Practicum of STEM Syllabus

Practicum of STEM

Mr. Kevin Herring

Weatherford High School

Room: H112

Conference: 8th

Course Description

Welcome back students to the capstone of the Engineering cluster; Practicum of STEM. During this school year we will elaborate upon the information you acquired during your first and second year in this class. Students enrolled in this course will demonstrate knowledge and skills pertaining to employment in the engineering field, a mastery of the engineering design process, and work towards a second certification with our 3D modeling software Solidworks or Autodesk Inventor. Along with these different skills, we will try to have students acquire an internship in Weatherford. Scheduling and activities for students with internships will be based upon where students have their internships and what their employers work out. If you have specific questions please contact me using the information above.

What will be covered?

The Engineering Design Process
Working on a team
Employment skills
Modeling & Sketching
Certification prep and examinations
Presentation Design and Delivery
Prototyping
NDT & DT

This program will primarily work around the internship of the student. When students are in class they will work towards getting dual certified, or working on implementation of math and science in engineering. Using the software we will participate in more EDC’s and more student lead projects to help further our understanding of the program. When we are not working on Solidworks we will be working on career preparation concepts such as interviewing skills, asking questions in an interview, professional dress, and how to research information about a company.

Course Assignments

All test and project material will be taken from daily notes and lectures.
• Homework – Not often but may include design ideas, sketching and general preparation for presentations, quizzes, and tests.
• Class Work - constitutes the major portion of the student's time in this class. Large and complex design projects will be completed on the computer. We will give 3-4 presentations throughout the year based upon engineering careers/machines/ tools/ etc.…
• Tests and Quizzes - will be given as needed to ensure that the student has mastered the information. Projects will be considered a test grade.
• Semester Exam - will be given at the end of each term and will be weighted per district policy.

Grading (skyward scale)

Class work and Quizzes 50% + Major projects/Tests 50%

Tutorials

During advisory and after school at request of the student.

Attendance/Late Work Policy

Students who are absent will be allowed one day more than the number of days missed to complete make-up work for full credit. This includes tests, quizzes, class work, daily work, projects, or work assigned out of school. Students may receive a grade penalty if assignments are not turned in on the allotted time. We will be working in groups to complete group projects throughout the year. It is the group member’s responsibility to communicate with each group member to make sure the work is done. Even if you are absent from a group project you will be graded.

Class Rules

Respect – Show respect to yourself, others, and equipment.
Integrity – Be honest with everything that you do. ** Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated!**
Work Ethic- Give every assignment your best effort.
Clean up after yourself.
Be patient.
No “Horseplay”.
Electronic devices need to be put away when asked by the teacher (must have one ear open for instruction at all times).
When on the computers do not upload or download any software/program to the school’s computer. The Internet should be used for classroom assignments only unless approved by the teacher.