Technology Education

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

MEDIA ARTS

Audio Video Design 1 Web Development 1 Game Development 1 Print Media 1 One Semester One Semester One Semester One Semester TEC 111/112 TEC 171/172 TEC 501/502 TEC 181/182 NEW NEW 9-10-11-12 9-10-11-12 9-10-11-12 9-10-11-12

Audio Video Design 2 Web Development 2 Game Development 2 Print Media 2 One Semester One Semester One Semester One Semester TEC 121/122 TEC 281/282 TEC 511/512 TEC 251/252 NEW NEW NEW 9-10-11-12 9-10-11-12 9-10-11-12 9-10-11-12

New Media Arts courses will be introduced for the 2014-2015 school year.

Students who were enrolled Advanced Print Media 2 Advanced Print Media 3 in Print Media 1, 2, or 3 (Honors) (Honors)* prior to the 2013-2014 One Year TEC 711/712 One Year TEC 721/722 school year. 10-11-12 11-12

*Course may be repeated

ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

Residential Architecture PLTW Introduction to Students who were Engineering Design enrolled in Adv. One Year One Year Architecture or Adv. TEC 141/142 TEC 151/152 Engineering prior to the 9-10-11-12 9-10-11-12 2013-2014 school year.

Commercial PLTW Civil Engineering & PLTW Digital Electronics Advanced CAD 1 Architecture Architecture (Honors) (Honors) One Year Accelerated One Year One Year One Year TEC 291/292 TEC 241/242 NEW TEC 261/262 NEW NEW TEC 531/532 10-11-12 10-11-12 10-11-12 11-12

New PLTW Engineering and Architecture courses will Advanced CAD 2 be introduced for the 2014-2015 school year. Accelerated One Year TEC 541/542 12

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TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT A rts

The Technology Education Department provides an opportunity for students to explore the latest technological trends in software and hardware of graphic media, audio video media and technical drawing. Students create practical projects that can enhance their personal and future professional lives. Audio Video Design 1 (College Prep) PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design (College Prep) GPA Waiver Option GPA Waiver Option TEC111-Semester 1, TEC112-Semester 2 TEC151-Semester 1, TEC152-Semester 2 Open to 10-11-12 One Semester Open to 9-10-11-12 Full Year Prerequisite: None Prerequisite: None Audio Video Design 1 is an introduction to moviemaking with Introduction to Engineering Design is a full-year course is available digital video and audio technologies. The fundamental elements and to all students. In this course, students use 3D solid modeling design techniques of cinematography are explored from pre-production software to help them design solutions to solve proposed problems. (planning and storyboarding) to production (shooting, lighting, Students will learn how to document their work and communicate sound) to post production (editing, compositing, titles, audio, solutions to peers and members of the professional community. special effects). Students will use industry professional audio and The major focus of the IED course is to expose students to the video editing software to produce video shorts from conception design process, research and analysis, teamwork, communication to completion. methods, global and human impacts, engineering standards, and technical documentation. Students may receive college credit and/ Audio Video Design 2 (College Prep) or advanced standing for successful completion of this course and GPA Waiver Option a cumulative exam. TEC121-Semester 1, TEC122-Semester 2 Open to 10-11-12 One Semester Residential Architecture (College Prep) Prerequisite: Audio Video Design 1 GPA Waiver Option Audio Video Design 2 will allow students to continue working with TEC141 - Semester 1, TEC142 - Semester 2 professional digital video and audio editing software and expand Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12 Full Year their knowledge through advanced use of software and digital Prerequisite: None video effects. Topics and projects will focus on sound creation, Residential Architecture is an entry-level architecture course that green screen editing, picture in picture effects, multicamera provides students with the opportunity to develop architectural filming/editing and 3D-like effects through complex digital video planning and drawing skills. This course is designed to introduce production software. Students who complete this course will have students to the concepts, theories and practices of the professional the opportunity to receive articulated credit from Triton College. architect. Students will use architectural software that is used

