Drafting and Design – 1A Course Overview This one-semester course is intended as a practical, hands-on guide to help you understand the various techniques, standards, and tools used in drafting and design. This course has 14 lessons and 5 Course Activities. Each lesson contains one or more Lesson Activities. The lessons cover the following topics: The first two lessons discuss the history of drawing and design and introduce you to the fundamentals of design. The next two lessons are about various drafting tools and drawing reproduction methods. The next six lessons discuss the various standards, symbols, and techniques used in drafting and design. The next four lessons discuss computer-aided design and drafting, and describe constructions of various geometric shapes. You will submit the Course Activity documents to your teacher, and you will grade your work in the Lesson Activities by comparing them with sample responses. Each lesson also has a multiple-choice mastery test. A multiple-choice end-of-semester test completes the course. The Course Activities (submitted to the teacher) and the Lesson Activities (self-checked) are major components of this course. They will guide your learning as you work through this course.
Course Goals This course will help you meet the following goals: Understand the fundamentals of design. Identify various architectural lines and their uses in drafting. Familiarize yourself with architectural lettering and freehand sketching. Understand the various standards, symbols, and conventions used in drafting. Explore the various tools and options available in computer-aided design software programs. Learn to create various geometric shapes and understand the development and intersection of solids.
Prerequisite Skills Drafting and Design—1A is a beginner's course and does not have specific prerequisites. Nevertheless, these fundamental skills will be helpful: basic computer skills ability to understand basic science basic math knowledge ability to visualize and apply creativity and innovation ability to structure and process information
General Skills To participate in this course, you should be able to do the following: Perform basic operations and use drawing tools with word processing software, such as Microsoft Word. Perform online research using various search engines and library databases. Communicate through email and participate in discussion boards. For a complete list of general skills that are required for participation in online courses, refer to the Prerequisites section of the Plato Student Orientation document, found at the beginning of this course.
Credit Value Drafting and Design—1A is a 0.5-credit course.
Course Materials Notebook Presentation software Computer with Internet connection and speakers or headphones Microsoft Word or equivalent
Course Pacing Guide This course description and pacing guide is intended to help you stay on schedule with your work. Note that your course instructor may modify the schedule to meet the specific needs of your class. Day 1 day:
Activity / Plato Objective Course Orientation Review the Plato Student Orientation and Course Syllabus at the beginning of this course.
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Type
4 days: 2-5 1 day:
History of Drafting and Design
Lesson
Discuss the evolution of technical drawing and design. Course Discussion 1
Course Discussion
6 4 days: 7-10 1 day:
Elements and Principles of Design
Lesson
Describe the elements and principles of design. Space Jumble
Activity
4 days:
Drafting Tools and Equipment
Lesson
12-15
Explain the use and handling of drafting equipment, instruments, and measuring scales.
1 day:
Course Discussion 2
11
Course Discussion
16 3 days:
Course Activity 1
Course Activity
17-19 4 days:
Drafting Media and Reproduction Methods
Lesson
20-23
Identify different types of drafting media and reproduction methods.
1 day:
Space Jumble
Activity
4 days:
Architectural Lines
Lesson
25-28
Describe the types of architectural lines, line weight, and line quality.
3 days:
Course Activity 2
24
Course Activity
29-31 4 days:
Architectural Lettering
32-35
Describe lettering styles and rules.
1 day:
Course Discussion 3
Lesson
Course Discussion
36 4 days:
Symbols and Conventions
Lesson
37-40
Identify drafting symbols and discuss various drafting formats.
1 day:
Space Jumble
Activity
41
3
4 days:
Dimensioning
Lesson
42-45
Discuss dimensioning rules and systems and the effect of tolerance on dimensioning.
3 days:
Course Activity 3
Course Activity
46-48 5 days:
Mathematics
Lesson
49-53
Apply basic mathematical skills.
1 day:
Space Jumble
Activity
5 days:
Freehand Sketching
Lesson
55-59
Describe sketching techniques and prepare freehand sketches.
1 day:
Course Discussion 4
54
Course Discussion
60 5 days:
Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
Lesson
61-65
Identify and perform basic CADD operations.
3 days:
Course Activity 4
Course Activity
66-68 5 days:
Advanced Computer-Aided Design and Drafting
69-73
Identify and perform advanced CADD operations.
5 days:
Geometric Constructions
74-78
Discuss various methods to draw geometric constructions.