Content: This course is designed to foster an awareness and understanding of the various transportation customs that make up our mobile society. Through laboratory activities the student will be exposed to the technologies of and career opportunities involved in material handling, atmospheric and space transportation, marine transportation, terrestrial transportation, and computer uses in transportation technology.

Activities: Lectures, shop and classroom demonstrations, reading assignments from textbook, audio-visual presentations, lab work sheets hands-on experience in the lab.

Content: This is the beginning class to prepare for a career in the automotive field. Students will learn the basic fundamentals and proper procedures in routine vehicle maintenance and repair. The units of instruction will consist of: Overview of the Components of the Automobile, Tools - Fastening Devices, Measuring Instruments, Shop Safety, Shop Practices and Procedures. Following are eight auto training areas as defined by NATEF; Engine Repair, Automatic Transmission and Transaxle, Manual Drive Train and Axles, Suspension and Steering, Brakes, Electrical/Electronic Systems, Heating and Air Conditioning, Engine Performance. Other units approved by the Instructor

Activities: A combination of lab work and related study and instruction in the above areas of automotive technology. Lab activities will consist of a combination of bench work, demonstration modules, and “hands on” experience with late model vehicles.

Content: This career preparation, one period class prepares students for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) testing that leads to certification. The units of instruction will consist of four of the following eight areas as defined by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF): Engine Repair, Automatic Transmission and Transaxle, Manual Drive Train and Axles, Suspension and Steering, Brakes, Electrical/Electronic Systems, Heating and Air Conditioning, Engine Performance, and other related units as approved by the Instructor.

Activities: Lab activities center around the automobile. Students put into practice newly learned skills on late model vehicles in the auto shop. Students use a variety of testing devices, equipment, and specialty tools to supplement their learning in the areas of advanced systems diagnosis. Entry-level skills are reinforced and put into practice. Safety is stressed.

Content: This career preparation two-period class prepares a student for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) testing that leads to certification. The units of instruction will consist of four of the following eight training areas as defined by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF): Engine Repair, Automatic Transmission and Transaxle, Manual Drive Train and Axles, Suspension and Steering, Brakes, Electrical/Electronic Systems, Heating and Air Conditioning, Engine Performance, and other related units as approved by the Instructor.

Activities: Students engage in actual car repairs in an on-the-job atmosphere. Common repairs include: oil and filter change; chassis lubrication; wheel service; shock absorber replacement; brake service; engine tune-up; emission control component replacement, cooling system service, battery service and other minor repairs. Testing and repair of “Engine Performance” and vehicle electrical system components is common. Using a variety of testing instruments and special tools is a necessity. Diagnosing problems and repairing same is required. Use of Professional Repair Manuals to aid in diagnosing problems and obtaining specifications is reinforced. Safety is stressed.

Content: This course is designed to foster an awareness and understanding of manufacturing and construction technology. Through a variety of learning activities students are exposed to many career opportunities in the production field. Experiences in manufacturing include product design, materials and processes, tools and equipment, including computers, safety procedures, corporate structure, management, research and development, production planning, mass production, marketing and servicing. In construction, students will be exposed to site preparation, foundations, building structures, installing utilities, and finishing and servicing structures.

Activities: Lecture, demonstration, study, and lab practices.

Content: This is a beginning course to provide the entry-level skills of the machine tool industry. Machines incorporated in this course include the lathe, vertical milling machine, radial drill press, pedestal grinder, surface grinders, and various measuring devices, precision and semi-precision measuring devices. Introduction to computers is also explored at this level. CNC programming is introduced.

Activities: Theory and practice of machining various metals using hand and machine tools of industry.

Content: This is a class in the machine tool field for students with a definite interest in the trade that has successfully passed Machine Tool Technology 1-2. Theory and application is more advanced with more math and blueprint reading.

Activities: Lab activities include: hand and machine layout, heat-treating, cutter grinding and cylindrical grinding, along with regular project work. Facility and machine maintenance will also be taught. CNC programming is also explored in this class.

Content: The class meets two periods each day. It is a career preparation class for students interested in careers in the machine tool industry. Students will develop entry- level skills in mathematics, blueprint reading, the use of measuring instruments, and the basic machine tools of the industry.

Activities: Discussions of the technical information in the design and construction of jigs, fixtures, dies, and molds. Work on the lathe, vertical mill, surface grinder, band saw, tool and cutter grinder. An in-depth CNC programming is done at this level with increased computer time. Students will be required to pay project costs.

