| (a) Implementation. The provisions of this section
shall be implemented by school districts beginning with the 2024-2025
school year.
(1) No later than August 31, 2024, the commissioner
of education shall determine whether instructional materials funding
has been made available to Texas public schools for materials that
cover the essential knowledge and skills identified in this section.
(2) If the commissioner makes the determination that
instructional materials funding has been made available, this section
shall be implemented beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and
apply to the 2024-2025 and subsequent school years.
(3) If the commissioner does not make the determination
that instructional materials funding has been made available under
this subsection, the commissioner shall determine no later than August
31 of each subsequent school year whether instructional materials
funding has been made available. If the commissioner determines that
instructional materials funding has been made available, the commissioner
shall notify the State Board of Education and school districts that
this section shall be implemented for the following school year.
(b) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 10-12. Prerequisite: Architectural Design I,
Introduction to Computer-Aided Design and Drafting, or Engineering
Design and Presentation I. Students shall be awarded one credit for
successful completion of this course.
(c) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards, industry-relevant
technical knowledge, and college and career readiness skills for students
to further their education and succeed in current and emerging professions.
(2) The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Science
(STEM) Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing
scientific research and professional and technical services, including
laboratory and testing services, and research and development services.
(3) In Intermediate Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
(CADD), students develop practices and techniques used in computer-aided
drafting, emphasizing the development and use of prototype drawings,
construction of pictorial drawings, construction of three-dimensional
drawings, interfacing two-dimensional and three-dimensional environments,
and extracting data. Basic rendering techniques will also be developed.
Emphasis is placed on drawing set-up; creating and modifying geometry;
storing and retrieving predefined shapes; placing, rotating, and scaling
objects; adding text and dimensions; using layers and coordinating
systems, as well as using input and output devices.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(d) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to:
(A) describe the roles, responsibilities, and dynamics
of a team as applied in appropriate industry fields;
(B) explain employers' work expectations;
(C) demonstrate knowledge of the concepts and skills
related to health and safety in the workplace as specified by appropriate
governmental regulations;
(D) evaluate and justify decisions based on ethical
reasoning;
(E) evaluate alternative responses to workplace situations
based on personal, professional, ethical, and legal responsibilities
and employer policies;
(F) identify and explain personal and long-term consequences
of unethical or illegal behaviors in the workplace;
(G) interpret and explain written organizational policies
and procedures; and
(H) demonstrate personal responsibility, ethics, and
integrity, including respect for intellectual property, when accessing
information and creating design projects.
(2) The student demonstrates an understanding of CADD
terminology, tools, and symbols. The student is expected to:
(A) apply the Cartesian Coordinate Systems to illustrate
the application of Z coordinates;
(B) describe the CADD menu structure;
(C) differentiate between type-in commands, icons,
and pulldown menus;
(D) manipulate the standard draw commands;
(E) demonstrate modifying commands;
(F) explain the various modes of viewing drawings;
and
(G) define and modify dimension styles.
(3) The student produces hand sketches to organize
ideas and communicate design ideas. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate the use of graphic descriptions;
(B) develop skill in sketching or mark making to plan,
execute, and construct two-dimensional images and three-dimensional
models;
(C) demonstrate methods of projection; and
(D) use proper drafting techniques to convert sketches
into an electronic drawing using CADD.
(4) The student demonstrates an understanding of commands
in a CADD system. The student is expected to:
(A) operate CADD software;
(B) demonstrate draw commands;
(C) modify drawn objects in CADD software;
(D) create two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects;
(E) convert two-dimensional drawings to three-dimensional
drawings;
(F) convert three-dimensional drawings to two-dimensional
drawings;
(G) prepare text blocks in CADD software;
(H) manipulate an external reference or file;
(I) import files of different formats into CADD;
(J) demonstrate the plot command in print or plot drawings;
and
(K) import and export data using attributes.
(5) The student preforms computer-aided drafting functions.
The student is expected to:
(A) create text styles, text justification, and multi-line
text;
(B) create and use multi-leaders;
(C) edit dimensions;
(D) work with dimension styles;
(E) crosshatch objects;
(F) isolate and hide objects;
(G) use selection set methods;
(H) use rectangular, polar, and path arrays;
(I) use rotation reference angles;
(J) use elements of creativity and organizational principles
to create visually coherent viewports and layouts;
(K) create and manage layers and properties;
(L) use page setup for plotting;
(M) create, insert, and edit reusable content such
as symbols and blocks;
(N) use specific line types using the Standard Alphabet
of Lines;
(O) create fills and gradients; and
(P) edit hatch patterns and fills.
(6) The student creates drawings using the CADD software.
The student is expected to:
(A) translate hand sketches into CADD software;
(B) create projected mechanical drawings;
(C) create drawings with external references;
(D) complete a three-dimensional parametric model;
(E) organize a complex assembly, including an animated
exploded assembly;
(F) compare various methods of drawing solids;
(G) construct a composite drawing using multiple drawings;
(H) justify correct drawing methods;
(I) draw lines, arcs, and circles to represent plans
or mechanical assemblies;
(J) create text styles, text justification, and multi-line
text;
(K) create and use multi-leaders;
(L) edit dimensions, including dimension styles;
(M) isolate and hide objects;
(N) use selection set methods;
(O) use elements of creativity and organizational principles
to create visually coherent viewports and layouts;
(P) create and manage layers;
(Q) use page setup for plotting; and
(R) prepare multi-view drawings, including sectional
and auxiliary views.
(7) The student creates electrical drawings. The student
is expected to:
(A) prepare schematic drawings;
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