Techconnect 9-10

Fundamentals of Cabling

The Introduction to Cabling is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Data Communications Cabling Installation tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of microcomputer networks and cabling including safety, basic electronics for computers and networks, cabling installation techniques and standards, and customer service and employability skills.

Fundamentals of Networking

The Introduction to Networking is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Networking tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of microcomputer networks and digital data communications including the OSI model of networks, data structure, and cabling standards.

Fundamentals of Graphic Communication

The Introduction to Graphic Communications is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Graphic Communications tasks under the supervision of an experienced worker. A Graphic Communications student receives instruction in layout and design, electronic imaging, digital photography, graphic design, desktop publishing, converting print media to the web, and employability skills.

Fundamentals of Cabinetmaking

The Introduction to Cabinetmaking program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level cabinetmaking tasks under the supervision of an experienced cabinetmaker. Students receive instruction in framing, construction material, blueprint reading, and safety. Also included is instruction in site preparation, using power and hand tools, and applied mathematics.

Fundamentals of Building Construction Technology

The Building Construction Technology program is designed to develop student skills to perform entry-level building construction tasks under the supervision of a skilled instructor. Included in this course are instruction related to cabinetmaking, carpentry, HVAC systems, brick masonry, plumbing, electricity and safety practices. Students enrolled in this program will be introduced to a wide variety of occupational areas in the construction industry.

Fundamentals of Carpentry (Residential and Commercial)

The Introduction to Carpentry program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level carpentry tasks under the supervision of an experienced carpenter. Students receive instruction in framing, construction material, blueprint reading, and safety. Also included is instruction in site preparation, using power and hand tools, and applied mathematics.

Fundamentals of Highway Maintenance

This course will introduce students to the tools, equipment and safety factors required while working in highway maintenance.

Fundamentals of Two and Four Cycle Power Equipment

The Introduction to Two and Four Cycle Power Equipment will develop student skills required to work on two and four cycle engines. Technicians in the field, work on equipment in both the leisure and commercial industries. A highly skilled instructor teaches this class with experience in the small engines industry. The skills learned in this course will be transferable to transportation courses offered at the local technology center or other related career tech course at the local high school

Fundamentals of Metal Fabrication

This course covers safety, tools and procedures for fundamental metals in fabrication. I touches on many processes of bending, molding and fabrication of metals. It also touches on soldering, brazing, welding and benchwork to prepare metal materials for a manufacturing process.

Fundamentals of Marine Repair

This is a project based fundumental course the students learn and utilize knowledge and skills gained to work on Marine equipment.

Fundamentals of Motorcycle Service

In this fundamental course a student utilizes knowledge and skills gained to work on equipment utilized in the Motorcycle industry.

Fundamentals of Electronics

The Introduction to Electronics program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Electronics tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of electronics including safety, soldering, direct current, alternating current, solid state devices and circuits, analog and digital integrated circuits, microprocessors and customer service and employability skills.

Fundamentals of Network Systems and Data Communications

The Introduction to Networks and Data Communications program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Networking tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of microcomputer networks and digital data communications including the OSI model of networks, data structure, and cabling standards.

Fundamentals of Integrated Science and Health Careers III

Integrated Science and Health Occupations Education III will emphasize the continued integration of health career occupations in Independent Science Research. It offers students the opportunity to choose intensive theme study areas and complete an internship or mentorship with a health professional or health organization. Students finalize their health portfolio, certification requirements and transition strategies for college or other educational/training options. Students are required to complete community outreach projects. Students are encouraged to present their final projects through an Internship/Mentorship Showcase Event.

Fundamentals of Greenhouse, Nursery and Garden Center Technology

The Introduction to the Nursery, Greenhouse and Garden Center Technology program is designed to develop student skills to perform at beginning/entry level nursery, greenhouse and/or garden center job positions. Students will be given instruction in plant propagation, plant maintenance, nursery, and greenhouse and garden center operations.

Fundamentals of Turf and Lawn Management

The Introduction to the Turf and Lawn Management program is designed to develop student skills to perform at beginning/entry in the turf grass industry. The principles and practices involved in establishing, managing, and maintaining grassed areas for ornamental and/or recreational purposes are addressed in this course.

Fundamentals of Landscape Technology

This course is an introduction to safety, tool/equipment, planning, design, estimating of materials used in the landscaping industry. Students will design landscaping features, plant various shrubs, trees, flowers and prune plants. Irrigation techniques will also be covered in this course and how it applies to residential and commercial projects.

Fundamentals of Horticulture

This course will introduce students to the safe practices, tools, equipment, and chemicals used in the field of horticulture. Students will learn the proper steps in propagating plants, maintaining plants in a greenhouse and on residential and commercial sites.

Fundamentals of Hospitality and Tourism

The Introduction to the Hospitality and Tourism program is designed to explore the nature, concepts and impact of the hospitality and tourism industry. Topics covered include a program overview, customer relations, travel destinations, economics and industry segments.

FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING AND LANDSCAPING DESIGN

The Introduction to Surveying and Landscape Design program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level surveying and landscaping tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in site layout, print reading, and safety. Also included is instruction in site preparation, using surveying equipment, landscaping equipment and applied mathematics.

Fundamentals of Film/Video Editing, Broadcast Technicians and Journalism

This is an fundamental course to the Video production process. Students will be introduced to the basic concepts of script writing and on-camera communication skills and production techniques. The student will also gain practical experience in camera, audio, lighting and graphic design; and will learn how to operate all crew positions in a variety of studio lab and field projects.

Fundamentals of Technical Writing

The Introduction to Technical Writing course is designed to prepare student to increase the technical communications skills of students through an introduction to specialized reading and writing. Technical writing includes writing styles, workplace communications, designing and creating technical reports, and the development of technical presentations. Technical knowledge is required for students to be successful in the workplace.

Fundamentals of Plumbing

The Introduction to Plumbing program is designed to prepare students to perform beginning-level plumbing tasks under the supervision of an experienced licensed plumber. Included in the course of study is instruction related to plumbing system designs; assembly; installation; and repair, including heating, water, and drainage.

Fundamentals of Sheet Metal

The Introduction to the Sheet Metal program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level machine shop tasks under the supervision of an experienced machinist. Sheet Metal students receive instruction in basic metal shaping machines used in the sheet metal industry. Included in the course of study is instruction related to safety, precision measurement, machining, and shop drawings/blueprints, properties of metal, and applied mathematics.

Fundamentals of Welding

The Introduction to Welding program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level welding tasks under the supervision of an experienced welder. Welding students receive instruction in basic welding techniques and processes. Included in the course of study is instruction related to safety, measurement, blueprint reading, properties of metal, and applied mathematics.

Fundamentals of Construction/Industrial Equipment

The Introduction to Light Construction/Industrial Equipment program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level tasks under the supervision of an experienced construction/industrial operator or technician. Students receive instruction in basic operator or technician techniques and processes. Included in the course of study is instruction related to safety; measurement; basic engine care and identification; concrete equipment; water pumps and air compressors; and alternators, generators, and welding equipment and basic processes

Fundamentals of Farm Machinery and Equipment

This is a fundamental course that a student learns and applies knowledge and skills to basic equipment and machinery used in the farming industry.

Foundations of Technology

Prepares students to understand and apply technologies concepts and processes that are the cornerstone for the high school technology program. Group and individual activities engage students in creating ideas, developing innovations, and engineering practical solutions. Technology content, resources, and laboratory-classroom activities apply student applications of science, mathematics, and other school subjects in authentic situations.

Technological Issues and Impacts

Allows students to investigate critical historical and emerging issues affecting the creation, development, use, and control of technology. They will use case studies, simulations, research, design, problem solving, and group discussions and presentation to address complex issues and propose alternative solutions to technological developments. Local, regional, and global governmental, social, and economic policies concerning technology are also studied. The course will focus on the development of knowledge and skills regarding the following aspects of technological issues: 1)recognition, 2)sources, 3)examining, 4)addressing, and 5)predicting. Students learn that technology is a neutral topic that can have good or bad impacts on society. This technology assessment is a structured evaluation of the application of technology in an effort to avoid inappropriate or unwanted effects.

Technological Design

This course prepares students to understand and apply engineering concepts and processes. There are group and individual activities that engage students in creating ideas, developing innovations, and engineering practical solutions. The course covers Technology content, resources, and laboratory/classroom activities that encourage students applications of science, mathematics, and other school subjects in authentic situations. This course can be offered to students in HS and to students with diverse abilities.

Fundamentals of Telecommunications

The Introduction to Telecommunications is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Telecommunications installation and repair tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of telecommunications systems and components including safety, basic electronics, the structure and history of telecommunications industry, the fundamentals of voice and data telecommunications, structured cabling, local exchange loop, private branch exchange (PBX) communications technologies, customer premise networks (LANs, MANs and WANs), customer service and employability skills.

Fundamentals of Multi Media, Digital Imaging and Web Design/Publishing

The Introduction to the Multimedia, Digital Imaging and Web Publishing program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level media design tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of computer-based text, graphics, and Web page design, Web publishing, audio and video within interactive environment. The student will use links and tools to navigate, to interact, to create, and to communicate.

Fundamentals of Concrete and Cement Masonry

The Introduction to Concrete and Cement Masonry program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level masonry tasks under the supervision of an experienced concrete/cement mason. Students receive instruction in site and wall layout, form construction, blueprint reading, and safety. Also included is instruction in site preparation, using power and hand tools, and applied mathematics.

Fundamentals of Heating and Air Conditioning

The Introduction to Heating and Air Conditioning will prepare students with the skills required to work on heat and air units. Technicians in the field, work on equipment in both the leisure and commercial industries. A highly skilled instructor teaches this class with experience in the small engines industry. The skills learned in this course will be transferable to transportation courses offered at the local technology center or other related career tech course at the local high school.

