Overview of floor plans, line types, and line weights; introduction to media, computer-aided drafting, codes, basic design concepts, and presentation drawings and techniques.
English reading with comprehension, composition, and basic verbal skills.
Overview of site design and planning, lot, subdivision and road layouts, contouring, slopes and profiles, and zoning regulations.
Successful completion of ARC 121.
Overview of basic residential design and specialized floor plans and exterior and interior elevations.
Successful completion of ARC 123.
Includes investigation, research, and report preparation on materials, methods, and trends in construction.
English reading with comprehension, composition, and basic verbal skills, and computer keyboarding skills of 30 wpm.
Includes investigation, research, diagrams, and report preparation on basic framing systems in house construction.
Successful completion of ARC 141.
Requires research of manufacturer and supplier information, and assembly of Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) materials Divisions 1 through 14.
English reading with comprehension, composition, and basic verbal skills.
Basic manual drafting skills, orthographics, isometrics, and roof plans for basic design and construction necessary for residential design.
English reading with comprehension, composition, and basic verbal skills.
Basic drafting skills for civil engineering and profiles for subdivisions. Includes basic design drawings necessary for residential design, and also includes printing completed drawings on industry-standard hardware.
Successful completion of ARC 171.
Use Windows-based AutoCAD applications to produce basic design and production drawings and details, and to save and print drawings on industry-standard hardware.
English reading with comprehension, composition, and basic verbal skills and basic keyboarding skills (30 wpm), or instructor permission.
Analysis of loading conditions and selection of wood-member sizes and materials for house design. Material stress and strain are computed.
Successful completion of ARC 125, MAT 099 or higher.
Overview of specialized floor plan types, framing, sections, detailing, and specifications for light-framing and commercial buildings.
Successful completion of ARC 125.
Project management and design of basic architectural drafting project. Project includes a one-story house and placement on a subdivision lot, conforming to regulatory codes, hypothetical client needs, and established schedules. Students will produce a complete set of computer-drafted construction drawings. Students will give effective oral reports of progress.
Successful completion of ARC 173, ARC 181.
Project management and design of an intermediate architectural drafting project. Project conforms to regulatory codes, hypothetical client needs, and established schedules. Producing a complete set of computer-drafted construction drawings. Give effective oral reports of progress.
Successful completion of ARC 223, ARC 281.
Complete the written work-based learning experience plan.
Instructor permission required.
Complete special design project as approved by the instructor to aid in realistic training.
Successful completion of ARC 225, ARC 231, ARC 281.
Completion of a computerized, detailed cost estimate for a one-story house with site development.
Completion of two computerized energy analyses for a one-story house.
Basic job-seeking skill activities, including résumé preparation, employer contacts, presentation activities, and employment opportunities.
Advanced concepts and sketches of residential projects using Google Sketch-Up.
Successful completion of ARC 181.
Use Windows-based AutoCAD applications to produce intermediate design and production drawings and details and save and print drawings on industry-standard hardware.
Successful completion of ARC 181.
Use Windows-based Revit applications to produce three-dimensional building models and production drawings. Explores integration of building systems in a three-dimensional virtual environment.
Successful completion of ARC 262, ARC 281.
Use Windows-based AutoCAD applications to a create a complete set of design and production drawings and details for a design project, and save and print the drawings on industry-standard hardware.
Successful completion of ARC 281.
Beam loading, shear and moment diagrams, analysis, calculations, and selection of wood members for light framing. Material stress is computed.
Successful completion of ARC 191.