(a) General requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 11 and 12 as a corequisite course for students participating in a coherent sequence of career and technical education courses in the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster. This course provides an enhancement opportunity for students to develop the additional skills necessary to pursue industry certification. Recommended prerequisite: a minimum of one credit from the courses in the Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster. Corequisites: Automotive Technology II: Automotive Services, Diesel Equipment Technology II, Collision Repair, Paint and Refinishing, Aircraft Airframe Technology, or Aircraft Powerplant Technology. This course must be taken concurrently with a corequisite course and may not be taken as a stand-alone course. Districts are encouraged to offer this lab in a consecutive block with the corequisite course to allow students sufficient time to master the content of both courses. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
  (1) Career and technical education instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed in current or emerging professions.
  (2) The Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Career Cluster focuses on planning, management, and movement of people, materials, and goods by road, pipeline, air, rail, and water and related professional support services such as transportation infrastructure planning and management, logistics services, mobile equipment, and facility maintenance.
  (3) Advanced Transportation Systems Laboratory provides the opportunity to extend knowledge of the major transportation systems and the principles of diagnosing and servicing these systems. Topics in this course may include alternative fuels such as hybrid, bio diesel, hydrogen, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquidized natural gas (LNG), propane, and solar; total electric vehicles and power trains; advanced transportation systems such as collision avoidance, telematics, vehicle stability control, navigation, vehicle-to-vehicle communications; and other technologies. This study will allow students to have an increased understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in all aspects of these systems. This will reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of relevant activities, problems, and settings.
  (4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
  (5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
  (1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected to:
    (A) demonstrate knowledge of the technical knowledge and skills related to health and safety in the workplace such as safety glasses and other personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety data sheets (SDS);
    (B) identify employment opportunities, including entrepreneurship opportunities and internships, and industry-recognized certification requirements in the transportation field of study;
    (C) demonstrate the principles of group participation, team concept, and leadership related to citizenship and career preparation;
    (D) apply competencies related to resources, information, interpersonal skills, problem solving, critical thinking, and systems of operation in the transportation industry;
    (E) discuss certification opportunities;
    (F) discuss response plans to emergency situations;
    (G) identify employers' expectations and appropriate work habits, ethical conduct, legal responsibilities, and good citizenship skills; and
    (H) develop personal goals, objectives, and strategies as part of a plan for future career and educational opportunities.
  (2) The student demonstrates an understanding of the technical knowledge and skills that form the core of knowledge of transportation services. The student is expected to:
    (A) extend knowledge of new and emerging transportation technologies related to the corequisite course and its industry such as hybrid, avionics, unmanned aerial systems, collision avoidance, and light duty diesel systems;
    (B) demonstrate advanced technical skills related to the corequisite course and its industry;
    (C) demonstrate an understanding of the use of advanced tools and equipment; and
    (D) demonstrate an understanding of research and development in the transportation industry of the corequisite course.
  (3) The student develops an elevated aptitude for the essential knowledge and skills listed for the corequisite course. The student is expected to:
    (A) demonstrate deeper understanding of the corequisite course;
    (B) develop hands-on skills at an industry-accepted standard; and
    (C) exhibit progress toward achieving industry-recognized documentation of specific expertise in a transportation field or skill.

Source Note: The provisions of this §130.451 adopted to be effective August 28, 2017, 40 TexReg 9123