Standards - Career & Technical Education

Plan a coordinated robotic system with peripheral devices.

Outline a basic computer program to control robots and peripherals.

List and explain applications of peripheral devices.

Verify the function of a coordinated robotic system.

Construct a robotic system with various peripheral devices.

Program a coordinated robotic system.

Test a coordinated robotic system.

Test system performance of different robotic designs.

Predict system performance in a robotic device.

Verify system performance of different robotic designs.

Incorporate safety procedures in handling, operating, and maintaining tools and machinery; handling materials; utilizing personal protective equipment; maintaining a safe work area; and handling hazardous materials and forces..

Demonstrate effective workplace and employability skills, including communication, awareness of diversity, positive work ethic, problem-solving, time management, and teamwork.

Explore the range of careers available in the field and investigate their educational requirements, and demonstrate job-seeking skills including resume-writing and interviewing.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, responsible, and ethical use of information and technology tools specific to the industry pathway.

Participate in a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) to increase knowledge and skills and to enhance leadership and teamwork.

Describe unshielded twisted pair (utp) cables.

List common usage locations of unshielded twisted pair (utp) cables.

List common usage capabilities of unshielded twisted pair (utp) cables.

Install and troubleshoot rj45/48 telephone connectors and fittings.

Compare Cat 5 cables to single twisted pair and unshielded twisted pair wiring, indicating where Cat 5 is most often used.

Explain where 10Base t cable is commonly used.

Describe the frequency capabilities of 10Base t cable.

Summarize t568a/t568b standards.

Explain how cable TV wiring is used for data and voice services.

Explain the differences between coax types rg58, rg59, and rg6.

Describe proper methods of grounding for electronics equipment.

Describe the differences between single- and multi-mode fiber optics.

Describe the principal parts of a telephone and explain the functions of each.

Describe the differences among rs232, rs530, v35, and USB interfaces.

Assess a telephone set, testing the line for continuity and identifying faults that could degrade the signal.

Utilize the mathematics required in telecommunications service and installation.

Compute power, voltage, and current gain in electrical networks.

Find the total impedance of an AC network and reduce it to an equivalent series circuit.

Find the total current and impedance of an RLC parallel circuit.

Apply Ohm’s law to AC circuits.