Introduction to Engineering Design Syllabus
Course overview, materials, grading, safety expectations, FabLab policies, project expectations, AI policy, and the updated Units 0-5 aerospace course structure.
Course Hub
Introduction to Engineering Design
Use this hub to move through Units 0-5, access unit pages, review course projects, and open daily lessons.
Course Documents
Open the syllabus online or download printable copies for your records.
Student/Parent Acknowledgment
Separate printable signature page for syllabus review, safety/FabLab expectations, AI policy, materials review, and parent/guardian contact confirmation.
Units 0-5
Each unit includes a project, final evidence, and daily lesson sequence.
Engineering Foundations & Rocket Launch Pad Challenge
Students build engineering habits, safety routines, documentation practices, and early design-process skills through a hands-on launch pad challenge.
Project: Rocket Launch Pad Design Challenge
Final Evidence: Engineering Safety Readiness + Unit 0 Portfolio
Technical Sketching & Engineering Documentation
Students communicate engineering designs through sketching, measurement, tolerances, assembly documentation, bills of materials, change records, and final proposal presentations.
Project: 3D Rocket Assembly Reverse Engineering Documentation Package
Final Evidence: Technical Sketching + Engineering Documentation Portfolio
CAD Modeling, Parametric Design & 3D Printing
Students create accurate CAD part models, prepare files for 3D printing, complete the FabLab 3D printer workflow, and print a tolerance tester that supports the next rocket assembly unit.
Project: 3D Printed Rocket Assembly Tolerance Tester
Final Evidence: Fusion CAD Level 1 + 3D Printing Certification
CAD Assemblies, Prototyping & Technical Drawings
Students build a full rocket CAD assembly, check fit and alignment, 3D print and physically assemble a prototype, test the assembly, and create technical drawings for final presentation.
Project: Full Rocket Assembly Prototype & Technical Drawing Package
Final Evidence: Fusion CAD Level 2 + Engineering Drawings Portfolio
Aerospace Mechanisms, Materials & Electromechanical Systems
Students investigate materials, mechanisms, motion, friction, data, statistics, circuits, motors, and electromechanical systems through an aerospace prototype challenge.
Project: Aerospace Mechanism/Electromechanical System Prototype
Final Evidence: Materials, Mechanisms, Circuits + Prototype Testing Portfolio
Human-Centered Aerospace Design Capstone
Students complete a final human-centered aerospace design capstone that uses user research, ethics, sustainability, life-cycle thinking, project management, prototyping, testing, feedback, revision, portfolio evidence, and final presentation.
Project: Human-Centered Aerospace Design Capstone + Final Portfolio
Final Evidence: Final Engineering Portfolio + Capstone Presentation