Class Descriptions
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Manufacturing & Product Development Pathway
All classes in the Manufacturing and
Product Development career pathway are only available to high school students.
Check the Online Catalog
for specific information and schedules.
Design and Fabrication for Engineering Careers - You'll learn how to read technical drawings, identify, maintain, and safely use hand-driven power tools for cutting, drilling, turning, milling and welding metal. You'll also explore computer numerically controlled (CNC) equipment for shaping metals, computer assisted machining, and engineering design solid modeling. This class covers green technology in the metal industry, the importance of metals in everyday life, and metalworking career opportunities. You will prepare for entry-level jobs in machine shops and advanced training in engineering. Prerequisites: None; High school students.
Welding and Metal Fabrication - In this class you'll learn how to work with metal and pour it, cut it, and weld pieces together. You'll learn to use several types of welding equipment and processes, including shielded metal arc, oxy-fuel, gas metal arc, flex cored arc, and gas tungsten arc. You will learn all aspects of job safety, including proper outfitting, tool identification, and the safe use and maintenance of welding and metal fabrication equipment. This class includes the chemical and physical properties of metal, the response of metal to heat and pressure, and the importance of metal to modern living. This class prepares you for entry-level industry welding jobs and advanced training. Prerequisites: None.
Marketing Sales & Service Career Pathway
The variety of careers in Marketing, Sales, and Services is tremendous. Career possibilities in this field are only limited by your imagination. Retail sales and merchandising skills in customer service and record-keeping will sustain you in several careers. The Entrepreneurship class will teach you a lot about planning, operating, and maintaining a successful business venture. Classes in this section are open only to high school students.
Retail Sales/General Merchandising - Are you a "people person"? If you have an independent spirit and great organizational skills, you will enjoy learning about the principles of marketing while on the job, and in the classroom. Your study of retail operations will include the importance of display merchandising, inventory control and turnover, shipping and receiving, stocking, sales and marketing, customer service, cashiering skills, and security operations. You'll learn about specialized marketing such as fashion merchandising, and operations necessary for hardware merchandising. You'll work on the job from eight to fifteen hours each week and attend classroom three hours weekly. Students employed in retail may earn elective credit for their work hours, on-the-training, and class participation. Prerequisites: None; After-school classes are open to all high school students. CC/CVE: On-the-job training component is available for qualified students.
Entrepreneurship - Driven to
succeed? Are you primarily self-motivated? You may be destined
to become an entrepreneur if you have the necessary personality traits.
In
Entrepreneurship you will learn the skills you need to start and run a
small business, handle products and/or services,
develop a business plan, complete all legal start-up paperwork, choose and maintain an accounting system, and
develop a marketing plan for a minimum of three years.
You’ll also learn how to prepare loan papers for presentation to a
bank, or Small Business Administration loan officer; estimate the cash and
resources needed to start and run a profitable business; and understand
hiring practices. This class includes an introduction to e-commerce.
Public Services Career Pathway
There are more careers in public services than you can imagine. Police work varies from the police officer on the beat to the Homeland Security officer, from the crime scene analyst, to the FBI forensic computer analyst, and literally hundreds of occupations in between. Similarly the fire service includes a wide variety of occupations. In addition to firefighters there are fire prevention experts, arson analysts, paramedics, and many other related careers. People in this field do the job because they have a passionate belief in public safety and want a role in preserving it. After-school sections of Introduction to Fire Technology and Introduction to Forensic Science are open to all high school students. Online Catalog/Scheduled Classes
Fire Technology 101 and 102
Forensic Science/Crime Scene
Investigation (Introduction)- You’ll
learn the basics
of crime scene evidence collection and investigation, crime
scene photography, and diagramming. You’ll learn
investigation procedures, who to interview and what questions to ask.
You’ll sharpen your reasoning skills, your observation skills, and
your knowledge of forensic science detection techniques.
Legal and Law Enforcement - You’ll gain an understanding of the many careers in
law enforcement, from Homeland Security, to the FBI, and everything in
between. You’ll learn
about criminal, civil, traffic and juvenile law, and the classification
system for offenses. You will review judicial proceedings, and learn about
law enforcement’s critical role in emergency preparedness and response.
The class prepares you for advanced training
Transportation Career Pathway
All classes in the Transportation career pathway are available only to high school students. After-school class sections of Introduction to Automotive Technology and Automotive Technology are available at Loara and Sonora High Schools, and are open to students from all high schools in the area.
Auto Body Repair -
If you are creative, like cars, and are interested in works of art on wheels, you will enjoy this class. You will learn how to use hand and power tools to work with and finish metal; how and when to use plastic body fillers; how to remove and replace parts, panels and skins, how to sand, mask, and paint car bodies. You’ll also learn to detail the finished product, including steam clean and detail a car. You will learn how to analyze damage and estimate repair and replacement parts and labor. Advanced students may learn glass removal and installation and auto body frame repair. This class covers EPA and OSHA safety rules and what protective gear you need to wear to work with paints and metal. You’ll also learn about the Bureau of Automotive Repair, and how important consumer protections are to you. Prepare for advanced collision repair classes at local colleges and such jobs as automobile painter and body repairer.Introduction to Automotive Technology -
You'll learn about the components and
systems of a car,
how they function, and what it takes to keep them operating with
maximum efficiency and longevity. You'll learn to identify,
correctly use, and maintain automotive tools, including those used
on brakes and electrical systems. You'll learn how to change
all automotive fluids, perform a safety inspection, and document car
service needs and procedures. You'll learn about autos from
front to back, from front-wheel drive transaxles, to rear-wheel
drive transmissions. You will learn how to
disassemble, inspect, and service drum and disc brakes,
change and rotate tires, perform basic transmission service on
manual and automatic transmissions, inspect heating and cooling
systems, and perform all automotive procedures safely, following
OSHA rules. Automotive Technology -
You've learned the basics of automotive technology and are looking forward to career in the transportation field. In this advanced class, you'll learn to use diagnostic equipment to find operational faults, and document and repair them. You'll learn how service and repair a variety of steering and suspension systems, diagnose tire wear problems, align wheels, and repair tires. You will be trained to diagnose and repair all types of brake systems. You'll learn how to refinish brake drums, service batteries, pinpoint and repair electrical system and light malfunctions, understand and repair mechanical engine functions, computerized functions, fuel systems, driveline components, and much more.Visit first page of Class Descriptions - Courses Listed by Career Pathway
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