Fundamentals of Electrical Trades

The Introduction to Electrical Trades program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level electrical tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Electricity students receive instruction in safety, effective work practices, and in the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of residential electrical systems

Fundamentals of Precision Machining

The students will learn concepts of and the expectations of the industry in a PMT program. The student will demonstrate general shop knowledge and be introduced to some math needed for shop implementation. The safety procedures will also be discussed. The students will also produce a basic project utilizing fundamental skills and practises.

Fundamentals of Computer Aided Drafting (Architecture)

The Introduction to the CAD program (Manufacturing) is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Auto CAD tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in safety, basic drafting techniques, geometric constructions, sketching, shape description, size description, drawing conventions, manufacturing processes, machine drafting, applied geometry, and technical illustration

Fundamentals of Fluid Power

The Introduction to Fluid Power program (Manufacturing) is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Fluid Power installation and repair tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of fluid systems and components including safety, basic fluid power concepts, fluid connections, fluid flow control devices, actuators, power supplies, customer service and employability skills

Fundamentals of Diesel Service

This course is the Fundumentals of Diesel. Student will work on a project relating directly to the skills being learned to work on a Diesel product.

Fundamentals of E-Commerce

The Introduction to E-Commerce program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level E-Commerce tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of business-to-business E-Commerce, consumer E-Commerce, the Web, and legal and ethical issues. The student will learn how to develop a business plan for an online business and actually design and implement and interactive web page incorporating entrepreneurial, marketing and advertising techniques along with intelligent and efficient use of graphics. Safety issues related to purchasing online will also be covered.

FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERIOR DESIGN, PLANNING AND DESIGN

The Introduction to Interior Design, Planning Design program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level planning and interior design tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in site layout, print reading, and safety. Also included is instruction in initial site preparation and planning, materials applications and applied mathematics.

FUNDAMENTALS OF CAD

The Introduction to the CAD program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Auto CAD tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of drafting, using both board and CAD to learn basic applications of board drafting and CAD commands and functions, create drawing environments, and plot and print/plot CAD drawings and data.

Fundamentals of Commercial Art and Photography

The student will learn how to use a medium format camera effectively, explore the effective use traditional and non-traditional lighting, and pose subjects in studio and on location. The student's skill will also increase in still-life advertisement. Use of studio electronic flash is introduced.

Fundamentals of Brick Masonry

The Introduction to Masonry program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level masonry tasks under the supervision of an experienced mason. Students receive instruction in framing, construction material, blueprint reading, and safety. Also included is instruction in site preparation, using power and hand tools, and applied mathematics.

Fundamentals of Computer Aided Drafting (Mechanical)

This course is project based utilizing knowledge and skills being learned. This is for an area of Mechanical with some application in Pipe & Electronics drafting Students will utilize drawings as presentation graphics and interface with software and hardware to present and use outcomes of drawings and models in a presentation format electronically and/or media based. Topics touched on in this course are Wire Frame/Mesh, Extrusion, fundamentals to Solid Models, Animation.

Fundamentals of Automotive Repair

The Introduction to Automotive Repair program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level routine maintenance and service on all types of automobiles under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in safety, troubleshooting, and repair of engines and electrical systems as a foundation

Fundamentals of Auto Body Repair

The Introduction to Auto Body Repair program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level auto body repair tasks under the supervision of an experienced technician. Students receive instruction in frame alignment, surface finishing, shop management and safety. Also included is instruction in site preparation, using power and hand tools, and applied mathematics.

Fundamentals of Microprocessors Systems

The Introduction to Microcomputer Systems program is designed to develop student skills to perform beginning-level Computer Repair tasks under the supervision of an experienced instructor. Students receive instruction in the basic theory of microcomputer systems and components including safety, basic electronics for computers and networks; operating systems, diagnostic software use, basic spreadsheet, data base, presentation and word processing software operation and management, internet browser, email use and customer service and employability skills.

Fundamentals of Health Careers

Introduction to Health Careers is designed to introduce high school students to the broad spectrum of health career opportunities and health career pathways. Students will develop a concept of critical health issues from the perspective of a health consumer as well as a potential health professional. This course will incorporate an emphasis on science and math related to the health field.

Fundamentals of Integrated Science and Health Careers I

Integrated Science and Health Careers Education I is designed for high school students enrolled in core science curriculum to introduce the broad spectrum of health career opportunities and pathways. Students will participate in inquiry-based, integrated laboratories incorporating objectives from all science disciplines with a emphasis on health issues from the perspective of a health consumer as well as a potential health professional. Medical terminology will be introduced. Students will be introduced to Medical Reading. Students will use safe practices for the classroom and laboratory. The course incorporates communication and mathematics related to the health field. Students will visit ISIs (Informal Science Institutes) to relate science and health care objectives.

Fundamentals of Integrated Science and Health Careers II

Integrated Science and Health Occupations Education II is designed for high school students enrolled in core science curriculum to continue the exploration of health careers. Students will develop a career ladder for the health occupation of their interest. Students will expand their knowledge of medical terminology, safety, and ethics. Given health scenarios, they will show evidence of their health care skills and knowledge. Students will receive training in First Aid, and CPR. Students will advance knowledge of safe practices for the classroom and laboratory.