Foundations

Curriculum and career choices

A practical map through the subjects preserved in the original archive.

Follow a connected curriculum

The subjects below are connected: projects often require several disciplines working together.

Business systems

Accounting, ledgers, enterprise resource planning, databases, and software applications.

Digital and controls

Digital circuit design, computer applications, industrial controllers, and communications.

Buildings and infrastructure

Construction, architecture, structures, civil, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, energy, and green building.

Professional practice

PE examination and licensing, legal procedures, ethics, consultant behavior, schedules, estimating, and commissioning.

Suggested sequence

  1. Begin with communication, ethics, and technical vocabulary.
  2. Choose a discipline and work through its drawings and examples.
  3. Connect it to planning, codes, safety, and commissioning.
  4. Review licensing and professional responsibilities.