21 by professional architects to develop skills in residential design design process to find a suitable site for construction, prepare including: floor plans, plot plans, foundation plans, electrical plans, client analysis, sketch concepts ideas, design detail, assembly and elevations, and structural detail drawings. The course culminates installation documents, calculate strengths of materials, construct with a comprehensive project that has students design a home from a mass or mock-up model and create suitable presentations in the the ground up on a designated plot with specific building constraints form of renderings or multimedia. resulting in a model and portfolio of both 2D and 3D renderings. Advanced CAD 1 (Accelerated) PLTW Digital Electronics (Honors) TEC531-Semester 1, TEC532-Semester 2 TEC291-Semester 1, TEC292-Semester 2 Open to 11-12 Full Year Open to 10-11-12 Full Year Prerequisite: Advanced Architecture or Advanced Engineering Prerequisite: Introduction to Engineering Design or Residential This course is recommended for students who are interested Architecture, Introduction to Technical Drawing, Engineering in a career in the field of architecture, building construction, CAD, Advanced Architecture, Advanced Engineering, Advanced mechanical design, manufacturing or engineering. Advanced CAD CAD 1, Architecture CAD provides students with an opportunity to extend their knowledge The Digitial Electronics course is designed to expose students to of planning and drawing procedures used in the development and engineering design and troubleshooting techniques that are used preparation of construction plans for a small office building or in the electronics field. Computer simulation software is used to manufacturing drawings for a variety of mechanical products. design and test digital circuitry prior to actually constructing them Students will prepare a written problem statement, complete a client in order to see if the circuits work. The projects are traditional, or product analysis, develop preliminary design sketches, prepare such as those found in watches, digital cameras, and calculators presentation drawings, create architectural or engineering layouts, to combinational logic using SSI chips to small subsystem calculate strengths of materials, select methods of construction implementation in programmable devices, such as small robots, or manufacturing procedures, and draw detail, assembly, and in which you will learn how machines "think." You will also learn installation documents, and produce models or prototypes of their a systematic approach that engineers use to design the electronics designs. that is used every day. Students may receive college credit and/or advanced standing for successful completion of this course and a Advanced CAD 2 (Accelerated) cumulative exam. TEC541-Semester 1, TEC542-Semester 2 Open to 12 Full Year PLTW Civil Engineering & Architecture (Honors) Prerequisite: Advanced CAD 1 – Recommended for students TEC261-Semester 1, TEC262-Semester 2 interested in pursuing a career in architecture or engineering. Open to 10-11-12 Full Year Students are able to choose and study topics of particular interest Prerequisite: Introduction to Engineering Design or Residential on an individual basis revolving around the advanced concepts in Architecture, Introduction to Technical Drawing, Engineering architecture and/or mechanical engineering. This capstone course CAD, Advanced Architecture, Advanced Engineering, Advanced allows students to work with their minds, hands and the computer CAD 1, Architecture CAD in the design and construction of scale models, computer-generated The major focus of this course is completing long-term projects renderings, and product animation. that involve the design and development of residential and commerical properties and structures. The course provides students Web Development 1 (College Prep) the freedom to develop the property as a simulation or to model GPA Waiver Option the experiences that civil engineers and architects face. Students TEC171-Semester 1, TEC172-Semester 2 work in teams, exploring hands-on activities and projects to learn Open to 9-10-11-12 One Semester the characteristics of civil engineering and architecture. In addition, Prerequisite: None students use 3D design software to help them design solutions to solve major course projects. Students learn about documenting Web Development 1 is an introductory experience in website design their project, solving problems, and communicating their solutions using project based coursework. Students will develop the technical to their peers and members of the professional community of civil and creative skills needed to plan, create, and publish interactive engineering and architecture. Students may receive college credit web pages. Instruction will include the creation and manipulation of and/or advanced standing for successful completion of this course text, graphics, animations, and interactive content through the use and a cumulative exam. of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash.

