Course Syllabus

Utah Career and Technical Education Career Pathway

 Career Cluster:  Manufacturing

Career Pathway:  Cabinetmaking / Millwork

 

Cabinetmaking

 

Disclosure Statement ( 2020-2021 )

 

Welcome to the Cabinetmaking/Millwork Pathway.  Those individuals who work in the cabinetmaking/millwork occupation are highly skilled and require extensive on-the-job training.  Mathematics,especially geometry, is an essential skill and computer skills are increasingly important. Job prospects will be best for highly skilled workers and those with knowledge of computerized machine tool operation.  This pathway will aide students in filling jobs as a cabinetmaker, cabinetmaker/millwork teacher, carpenter, carpenter helper, finish carpenter, foreman,  or line supervisor.  This Cabinetmaking class helps fulfill the pathway specified above and gives each student  an introduction to the skills that will be needed to be successful in the other pathway classes.

 

                  

                               Manufacturing—Cabinetmaking / Millwork

 

       Woodworking, CAD Mechanical Design 1, CAD Architecture Design 1,  Furniture Design and Manufacturing, and Cabinetmaking.

                              

                   Woodworking:  The first instructional course in a sequence that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out and shape stock; assemble projects; saw and sand projects; and stresses the safe use of a variety of hand and power tools and machinery.  Recommended projects would be anything that would allow students to incorporate all joints and tools e.g. a nightstand.

 

                   CAD Mechanical Desgin 1: This is the first instructional course in a sequence of courses that prepares  individuals to develop technical knowledge and skills required to plan and prepare scale pictorial interpretations of engineering and design concepts.  This includes instruction in the use of 2D/3D CAD software, sketching, drawing layout, geometric construction, orthographic projection, and dimensioning.

 

                   CAD Architectural Design 1:  The first in a sequence of courses that prepare individuals for careers in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction ( AEC ) industry.  This course includes instruction in 2D or 3D Computer-Aided Design ( CAD ) software to draw a small residential home with an emphasis on blueprint reading.

 

                   Furniture Design and Manufacturing: The second instructional course in a sequence that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to prepare and execute furniture design projects; assemble and finish furniture articles; repair furniture; and stresses the safe use of a variety of hand and power tools and machinery.  Recommended projects would be anything that would allow students to incorporate all joints and tools e.g.a chest of drawers.

 

                   Cabinetmaking : The third instructional course in a sequence of courses that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills, set up and operate industrial woodworking machinery, and use such machinery to design and fabricate custom cabinets and architectural millwork. It stresses the safe use of trade hand and power tools and machinery used in the production of millwork items.

 

 

   You might ask what the value of finishing a pathway would be.  A pathway aides students in preparing for the workforce out of high school with skills that will be valuable to employers and make the students marketable on the job market.  These pathways are designed to prepare students with skills that will make the transition easier from school to the work force.

 

Each class that is taught in this pathway has a State Skills Test that will be offered at the end of the class. These skills tests must be passed at 80% to be certified.  If a student is certified in a course then that certificate

can be valuable in searching for work in a related field as it specifies competency in that area of specality.  This will give the student a significant head start in any job.

 

     In these classes each student will be held accountable for certain types of behavior and actions.  Appropriate

behavior is pretty well known as being acceptable.  Inappropriate behavior would be classified as anything that you need to look over your shoulder to see where the instructor is before you do it.  Certain inappropriate behaviors could result in an "N" or even a "U'.  A Citizenship grade that needs to be made up can be done through the teacher by a written report, hours of service, or through the office. ( Different types of combinations are used to clear citizenship at the office. )

 

  Your grade in this course will be based on what you can show you know about each standard you will learn about. These standards are provided by the state and are the same in all schools in Utah. Each standard is divided into levels of competency called proficiency scales. The proficiency scale for each standard will allow you to know exactly what is expected of you to earn your grade, and will also allow you to track your progress in the standard. The grade you earn on each standard (A, B, C, D, and F) will then be averaged at the end of the term to determine your final grade. You will have multiple opportunities to demonstrate your learning through several different formats, such as exams, quizzes, presentations, discussions with the teacher, discussions with peers. If you have learned the material in the standard, we will find a way for you to demonstrate your learning.

 

 

               *** If a student goes through the quarter with no tardies it will be reflected on the Behavior/Citizenship Standard***

 

If you miss school for any reason, ( with parents, sick, on school sponsored activity ) you are held accountable to make up any work or points that were missed as a result of your absence.  It will be your responsibility to contact the instructor for the work and possibility of times to make up the missed points.

The classroom rules are posted in the classroom on the board and other rules that must be followed are in the student handbook.  The handbook includes the dress policy and procedures for dealing with situations that may arise during the course of a class period or different times in or around the school.

I am available during class time and short periods before and after school.  I also can be contacted at my home and I am glad to be of assistance anytime.

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