Career Technical Education

Grades: 10-12 Credits: 10 UC/CSU Requirement: A-G Recommended: Principles of Business.

International Business builds on skills learned in Principles of Business to provide an introduction to a global perspective on the economic, cultural, and political factors that influence business. The course includes fundamentals of import/export business, business structures, business plans, trade relations, financial transactions, legal agreements, and global entrepreneurship. Students will learn marketing activities and consumer behavior as they relate to developing, pricing, distributing, and promoting goods and services in both domestic and global markets.

Units: 10    UC/CSU Section: None     Pre-requisite: None

This class is designed to establish computer literacy and knowledge of computer functions, while creating familiarity with software programs and computer applications.

Units: 10    UC/CSU Section: G     Pre-requisite: None

This class is designed to provide legal knowledge essential to thriving in the world, while instilling knowledge about protecting rights while not infringing on others.

Units: 10    UC/CSU Section: None    Pre-requisite: None

This course is designed to provide students with a foundation for higher level courses in Business and Social Science, with a focus on the study of economics, finance and commerce.

Culinary Arts is an intermediate course in food preparation, safety and sanitation, menu planning and nutrition, and encompasses all aspects of the restaurant business. The goal is to allow you to explore your interest in Culinary Arts for personal enjoyment, as a possible career option or to enjoy learning professional techniques in the kitchen. This course will prepare you for an above entry-level job in restaurants, or onto to an institution of higher learning for a career in Food Service. You will refine your cooking skills & creativity by group and independent lab work (cooking).

Students in Culinary I have the opportunity to attend two Field Trips to Culinary Schools in the area. We often go to the French Culinary Institute in Campbell and the Academy of Arts College in Sunnyvale to visit their Culinary classes and kitchens, talk to the Chefs and find out about Scholarship opportunities. We often stay for a gourmet lunch provided by the current culinary students to cap off our day.

Textbook: Pro-Start: Becoming a Food Service Professional

Hospitality Management is an advanced course in food preparation. This course prepares the student to work in the food service industry. Students will learn basic skills performed in the dining room and kitchen restaurant operations. Training areas covered in the course will include food service facilities and equipment; quality food costing and purchasing; health and safety regulations and practices; skills in food preparation and service; and practical experience in food service jobs. Integrated throughout the course are career preparation standards, which include basic academic skills, communication, interpersonal skills, problem solving, safety, technology and other employment skills. The full ServSafe curriculum and certification is a major emphasis of this course.  

Students also go on a Field Trip to Mission College's Hospitality Department where we see the kitchens, classrooms, Library, and Bookstore, along with having a lovely luncheon in the Owl Cafe, the restaurant run by current Mission College students. Advanced students also have the opportunity to return to Mission College, on a regular school day, to work, side-by-side with the Mission College students in their production kitchen, which provides the food and service for the Owl Cafe. A terrific opportunity for the students to practice the skills learned in our class and find out how tough and exciting it is to work in a real restaurant, and a great opportunity to see if you like the work and can cope with the pace and stress of working in a high volume restaurant!

Texts: Pro-Start: Becoming a Food Service Professional and ServSafe Essentials

Are you curious about engineering and what engineers do?  Did you know there are 17 different engineering disciplines that the U.S. government tracks?  That doesn’t even include software engineering!  How do you choose which field to explore further?   

Students who complete Engineering Essentials (EE) will be able to answer two questions at the end of the course… 

• Is Engineering a field I would like to purse further?
• Which Engineering field would I like to pursue?

 

PRE-REQUISITES

• None

WHAT DO STUDENTS DO IN THIS CLASS?

Unit 1: Inclined to Design (Computer-Aided Design) Students learn the engineering design process and have the opportunity to apply that process to multiple projects and problems throughout the unit as they improve their communication and collaboration skills.  They reflect on design problems and solutions while investigating ethics as they consider the impact of engineering decisions.  Students also learn foundational skills associated with project management to help them plan and track progress during larger design projects.  Unit 1 gives students a solid background to succeed in the Engineering Design, An Introduction course.

Unit 2: Make It Move (Mechanical) Apply the design process, experimental design, systems thinking, and project management to design and test mechanical solutions to improve people’s lives. Students continue to develop their collaboration and communication skills and consider the impact of their solution on people and society. Unit 2 gives students a solid background in the projects and activities of Principles of Engineering.