Commercial Architecture (College Prep) Web Development 2 (College Prep) GPA Waiver Option GPA Waiver Option TEC241-Semester 1, TEC242-Semester 2 TEC281-Semester 1, TEC282-Semester 2 Open to 10-11-12 Full Year Open to 9-10-11-12 One Semester Prerequisite: Civil Engineering & Architecture or Residential Prerequisite: None Architecture, Advanced CAD 1, Advanced Architecture Students will continue their studies from Web Development 1 by Commercial Architecture is recommended for students interested in applying modern web development techniques to create highly pursuing a career in architecture, construction, project management, responsive web 2.0 sites that maximize user experience. Students interior design, or landscape design. CA provides students with an will take advantage of the jQuery framework to manipulate web opportunity to extend their knowledge of planning and drawing content and create sophisticated transitions and effects. New procedures used in the development and preparation of construction Internet technologies will be explored such as app writing and plans for a commercial building. Students follow the architectural epublishing. Students will design and develop mobile apps that take

22 A pplied advantage of mobile device technology such as the accelerometer, Print Media 2 GPS, SMS, and camera functions. Students will explore the GPA Waiver Option A advantages and disadvantages of electronic publishing while TEC251-Semester 1, TEC252-Semester 2 rts authorizing an original document to be packaged as an ebook. Open to 9-10-11-12 One Semester Prerequisite: Print Media 1 Game Development 1 (College Prep) Print Media 2 is an intermediate study of graphic design including GPA Waiver Option spot color separations, trapping, masking, advanced layering, TEC501-Semester 1, TEC502-Semester 2 photo corrections, multi-page layout, bleeds, and package design. Open to 9-10-11-12 One Semester Students will learn precision registration and advanced bindery and Prerequisite: None finishing techniques when producing printed products. Each student will design and produce a multicolored t-shirt, a multicolored vinyl This course introduces students to fundamental principals of game decal, two sided business cards, a life size fat head, a frisbee, a design and 2D computer animation using software that allows deck of playing cards, and a package for the cards. for interactivity through web browsers and mobile platforms. Students will learn vector imaging and animation techniques to Advanced Print Media 2 (Honors) design and develop characters, props, levels, and user interfact. TEC711-Semester 1, TEC712-Semester 2 Object-oriented programming will be introduced through a user- Open to 10-11-12 Full Year friendly block-snapping interface to develop game logic and build Prerequisite: Print Media 1 (Full year course) interactive environments. Students will develop a 2D game from conception to completion ready for release on iOS, Android, or This course is designed to expand on Print Media 1 by introducing the World Wide Web. the student to multicolored work, precision press operation, spot color trapping, and other advanced software, press, and post-press Game Development 2 (College Prep) techniques. Students will continue to create individualized projects GPA Waiver Option for their own use. Students who complete this course will have TEC511-Semester 1, TEC512-Semester 2 the opportunity to receive articulated credit from Ferris State Open to 9-10-11-12 One Semester University, Illinois State University and Triton College. Prerequisite: Game Development 1 Advanced Print Media 3 (Honors) This course will expand upon the principles of animation and TEC721-Semester 1, TEC722-Semester 2 gaming learned in Game Development 1 and will introduce students Open to 11-12 Full Year to the principles of three-dimensional modeling and animation Prerequisite: Print Media 2 for game development. Students will us 3D modeling software to create character animation and 3D environments for video games. This course is designed to introduce the student to press-color work, Topics will include lowpoly modeling, rigging, animating, lighting, using high-end software, press and post-press techniques. Students camera angles, and texturing. Through the use of a game engine, will create projects for their own use, as well as being part of a students will implement controls, physics, collision detection, production team that will function as an in-plant production group sound, animation, and memory management. Students will develop producing jobs for the school. Students will also be responsible for a 3D game from conception to completion ready for release on scheduling and maintaining the equipment in the Graphic Media desktop computers and the World Wide Web. Lab. This course can be repeated once for credit.

Print Media 1 (College Prep) GPA Waiver Option . TEC181-Semester 1, TEC182-Semester 2 Open to 9-10-11-12 One Semester Prerequisite: None In Print Media 1, students will be introduced to the basics of graphic design including digital image capture, digital illustration, and page layout using Adobe Photoshop, Illustration, and InDesign. Students will learn to design for different printing technologies including, screen printing, digital production printing, inkjet printing, die cutting, and gravure printing. Each students will design and produce a one color t-shirt, one color decal, four full color notepads, a full color collage poster, a one color pad printed item, and a custom calendar.