Sheridan Course Outlines

DESN70022
Introduction to Drafting

I: Administrative Information II: Course Details III: Topical Outline(s) Printable Version

Section I: Administrative Information

Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Fall 2014
Prerequisites: N/A
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Visual Design Interior Decorat
Program Coordinator(s): Tba
Course Leader or Contact: Tba
Version: 1.0
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: This course may be offered in multiple formats including face-to- face, blended, or online.

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
In this course, students explore the basic principles and techniques of manual drafting as a means of visual communication. Topics include drafting equipment, techniques, terminology, architectural lettering, line work, line quality, format and layout, measurement and scaling, standard symbols and abbreviations, multi view drawings and dimensioning. Through interactive lectures, applied exercises, critiques and assignments, students learn these basic conventions and techniques and how they apply to residential drawings.

Program Context

Visual Design Interior Decorat

Program Coordinator: Tba

This is an introductory level course in the Visual Design - Interior Decorating Certificate program. It provides students with the foundations of architectural drawings for subsequent decorating courses.

Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

 Critical Performance

By the end of this course, students will have demonstrated the 
ability to create basic multi-view drawings of residential spaces 
incorporating the principles and practices of architectural drafting. 

Learning Outcomes  
To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated 
the ability to:

1. Identify and list current drafting conventions. 
2. Recognize basic drafting equipment and supplies for use in 
architectural drawings. 
3. Produce architectural lettering using Ames lettering guide in 
order to label drawings as per drawing standards. 
4. Select appropriate graphite leads to produce proper line weights 
on drawings of objects and spaces. 
5. Create good layouts of drawings sheets by applying principles of 
design such as balance, scale and proportion etc.
6. Read and interpret imperial scale in order to produce accurate 
scaled drawings. 
7. Construct multi view drawings including plan, elevation and 
section. 
8. Clearly and concisely communicate drawing information using 
appropriate design terminology, abbreviations, and symbols and 
referencing as per architectural standards.
9. Apply dimensioning rules to accurately and sufficiently dimension 
drawings for construction. 
10. Accurately apply the principles of orthographic projection to 
draft elevations from plans.
11. Prepare basic plans and elevations of residential spaces.
12. Apply anthropometrics data to the space planning of residential 
spaces. 
13. Prepare technical drawings for residential spaces.

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

In-Class Exercises (5 @5%)           25%
Assignment 1                         10%
Assignment 2                         15%
Assignment 3                         15%
Assignment 4                         15%
Assignment 5                         20%
Total                               100%

All assignments must be completed as individual or group efforts, 
based on the instructor's specifications. Assignments are due on the 
dates specified within the course. Late assignments may be subject to 
a penalty.

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requirements:

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

	Communication		Critical Thinking & Problem Solving		Interpersonal
	Numeracy		Information Management		Personal

Notes: N/A

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) : Office of the Registrar
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous relevant work/life experience, service, self-study and training on the job. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

Challenge Exam	Portfolio	Interview	Other	Not Eligible for PLAR
	X	X

Notes: Both a portfolio and interview are required to challenge this course.

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Effective term: Fall 2014
Professor: Multiple Professors
Textbook(s):

Recommended Reading:
 
Wirtz, Bennett & Kingsley, Diana (2014). Hand Drafting for Interior 
Design (2nd edition). New York, NY: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Applicable student group(s): Continuing Education - Visual Design-Interior Decorating Program
Course Details:

Module 1: Introduction to Course/Architectural Drafting 
	Course Overview
	Course Outline
	Manual Drafting Tools & Equipment 
	Understanding the Use of Tools and Equipment
	Drafting Media and Reproduction Methods
	Architectural Lettering
	In-Class Exercise 1a (2.5%)
	Quality Drawing & Drafting Expression ¡V Line Quality, Line
          Weights and Presentation
	Sheet Format and Layout
	In-Class Exercise 1b (2.5%)



Module 2: Measuring & The Use of Scale What is Scale?
	Differences in Scale
	Standard and Metric Scales
	Accuracy
	Measuring and Use of the Scale
	In-Class Activity- Measurement and Scales
	In-Class Exercise 2 - 5% 
	Dimensions using Scale
	Assignment 1-10%



Module 3: Basic Multi-View Drawings 
	Multi-View Drawings
	Drawing Conventions
	Principles of Orthographic Projection
	Drawing Projection - Plans, Elevations and Sections
	In-Class Activity- Drafting an Elevation
	Plan and Elevation of Simple Geometric Forms
	Assignment 2- 15%
	In-Class Tutorials (Assignment 2)
	Plans and Elevations of Furniture
	Assignment  3- 15%
	Dimensioning

	In-Class Exercise 3- 5%
	In-Class Tutorials (Assignment 4)                 
	Sections of Simple Geometric Forms
	In-Class Exercise 4 - 5% 
	Assignment 4- 15%


Module 4: Residential Drawings 
	Construction Drawings Overview
	Basic Residential Drawings
	Drafting Standards, Abbreviations & Symbols
	Titles and Referencing
	Residential Plans and Elevations 
	In-Class Exercise 5- 5%
	Assignment 5- 20%
	In-Class Tutorials (plans)
	In Class Tutorials (elevations)

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