College Catalog 2013-14

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EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DRAFTING AND DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

The Drafting and Design program of study is designed to provide specialized occupational instruction in all phases of drafting technology in order to prepare students for positions in the drafting field. A combination of class work and practical experience is stressed. The Drafting and Design Cluster allows students to obtain skills and knowledge related to several fields of the drafting and design industry. Options within the cluster include General Drafting, Land Surveying and Architectural Engineering Technology. Students through technical electives have the option to be introduced to GIS (Geographic Information Systems).

GENERAL DRAFTING (DDT) Advisors: Mrs. Polly Mayes, Mr. Chris Ryals

This program prepares a person for careers in several areas of drafting including Machine Drafting while still introducing students to Architectural Design and Land Surveying. A minimum of 65 semester credit hours is required to receive the Associate Applied Science Degree in Drafting and Design with an emphasis in General Drafting. FRESHMAN YEAR First Semester

Second Semester DDT 1133 Machine Drafting I...................................................... 3 DDT 1213 Construction Materials............................................... 3 DDT 1323 Intermediate CAD....................................................... 3 SPT 1113 Public Speaking I........................................................ 3 Restricted Elective*.......................................................................... 3 Total Hours..................................................................................... 15

DDT 1114 Fundamentals of Drafting...............4 DDT 1413 Elementary Surveying. ....................3 DDT 1313 Principles of CAD OR TDD 1313 Graphic Communication ................3 ENG 1113 English Composition I. ....................3 MAT 1313 College Algebra. ...............................3 Total Hours..........................................................16 First Semester DDT 1613 Architectural Design I.................... 3 DDT 2343 Advanced CAD............................... 3 Social/Behavioral Science Elective................... 3 Fine Arts/Humanities Elective. ........................ 3 Technical Electives. ............................................. 6 Total Hours......................................................... 18

SOPHOMORE YEAR

Second Semester DDT 2233 Structural Drafting ..................................................... 3 Technical Electives........................................................................... 6 Restricted Electives*........................................................................ 3 CTE 2001 CPAS Prep ....................... ............................................ 1 DDT 2423 Mapping & Topography............................................ 3 Total Hours..................................................................................... 16

* Technical electives may be chosen from the following list: DDT 1153 Descriptive Geometry.....................................................................3 DDT 2163 Machine Drafting II.........................................................................3 DDT 2243 Cost Estimating................................................................................3 DDT 2443 Advanced Surveying. .....................................................................3 DDT 2623 Arch. Design II.................................................................................3 DDT 2433 Legal Principles of Surveying .......................................................3 GIT 2123 Fundamentals of GIS. .....................................................................3 DDT 2911-13 Special Project.............................................................................. 1-3 WBL 1913, WBL 1923, WBL 2913, WBL 2923 ;Work-Based Learning................3

* Restricted Elective - Must be math, science or technology based course. Math 1323 Trigonometry is strongly suggested for one of the restricted electives.