Drafting, General Cluster

 

PREPARATION  LEVEL  COURSES

 

 

I360  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  III  (ACC)

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Design and Drafting III (ACC) is the first year of a two year, two hour per day Area Career Center course for junior and senior students.  This course will cover many of the basic mechanical drafting tasks essential for future entry – level employment or future post – secondary training.  Using skills, theory, and experiences, emphasis is given to proper use of drafting equipment, orthographic projection, sectioning, auxiliary views, dimensioning, working and presentation drawings, lettering, geometric constructions, and design.  Design and Drafting III (ACC) also includes mechanical vocabulary, technical reports, a special drafting project, and computer – aided drafting (CAD).

 

 

I361  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  II

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.0

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Design and Drafting II is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Design and Drafting I.  Students in Design and Drafting II may concentrate in architectural or mechanical design and drafting.  The mechanical curriculum in Design and Drafting II will include the history of design, the design process, sketching skills, measurement using mechanical engineering and architectural scales, and reverse engineering.  Orthographic, section, auxiliary, assembly, and pictorial drawings will be covered.  Proper annotation of all drawings will be stressed.  Facilitation and presentation skills will be used by students to conduct class presentations and meetings.  The architectural curriculum in Design and Drafting II will include the history of architecture, residential house design, commercial construction designs, scaling drawings for plotting, and blueprint reading.  Floor plans, elevations, plot plans, sections, and schedules will be used to design a two – story residential house plan.  Methods of construction and building codes will be introduced.  Computer aided drafting (CAD) will be used along with other methods to produce student work.

 

 

I362  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  II

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Design and Drafting II is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Design and Drafting I.  Students in Design and Drafting II may concentrate in architectural or mechanical design and drafting.  The mechanical curriculum in Design and Drafting II will include the history of design, the design process, sketching skills, measurement using mechanical engineering and architectural scales, and reverse engineering.  Orthographic, section, auxiliary, assembly, and pictorial drawings will be covered.  Proper annotation of all drawings will be stressed.  Facilitation and presentation skills will be used by students to conduct class presentations and meetings.  The architectural curriculum in Design and Drafting II will include the history of architecture, residential house design, commercial construction designs, scaling drawings for plotting, and blueprint reading.  Floor plans, elevations, plot plans, sections, and schedules will be used to design a two – story residential house plan.  Methods of construction and building codes will be introduced.  Computer aided drafting (CAD) will be used along with other methods to produce student work.

 

I363  MECHANICAL  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  II

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Mechanical Design and Drafting II is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Design and Drafting I.  Students in Mechanical Design and Drafting II will concentrate in mechanical design and drafting.  Curriculum in Mechanical Design and Drafting II will include the history of design, the design process, sketching skills, measurement using mechanical engineering and architectural scales, and reverse engineering.  Orthographic, section, auxiliary, assembly, and pictorial drawings will be covered.  Proper annotation of all drawings will be stressed.  Computer aided drafting (CAD) will be used along with other methods to produce student work.  Facilitation and presentation skills will be used by students to conduct class presentations and meetings.

 

 

I364 ARCHITECTURAL   DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  II

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Architectural Design and Drafting II is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Design and Drafting I.  Students in Architectural Design and Drafting II will concentrate in architectural design and drafting.  Curriculum in Architectural Design and Drafting II will include the history of architecture, residential house design, commercial construction designs, scaling drawings for plotting, and blueprint reading.  Floor plans, elevations, plot plans, sections, and schedules will be used to design a two – story residential house plan.  Methods of construction and building codes will be introduced.  Computer aided drafting (CAD) will be used along with other methods to produce student work.  Facilitation and presentation skills will be used by students to conduct class presentations and meetings.

 

 

I365  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  III

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.0

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Design and Drafting III is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Design and Drafting II.  Students in Design and Drafting III may concentrate in architectural or mechanical design and drafting.  In the mechanical curriculum in Design and Drafting III the design process, reverse engineering, and brain storming will be used to produce working drawings of a prototype of a mechanical problem.  Orthographic, section, auxiliary, assembly, and pictorial drawings will be used.  Proper annotation of all drawings will be required.  Facilitation and presentation skills will be used by the students to conduct class presentations and meetings.  Individual and group projects will be stressed.  In the architectural curriculum in Design and Drafting III, the history of architecture, residential house design, commercial construction designs, scaling drawings for plotting, and blueprint reading will be covered.  Floor plans, elevations, plot plans, sections, and schedules will be used to design a two – story residential house plan.  Methods of construction, building codes, and estimating building costs of residential buildings will be covered.  Group and individual projects will be stressed.  Students will facilitate presentations of projects to the class.  Computer aided drafting (CAD) will be used along with other methods to produce student work.

