SECTION 130.356. Manufacturing Engineering Technology II (One Credit), Adopted 2015

(a) General requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 11 and 12. Prerequisite: Manufacturing Engineering Technology I. Recommended prerequisite: Algebra II, Computer Science I, or Physics. This course satisfies a high school mathematics graduation requirement. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.

(b) Introduction.

(1) Career and technical education instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed in current or emerging professions.

(2) The Manufacturing Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and performing the processing of materials into intermediate or final products and related professional and technical support activities such as production planning and control, maintenance, and manufacturing/process engineering.

(3) In Manufacturing Engineering Technology II, students will gain knowledge and skills in the application, design, production, and assessment of products, services, and systems and how those knowledge and skills are applied to manufacturing. The study of Manufacturing Engineering Technology II will allow students to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems, and settings.

(4) The process standards describe ways in which students are expected to engage in the content. The placement of the process standards at the beginning of the knowledge and skills listed for each grade and course is intentional. The process standards weave the other knowledge and skills together so that students may be successful problem solvers and use mathematics efficiently and effectively in daily life. The process standards are integrated at every grade level and course. When possible, students will apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace. Students will use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution. Students will select appropriate tools such as real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology and techniques such as mental math, estimation, and number sense to solve problems. Students will effectively communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations such as symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language. Students will use mathematical relationships to generate solutions and make connections and predictions. Students will analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas. Students will display, explain, or justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication.

(5) Students are encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.

(6) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.

(c) Knowledge and skills.

(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected to:

(A) use teamwork to solve problems;

(B) demonstrate a work ethic that meets common employers' expectations;

(C) use time-management techniques to develop work schedules;

(D) describe how teams measure results;

(E) demonstrate the skills required in the workplace such as interviewing skills, flexibility, willingness to learn new skills and acquire knowledge, self-discipline, self-worth, positive attitude, and integrity in a work situation;

(F) communicate effectively with others in the workplace to clarify objectives; and

(G) apply skills related to health and safety in the workplace as specified by appropriate governmental regulations.

(2) The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding. The student is expected to:

(A) apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace;

(B) use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution;

(C) select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems;

(D) communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations, including symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language as appropriate;

(E) create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas;

(F) analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas; and

(G) display, explain, and justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication.

(3) The student applies design skills to manufacturing. The student is expected to:

(A) use computer-aided design (CAD) software to complete a design;

(B) analyze the results of product testing in a simulated modeling environment;

(C) fabricate a prototype design of a mechanical part; and

(D) use computer-integrated manufacturing techniques to simulate a manufacturing process.

(4) The student performs functions and solves problems in the electricity and electronics field. The student is expected to:

(A) develop solutions to use control devices; and

(B) troubleshoot control devices such as programmable logic circuit devices.

(5) The student learns skills in production and programming of computer numerical control (CNC) operations. The student is expected to:

(A) design a project using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for a CNC lathe;

(B) produce a product on a CNC lathe or simulator;

(C) design a project using CAM software for a CNC mill;

(D) produce a product on a CNC mill or simulator; and

(E) complete data sheets for plan, do, check, and act forms and projects.

(6) The student demonstrates an understanding of mechanical and fluid systems. The student is expected to:

(A) use mechanical devices;

(B) use pneumatics devices; and

(C) use hydraulics devices.

(7) The student demonstrates an understanding of electrical and thermal systems. The student is expected to:

(A) use electrical controls;

(B) analyze the effects of heat energy and temperature on products; and

(C) develop an understanding of ventilation such as heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration.

(8) The student analyzes quality-control systems. The student is expected to:

(A) apply statistical process control;

(B) determine hardness values of different materials; and

(C) analyze attribute and Pareto charts.

(9) The student develops a system using electrical controls and pneumatics or hydraulics devices. The student is expected to:

(A) design a system that incorporates electrical controls and either a pneumatic or hydraulic device;

(B) build a system that incorporates electrical controls and either a pneumatic or hydraulic device; and

(C) test and troubleshoot the system that incorporates electrical controls and either a pneumatic or hydraulic device.

Source Note: The provisions of this §130.356 adopted to be effective August 28, 2017, 40 TexReg 6601