Courses are open to students in Grades 8 to 12 and are offered in English only.
Any Grade 8 students enrolling in a high school course will be taking it as a reach-ahead course; as such, a principal's written recommendation will be required prior to confirmation of enrolment.
This course introduces students to computer systems, networking, and interfacing, as well as electronics and robotics. Students will assemble, repair, and configure computers with various types of operating systems and application software. Students will build small electronic circuits and write computer programs to control simple peripheral devices or robots. Students will also develop an awareness of related environmental and societal issues and will learn about secondary and postsecondary pathways and career opportunities in computer technology.
Quantum Computing: Students will start with classical computing fundamentals (circuits, bits, gates) before advancing to quantum concepts, learning Python through interactive quantum simulators.
Artificial Intelligence: Students will apply the Engineering Design Process to design, program and test AI projects using electronic circuits and micro-controllers. They will build a real AI device that responds to external stimuli.
Cyber Security: Students will design, configure and test computer networks, identify cyber security risks, and lean encryption methods. They will examine cyber security ethical and security issues and their effects on society. This unit includes practical training at the uOttawa-IBM Cyber Range laboratory, where students will experience real-world cyber response scenarios.
Download the TEJ2O course outline for fall 2024 (PDF, 348 KB)
This four-week long course introduces students to concepts and skills related to technological design, involving solutions to design challenges and fabrication of prototypes of those solutions. Students will develop an awareness of related environmental and social issues, and begin to explore secondary and postsecondary pathways leading to careers in the field. The course curriculum focuses on the engineering design process, which is taught through hand sketching, 3D drawings and 3D modelling.
This is an open course designed for all high school students. Students in Grade 8 can enrol as a reach-ahead course with approval from their parents and written support from their principal. Those who pass the course receive a full credit toward their secondary school diploma.
All students will gain hands-on design skills right at the Faculty of Engineering.
Download the TDJ1O course outline for summer 2024 (PDF, 273 KB)
Technological Design – TDJ2O is a course that provides students with a better understanding of the engineering design process through projects done with microcomputers and virtual reality. Students will have the opportunity to learn about micro:bit microcomputers, use multiple sensors and develop their coding skills to solve common problems. They will also explore, create and program a virtual world using CoSpaces. At the end of the course, students will take part in an engineering design challenge by creating a virtual world that solves a defined problem.
The course is offered in two parts. Students can take only Part 1 or Part 2 if they wish. However, students must complete both parts to earn a high school credit. Each part can be done independently, so you can start with Part 2 without having completed Part 1.
Students in Grade 8 can enrol in this reach-ahead course with their parents’ approval and their principal’s written support.
Download the TDJ2O course outline for summer 2024 (PDF, 360 KB)
Be part of the change and gain a high school credit at the same time!
In this course, students write simple computer programs by applying fundamental programming concepts and learn to create clear and maintainable internal documentation. They also learn to manage a computer by studying hardware configurations, software selection, operating system functions, networking and safe computing. They also study the social impact of computer technologies and develop an understanding of environmental and ethical issues related to computers.
Students will use the skills acquired in this course to build a business plan and mobile app that will address a community problem.
Students in Grade 8 can enrol in this reach-ahead course with their parents’ approval and their principal’s written support.
Download the ICD2O course outline for summer 2024 (PDF, 205 KB)
WebDev Bootcamp: Introduction to Computer Science provides students with an immersive experience in the world of computer science, exploring the basics of software development through a variety of programming languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Students learn through a variety of hands-on activities, including virtual computer dissection and website application design (for example, creating an online game and online store). Course learning is complemented with talks by speakers from leading Ottawa tech companies, where students will meet industry professionals.
Although this course has no prerequisites, it helps to have taken Creative Computing: Introduction to Computer Studies - ICD2O (or to have some coding background).
Download the ICS3U course outline for summer 2024 (PDF, 348 KB)
This course develops students’ understanding of the basic concepts of physics in a very hands-on way. Through a variety of projects and experiments, they will explore kinematics, forces and energy transformations, the properties of mechanical waves and sound, and electricity and magnetism. They will enhance their scientific investigation skills as they test laws of physics. In addition, they will use multiple technologies throughout the course, such as 3D modeling software and 3D printers to analyze the interrelationships between physics and technology.
Prerequisite: Science, Grade 10
Download the SPH3U course outline for summer 2024 (PDF, 334 KB)
For girls only
This course is offered in collaboration with Technovation Girls Ottawa, which is a chapter of a global organization, Technovation. The Technovation program equips young girls to become technology entrepreneurs and leaders. With the support of volunteers and staff, girls work in teams to code mobile apps that address real-world problems.
Over a period of 12 weeks, teams learn how to develop a concept for an application addressing an issue or need identified in their community, map out a business plan, and create a prototype app, all while learning the basics of marketing and programming.
February 3 to May 28, 2025
ICD2O follows the Technovation Ontario schedule. Students also meet online on Monday nights for live sessions with the teacher and have three to four hours of personal work to complete during the week.
Cost: Free
Registration deadline: January 17, 2025
February 4 to May 31, 2025
It is possible to participate in only one part of this course (part 1 or part 2) and take the other part during the summer of 2025. Note: it is not necessary to take part 1 before part 2.
Part 1 of this course will be offered online, with live sessions with the teacher Tuesday nights from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., February 3 to April 2, 2025. (no session on March 11, 2025.) There will be one mandatory on-campus session Saturday April 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., where students will have access to the technology to build their project with micro:bits.
Part 2 of this course will also be offered online, with live sessions with the teacher on Tuesday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., from April 8 to May 27, 2025. There will be one mandatory on-campus session Saturday May 31, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., where students will have access to VR headsets to test their virtual reality project.
Online real-time sessions on Tuesdays with the teacher and two Saturdays in person (location: STEM Complex, 150 Louis-Pasteur Pvt. Ottawa, Room 117). Students also have three to four hours of personal work to complete during the week.
Cost: Full course: $950; Part 1: $500; Part 2: $500.
Bursaries are available. To apply, email us at [email protected] by December 20, 2024.
Registration deadline: January 17, 2025 (full course or Part 1), and March 14, 2025 for Part 2.
When registering for courses, students will need to provide the following information/documentation:
Please refer to the school course calendar for all policies and procedures.
Note: Following a 2023 inspection, the Faculty of Engineering Secondary School received credit-granting authority from the Ministry of Education. The school has been assigned a BSID number by the Ministry and is listed as a private school on the Ministry website.
Course registrations may be cancelled and refunded up to two weeks prior to the start date of the registered course. However, a $30 administrative fee will be charged for every refund. For cancellations happening less than two weeks prior to the start date, up to the second day of the course, a refund of 50% will be given, less an $30 administrative fee. No refunds will be offered for cancellations made after the first two days of the course.
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