 

 

I366  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  III

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Design and Drafting III is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Design and Drafting II.  Students in Design and Drafting III may concentrate in architectural or mechanical design and drafting.  In the mechanical curriculum in Design and Drafting III the design process, reverse engineering, and brain storming will be used to produce working drawings of a prototype of a mechanical problem.  Orthographic, section, auxiliary, assembly, and pictorial drawings will be used.  Proper annotation of all drawings will be required.  Facilitation and presentation skills will be used by the students to conduct class presentations and meetings.  Individual and group projects will be stressed.  In the architectural curriculum in Design and Drafting III, the history of architecture, residential house design, commercial construction designs, scaling drawings for plotting, and blueprint reading will be covered.  Floor plans, elevations, plot plans, sections, and schedules will be used to design a two – story residential house plan.  Methods of construction, building codes, and estimating building costs of residential buildings will be covered.  Group and individual projects will be stressed.  Students will facilitate presentations of projects to the class.  Computer aided drafting (CAD) will be used along with other methods to produce student work.

 

 

I367  MECHANICAL  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  III

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Mechanical Design and Drafting III is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Mechanical Design and Drafting II.  Students in Mechanical Design and Drafting III will concentrate in mechanical design and drafting.  In the mechanical curriculum in Design and Drafting III the design process, reverse engineering, and brain storming will be used to produce working drawings of a prototype of a mechanical problem.  Orthographic, section, auxiliary, assembly, and pictorial drawings will be used.  Proper annotation of all drawings will be required.  Computer aided drafting (CAD) will be used along with other methods to produce student work.  Facilitation and presentation skills will be used by the students to conduct class presentations and meetings.  Individual and group projects will be stressed.

 

 

I368  ARCHITECTURAL  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  III

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Architectural Design and Drafting III is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Architectural Design and Drafting II.  Students in Architectural Design and Drafting III will concentrate in architectural design and drafting.  In the architectural curriculum in Design and Drafting III, the history of architecture, residential house design, commercial construction designs, scaling drawings for plotting, and blueprint reading will be covered.  Floor plans, elevations, plot plans, sections, and schedules will be used to design a two – story residential house plan.  Methods of construction, building codes, and estimating building costs of residential buildings will be covered.  Group and individual projects will be stressed.  Students will facilitate presentations of projects to the class.  Computer aided drafting (CAD) will be used along with other methods to produce student work.

 

 

I460  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  IV  (ACC)

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 12

 

Design and Drafting IV (ACC) gives students the opportunity to specialize in architectural or mechanical design and drafting.  In architectural design students experience all aspects of architectural work, house plan design, proper use of equipment, presentation drawings, model building, blueprint reading, and residential building construction.  A heavy emphasis is placed on computer – aided drafting.  Students will use Auto CAD software to produce the drawings required for this class.  Students will also use Auto CAD to produce three dimensional views and renderings of the projects they draw.

 

In mechanical design, students are introduced to three – view drawings, sectioning, auxiliary views, pictorial drawings, design, lettering, layout, proper equipment use, and blueprint reading using traditional drafting skills and techniques.  A strong emphasis is placed on computer – aided drafting.  Students use Auto CAD to produce three – dimensional solids and renderings along with the drawings previously mentioned.

 

 

I461  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  IV

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.0

Grade level: 12

 

Design and Drafting IV is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Design and Drafting III.  Students in Design and Drafting IV may concentrate in architectural or mechanical design and drafting.  The mechanical curriculum in Design and Drafting IV will require an advanced project determined by the instructor and the student.  The mechanical project will be developed to engage and challenge the student in solving a mechanical design problem using the skills learned from previous design and drafting classes.  Project construction, final presentations, and drawings will be used to demonstrate project completion.  The architectural curriculum in Design and Drafting IV will require an advanced project determined by the instructor and the student.  The architectural project will be developed to engage and challenge the student in solving an architectural design problem using the skills learned from previous design and drafting classes.  Project construction, final presentations, and drawings will be used to demonstrate project completion.

