COURSE SCHEDULES

CHAPTER STUDY GUIDES

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This course is designed to introduce to the beginning drafting student to the principles of the graphic language. Draftsmen/designers need to communicate ideas through the use of graphics by sketching or drawing.  The student will learn the principles involved in sketching, and mechanical drawing  and all the standards that govern those principles.   Upon completion of this course students will have a better understanding of the role of a draftsman and a designer pertaining to the graphic language. 

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:   A course in orthographic projection; auxiliary views; 

CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES: Lecture, cooperative learning, individual and group projects.

LECTURES:  
Tuesday and Thursday mornings 11:00-11:50 AM

LABS:
Tuesday and Thursday                 
12:00-12:50 PM

ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED: A student will be dropped after five unexcused absences. Roll will be taken at each lecture and lab session. Five extra credit points will be given to a student's final grade for perfect attendance.

EVALUATION:
Daily work 40%
Tests 35%
Final exam 25%

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TOTAL 100%

GRADING SCALE:
100 - 90 A
89 - 80 B
79 - 70 C
69 - 60 D
59 - 0 F

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT:

BOW COMPASS	LETTERING GUIDE (not template)	CIRCLE TEMPLATE	ELLIPSE TEMPLATE opt
.3MM PENCIL	.7MM PENCIL	PROTRACTOR	METRIC SCALE
DRAFTING TAPE	ERASING SHIELD	DIVIDERS	BLUE PENCIL
SCALE	ERASER

TEXT:

ENGINEERING GRAPHICS, GIESCKE
ENGINEERING GRAPHICS PROBLEMS (workbook)

 

DROP POLICY

Students wishing to drop the class will have to initiate the procedure. The instructor will not drop a student without student verification. At the semester end, if a student has not dropped and has not completed the course requirements, a grade of F will be given. Final drop date is usually about the 12th week.