Civil Engineering & Architecture
The major focus of the Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA) course is a long-term project that involves the development of a local property site. As students learn about various aspects of civil engineering and architecture, they apply what they learn to the design and development of this property. The course provides freedom to the teacher and students to develop the property as a simulation or to students to model the real-world experiences that civil engineers and architects experience when developing property.
The CEA course is intended to serve as a specialization course within the Project Lead The Way sequence. The course is structured to enable all students to have a variety of experiences that will provide an overview of both fields. Students work in teams, exploring hands-on projects and activities to learn the characteristics of civil engineering and architecture. In addition, students use Revit, which is a state of the art 3D design software package from AutoDesk, to help them design solutions to solve their major course project. Students learn about documenting their project, solving problems, and communicating their solutions to their peers and members of the professional community of civil engineering and architecture. The course of study includes: · The Roles of Civil Engineers and Architects · Project Planning · Site Planning · Building Design · Project Documentation and Presentation During the 2003 – 2004 school years, the course was field-tested. The revised course was published for the use of the PLTW network for the 2004 – 2005 school years.
Each unit is composed of lessons. Included in the Lessons are: concepts (specific to this lesson), performance objectives with aligned mathematics, science, and technology national standards, an anticpatory set, key terms, key quesitons, and an activity guide.
Industry Standard Technology
Students learn to master the 3 dimensional modeling software that industry professionals use to create compelling architectural experienced-based projects. Beside the instructors help there are a series of tutorials designed to help students learn commands needed to design floor plans, plot plans, elevation views, site plans, post and beam plans, furniture layouts, and dimension working, and presentation drawings. The software also provides a package of templates to help students document the architectural objects that they must construct in class. As a result of these hands-on projects students must maintain a documented portfolio of a work.
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