Communication Strand

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

One-Half Year, 0.5 Credits

This course is an introduction to the many advantages of applying computer technology to the design and drafting areas of industry. The skills mastered in this course are highly marketable in the engineering, fabrication, fashion, landscape design and manufacturing industries here on Long Island.

Prerequisite: Technical Drawing or Design and Drawing for Production

Architectural Drawing

One-Half Year, 0.5 Credits

This course deals with the history and development of architectural design, construction techniques and materials, and building codes. Emphasis is placed on residential construction with room planning, traffic patterns, floor plans and elevation drawings.

Prerequisite: Technical Drawing or Design and Drawing for Production

Design and Drawing for Production

Full Year, 1.0 Credits

This course is an introduction to a universal graphic language through which students can express their ideas with creativity, clarity and exactness. This class teaches technical drawing through design problem solving and stresses that design is the creative element and technical drawing is the expression of design. Students are encouraged to solve visual problems using a common technical drawing language to describe forms in the man-made environment. This course fulfills the one unit of the Art or Music credit requirement for any student towards a Regents or Local diploma.

Advanced Computer Aided Drawing

One-Half Year, 0.5 Credits

A course in the production of computer produced, three-dimensional models and animation and the production of scale models and robotics.

Prerequisite: Computer Aided Design (CAD)