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Rhode Island CollegeTechnology Education Program

Department of Educational Studies

Jennifer Robinson

Email: Robinsonje@warwickschools.org

Phone: 401- 480-0633

Course: TECH 216 - Computer Aided Design

Meeting time: 4pm-7pm Tuesday

Lab hours: upon request

Course Description: International drafting-language protocol is explored and used in solving design

problems in orthographic and pictorial presentation. Study includes basic computer-aided drafting.

Required materials:

Graph Paper

Isometric Dot Paper

Pencils (preferably mechanical)

A ruler

Triangles (30 & 45)

Ellipse Template

Circular Template

Compass

Flash Drive (USB or Jump drive)

Scissors Ex-acto Knife (or craft knife)

Masking Tape

Grading Policies

& Class Conduct:

Work must be submitted on time, if you need additional time prior to the

deadline for the assignment please contact me.

If you are not sure what assignments are due when please check the wikispace for

the class, which can be found at: http://tech216.wikispaces.com/

If you are absent please notify me as soon as possible by e-mail, and check the

wikispace to be able to complete as much of the assignments as possible prior to

next class.

Asterisked classes are extremely important due to large demonstrations, andstudents should be present unless absolutely necessary to be absent due to illness

or other dire circumstances.

The policy of this class is that after the third absence the final grade will be

dropped one letter grade.

Six absences from this class will result in a final grade of (F).

Absences are considered excused only when official documentation of the nature

of the absence is supplied by the student. (i.e. attending physicians notice, court

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documents ,obituaries, field trip memo)

All exams and quizzes will be taken at the scheduled time. Make-up exams and

quizzes may not be provided unless proper documentation is presented.

Communication Devices Out of courtesy for other students and the instructor,

please silence all communication devices (phones, pagers, and PDAs, etc.) during

class time so that we may learn and work together without interruption.Final Grades:

Mid Term Exam

Final Exam

Portfolio

Classwork assignments

Prodesktop unit (weeks 8-11)

Technology Education Lab Layout

Exterior House Project

Entertainment Center Project

10%

10%

19%

18%

17%

16%

5%

5%

Grading Scale :

A 100% - 96%

A- 94% - 90%

B + 89% - 86%

B 85% - 81%

B- 80

C+ 79% - 76%

C 75% - 71%

C- 70%

D 69% - 60%

F 59% or less

Schedule of classes

*January 24th- Week 1*

Meeting at RIC

Introduction

What is CADD? What types of programs Mechanical 3d (otherwise known as

Solid Modeling with parametric dimensioning), Architectual 3d,

Prototyping 3d modeling, or 2D vector based drawing.

Major types of drawings (Multiview Drawings, Isometric Drawings,Architectual Drawings, Exploded views, assembly drawings, etc.)

Exploration of basic drafting techniques How to use graph paper grids & Trimetric grid papers

January 31st- Week 2

(Classes will be held at

Winman from this point

on, directions are included

in syllabus)

Basic level CADD

Finish reviewing drawing techniques Introduction of multiviewdrawings, and how to hand draw them.

Exploration ofWest Point Bridge designer (also simulationprogram)

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(Crosshairs, snaps, selection tools & how to use them)February 7th - Week 3- Basics of CADD program principles Google Sketch-up (Prototyping 3D

Modeling)

Exploratory lesson in Google Sketch-up utilizing these tools (snaps,drawing tools, grids, types of zooms, using coordinates, etc).

February 14th- Week 4- Google Sketchup Project

Exterior House Design - Worktime

February 21st - Week 5- Mechanical CADD 2d vector based CADD (Autosketch)

Introduction to the program

Worktime on examples of multiview drawing problems

February 28th - Week 6- Autosketch Project

Entertainment Center Project

March 6th -Week 7- Midterm Exam

~March 13th Spring Break~

*March 20th - Week 8-* Prodesktop Solid Modeling- Design mode & Album mode introduction

Introduction to the program

1st project- Chair design

March 27th -Week 9- Prodesktop- Introduction to Drawing Mode

2nd Project Desk Design

April 3rd - Week 10- Prodesktop Project

3rd Project- Computer

April 10th -Week 11- Practical application design process Assembly Component Drawings

April 17th -Week 12- Architectual Drafting

Introduction to scale, Match the lab assignment

*April 24th - Week 13-* Chief Architect- (3d Architectural CAD)

Introduction to program and tools

May 1st -Week 14- Chief Architect Project - Worktime

Technology Education Lab Layout Project

May 8th - Week 15- Final Exam

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