Technology education majors are required to complete a series of laboratory classes related to technical systems of transportation, production, construction, and communication. These laboratory courses develop skills in the use of tools, materials and processes. Students learn computer applications using current software and supporting devices. Technology Education includes a study of selected technologies which explore the solutions of technical problems and their associated impacts encountered by people as they transport, produce and communicate. More specifically, these systems are as follows.
Communication technology is concerned with the study of the methods by which humans communicate.
This system includes experiences in such areas as drafting, design, computer-aided drafting, photography, graphic arts, computer networking, video production and desktop publishing. This curriculum includes courses in manufacturing technology which provide an understanding of fabricating, forming, combining, and testing such materials as composites, wood, plastics, ceramics and metals. In addition, these courses involve the use of computer-aided machining processes. Construction technology studies technological means of combining resources into structures such as houses, factories, roads, dams, and stadiums. To understand construction technology, materials, processes, and impacts related to the construction industry are examined.