CGT 164- Graphics for Civil Engineering & Construction

Course Description

The principles of construction engineering graphics are applied to the visualization, communication, and graphical analysis of problems. Included is the utilization of sketching and computer-aided design to create and analyze computer generated geometric models. Manipulation of coordinate systems, methods for generating selected views, graphic and data base standards, and engineering drawing interpretation will be covered.


Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Identify and utilize graphic strategies in typical construction communication environments (I2)
  2. Demonstrate the knowledge, technical skills and personal discipline required to be successful utilizing sketching abilities for creative problem solving in an engineering environment.(P2)
  3. Relate construction graphics theories to real-world practices-Learn Problem Finding Solutions (C2)
  4. Produce graphic solutions to appropriate problems (P3)
  5. Produce graphics using correct geometric relationships and proportions. (P3)
  6. Develop functional literacy in a variety of construction types (I2)
  7. Use computer graphics to solve construction problems (I2)
  8. Identify and utilize construction graphic standards and codes (I1)
  9. Develop 3D spatial visualization skills. Demonstrate the knowledge, technical skills and personal discipline required to be successful utilizing visualization abilities for creative problem solving in an engineering environment. (C2)
  10. To discover miscellaneous solid modeling CAD database issues such as file formats and translations and database management strategies. (D3)
  11. Systematically identify, evaluate and solve problems using points, lines, surfaces, and solid geometric forms in the solution of engineering problems. (I3)
  12. To develop an understanding and be able to use the common geometric construction techniques when creating 2D and 3D geometric forms for the solutions to engineering problems. (I3)
  13. Acknowledge the history, research, and implications of the engineering design process, as well as the importance of engineering graphics for its successful implementation. (D2)
  14. To develop skill and proficiency in the ability to present clearly identified solutions using graphical communication conventions and standards in an engineering environment. (D3)
     


Text

  • None


Equipment

  • Paper- graphic artists sketch pad- 8 ½" x 11" or 9" x 12", or a substitute of engineering graph paper will be accepted.
  • Mechanical Pencil
  • Some type of personal digital storage device (flash drive, etc.)
  • Architect & Engineers Scale


Course Administration

Lecture and 
Demonstration

Lectures will concern the body of knowledge surrounding Construction Graphic Communication and traditional production graphics. The demonstrations will cover specific operations and techniques. You are expected to be at both of these (see Excused Absences below). If you have to miss a lecture or a demonstration, permission for an excused absence must be granted by one of the professors before the lecture or demo. It is your responsibility to secure all materials and information presented in lecture or demo, even with an excused absence. Lectures and demonstrations WILL NOT BE REPEATED. Lecture or demonstrations may be tape recorded with either professor's permission.

Excused Absences

You must clear any absence beforehand with the instructor. The instructor will require documentation before the absence is excused.
Absences due to illness or other circumstances beyond your control will be handled on a case-by-case basis and will require documentation. 

Note:
Attendance will be taken at all meeting times.
Any student who accrues 4 or more unexcused missed class meetings will automatically fail the course.
This means you can miss three classes, no questions asked. 
A class is defined as one (1) lecture, one (1) demonstration or one (1) lab. 

Outside work

Outside work WILL BE NECESSARY for most assignments. You will not be able to complete the assignments if you work only in class.  Be Prepared and don't be afraid to ask questions

In case of Emergency

 In the event of a major campus emergency; course requirements, deadlines, and grading percentages are subject to change that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. Here are ways to get information about changes in the course; Vista web page, my email address: connollp@purdue.edu , or my office phone 496-3943 or ccory@purdue.edu  and phone 494-8730

File security
and disks

YOU are responsible for the security of your files!
 You should have MULTIPLE COPIES on MULTIPLE SOURCES (personal storage device, ITAP server) of your files at all times.
Given the uncertainty of storage devices, loss of data, files, or other associated items needed for a project it may require that you recreate your work- with no exceptions

