KANSAS STATE CAREER CLUSTER COMPETENCY PROFILE STEM CLUSTER ENERGY PATHWAY (C.I.P. 17.2071) STUDENT Rating Scale: 3 - Proficient Achievement 2 - Limited Achievement 1 - Inadequate Achievement 0 - No Exposure COMMON CAREER TECHNICAL CORE – CAREER STANDARDS Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee Apply appropriate academic and technical skills Attend to personal health and financial well-being Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions Demonstrate creativity and innovation Employ valid and reliable research strategies Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals Use technology to enhance productivity Work productively in teams while cultural/global competence COMMON CAREER TECHNICAL CORE – STEM CLUSTER STANDARDS Apply engineering skills in a project that requires project management, process control and quality assurance. Use technology to acquire, manipulate, analyze and report data. Describe and follow safety, health and environmental standards related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workplaces. Understand the nature and scope of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Cluster and the role of STEM in society and the economy. Demonstrate an understanding of the breadth of career opportunities and to those opportunities in each of the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Career Pathways. Demonstrate technical skills needed in a chosen STEM field. INTRODUCTORY LEVEL COURSES 03153 Principles of Technology 3 2 1 0 1. The student works safely with mechanical, fluid, electrical, and thermal technology. Student will master relevant safety tests Student will follow safety manuals, instructions, and requirements Student will make prudent choices in the conservation and use of resources and the disposal of materials Student will appropriately utilize laboratory equipment to accomplish activities of lesson Student will know the location of the MSDS utilized in the work environment 3 2 1 0 2. The student uses a systems approach to investigate mechanical, fluid, electrical, and thermal systems.
3 2 1 0 25. Explain how heat is transferred to other materials. Atmospheric Balancing 3 2 1 0 26. Summarize the three kinds of energy transfer- absorption, conduction and convection. 3 2 1 0 27. Describe the ocean system. 3 2 1 0 28. Explain how the atmosphere 39108- Advanced Production Blueprint Reading (.5 Credit) A technical level course designed to develop advanced technical communication skills used to interpret manufacturing production drawings as related to manufacturing occupations including blueprints, schematics, and other trade prints. 20101 Energy and Power 3 2 1 0 29. regulates the Earth’s temperature. Outline how the atmosphere participates in a number of Bio/Geo/Chemical cycles that involve life itself. 3 2 1 0 1. Identify and interpret symbols specific to manufacturing production and a variety of technical fields, such as mechanical, electrical, plumbing and pipefitting, power distribution, process and Bio/Geo/Chemical Cycles instrumentation, architectural, and 3 2 1 0 30. Explain the water cycle. process flow diagrams. 3 2 1 0 31. 3 2 1 0 32. Describe the role of solar energy in the water cycle. Outline the sulfur cycle. 3 2 1 0 2. Interpret work from multiview drawings and computer models used in manufacturing applications 3 2 1 0 33. Describe the nitrogen cycle. to include engineering, 3 2 1 0 34. Explain the carbon cycle. architectural, and schematic 3 2 1 0 35. Identify the differences in the amount of carbon in the 3 2 1 0 3. representations. Determine processes and troposphere with the amount of carbon in the atmospheres of other planets. 3 2 1 0 4. procedures for diagnostic applications or job completion. Demonstrate proficiency reading technical information including Atmosphere and Climate Change dimensioning techniques.
Maintain and Repair Equipment 3 2 1 0 1. Is able to explain the following topics: a.basic electronics components (such as transistors BJT, FET, IGFET, MOSFET, SCR and diodes) b.circuit functions (such as switching amplifiers, voltage regulation, limiters and rectification) c. circuit breakers and d.construction of conductors and insulators (such as examples of various cables, shielding and capacitance, impedance, resonance and reactance schematics, control circuitry, ground detection and protective relaying (including the use of associated drawings for diagnosing circuit trouble) magnetism (such as Faraday's Law of Induction, Lenz's Law, amp-turns, volt-turns, B&H fields) relays k. series, parallel and combination circuits applied to AC and DC circuits Thevenin's and Norton's theorems Theory of operation of plant electrical components motors (such as types and generators (such as types and classifications) transformers n.types, functions and operation o.fault symptoms and hazards q.safety and environmental precautions associated with cooling mediums (such as oil, air, hydrogen) fire protection systems voltage regulators linear and switching power supplies (such as battery backup supply components switchgear, load centers and motor control centers ii. transformers inverters and uninterruptible power supplies circuit breakers and chargers control components relays ii. meters control circuits cables resistive electrical equipment heaters tracing equipment motors generators motor-generators tructural and auxiliary equipment hoists and cranes fire barriers electric boilers elevators valve actuators operation h.testing 3 2 1 0 3. position indication environmental impact Explains detailed construction and use of the following: a.battery systems protection systems electrical distribution, including alternating and direct current systems d.emergency power systems e.generator excitation and control systems f. protective relaying systems g. station heat tracing systems h.transformer systems and auxiliaries 3 2 1 0 4. Is able to perform the following specialized tasks a.breaker operation, setting, adjustment and repair b.motor-operated valve diagnostic testing c. motor overhauls d.high potential ("hi-pot") tests
3 2 1 0 44. Students will be able to create and 3 2 1 0 55. Students will be able to formulate a 3 2 1 0 2. Identify professional organizations interpret timing diagrams and truth flow chart to correctly apply basic and resources available to provide tables for J-K Flip- Flops. programming concepts in the additional information on materials 3 2 1 0 45. Students will understand different planning of a project. science. of triggers used by latches and 3 2 1 0 56. Students will appropriately select, 3 2 1 0 3. Recognize and know how to utilize flip-flops, and select the appropriate size, and implement interface the MSDS information in the one for the circuits they design. devices to control external devices. workplace and where to find it. 3 2 1 0 46. Students will analyze timing 3 2 1 0 57. Students will design and create 3 2 1 0 4. Recognize physical properties of diagrams that reflect triggering to programming to control the position materials: solid, liquid, gas, and identify distinguishing of stepper motors. plasma. characteristics. 3 2 1 0 5. (#4 Primary Alternate) Recognize 3 2 1 0 47. Students will conduct experiments materials properties(such as but not with clock pulse width to determine 21048 STEM Workplace Experience limited to): the effect on the accuracy of data Mechanical properties and test Mod counters using discrete gates in the solution to a design problem. Employ effective listening skills when working with client. Employ customer service principles when working with consumers. Evaluate and follow-up on customer service provided. Employ safety skills and equipment usage in appropriate ways. Be aware of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) and other safety resources and employ those resources as required for the workplace. 21252 Materials Science and Engineering Compressive strength Ductility Hardness Specific Weight o Tensile Strength o Density Electrical properties Electrical conductivity Dielectric/Piezoelectric properties Thermal properties o Thermal conductivity o Thermal expansion o Heat of vaporization tion Temperature Vapor Pressure o Melting Point o Boiling Point Curie point (loss of magnetism by heat) Chemical properties o pH Reactivity Solubility vs. covalent) Corrosion resistance Magnetic properties Permeability Optical properties Absorptivity Reflectivity Refractive index Transmittance Scattering Acoustical properties o Acoustical absorption o of sound