Content: The course provides the student with the knowledge of the basic metal working processes and of career opportunities in the field. Content includes work in sheet and bench metal, welding processes, forging, foundry, and tool maintenance.

Activities: Study in the theory of the field, discussion of related and technical materials, and work in the lab.

Content: This is a course for the student interested in a career in the welding field. The course includes work in stick Arc, MIG, TIG, Oxyacetylene, Carbon Arc and Arcair welding processes. Pipe welding, blueprint reading, basic metallurgy, and duplicate part manufacture are also included.

Activities: Theory, lab work, and projects. Project costs must be paid by student.

Content: This course is a continuation and progression of skills acquired in Metals 3-4 including Advanced level welding in stick, MIG, and TIG, plus more in-depth study of metallurgy, welding, and blueprint reading.

Activities: Special projects from student design, MIG, TIG, and advanced arc welding, and maintenance of network machinery. Materials fee required.

Content: An orientation class for students interested in gaining skills in the woodworking industry and building trades field. Topics covered will include safety, design and planning, wood technology techniques, mass production, an introduction to building trades, and finishing. Career opportunities in the field will be explored.

Activities: Lab work on hand and machine tools. Study and lecture/demonstration will acquaint students with principles and theory. Individual and group projects will be completed.

Content: This is NOT a student project course. All work will be for the school district or other customers. The emphasis will be on commercial production techniques, custom work, and large run productions. Topics covered will include safety, mass production techniques, materials of industry, production planning, and advanced finishing techniques.

Activities: Students will work in the lab with hand and machine tools to gain skills in the process and techniques to wood and other materials technology. Study, problem solving activities, and lecture-demonstration will acquaint students with the principles and theory. Individual and group projects will be completed.

Content: The course provides a survey of all the basics of building an on-site home, including surveying, plot layout, blueprint reading, building construction areas, and finishing. Examples of the building construction areas are surveying, concrete work, rough framing, masonry, electrical, dry wall, plumbing, heating and ventilating, roofing and siding.

Activities: Learning is achieved through lecture/demonstration by instructor and various workers from the construction field, study, and lab project. Projects consist of constructing mock-up models. Fees required.

Content: Various areas of building construction will be addressed with emphasis on material selection, layout, and application. A course for those planning to enter the building trades.

Activities: On-site building, remodeling or rehabbing during a multi-hour time frame at least four days per week. Lecture/demonstration will accompany each new area of instruction. Student must have own tool belt and miscellaneous hand tools. (Transportation to building site required).

Content: This course is designed to foster an awareness and understanding of the technologies used to communicate in our modern society. Students will gain experience in the areas of design and drafting, radio and television broadcasting, computers in communication, photography, graphic arts, and telecommunications.

Activities: Lecture/demonstration, study, and CAD introduction.

Content: The projects included will range from doing freehand sketches, to mechanical drafting with computer aided drafting (CAD) of machine parts. Areas such as geometric construction, multi-view drawings, shop processes, sectioning, threads and fasteners working drawings, developments and intersections, three dimensional drawings, exploded view drawing, and computer aided drafting (CAD) will be undertaken.

Activities: Sketching, using CAD software, you will be dimensioning, pictorial illustration, sheet metal layout, geometric construction, sectional views, auxiliary views, and revolutions.

Content: This is a two semester career preparation course providing the student with related on-the-job experience for a career leading to a draftsman, designer, engineer, or similar field interest. This course will enable both males and females to enter work-training programs upon leaving high school. Experiences include advanced problems in areas previously covered in CAD. Also included are threads and fasteners, detail working drawings involving more than a single part, sheet metal developments and intersections, inking, pictorial catalog, and assembly instructions.

Activities: threads and fasteners, detailed working drawings, catalog illustration, sections, triangulation and sheet metal pattern developments.

Content: The CAD Honors component will include items above and beyond the regular Mechanical Drafting/CAD 3-4 curriculum.

Activities: Each student will plan and develop a personal mechanical drafting portfolio. Each student will present a graphic/oral presentation to the class each semester. These presentations will include advanced CAD techniques using CAD software in units involving pictorial drawing, screw threads and fasteners, detailed working drawings, catalog illustration, sections, triangulation and sheet metal pattern developments.

Content: This is an independent student contract type of CAD. The individual contracts are set according to the student’s future goal. The direction students may attempt would be: engineering, machine design, illustrator, general CAD, and other related fields. Each student is directed to do projects pertaining to his/her field of interest and fulfilling his/her written contract. All work is done with Computer Aided Design.

