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| Course Description |
Architectural drafting procedures, practices, and symbols including the preparation of detailed working drawings for a commercial building, with emphasis on commercial construction methods. This course emphasizes accuracy of details and knowledge of building materials. Each student will prepare a set of construction documents for a commercial structure. The course will be operated in the same manner as a typical architectural firm. |
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| Rationale |
This course is intended to give students workforce skills in the CAD field.
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| Instructional Methodology |
- Lectures introduce new material.
- Exercises allow the instructor to lead students through the material the first time.
- Projects provide opportunities for students to practice with the new tools on their own.
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| Prerequisites |
DFTG 2419 and DFTG 1417 |
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| Objectives/Outcomes |
The main objectives of this course are to:
-Introduce the student to office procedures and techniques necessary to produce a complete set of construction documents for a commercial one story office.
-Allow students experience in revising and redesigning small portions of the floor plan as the plan progresses to gain experience in revisions and changes to construction documents.
-Achieve proficiency with production of drawings using Autodesk Architectural Desktop software.
-Explore working in an office environment, project conception and developing Schematic Design (SD) sketches and final architectural sketches.
-Create final Construction Documents (CD) in typical stages.
-Reference structural plans and details for application to the architectural drawings.
-Use freehand architectural sketches to develop accurate plans, details, wall sections and building sections.
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| Grade Determination |
Grading policies are determined by individual instructors or course coordinators. |
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