2007/2008 Competency-Based Task/Competency List

Tasks/competencies designated by bullets in the left-hand column are considered essential statewide and are required of all students. In some courses, all tasks/competencies have been identified as essential. Tasks/competencies without bullets are considered optional; they and/or additional tasks/competencies may be taught at the discretion of the school division. Tasks/competencies marked with an asterisk (*) are considered sensitive, and teachers should obtain approval by the school division before teaching them.

8493
18 weeks		 Engineering Drawing and Design
TASKS/COMPETENCIES
  Implementing Virginia's CTE Course Requirements
• 001 Demonstrate Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills in course activities.
• 002 Apply Virginia's All Aspects of Industry elements in course activities.
• 003 Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
  Participating in the Student Organization
• 004 Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
• 005 Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
• 006 Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Engineering Drawing and Design
• 007 Define "engineering drawing."
• 008 Apply the engineering design process.
• 009 Investigate engineering-related careers, using various resources and the Internet.
  010 Acquire specification information, using the Internet and/or manuals.
• 011 Use and maintain a reference library of files and technical data.
• 012 Apply advanced principles of dimensioning and annotation.
• 013 Use English and metric measuring devices and systems.
  014 Create thread representations.
• 015 Prepare freehand technical sketches.
• 016 Design an assembly and prepare working drawings.
• 017 Use descriptive geometry to solve problems.
• 018 Create, visualize, and analyze an object, using solid modeling.
• 019 Create development drawings.
  020 Create an example of mechanical, electrical, thermal, and/or fluid drawings.