Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part LXXXI - Bulletin 110-Technology Education Content Standards Curriculum Framework › Subpart 1 - Standards and Benchmarks › Chapter 17 - Content Standards › Section LXXXI-1703 - High School Standards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Technology education content standards for high school shall accomplish the
				  following:
1. provide students with the
				  opportunity to explore various technical careers through contemporary and/or
				  modular Technology Education activities;
2. understand and apply the basic concepts
				  that are common to the broad field of technical drawing;
3. prepare detailed drawings including:
a. developments;
b. intersections;
c. charts;
d. diagrams;
e. threads;
f. fasteners;
g. descriptive geometry;
h. auxiliary;
i. revolutions;
j. CAD; and
k. specialized areas;
4. demonstrate the ability to complete a set
				  of working drawings for home construction;
5. communicate ideas and information through
				  experiences dealing with:
a.
				  drafting;
b. design;
c. printing;
d. photography;
e. telecommunication; and
f. computers.
6. understand and apply the principles of
				  electricity and electronics through laboratory learning experiences.
7. develop a career interest in electronics
				  through course content centered around:
a.
				  semiconductor devices;
b.
				  application of digital electronics;
c. computers; and
d. communication circuits;
8. explore all areas of the
				  manufacturing process from research and development to marketing the final
				  product;
9. develop an
				  understanding of industrial materials and how they are processed to increase
				  their value. Emphasis will be placed on proper materials selection for
				  particular products and appropriate manufacturing processes;
10. develop an understanding of the seven
				  major fields of basic metals:
a. bench
				  metal;
b. sheet metal;
c. art metal;
d. ornamental metal;
e. forging;
f. casting; and
g. welding;
11. be able to use the tool instruments and
				  machines in the metalwork advanced lab of the following areas:
a. sheet metal;
b. metallurgy;
c. casting;
d. welding;
e. machining;
f. material testing;
g. finishing; and
h. safety;
12. develop an understanding of traditional
				  concepts in welding and demonstrate proficiency in:
a. fusion process;
b. components;
c. weld testing and inspection; and
d. automated welding systems;
13. develop an understanding of
				  the construction industry from the initial planning stage to completion of
				  light, heavy, industrial, and civil construction;
14. explore the fundamentals of woodworking,
				  beginning with hand tool experiences and processing into the study and use of
				  modern power tools and machines;
15. develop an understanding of the advance
				  practices utilized in the manufacture of wood products;
16. develop an understanding of the various
				  power, energy and transportation systems and the technological, environmental,
				  and societal impacts associated with them; and
17. provide students with the opportunity for
				  in-depth exploration of the field of power mechanics, of the various power
				  conversion and generator systems, and the productive utilization of those
				  systems.