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will demonstrate the following behaviors relative to a variety of
documents produced by freehand and computer drawing
processes. These processes will include technical sketches, freehand
technical drawings and computer-assisted drawing. Upon completion
of the course, students will be able to:
• Identify and
utilize graphic strategies in typical construction communication
environments.
• Relate construction graphics theories to real-world practices
(Learn Problem Finding Solutions).
• Produce graphic solutions to appropriate problems.
• Show functional literacy in a variety of construction
types.
• Demonstrate construction print reading skills.
• Identify and utilize construction graphic standards.
Course Textbooks:
Required Books:
- Jefferis,
A., Madsen, D. A.,Architectural Drafting and Design,
(Current Edition)
Course Equipment:
- Digital
Storage Device
- Calculator-
Contractors, purchase at lumber yard
- Architect's
Scale
- Sketching
Paper- Get both grid paper and blank paper
Course Administration - Lectures
Lectures will concern
the body of knowledge surrounding construction graphics. Demonstrations
will cover specific operations and techniques. Students are expected
to be at all class sessions (see Excused Absences policy below).
If a student has to miss a lecture or a demonstration, permission
for an excused absence must be granted by the professor before
class. It is the responsibility of the students to secure
all materials and information presented in class, even with an
excused absence. Lectures will not be repeated. Lectures
may be tape recorded with the professor's permission.
Excused Absences:
Students must clear any absence beforehand with the instructor,
who will require documentation before the absence is excused.
Absences due to illness or other circumstances beyond a students
control will be handled on a case-by-case basis and will also
require documentation.
Campus 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 semster calendar or other circumstances.
Here are ways to get information about changes in the course;
Vista web page, my email address: ccory@purdue.edu
, or my office phone 494-8730
Attendance Policy:
- CGT 262 students are considered Computer Graphics Technology
professionals and are responsible for directing their own education.
As such, the decision to attend class is at each student's personal
discretion.
- Absences CAN effect student grades if they do not understand
the material or are not aware of changes to the class that can
include (but are not limited to) the scheduling of quizzes, exams,
assignments, projects, and extra credit. The instructor has the
right to alter the course at his own discretion, so students missing
class may not be aware of important information.
- Students are responsible for the body of information in the
lectures, labs, and assigned reading materials. Students who do
not attend class will not be given makeup lecture sessions or
notes by the instructor. Similarly, makeup tests and quizzes will
also not be given. If a student misses a class, it is up to them
to make sure they acquire the relevant material from another source.
Do NOT send the instructor an e-mail asking to explain the contents
of a missed lecture or lab.
- Students are expected to attend class for mandatory events such
as tests and quizzes, and it is up to the individual student to
know when those events are. Ignorance of these events is not an
excuse, and any student who wants current information is expected
to attend class.
About the Website:
Aside from the syllabus, the information contained on this website
IS subject to change and is NOT the most current source of information
concerning CGT 262. As the instructor has the right to make changes
to many portions of the curriculum due to the ever-changing nature
of technology, certain information on the website may be obsolete
or out-of-date. As such, it is up to the student to confirm this
information by either attending class or obtaining the information
from another source.
Philosophy:
CGT 262 is NOT simply learning software. The class is designed
to give students a comprehensive look at the area of construction
graphics communication and technology. As such, students are required
to do more than complete their assignments and memorize details.
Students are REQUIRED to push their skills to the point where
they gain the most they possibly can out of the course, irregardless
of their previous experience.
Students will often be expected to do original analyses of their
work and that of others - your peers and recognized professionals.
Your ability to plan, evaluate, and critically analyze project
goals, guidelines, and problems to create a unique, self-generated
solution is a central activity of this course. Students will be
expected to attend class and laboratory sessions and to turn in
assigned work on time. Late work will not be accepted.
Failure to do so demonstrates a lack of readiness to handle independent
work and may call for individual counseling, loss of course points,
or failure.
Outside work:
Outside work will be absolutely necessary. Students
will NOT be able to do well in this course if they work only in
regularly scheduled class sessions.
File Security and Disks:
Students are responsible for the security of their files. Period.
They should have multiple copies on multiple sources (disks, Zip,
PUCC server, flash cards) at all times. Given a faulty diskette
or other media, the instructor will assist students in attempting
to recover lost files. However, ultimately each individual is
responsible for maintaining their digital data. Loss of data,
files, or other associated items needed for a project will require
that a student recreate their work, with no exceptions.
Although a rare occurrence, Zip disks have been known to become
corrupted, resulting in the permanent loss of the data. As such,
it is highly recommended that students use Zip disks for storage
only, and that they not work directly from them. Instead,
they should work from a copy on your local hard drive, then save
to the Zip disk once they are finished working with the file(s).
Student Conduct and Policies:
- No swearing, or derogatory comments about, or towards, any
member of the class will be tolerated in any class period.
- 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 School 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. The reason is the clicking,
clacking, or sound effects distracts other students. All notes
are to be written down in a notebook.
Similarly, there will be no tolerance for beeping, chirping,
ringing (or any other sound) from a pager or cell phone in class.
If students must use your cell phone for any reason, they must
leave the room.
Course Assignments - Projects:
Students will be expected to successfully complete multiple projects
throughout the course of the semester. Projects will be graded
on professionalism, execution, creativity, technical merit, and
communicative value.
Written Analyses:
A 1-2 page typed analysis is due at the beginning of
lab the week following the assignment (see Weekly Layout for assignment
dates). Analyses will account for a percentage of the particular
project in which the analysis is assigned, usually about 10% of
the total project value. All analyses should be spell-checked
and free of grammatical errors. Typos or grammar problems automatically
result in a C for the analysis assignment. .
Analyses should be formatted as follows:
Header: Name, Date, Class & Section, flush
right top of page, one line for each item, Arial or Helvetica,
10pts, bold.
Title: Analysis # (1-4) with article title centered
on page, Arial or Helvetica, 10 pts, bold, centered.
URL Location: Full path to the article, beneath
title, Arial or Helvetica, 10 pts, bold, centered.
Body text: Times New Roman, 10 pt. 1" margin all-around,
1.5 line spacing, left justification.
The body should be divided into two sections:
Synopsis: An abstract of the article. The synopsis
should point out the major themes or ideas that the author was
trying to convey. This section should be approximately 1/2 -1
page long.
Significance: The significance section should describe
how this article relates to you. What new knowledge did you learn
from the article? What did you think about what the author was
saying. Do you agree/disagree? Why? This section should be approximately
1/2 -1 page long.
Exams:
The midterm exam will cover material from the lecture, demonstrations,
and laboratory portions of the course and be administered during
the regularly scheduled lecture period. The final exam will be
a comprehensive exam and given at the appropriately scheduled
time.
Evaluation:
| Activity |
Percentages* |
Grading Scale |
| Analyses |
5% |
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| Sketching |
5% |
90-100 A |
| CAD Assignments |
25% |
80-89 B |
| Midterm |
20% |
70-79 C |
| Final Project |
25% |
60-69 D |
| Final Exam |
20% |
0-59 F |
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| Total |
100% |
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* Regardless of the above percentages, any student who completes
less than 80% of the assignments will receive an F for the course.
Grading Philosophy:
| Superior work, professional |
A |
| Above average student work |
B |
| Average student work |
C |
| Below average student work |
D |
| Failure |
F |
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