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What is Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)?
IED is the first course offered here at SRMHS in the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) course sequence. IED is a project based pre-engineering course which challenges students to solve problems and communcate ideas just like an engineer would. Students will use Inventor, which is Autodesk´s 3-D design package.
What is Project Lead the Way?
Project Lead The Way Inc. (PLTW) is a national program forming partnerships among Public Schools, Higher Education Institutions and the Private Sector to increase the quantity and quality of engineers and engineering technologists graduating from our education system.
PLTW has a course sequence of 8 courses:
Introduction to Engineering Design (IED), Principles of Engineering (POE) and Digital Electronics (DE) are the introductory courses. Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM), Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA), Aerospace Engineering (AE), Biotechnical Engineering (BE) and Engineering Design and Development (EDD) |
