Principles of Engineering - PLTW (MET 1000 & MFET 1150 WSU CE)

Principles of Engineering (POE) is a high school-level survey course of engineering. The course exposes students to some of the major concepts that they will encounter in a post-secondary engineering course of study. Students have an opportunity to investigate engineering and high tech careers. POE gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of course concepts through activity-, project-, and problem-based learning. Used in combination with a teaming approach, learning challenges students to continually hone their interpersonal skills, creative abilities, and problem solving skills based upon engineering concepts. It also allows students to develop strategies to enable and direct their own learning, which is the ultimate goal of education.
Course of study includes:
  • Energy and Power
    • ​Mechanisms
    • Energy Sources
    • Energy Applications
  • Materials and Structures
    • ​Statics
    • Material Properties
    • Material Testing
  • Control Systems
    • Machine Control
    • Fluid Power
  • Statistics and Kinematics