Unit 3: Power It Up (Electronics) Students review energy forms and the transfer of energy into the form of electricity. They investigate the fundamental circuit components, concepts, equipment, and skill set associated with circuit design. Students use graphical, computer, and physical models to represent and investigate analog circuits. Students design experiments to determine the relationship among voltage, current, and resistance in circuits. They are then introduced to the basics of digital signals, starting with truth tables and logic expressions, then apply the design process to design, simulate, and breadboard a circuit to accomplish a goal. Finally, students collaborate and work with other teams as they apply skills and knowledge learned in prior units to develop a proof of concept prototype for an electromechanical system. Unit 3 gives students an opportunity to learn the basics necessary for success in Digital Electronics.

Digital Electronics (DE) is a specialty course. The course exposes students to the foundations of electronics, designing with combinational logic, designing with sequential logic and controlling real-world system.  DE gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning. It also allows students to develop strategies to enable and direct their own learning, which is the ultimate goal of education.

To be successful in DE, students should be concurrently enrolled in college preparatory mathematics and science. Students will employ engineering and scientific concepts in the solution of engineering design problems. Students will develop problem-solving skills and apply their knowledge of research and design to create solutions to various challenges. Students will also learn how to document their work and communicate their solutions to their peers and members of the professional community.

Digital Electronics is the third of three courses in the Project Lead The Way high school engineering program offered at Fremont High School.

PRE-REQUISITES

• Pre-Requisites: Engineering Essentials or consent from Mr. Capriles

WHAT DO STUDENTS DO IN THIS CLASS?

• Foundations of Electronics
• Combinational Logic
  • Boolean Algebra
  • Karnaugh Maps
  • Universal Gates (NAND and NOR)
• Sequential Logic
  • D Flip Flops
  • JK Flip Flops
  • "Ripple" Counters
  • Synchronized Counters

Engineering Design, An Introduction (IED) is appropriate for 10th, 11th or 12th grade students. The major focus of the IED course is to expose students to a design process, professional communication and collaboration methods, design ethics, and technical documentation. IED gives students the opportunity to develop skills in research and analysis, teamwork, technical writing, engineering graphics, and problem solving through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning. Used in combination with a teaming approach, APPB-learning challenges students to continually hone their interpersonal skills and creative abilities while applying math, science, and technology knowledge learned in other courses to solve engineering design problems and communicate their solutions. IED also allows students to develop strategies to enable and direct their own learning, an ultimate goal of education.

No previous knowledge is assumed, but students should be concurrently enrolled in college preparatory mathematics and science courses in order to facilitate the use and understanding of appropriate math and science concepts necessary for the successful completion of IED coursework. In addition, students will use industry standard 3D solid modeling software to facilitate the design and documentation of their solutions to design problems and challenges. As the course progresses and the complexity of the design problems increase students will learn more advanced computer modeling skills as they become more independent in their learning, more professional in their collaboration and communication, and more experienced in problem solving.

Introduction to Engineering Design is one of the foundation courses in the Project Lead The Way high school pre-engineering program. The course applies and concurrently develops secondary level knowledge and skills in mathematics, science, and technology.

PRE-REQUISITES

• Pre-Requisites: Engineering Essentials or consent from Mr. Capriles

WHAT DO STUDENTS DO IN THIS CLASS?

• Engineering Design Process
• Instant Design Challenges
• Drawing
• Statistics
• CAD Software - Autodesk Inventor

Principles of Engineering (POE) is a survey course of engineering. The course exposes students to some of the major concepts that they will encounter in a post-secondary engineering course of study. Students have an opportunity to investigate engineering and high tech careers. POE gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based (APPB) learning. Used in combination with a teaming approach, APPB learning challenges students to continually hone their interpersonal skills, creative abilities, and problem solving skills based upon engineering concepts. It also allows students to develop strategies to enable and direct their own learning, which is the ultimate goal of education.

To be successful in POE, students should be concurrently enrolled in college preparatory mathematics and science. Students will employ engineering and scientific concepts in the solution of engineering design problems. Students will develop problem-solving skills and apply their knowledge of research and design to create solutions to various challenges. Students will also learn how to document their work and communicate their solutions to their peers and members of the professional community.

Principles of Engineering is the second of three foundation courses in the Project Lead the Way high school engineering program.

PRE-REQUISITES

•  Pre-Requisites: Engineering Essentials or consent from Mr. Capriles

WHAT DO STUDENTS DO IN THIS CLASS?

• Survey of Engineering - Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Software Engineering
• Six Simple Machines
• Energy Sources
• Trusses