ENGINEERING, MANUFACTURING & DESIGN

The following are Career and Technical Education classes offered in the Engineering, Manufacturing & Design pathway at Riverside High School. Some classes may not be offered every semester. Please check with your school counselor to register for these courses.

SkillsUSA is a component of the Riverside High School Student Leadership Program. It is the national leadership program/club that students can join and participate in activities at a local, state and national level for Applied Technology and Industry courses. Membership fee: $16.00. Students will have the opportunity to participate in career development contests, community service, and recreational activities.

Any of these classes fulfill Career & Technical Education requirements.

Intro to Small Engines

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite: None

Credit: .5

Course Length: 1 semester
Class Fee: $10

This introductory course teaches students the fundamentals of four- and two-stroke engines. It covers support systems, service, and preventative maintenance of various engine types. This course is designed to familiarize students with the sciences involved in servicing all small gasoline engines. Covered in detail are shop safety, basic hand tools and their uses, fastening and measuring devices. The course provides both theory and practical application with hands-on activities using Briggs & Stratton gasoline engines.

Power Equipment Technology

Grades:  9-12

Prerequisite:  None

Credit:  1

Course Length:  2 semesters

Class Fee:  $20 (workbook included in fee)

Power Equipment Technology is designed to provide students, do-it-yourselfers, and aspiring technicians with practical information about small gas engine theory, construction, operation, lubrication, maintenance, trouble shooting, service, rebuilding, and repair.  The text used in this class is written in clear and easy to understand technical language.  Small engine users at all levels are finding it beneficial to have thorough understanding of engine fundamentals and service procedures.  For aspiring technicians, there is an Equipment & Engine Training Council (EETC) certification that can be obtained.  This certification shows competence in diagnosing and repairing outdoor power equipment.

Power Sport Engines

Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: Power Equipment Technology or instructor permission

Credit: .5

Course Length:  2 semesters

Class Fee:  $20 (workbook included in fee)

This course will prepare students to competently understand all systems relating to powersport vehicles such as motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles and personal watercrafts. Topics covered are four- and two-stroke internal combustion engines, lubrication and cooling systems, fuel systems, clutches, transmissions and drives, electrical fundamentals, charging and ignition systems, frames, steering and suspension, brakes, wheels and tires. Maintenance and troubleshooting on all powersport vehicles are covered in detail. Course curriculum is 40% classroom and 60% in shop activities with lots of hands-on experience. 

Intro to Welding - College credits available with a B grade or higher

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite: None

Credit: .5

Course Length: 1 Semester

Class Fee: $10 (a charge will be added for additional/larger projects)

Introduction to Welding is a project-based course that is designed so the students gain understanding and safety of a metal shop as well as the welding process. Students will learn how to gas weld, stick weld, in the flat position, and plasma cut.

Advanced Welding 1

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite: Intro to Welding

Credit: .5

Course Length: 1 Semester

Class Fee: $10 (a charge will be added for additional/larger projects) 

This is a project-based course and is designed for the student to gain advanced training in the welding processes. Students will learn how to weld using MIG and TIG in the flat position with both mild steel and aluminum. They will also learn how to stick weld in the horizontal or vertical positions. Students will build a small project that they will design, cut and weld together. After completion of this course, students may enroll in Advanced Welding 2.

Advanced Welding 2

Grades: 10-12

Prerequisite: Advanced Welding 1

Credit: .5

Course Length: 1 Semester

Class Fee: $10 (a charge will be added for additional/larger projects)

This is a project-based course and is designed for the student to gain advanced training in the design and welding processes. Students will learn how to read and make their own welding blueprints. Larger projects will be constructed in this class by using the blueprints that the students design.

Intro to Woods

Grades: 9-12

Prerequisite: None

Credit: .5

Course Length: 1 Semester

Class Fee: $10 (a charge will be added for additional/larger projects) 

Introduction to Woods is designed for beginning students wanting to learn woods skills. Wood shop students learn about shop organization, careers, tools, safety, and project building. They will use hand tools and most of the wood shop power tools. Students will build 1-2 projects during the semester. Quality of work and safety are the most important skills learned in the introductory class. Upon completion of this course, students can enroll in the Advanced Woods, or by approval of instructor, Construction 1 class.

Advanced Woods

Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: Intro to Woods

Credit: .5

Course Length: 1 Semester

Class Fee: $10 (a charge will be added for additional/larger projects) 

This course is an advanced project-based woods class. Students will gain an understanding for building fine woodworking projects. With an emphasis on carpentry and cabinetry, students will design, estimate costs, and fabricate projects of their choice while learning more advanced techniques, uses of materials, and application of basic skills. 

Construction 1

Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: Advanced Woods (or by Instructor's permission)
Credit: 1
Course Length: 2 Semesters

Class Fee: $10

Students will have the opportunity to learn building construction from the ground up. Topics will include foundation, framing, electrical, roofing and finish work. Students will construct a small building during the class. Students will achieve an understanding of the scope and breadth of career opportunities and fields of work in construction. The principles of professionalism and what it means to be a professional is embedded in this course.

Construction 2

Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: Construction 1 (or by Instructor's permission)
Credit: 1
Course Length: 2 Semesters

Class Fee: $10

Students will have the opportunity to learn the whole aspect of being a Carpenter. They will design a small structure of their own. The students will work with blue prints, a material list, costs and time to construct.

CAD/CAM

Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Credit: .5
Course Length: 1 Semester

Class Fee: $10 (a charge will be added for additional/larger projects) 

Students are exposed to the engineering field through the use of Solidworks and MasterCAM in creating two-and three-dimensional drawings, and using a test editor for work processing. This emphasizes problem-solving in the area of space relationships through the medium of graphic construction. Among the areas of study are drafting symbols, orthographic projection of complex parts, complex isometrics, charts and graphs, cams and gears, topography, and 3D modeling using Computer Aided Drafting. Instruction is conducted in computer, woods, and metals labs. Students will cut the designed project out of wood, plastic, or metal.

Robotics

Grades: 9-12
Prerequisite: None
Credit: 1
Course Length: 2 Semesters

Class Fee: $10

This course uses a hands-on approach to introduce the fundamental concepts in robotics including drive train, electricity, physics, and control systems. Course activities will be tied to lab experiments; students will work in teams to build and test increasingly more complex robots.  Students will be exposed to a variety of programming languages, basic electricity, manufacturing and electronics.