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Advanced Drafting/CAD
GRADE 12
This course is for the student who has demonstrated both interest and skill in the Drafting and CAD area. This class provides the
student with the opportunity to apply acquired drafting skills to real‐world problems in our community. Students should expect to
work on an independent project which should provide challenges and practical experience. Students will be taught from a hands‐on,
problem solving approach. This class is open only to seniors.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Drafting/CAD II AND Architectural Drawing
Credit: 1.0
ADVANCED DRAFTING / CAD
GRADE 12 UNIT 1: COMPUTER AIDED ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING
Objectives
Students will generate sketches of a two‐story home design. Students will determine a floor plan relative to sleeping, living and service areas, and traffic flow. Students will demonstrate proper elements of architectural design. Students will participate in necessary revision cycles and evaluation. Students will set up a drawing template within the CAD system including segregated layers. Students will generate a set of plans on the CAD system including the following: Walls, doors, windows, floor framing, staircases, roof, foundation, fixtures, and dimensions. Students will perform walk‐through and rendering functions as necessary. Students will output a completed set of plans including: Floor plans, dimensioning, foundation plans, schedule, and three‐dimensional pictorials. Students will generate prints from the master plan.
Essential Questions
Why is it still extremely important to produce a sketch of a design before drafting it on a CAD system? Why is a working knowledge of construction theory and building codes necessary in order to design a practical set of home plans? What effect will the site have on a home’s design? What factors must be considered when designing service areas and living areas? How does the computer‐aided draftsman utilize layers on the CAD program? What is the difference between Cartesian and polar coordinates? Why have most drafting firms switched to the CAD platform?
Knowledge and Skills
Using a computer can increase the accuracy and speed of plan generation. Architectural CAD software packages design structures in a three‐dimensional, wireframe layout. CAD software allows the architect to not only design a structure, but also to perform computer‐generated walk‐through and rendered perspectives.
Instructional Strategies
The student will set up and draft a plan of a provided home design, using ChiefArchitect. The final drawing must contain separate layers for all plan components, in addition to a rendered pictorial layer. Final plans must be plotted.
Evidence of Learning
Appropriate performance on student‐paced engineering and architectural drawings.
ADVANCED DRAFTING / CAD
GRADE 12 UNIT 2: FORMAL ADOPTION OF CAPSTONE PROJECT WITH PROPOSAL AND TIMELINE
Objectives
Students will choose an appropriate topic for their capstone. Students will explain the importance of a problem’s statement and definition. Students will list and explain the elements of an effective proposal. Students will explain the importance of a timeline and adherence to it. Students will explain the process in which changes may be made to a proposal once accepted. Students will define personal accountability, and how it relates to this project.
Essential Questions
What advantages are there to defining the problem before a plan is adopted to solve it? Why is a proposal drafted? How will a worker keep focused, motivated, and on schedule throughout the process? If any changes are required in the design of the proposal after project initiation, what steps must be taken?
Knowledge and Skills
The ability to define and state a problem, and give an accurate plan to solve and/or complete the problem is a necessary, useful life‐long skill. After defining a problem, it must be stated formally in a written proposal, containing a statement of the problem, solutions, possible resources, and timeline. Whatever work that is used to help solve the problem at hand must follow the terms and conditions defined in the proposal, or an amendment must be drafted. Independent work must continually be monitored by the participant, and corrections implemented.
Instructional Strategies
Based on set parameters, the student will choose a capstone project which will use utilize drafting skills learned during the past three years in class. The student will draft a written proposal, define how s/he will complete this project, provide resources to be used (inside as well as outside the classroom), and finally a written timeline.
Evidence of Learning
Appropriate formation and defense of a technological proposal.
ADVANCED DRAFTING / CAD
GRADE 12 UNIT 3: THE STATUS REPORT
Objectives
Students will list and explain elements found in a status report. Students will explain why solutions for unexpected problem must always accompany the status report. Students will explain why clear and concise language must be used in a status report. Students will write and present a status report on their Capstone Project at regular intervals.
Essential Questions
While working independently, why must a worker still maintain communication with a supervisor? What information must be reported on a continual basis? Why is it important to report at pre‐determined intervals? At random intervals?
Knowledge and Skills
While working independently on a project, a worker must continually keep his/her supervisor aware of the progress. If problems are reported to a supervisor, possible solutions to those problems must accompany the report. The project’s timeline must always be considered when reporting on the project’s status.
Instructional Strategies
Throughout the duration of their Capstone Project, the student must maintain formal communication with their teacher. The status of the project, adherence to the projected timeline, and problems with solutions must be addresses. To this end, each student must draft and present a status report to the instructor at regularly scheduled intervals.
Evidence of Learning
Appropriate performance when providing the instructor with either a written or oral status report.
ADVANCED DRAFTING / CAD
Objectives
Students will explain the importance of thorough preparation and presentation. Students will utilize different types of media in a presentation. Students will define the concept of professionalism, and apply it to their presentation. Students will present their Capstone Project in a logical and coherent manner.
Essential Questions
How does professionalism affect the outcome of the presentation? Why should the presenter organize his presentation around the original proposal? How is a final presentation similar to “closing arguments” in a court case?
Knowledge and Skills
Instructional Strategies
Time must be invested to prepare for a presentation. The student will organize and present all the work The presentation must be appealing, interesting, focused, done on their Capstone Project to date, utilizing one and professional. of or several different electronic and/or graphic The presentation is the student’s last chance to showcase mediums. The presentation should include a and justify all work done. It must satisfy procedures outlined statement of the original problem, research in the original proposal, or its amendments. conducted, resources used, problems encountered, solutions discovered, and finally what was learned in the process.
Evidence of Learning
Creation of a complete and bound final project including all parts discussed and agreed upon in the initial proposal.
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Comprehension of Plan
Application of Math
Problem Solving
Application of Technical Skill
ADVANCED DRAFTING / CAD
GRADE 12 ADVANCED DRAFTING / CAD RUBRIC
Class: Date:
A (95)
The student is able to masterfully follow and analyze a written plan to perform project. The student is able to accurately follow and analyze a written plan to perform a project. The student is able to follow and analyze a written plan to perform a project.
The student is occasionally able to follow and analyze a written plan to perform a project.
The student is not able to follow and analyze a written plan to perform a project.
The student chooses effective and appropriate mathematic strategies to solve problems. The student chooses appropriate mathematic strategies to solve problems. The student chooses mathematic strategies to solve problems. The student attempts to choose mathematic strategies to solve problems.
The student makes little to no attempt to use mathematic strategies to solve problems.
The student shows exceptional thinking skills to identify and solve a problem. The student shows advanced thinking skills to identify and solve a problem. The student shows adequate thinking skills to identify and solve a problem.
The student shows minimal thinking skills to identify and solve a problem. The student is unable to solve a problem.
The student masterfully applies the technical skills needed to create a product.
The student successfully applies the technical skills needed to create a product. The student applies the technical skills needed to create a product. The student attempts to apply the technical skills needed to create a product. The student does not apply the technical skills needed to create a product.
B (85) C (75) D (65) F (55)
ADVANCED DRAFTING / CAD
GRADE 12 RESOURCES
Basic Technical Drawing, Spencer, H. and Dygdon, J. Glencoe, New York. Architecture, Residential Drawing and Design, Kicklighter, C.E. Delmar, New York.
PACING GUIDE
Unit
Semester 1 Semester 2
Unit 1: Computer Aided Architectural Drafting X Unit 2: Formal Adoption of Capstone Project with Proposal and Timeline X Unit 3: The Status Report X Unit 4: Presentation of the Final Project > X
