COURSE SCHEDULES

CHAPTER STUDY GUIDES

COURSE DESCRIPTION:  This course is designed to introduce to the beginning engineering student to the principles of the graphic language.  Engineers need to communicate ideas through the use of graphics by sketching or drawing by hand or on CAD (Computer Aided Design/Drafting).  The student will learn the principles involved in sketching, mechanical drawing and CAD 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 an engineer pertaining to the graphic language.

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:   A course in orthographic projection; auxiliary views; basic principles of descriptive geometry involving point, line and plane relationships, mining and civil engineering problems; computer aided design applications 

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

LECTURES: Monday and Wednesday mornings 8:00- 8:50 AM
LABS:  Tuesday and Thursday           8:00 -9:40 AM
    

ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED: Attendance is required. Roll will be taken at each lecture and lab session. As an incentive, five extra credit points will be given to a student' s final grade for perfect attendance. No more than 5 class periods (including labs) can be missed in one semester. After 5 absences a student will be dropped. Students must be present on the day of the test; no make up test will be given.

EVALUATION:
Daily work 40%
Tests 35%
Final exam 20%
Group projects 5%
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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	COMPUTER DISKS AS NEEDED
SCALE	ERASER	BLUE PENCIL

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. Withdrawal from a course can affect financial aid.  Students who receive financial aid should see an advisor in the Financial Aid Office before withdrawing from a course.

Terms and Conditions

1. No game playing or misuse of computers in IVCC labs. 
   1. 1^st time offenders will be warned
   2. 2^nd time you will be asked to leave lab and there will be no make up of labs missed
   3. 3^rd time you will be dropped from the class.
2. Tests must be taken on the test dates.  If you are not in class that day you will not be able to make up the test.  If you know ahead of time that you will not be in you must let me know.  If you are sick that day you must contact me before the test and make arrangements to take the test before the next class (lecture) period.
3. Coming to class on time is an essential part of being a good student.  Not only is it an inconvenience to the rest of the class and the teacher it is rude and interrupting to the class.  PLEASE be on time.  If you can’t make it to class on time don’t come at all.
4. One must not appropriate computer resources for game playing or other trivial applications; furthermore, all chat rooms and games that are not courseware related are restricted in all computer labs.
5. All assignments must be turned in on time.  Instructor will state deadlines for most assignments.  All assignments must be turned in the week before finals in order to have scores calculated in time for final exam.  Anyone wishing to be exempt from the final must do this in order to be excursed from the exam.
6. All cell phones and pagers must be turned off in class. 
7. Sleeping in class is not allowed.
8. Do not prepare to leave class before the class period ends. (Do not start zipping your backpack and rustling papers before the end of the lecture.  You have plenty of time to get to your next class.
9. The time to be concerned about your grade is in the first 14 weeks of the course, not in the last 2.
10. Not abiding by any of these guidelines may affect your grade

Disability Statement
You may be eligible for academic accommodations if you have a physical, psychiatric or other disability. If you have a disability and need more information regarding possible accommodations, please contact Tina Hardy at 224-0284, Jim Prendergast at 224-0350 or stop by office B-204.

Other Expected Student Behaviors

Respect others. Students will respect each other’s personal beliefs and be committed to helping each other learn about the course objectives and themselves. Students also are expected to help other students in improving their CAD/drafting abilities through one-on-one and group activities. Students who fail to show other students or the instructor respect will receive a warning. A second infraction may result in withdrawal from the class.

Seek extra help if needed. Students may take advantage of the services of a CAD/drafting tutor. Additional help also can be secured in the Reading, Writing and Study Skills Lab or through the Writing Center. Make appointments to visit the instructor during office hours or at other times if the office hours are not convenient for your schedule.

Read and understand this course outline. The course outline serves as a contract between the instructor and the student. Students who enroll in the course should understand and be ready to comply with the policies listed in the outline.

Profanity does not project a professional image.  A number of people are bothered by profanity or swear words, therefore the use of profanity or particularly  vulgar language in a the classroom or lab is not allowed. This includes the use of language that is racist, hateful, sexual or obscene in nature.

CHEATING—using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, study aids, or information in any academic exercise, including copying from another person's work or preparing work for another person that is to be presented as the other person's own work. Academic dishonesty violates the Student Code of Conduct.  The faculty member has full authority to identify academic dishonesty in his/her classroom, and to impose any of the following sanctions:

            1.         Failure of any assignment, quiz, test, examination or paper, project or oral presentation for the work in which the violation occurred.

            2.         Lower grade.

            3.         Involuntary withdrawal from the course.

            4.         Failure of the course.