The Drafting Department offers two courses to those students interested in the drafting or engineering field.  These courses give a sound introduction into types of courses to be met at the college level.  Mechanical Drawing and Architectural Drawing also have a practical use in everyday dealings with mechanical devices and house projects.

• 824MDRAW    MECHANICAL DRAWING (All)                                                          All Year                             1    credit
          Prerequisite:  NONE.
          This course begins by teaching the basics of drawing and the use of instruments.  It then develops the various types of part representation that is used by designers to convey their ideas to the machinists.
          Student Activities:  Daily drawings to be completed in class.  Periodically, there will be special drawings on large 11 x 17 tracing paper.  These special drawings will be run through the blueprint machine and graded for the quality of the print.  Each student will spend much time learning AutoCAD.  The course ends with a large detail and assembly project of which we make blueprints which display much of the information learned throughout the year.
          Student Evaluation:  Blueprint quality, section quizzes, test drawings, and AutoCAD work.
   
• 826ARCHD    ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING  (Sophs, Jrs, Srs)                                 All Year                             1    credit
          Prerequisite:  NONE.
          This course begins with a complete introduction to basic drawing skills and use of instruments.  Then the course takes the students from basic floor plan drawing through more technical design such as dimensional electrical layout, solar energy, and exterior perspectives and elevations, and finally ends with complete design work of their own.
          Student Activities:   Daily drawings to be completed in class.  Periodically, there will be special drawings on large 11 x 17 tracing paper.  These special drawings will be run through the blueprint machine and graded for the quality of the print.  Each student will spend much time learning AutoCAD.  The course ends with a complete layout project of a house of their own design, and we make blueprints which display much of the information learned throughout the year.
          Student Evaluation:  Blueprint quality, section quizzes, test drawings, and Final large House Design project.

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