment. Upon successful completion of Electronic andComputer Technology I ,students may earn up to eight (8) STC collegecredit hours while graduates of this STC 71 credit hour certificateprogram are eligible and prepared for the many high tech jobs that dealwith electronic service centers,telecommunication companies, andcomputer servicing companies. Taught at STC Technology Center/Transportation by School bus required.STC-CETT 1449 DIGITALSYSTEMS: This is a course in electronics covering digital systems.Emphasis is placed on application and troubleshooting digital systemsusing counters, registers code converters, multiplexers, analog-to-digitalto-analog circuits, and large scale integrated circuits.STC-CPMT1403 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY This is afundamental computer course that provides in-depth explanation of theprocedures to utilize hardware and software. Emphasis is placed onterminology, acronyms, and hands-on activities.8432 WELDINGLowest Grade Placement: 11Credit: 2Rank: NoneThis pre-employment laboratory course is designed to provide jobtraining for entry level employment as a welder or an employee in awelding-related field. The two-hour program of instruction emphasizesoxy-acetylene welding, oxy-acetylene cutting, shielded metal arcwelding (stick arc), gas metal arc welding (mig). Safety and anexploration of career opportunities in the field are also studied. Taughtat McHi / Transportation by school bus required.8434 ADVANCED WELDINGLowest Grade Placement: 12Credit: 2Prerequisite: Welding 1Rank: NoneThis course is a continuation of Welding 1. It provides advanced jobtraining for entry level employment as a welder or as an employee ina welding-related field. It includes instruction in blueprint reading,welding fabrication,and tungsten gas welding (tig). Safety and careerexploration are also studied. Taught at McHi. Transportation by schoolbus required.8542 PRECISION MACHINING TECHNOLOGYLowest grade Place: 11Credit: 2Recommendation: engineering Design and PresentationRank: NoneThis course will help prepare students to assist engineers who installindustrial controls, troubleshoot hydraulic equipment problems,and reduce manufacturing downtime. Students will participate in anapprentice (intern) component that will allow students to experience,first hand, industrial systems in the work place. Students enrolled in