Activities: In the area of engineering a descriptive geometry course is given backed up with related CAD. In the area of machine design and drafting a set of working drawings for a given problem is required. In the area of illustrating explored view drawings, rendering, and comprehensive background of illustrating is approached.

Content: The honors component will include the following items above and beyond the regular Mechanical Drafting/CAD 5-6 curriculum.

Activities: Students will complete a unit on advanced solid imaging, plan and develop an extensive resume, complete team product design assignments as arranged by the instructor, and will complete instructor approved multi-stage progressively constructed drawings with needed auxiliary views.

Content: This course is designed to give college bound students who intend to pursue a career in engineering more experience in correlating geometry and drawing techniques as offered in the first year college drawing curriculum. Includes engineering drawing and descriptive geometry. All work is done on the CAD system.

Activities: Preparing drawings and study of drafting concepts.

Content: The honors component will include the following items above and beyond the regular Pre-Engineering Drafting/CAD curriculum.

Activities: Each honors student will plan and develop a personal CAD/Drafting portfolio, and each student will present a graphic/oral presentation.

Content: The honors component will include the following items above and beyond the regular Pre-Engineering Drafting/CAD curriculum.

Activities: Each honors student will plan and develop a personal CAD/Drafting portfolio, and each student will present a graphic/oral presentation.

Content: This is a two-semester course in which basic fundamentals of architecture are examined. Students will experience architectural problems related to the vocational field of architecture, examine trade-related occupations; and discuss and develop a consumer’s awareness of architecture. Experience includes blueprint reading and designing and developing residential buildings with floor plans, foundation plans, elevations, and utilities. Students will also receive instruction on using architectural CAD systems.

Activities: Preparing the required set of drawings for the assigned buildings.

Content: This is a two-semester course in which basic fundamentals of architecture are reexamined and perfected. Studies detailing the various systems of a complex residence are examined. Materials, construction, and the components of each system are discussed. Also included will be a set of working drawings of a special project, rendering and linking a presentation drawing of a family residence, and field trips.

Activities: The role of the architect will be reviewed. Surveying land with a transit may be included. This experience would be useful in the preparation for work training programs while in school, for work upon leaving school, or for further training. Passive solar design will be stressed in the development of projects.

Content: A course preparing the interested, gifted and talented student for trade-related occupations or continuing education in architecture.

Activities: Special projects will be done by individual students working on an aspect of architecture. These might include designing of a solar building, doing a set of working drawings for a job request, and building models of various components. Each student will plan and develop a personal architectural drafting portfolio, present a graphic and oral presentation to class members each semester.

Content: This is a two-semester course preparing the student for trade-related occupations or continuing education in architecture. Special Projects will be done by individual students working on an aspect of architecture. These might include designing of a solar building, “building green”, designing a 4-6 unit condominium, developing a subdivision, bridge design, doing a set of working drawings for a job request, and building models of various components.

Activities: Developing plans for various projects.

Content: Honors components will include the following items above and beyond the regular Architectural Drafting/CAD 5-6.

Activities: Students will plan and develop a resume, participate in a team architectural project which incorporates concept planning and implementation of a teacher assigned building structure, a complete site study and presentation of a marketing plan.

Content: Introduction to Electricity/Electronics will explore career opportunities along with technological developments in energy systems and systems containing electric components. The students will be made aware of the importance of electricity in a technological society along with the past, present, and possible future applications. Students will be responsible for performing calculations, constructing, and testing and recording of data for a variety of electrical circuits and components.

Activities: Laboratory hands on experience, classroom work, and lecture. Student must pay project costs.

Content: This course includes careers in electricity, magnetism, production of electricity, basic electrical circuits, electricity in the home, communications, safety, and Ohms Law. Also includes study in conductors and insulators, resistors and capacitors, transformers, IC chips, series circuit parallel circuit, series - parallel circuits,meters, basic A/C circuits and simple electronic devices.

Activities: Soldering projects, handi-tester, multi-meter, relays, electric motors, and other projects. Students must pay project costs.

Content: Students will be introduced to Solid State/Analog electronics. The course acquaints the student with the operation of basic semiconductors such as diodes, transistors, SCR’s and Integrated Circuits. Further study will have practical ex69 perience in circuit construction, trouble and analysis. Students will have practical experience trouble shooting and repairing various electronic circuits and devices.

