Office Hours: MTWR 8:30 – 9:30 AM and by appointment

Division Chair: Wheeler Conover, PhD

Natural Science and Mathematics Division

SECC Cumberland Campus – Cumberland, Kentucky

Phone: (606) 589-2145 ext. 2075

Textbooks: Architecture, Drafting and Design (7^th Edition)

Hepler

Glencoe McGraw-Hill

Supplies: Scientific Calculator – HP 20S or better (must include trigonometric functions). Graphing Calculators are not required.

Course Description:

This lecture and lab course provides a practical approach to architectural drafting. This course is an introduction to board and computer aided drafting as it relates to residential and commercial architecture, specifications, and structural systems including wood, masonry, concrete, and steel.

Prerequisites:

DFT-102, DFT-122 or consent of the instructor

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Objectives:

1. Utilize proper drawing setup for architectural scales

2. Draw a floor plan layout from a sketch

3. Apply basic dimensioning techniques

4. Identify floor plan symbols

5. Draw and dimension presentation elevations

6. Identify materials representation in plan and section view

7. Construct electrical plan

General Education Competencies:

In addition to the specific course competencies listed above, students are expected to have, and continue to develop the following general education competencies:

1. Writing: to communicate effectively using standard written English

2. Reading: to analyze, summarize, and interpret a variety of reading materials.

3. Integrated Learning: to think critically and make connection in learning across the disciplines.

4. Creative Thinking: to elaborate upon knowledge to create new thoughts, process, and products.

5. Ethics/Values: to demonstrate an awareness of ethical considerations in making value choices.

Evaluation of General Education Competencies:

1. Writing: Students will complete written assignments and possibly answer essay questions in which he/she will demonstrate effective written communication skills using standard English.

2. Reading: students will be responsible for reading assignments from the text and other sources. Student will be expected to participate in an in-class discussion and answer questions in writing over the reading assignments.

3. Integrated Learning: Students will utilize the knowledge they acquire throughout this course to make connections between the various disciplines of drafting by applying certain skills such as analysis, discussion, interpretation, and problem solving.

4. Creative Thinking: students will elaborate on acquired knowledge to create thought processes, and products that are new to the student. This can be

demonstrated raising/answering hypothetical questions and contributing to the

learning process in various ways.

5. Ethic/Values: Students will demonstrate an understanding of ethical values and consideration by:

a. Showing commitment and responsibility for their own academic pursuit.

b. Respecting opinions in contradiction to their own.

c. Subscribing to a code of courtesy and etiquette in dealing with others.

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d. Understanding what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and avoiding such conduct.

e. Showing and understanding of ethics as related to Computer Aided Drafting.

f. Discussing other ethics/values issues.

Mandatory Placement Policy:

Students taking the Compass Exam that fail to obtain the minimum required scores as required by the College must take the required remedial courses. Those results that are waived are listed below with requirements listed.

Math 30-34 Waived Supplementary math through Adult Basic Education

Reading 38-41 Waived Supplementary reading through Adult Basic Education

English 38-69 Waived Supplementary English through Adult Basic Education

Attendance Policy:

All students are expected to attend class. Chronic absenteeism will result in a failing grade. Students with perfect attendance will be given the opportunity of not having to take the final exam.**

Work Policies:

All work must be turned in the same week it was assigned. Work will not be accepted late and there will be no make-up unless the student has an extenuating circumstance, which will be reviewed on an individual basis. All written work must be typed according to present writing standards. Students may withdraw 1 week after midterm and still receive a “W”, after that all withdrawals will result in a failing grade.

Evaluation:

1. Classroom assignments are worth 40% of the overall grade

2. Pop Quizzes are worth 15% of the overall grade

3. Tests are worth 30% of the overall grade

4. Final exam is worth 15% of the overall grade**(See note above)

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Course Outline:

Topics

1. Drawing Setup

A. Paper Sizes

B. Architectural Scales

2. Floor Plan Drawings

A. Lines and Line Weights

B. Basic Layout and Planning Techniques

C. Material Representation

3. Floor Plan Dimensions

A. Dimension Style and Placement

B. General Notes

C. Specific Notes

4. Floor Plan Symbols

5. Presentation Elevations

A. Basic Layout Techniques

B. Dimension Style and Placement

6. Identify Materials

A. In Plan Drawings

B. In Section View Drawings

7. Construct accompanying drawings to the Floor Plan

A. Foundation Plan

B. Wall Section