Student Conduct 
and Policies
    • No swearing, or derogatory comments about, or towards, any member of the class will be tolerated in any class period. I have zero tolerance for this and you will be asked to leave the class not to return!
    • No food or drinks of any kind will be allowed in any lab sessions. 
    • Students are expected to arrive on time for all class and lab sessions. 
    • Standards set by Purdue University as outlined in the Student Handbook and the University Regulations (1996-1997) will be observed in this course. Students are expected to be present at each and every meeting of the class. In the event that a student must miss a class period, they must inform the supervising instructor of the course of their absence and NOT a teaching assistant (TA). Should the student not be able to reach the instructor they are to leave a message for him/her at their office with the secretary. Should circumstances not allow this, the student may contact the Dean of Students Office and explain their emergency. The Dean's office will then pass the word along to each of the student's professors for them. Upon your return to Purdue, contact the supervising instructor as soon as possible in order to make arrangements for work, handouts, quizzes, or tests that they may have missed. The supervising instructor has the final word on what work, etc. students may be allowed to make up. Every student has the right to appeal to the university any decision made by their supervising instructor.
    • Late assignments will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the Instructor and because of extreme circumstances. (Not coming to lab, or forgetting, doesn't rate as an extreme circumstance.) 
    • No student will be allowed to make up any written exam, lab practical, exam, or quiz unless they have an official or medical excuse.
    • Standards set by Purdue University as outlined in the Student Handbook and the University Regulations (1996-1997) will be observed in this course. Any student found participating in cheating, plagiarism, copying material from another person's disk, using illegal cribs or other materials during a written examination, lying to course instructors and lab assistants about his or her own work, stealing tests, quizzes, or answer keys, and any such activities will be considered in conflict with the printed academic honesty guidelines as set out by Purdue University and the College of Technology. In such cases the matter will be reported to the Office of the Dean and the appropriate Purdue University administration officers for consideration and possible disciplinary action. (See Student Conduct Action Report).
    • Students who have special needs, i.e. hearing or visually challenged, etc., or in need of tutoring, etc., may contact the Dean of Students Office located in Schleman Hall, Room 207, 494-1747 for further assistance.

Laptops, pagers and 
cell phones

It is NOT permissible to bring a laptop (notebook, palmtop) computer to class for the purpose of taking notes- use a pencil and paper. Similarly, we will not tolerate beeping, chirping, ringing (or any other sound) from a pager or cell phone in class. If you must use your cell phone for any reason, you MUST leave the room.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Course Assignments

Lab

Exercises

Throughout the course and semester, you will be required to work through specific lab assignments. The assignments will be assigned and similar problems will be covered in the Demo lecture portion in order for the students to accomplish in Laboratory. If the assignments are not completed during the regularly scheduled Lab, the student will have to finish the assignment outside of class and turn it in by the BEGINNING of the next Lab period.

Sketches

Throughout the semester, student will be required to sketch solutions to problems assigned. The sketches, once completed, will be checked for accuracy, signed off by the laboratory teaching assistant, and assigned a point value for the sketch. You will also be given a grade for your lettering ability in each sketch-- somewhere on the page you will have some lettering and it will be evaluated during the course of the semester.

Sketch Grading Information.

Quizzes

Every theory based lecture will have an attendance quiz. Nothing to get worried about- just a few questions given in the lecture that will cover assigned reading material or will go over the lecture material for the day. Students missing lectures without an excused absence will not be allowed to make up the missed quiz.

Exam 

CAD Midterm Exam: will be an online laboratory prac tical along with some visualization problems that will be held during one of the regularly scheduled lab ses sions. It will combine your knowledge lecture information, sketchi ng, computer drawing and ability to visualize. By far, this one component of the course is the determini ng factor to whether you earn an A, B, C or D in the course.

Record Keeping

Keep Track of all your files and grades. With 200-350+ students, errors CAN and DO occur with the recording your individual grades or groups of grades . It will be the student's responcibilty to validate and keep track of personal grades for each assignment in class including midterm and final exams. Without validation, the professor will have to go by what is written in the grade book by the TA's. DON'T TRUST YOUR GRADE TO WHAT THE GTA's WRITE DOWN.

Plagiarism

Students ARE encouraged to work together BUT, each student IS required to do their own work. It is extremely EASY to identify who has copied files within AutoCAD. Don't let us catch you. Both the person obtaining the data and the individual supplying the file will be removed from the course and their names will be given to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.

Tracing the sketching assignments or sharing CAD data files are examples of cheating.

Any instances of cheating will be referred to the Dean of Students.

Evaluation

Activity

Percentages

Grading Scale

CAD Assignments

30%

 

Sketching Assignments

15%

90-100 A 

Quizzes

5 %

80-89 B

Final Project

25%

70-79 C

CAD Examination- Midterm

25%

60-69 D

 

 

0-59 F

Total

100%

 

 

Regardless of the above percentages, any student who completes fewer than 80% ( 2 ½ weeks of laboratories) of the assignments will receive a failure (F) for the course.

 

This class was designed to give you a realistic idea of what happens in the AEC industry. It is customary to uniquely identify your digital files per client in industry- so you will do the same in this class with your files.

Every CAD assignment will have a corresponding naming convention to assist in the quick return of graded materials. This naming convention will also correspond to the filename of any saved CAD homework.

Naming convention for all items submitted- this includes sketches and CAD drawings

Section Number-Last Name-First Initials (Opt)-Assignment #

is the naming convention to be used on ALL CAD files

00- Section number corresponding to your class schedule will be from 1 to 16 this semester.

Full last name, First Initial. Middle Initial

Assignment- Identify which assignment the file is

 

Example 06-Cory-CA-3A.dwg

You will also be required to put your name and lab section number on all assignments

Grading Philosophy

Superior work, professional 

A

90%-100%

Above average student work 

B 

80%-89%

Average student work 

C

70%-79%

Below average student work

D

60%-69%

Failure 

F 

0-59%


For information contact: Pat Connolly