 

 

I462  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  IV

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 12

 

Design and Drafting IV is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Design and Drafting III.  Students in Design and Drafting IV may concentrate in architectural or mechanical design and drafting.  The mechanical curriculum in Design and Drafting IV will require an advanced project determined by the instructor and the student.  The mechanical project will be developed to engage and challenge the student in solving a mechanical design problem using the skills learned from previous design and drafting classes.  Project construction, final presentations, and drawings will be used to demonstrate project completion.  The architectural curriculum in Design and Drafting IV will require an advanced project determined by the instructor and the student.  The architectural project will be developed to engage and challenge the student in solving an architectural design problem using the skills learned from previous design and drafting classes.  Project construction, final presentations, and drawings will be used to demonstrate project completion.

 

 

I463  MECHANICAL  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  IV

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 12

 

Mechanical Design and Drafting IV is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Mechanical Design and Drafting III.  Students in Mechanical Design and Drafting IV will concentrate in mechanical design and drafting.  The mechanical curriculum in Design and Drafting IV will require an advanced project determined by the instructor and the student.  The mechanical project will be developed to engage and challenge the student in solving a mechanical design problem using the skills learned from previous design and drafting classes.  Project construction, final presentations, and drawings will be used to demonstrate project completion.

 

 

I464  ARCHITECTURAL  DESIGN  AND  DRAFTING  IV

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 12

 

Architectural Design and Drafting IV is a preparation level course that builds upon the knowledge and skills developed in Architectural Design and Drafting III.  Students in Architectural Design and Drafting IV will concentrate in architectural design and drafting.  The architectural curriculum in Design and Drafting IV will require an advanced project determined by the instructor and the student.  The architectural project will be developed to engage and challenge the student in solving an architectural design problem using the skills learned from previous design and drafting classes.  Project construction, final presentations, and drawings will be used to demonstrate project completion.

 

 

I465  INDEPENDENT  DESIGN  SPECIALIZATION

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 1.0

Grade level: 11, 12

 

This program offers individualized training to any student who feels a need to pursue a specialized interest in any particular phase of design and drafting.  This course work would be on a contractual basis and the student would meet during the regular classes without being required to meet most of the comprehensive objectives of the established drafting program.  Specialized instruction might be in interior design presentations, blueprint reading, model building, CAD, technical art, rendering, airbrush, solar applications, drafting fundamentals, civil drafting, or any related architectural or mechanical area.  Consent of the counselor, parents, and instructor is required.

 

I466  INDEPENDENT  DESIGN  SPECIALIZATION

 

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

 

This program offers individualized training to any student who feels a need to pursue a specialized interest in any particular phase of design and drafting.  This course work would be on a contractual basis and the student would meet during the regular classes without being required to meet most of the comprehensive objectives of the established drafting program.  Specialized instruction might be in interior design presentations, blueprint reading, model building, CAD, technical art, rendering, airbrush, solar applications, drafting fundamentals, civil drafting, or any related architectural or mechanical area.  Consent of the counselor, parents, and instructor is required.

 

 

I401  TECHNOLOGY  EDUCATION  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Technology Education Cooperative Education is designed for junior and senior students interested in pursuing careers in Technology Education.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience.  They participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction focusing on job survival skills, career exploration skills related to the job, and human relations skills. 

 

A qualified Technology Education instructor is responsible for supervision and is given 30 minutes per student per week to do so.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.  The coordinator also needs to have taken six semester hours of organization and administration of cooperative education.

 

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis:  further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job seeking skills, personal development, human relationship, legal protection and responsibilities, economics of the job, organization and job termination.

 

 

Z401  INTERRELATED  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION  I

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

 

Interrelated Cooperative Education I is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

 

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

 

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.

 

 

Z402  INTERRELATED  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATION  II   

 

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 12

 

Interrelated Cooperative Education II is designed for senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations and who have the opportunity to participate in cooperative education for two years.  Course content will build upon the extent and depth of the content presented in Interrelated Cooperative Education I.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

 

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

 

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.