East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies – PLTW Introduction to Engineering Design Honors
Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester
Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) is a foundation course of the PLTW Engineering program. In IED, students explore engineering tools and apply the engineering design process to solve engineering problems. Utilizing the activity-, project-, problem-based (APB) teaching and learning pedagogy, students progress from completing structured activities to solving open-ended projects and problems that require them to develop planning, documentation, communication, and other professional skills. IED is a foundational course that can be chosen to complete the engineering or architecture major.
Prerequisites: PLTW Engineer Essentials, Alg 1 CP with 80+, Alg 1 H, Geom CP with 80+, OR Geom H
Grades: 9, 10, 11
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