Mckinney High School – To Engineer in G Design (Ied

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

(PLTW) ADVANCED INTRO TO ENGINEERING DESIGN (IED), the foundation course in a series of Project Lead the Way pre-engineering courses, is designed to introduce the student to the field with emphasis on the concept of developing a 3-D model or solid rendering of an object, beginning with hand sketching and advancing to 3-D modeling software. The course will emphasize the design development process of a product and how a model of that product is produced, analyzed and evaluated using a computer-aided design system. Various design applications will be explored with discussion of possible careers. This science, technology. and math integrated program focuses on engineering design processes while