Architectural & Mechanical Drafting & Design
Architectural & Mechanical Drafting & Design
General Program Description
Technical Drafting is the foundation for communication in a wide variety of technical fields. The curriculum utilized in this program provides students the opportunity to gain valuable hands on experience to prepare them for entry level Technical Drafting & Design positions or serves as a foundational program for students considering pursuing post-secondary Architecture or Engineering programs.
Students in this program will have the opportunity to learn and develop employable skills utilizing both traditional manual drafting techniques and CAD software (AutoCAD & Inventor). During the first year the curriculum focuses on Architectural concepts. The second year the curriculum will focus on more advanced Architectural concepts and then shift to Mechanical Drafting (Engineering) concepts, 3D printing, parametric CAD, and scale modeling building.
With both curriculums, students will develop basic blue print reading skills and will learn to apply drafting and annotation concepts to create a variety of working drawings, assembly drawings, and 3D models which correlate with industry standards.
This is a two year program. Those who complete both courses would be able to obtain “completer status”. Both courses (Architecture & Mechanical Drafting) offer two levels of instruction. Level 1 would be taken during the Fall semester and level 2 taken during the Spring semester of the same year. In each course, at the end of the second level, students will have the opportunity to earn Autodesk User Certifications (AutoCAD, Inventor & potentially Revit).
Beyond the drawing aspect of the course, project-based learning and scale model building will also be utilized to provide opportunities for students to incorporate design techniques as well as apply soft skills, teamwork, and problem solving strategies. Career exploration & planning as well as goal setting will also be incorporated into the curriculum.
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