Activities: Simple experiments with kits on power supplies and analog circuits, other activities involving equipment available, and the construction of projects will also be done.

Content: Additional components of the honors program include in-depth applications of formulas, junction diodes, small signal amplifiers, communications and project construction.

Activities: Related to accomplish the above.

Content: Introduction to digital electronics, the course acquaints the student with the theory and operation of binary digital logic through Boolean Algebra. A thorough discussion of gates and how they are formed into integrated circuits (computer chips) is the basis of the class. Students will trouble shoot digital circuits and accompanying circuitry. Students will be able to design, construct and build digital circuitry.

Activities: Simple experiments with digital trainers and circuits. Other activities involving equipment available and the construction of projects will also be done.

Content: Course content will include Electronics 5-6 and additional activities listed below.

Activities: Students will conduct experiments demonstrating the operation of basic gates and digital circuits using digital trainers. Students will learn the various numbering systems and codes such as binary, octal, hexadecimal, and BCD and how to convert between these. Constructing circuits of group design through contests is encouraged.

Content: The course covers the diagnosis and repair of computer and computer network problems. The outline of the course covers computer hardware, software and network connections following the standards set forth by the Computing Technology Industry Association. The course is designed to give the students the experience and information needed to pass the A+ certification exam.

Activities: Students will work in a hands-on manner to become familiar with the location of computer components and the diagnosis and repair of computer problems. New information will be presented through the use of lecture, handouts, demonstration and independent practice.

Content: This course studies the graphic communications (printing) industry. A large portion of the course is devoted to designing products for and the use of photo-offset lithographic procedures and printing processes. Design and image generating will utilize the Adobe PageMaker 6.5, PhotoShop 4.0, and Illustrator 7.0 computer software programs. Other topics include various major printing processes: screen printing, photographic black and white printing, and offset lithography activities. Bindery procedures are also present in this course.

Activities: Learning experiences include all phases of production printing - design planning, computer design, computer typesetting, past-up, darkroom procedures, printing plates, press run, and bindery operations. Printing on various media including paper cardboard, glass, cloth and by light along with multimedia processes are all covered in this course.

Content: This course builds upon the skills and knowledge attained by the students in Graphic Communication 1-2. The students will gain experience in photographic composition, darkroom procedures, plate-making, multimedia techniques, computer graphic design, and offset lithographic presswork. Design and image generating will utilize the Adobe PageMaker 6.5, PhotoShop 4.0, and Illustrator 7.0 computer software programs.

Activities: he darkroom activities deal with a review of line photography (words) and a new introduction to halftone copy conversion to film. Other special effects photography include posterization and duotones. Multiple color printing using loose and 3 color process registration. Techniques are printed on industrial machines. A continuation of screen-printing and multimedia activities is encouraged.

Content: This course is designed as a companion course to the capstone course, Production Graphic Communications. This course will offer the opportunity for students who have interest in the Pre-Press aspects of Graphic Communications. The class will include a study of traditional and non-traditional methods and media. The course will emphasize problem based learning through research and design in product development.

Activities: manipulation and illustration techniques as well as exploring the newly emerging areas of multimedia design and publishing on the Internet. Students will meet with customers, determine their needs, design prospective products, research and design the methods of producing this design and produce a product for customer approval.

Content: To acquire entry-level work place skills that will enhance the opportunity for successful employment in the Printing Industry - Graphic Communication Occupations.

Activities: This is the capstone course in the Graphic Communications sequence of courses. One of the major responsibilities of this two-hour class may be the team effort and group dynamics in the monthly publications of four School District U-46’s high school newspapers. Elgin High School’s Mirror, Larkin High School’s Royal Herald, Streamwood High School’s Cutting Edge, and Bartlett High School’s Hawk Eye are all currently printed in the EHS facility. In essence, a U-46 high school newspaper is produced weekly for the infusion of other departments and students goals in our district. This is an open enrollment course for students who have taken the sequence of Graphic Communications courses. Other EHS faculty, staff, student organizations and personal printing requests are also produced by students in the Production Graphic Communications class.

Content: This course is designed to foster an awareness and understanding of how we use energy in our industrial technological society. Areas of study will include conversion of energy; electrical fundamentals; solar energy resources; alternate energy resources such as wind, water, and geothermal; fossil fuels; nuclear power; energy conservation; and computer uses in energy technology. Students will use laboratory experiences to become familiar with current energy technologies.

Activities: Lecture/demonstration, study, and lab practices.