This website is for student and parent information for any of McCallum's engineering and/or architectural design and drafting courses.
The courses listed below create a pathway of courses in Engineering Design and are part of the STEM endorsement for the graduation plans defined by HB5, which apply to students graduating in 2018 and later.
The courses listed below create a pathway of courses in Engineering Design and are part of the STEM endorsement for the graduation plans defined by HB5, which apply to students graduating in 2018 and later.
Principles of Applied Engineering
This is an introductory course for students interested in exploring the fields of engineering and architectural design.
Students will explore a variety of technical design concepts by completing projects in units including invention, mechanical design, electronics design and robotics, computer-aided drafting (CAD), structural design, architectural design, and 3D modeling. A variety of software applications and online tools will be employed throughout the course, including AutoCAD, Sketchup, Westpoint Bridge Design, Arduino IDE, Microsoft Office, Inspiration, and tools for online research and collaboration.
PAE is the prerequisite for more advanced courses in engineering and architectural design and drafting. It is a yearlong weighted credit.
Students will explore a variety of technical design concepts by completing projects in units including invention, mechanical design, electronics design and robotics, computer-aided drafting (CAD), structural design, architectural design, and 3D modeling. A variety of software applications and online tools will be employed throughout the course, including AutoCAD, Sketchup, Westpoint Bridge Design, Arduino IDE, Microsoft Office, Inspiration, and tools for online research and collaboration.
PAE is the prerequisite for more advanced courses in engineering and architectural design and drafting. It is a yearlong weighted credit.
Engineering Design & Presentation (CAD)
This course is meant to be taken after the introductory Principles course, as it goes into 2D and 3D computer-aided drafting and modeling in much greater depth. Students work on projects related to technical sketching, visualization and projection theory, 2D mechanical drafting, 3D modeling for both mechanical and architectural projects, architectural drafting, and the design process.
This course is a weighted credit, as it articulates to ACC's Technical Drafting course (DFTG 1405). We complete most of the ACC course projects so that students do equivalent work and can receive credit for it.
Students have the opportunity to become Certified Users for both AutoCAD and Inventor by taking the certification exams offered in class.
This course is a weighted credit, as it articulates to ACC's Technical Drafting course (DFTG 1405). We complete most of the ACC course projects so that students do equivalent work and can receive credit for it.
Students have the opportunity to become Certified Users for both AutoCAD and Inventor by taking the certification exams offered in class.
Engineering Design and Problem Solving (Science)
Students explore a variety of engineering fields and the science concepts that support them through a series of design explorations and challenges. Students will work collaboratively in teams throughout the course and employ a variety of 21st-century skills as they engage in projects related to discovering the design process (pinhole camera), designing with data (structural design), reverse engineering (product redesign), electronic music (programming), and systems engineering (aerial imaging).
This course is articulated to ACC's Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 1201). Students who complete the course with an average of 80 or above can receive credit in escrow for this course.
Enrolled students are eligible for DUAL ENROLLMENT with The University of Texas. Students who submit an approved portfolio of work in the fall semester can enroll - for free - in an engineering elective course at UT for the spring semester. Details about this opportunity will be available in September to enrolled students.
This course is articulated to ACC's Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 1201). Students who complete the course with an average of 80 or above can receive credit in escrow for this course.
Enrolled students are eligible for DUAL ENROLLMENT with The University of Texas. Students who submit an approved portfolio of work in the fall semester can enroll - for free - in an engineering elective course at UT for the spring semester. Details about this opportunity will be available in September to enrolled students.
Scientific Research & Design
This course is the capstone course for the engineering design pathway at McCallum. It is available to seniors who have completed all three prior engineering design courses.
The course will continue design work from the EDPS course as well as allow students to spend the majority of the spring semester planning and executing an independent research and design project.
CTE: Preparing Today for the Careers of Tomorrow
The Austin Independent School District offers career and technical education sequences of coursework based on the sixteen federally defined Career Clusters. Admission to these courses is based on interest and aptitude, age appropriateness, and class space availability. It is the policy of the Austin Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in its vocational programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.