COURSE CODE: 8493

Engineering Drawing and Design

SCED Code: 21106
Virginia Extended Description: 18
Suggested Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
Duration: 18 Weeks
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: TSA
Non-Traditional?: F

Students use graphic language for product design, technical illustration, evaluation of designs, and engineering drawings. They increase their understanding of drawing techniques learned in Technical Drawing and Design (8435/8434) and Architectural Drawing and Design (8437/8492). Students use computers, calculators, and descriptive geometry and adhere to established standards to solve design problems. They work in teams to design solutions for an identified need and to produce parts on a 3D printer.

Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Engineering and Technology
  • Aeronautical Drafter
  • Aerospace Engineering Technician
  • Commercial and Industrial Designer
  • Electrical Drafter
  • Electrical Engineering Technician
  • Electro-Mechanical Technician
  • Electronic Drafter
  • Engineer
  • Engineering Technician
  • Industrial Engineer
  • Industrial Engineering Technician
  • Mechanical Drafter
  • Mechanical Engineer
  • Mechanical Engineering Technician
  • Pipeline Drafter

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