Engineering, Architecture, and Construction Department
Engineering 126: Computer Aided Design and Drafting, AutoCAD, Fall 2005, Section 8546
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Course is designed for students with no previous manual drafting experience.
No previous computer experience is required. Course will cover 2 and 2.5 dimensional
computer-aided drafting. Emphasis will be on the software package Autocad. Hands-on
training is emphasized.
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Robert D. Burns, rburns@dvc.edu Office: FO-F227 (925)685-1230 x2610
Hours: MW[2:15-3pm, 6-7pm] TTh[3:15-4pm]
TOPICS COVERED: AutoCAD version 2005
AutoCAD basics, using Windows XP
File management: storing, retrieving, and posting
Lines, circles, polygons, text
Part drawings, floor plans, landscapes
X-Y and polar, absolute and relative coordinates
Drawing guides: snap, polar, ortho, grid
Dimemsioning and dimension styles
Orthographic views; section views
Isometric views ("2-1/2 D")
Paper viewports and scaling
Layouts, templates, and printing
MEETING DATES AND TIMES: Th Aug 18th through Th Dec 8th
TTh 7-8:30pm, ET-122B Lecture
TTh 8:30-10pm, ET-116A Lab
Last Day To Add: W Aug 31st
Last Day To Drop with refund: W Aug 31st
Last Day To Drop without "W": F Sep 16th
Last Day To Drop with "W": F Nov 18th
Holiday: Th Nov 24th
Midterm Exam (Exam 1): T Sep 20th, 7pm
Final Exam (Exam 2): T Nov 15th, 7pm
Expect to spend about 12 hours per
week on this course -- 3 in lecture,
3 in lab,
and 6 outside of class.
Lab assignments are posted on the class website.
Lab assignments are due at midnight of the evening
of the due date indicated on the course
outline. Completed lab work must be posted to the class website for credit.
For questions on lab assignments, anytime and anywhere, use the
online discussion group (accessible via links on the class website:
http://comsc.dvc.edu/rburns/).
Students may post and reply to questions in order to help eachother.
The instructor monitors the discussions and answers questions
when appropriate. Use this method so that all students benefit
from questions, answers, and clarifications.
One point per weekday will be deducted for each late assignment.
Late work will be accepted until noon on Th Dec 15th. No credit will be awarded
for any late work after that time.
Contact the instructor in person in lab, lecture, or office hour,
or by email. You can use the phone during office hours -- if you
leave a voice message, calls will most likely not be returned.
The final exam and the midterm exam are both open book
and open note.
Arrangements for missed exams must be made
with the instructor in advance. Make-up exams can only be scheduled for
a time period in which the instructor is conducting another exam.
Online quizzes are conducted during the 72-hour period preceding
lecture as indicated in the course outline. No make-ups for missed quizzes.
Quizzes cover the material for the indicated week's reading assignment in the course
outline, and the lecture notes for the week. Quizzes are accessible on the class website via
the internet, and require a Java pluggin
to run in your browser. Quizzes are timed, each allowing a few minutes for 5 or fewer multiple-choice questions.
No credit will be given for work that is not original. Points
awarded for lab work that is later found to be not original will be withdrawn.
Points awarded for work that is deleted from the Student File Area before grades
are assigned at the end of the semester will be withdrawn.
Lecture classes start at 7:00pm sharp. Do not trust
classroom clocks -- check the time on the class website home page
(http://comsc.dvc.edu/rburns/)
which is synchronized to the atomic clock.
