Course Description: 3-0-3 credits, on demand. Prerequisites: One IET introductory course [CON 101, EET 140, EET 141, or MFT 186] + GCT 103 + MATH 141 or higher. A study of the application, interpretation, and visualization of technical drawings in residential and commercial industrial projects. Students will learn to use technical drawings to communicate ideas, and plan, schedule and control industrial components, materials, and methods.

Instructor:  Dr. Charles Patrick, Professor and Professional Engineer 
                    Phone:  606-783-2884, Home: 606-784-4452, UPO 774, 209 Lloyd Cassity
                    E-mail:  c.patric@morehead-st.edu

Course Outline:
Week / Topic

1. Introduction, course requirements, overview of technical drawings

2. Review of measurement techniques and applications

3. Lines, symbols, freehand technical sketching

4. Pictorial and orthographic drawings, dimensioning

5. Materials and specifications

6. Coordinate systems

7. Plot plans

8. Detail and assembly drawings, Midterm Exam

9. Spring Break - No Classes

10. Sections and pictorial drawings

11. Residential subsystems

12. Commercial subsystems

13. Estimating from technical drawings

14. Project analysis and presentation I

15. Project analysis and presentation II

16. Project analysis and presentation III

17. Final Exam

Textbook and References:

Text:  Brown, Walter C. 1997. Print Reading For Construction. Tinley Park, Illinois: Goodheart-Willcox Publishing Company.

References:

• Madsen, D.A. and T. M. Shumaker. 1998. Civil Drafting Technology. 3rd edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

• McCormac, Jack. 1999. Surveying. 4th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.

Course Supplies/Equipment:  GCT 103 - Fundamentals of Technical Drawing is a prerequisite for this course. As such, students are expected to adhere to general rules and techniques used in technical drafting. Therefore, students will be required to have available to them the following set of drafting equipment for both in-class and out-of-class work.

• Architect and engineer scales

• 30/60/90 and 45 triangles

• 0.5mm lead drafting or mechanical pencil (ABSOLUTELY NO PENS!)

• Circle template (1/8" to 2" approximate)

• Compass (angle measurement)

Grading:

Midterm Exam	100 points	A's	90-100%
Final Exam	125	B's	80-89%
Assignments (10 @ 10 pts. ea.)	100	C's	70-79%
Project	150	D's	60-69%
Portfolio	25	E's	>60%
Total Points Possible	500

Assignments: Students will be assigned out-of-class weekly or bi-weekly writing, drawings, and/or analytical work. Assignments must be submitted on the due date at the beginning of class. No late assignments will be accepted. However, a student can submit any assignment at the next class attended after an absence with a documented excuse for the due date of the assignment.

Project: Students will form groups and choose a residential, commercial, highway or appropriate construction/industrial building project to demonstrate their combined knowledge by thoroughly analyzing/interpreting a set of technical drawings. Student groups will present results of this analysis both in writing and an oral presentation.

Portfolio: Students must maintain a portfolio that contains course notes, assignments, reports, or any other materials presented or generated during the class. This portfolio must be maintained within a 3-ring binder (minimum 1.5" spine width), fronted with a table of contents, and be appropriately divided with tabs to easily find various sections as described. The portfolio must be updated throughout the semester and will be graded at the end of the semester.

Attendance: Perfect and punctual attendance is expected. A role will be called at the beginning of each class. The student is responsible for informing the instructor to mark attendance in the unusual situation of arriving to class tardy. The following attendance bonus/penalty plan will apply to all students:

• NO absences (excused or unexcused) - 10 bonus points added to student's final course score.
• One absence (excused or unexcused) - 5 bonus points added to student's final course score.
• Two absences (excused or unexcused) -final course score is unaffected by absences.
• Three absences (excused or unexcused) - 2.5 points deducted from student's final score.
• For each subsequent absence greater than three (excused or unexcused), an additional 2.5 points will be deducted from the student's final score (i.e. 4 absences = 5 points deducted; 5 absences = 7.5 points deducted; 6 absences = 10 points deducted; 7 absences = 12.5 points deducted).

The instructor retains the option to vary this policy under extenuating circumstances.

Competencies:  Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have gained the following competencies:

1. explain the use and application of technical drawings;

2. identify what is included in a set of technical drawings for an industrial project;

3. identify and apply features and symbols from technical drawings;

4. use proper sketching techniques to sketch objects common on industrial drawings in both pictorial and orthographic perspectives;

5. explain the applications of various materials used in industry;

6. understand the application of coordinate systems to develop plot plans;

7. understand detail, assembly, section and pictorial drawings

8. identify various technological system components in commercial and residential applications;

9. apply approximate and detailed methods of estimating to technical drawings; and,

10. demonstrate the ability to read and interpret residential and commercial project drawings.

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