This course is taught online using a lecture / laboratory (project based) format.  The lecture will generally introduce concepts and skills.  The laboratory activitiers will include a series of projects related to the lectures.

Unit 1:  Introduction to Architectural Drawings and Floor Plan.  Students begin developing a basic residential floor plan.

Unit 2:  Exterior  Elevations.  Students use orthographic projection to create elevations based on the floor plan drawings.

Unit 3:  Wall Sections and Details.  Students create a series of both wall sections and detail drawings of various areas of the floor plan and elevations.

Unit 4:  Foundation Plan.  Students create a structural foundation plan based on the floor plan data developed above.   The foundation plan will include both plan view and detail view components.

Unit 5:  Electrical Plan.  Students develop an electrical plan for both floor plan drawings.

Unit 6:  Interior Elevations.  Students create a set of interior elevation details for the first and second floor plan view.

Unit 7:  Site Plan.  Students develop a basic site plan which locates their residential design on a particular piece of property showing all property lines, building lines, setbacks, etc.

Unit 8:  Schedules.  Students develop a set of door and window schedules for their residential plan.

Final Project:  Students develop a portfolio set of drawings to complete the residential project.

Various reading assignments related to our course will come from:

"Building Construction Illustrated, 4th edition" by Ching, Wiley Publishers

1.  Architectural CAD Standards:  Students will utilize a set of CAD standards to develop a set of working drawings.

2.  Building Codes:  Students will explore a variety of building codes as the apply to residential design and construction.

3.  AutoCAD 2014:  Students will utilize AutoCAD 2014 to develop their residential plan.  Emphasis will be placed on layer control, linetype, dimensioning, annotation, printing, etc.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Utilize architectural terms, symbols, residential construction materials, and processes to produce a set of residential construction drawings including site plan, floor plan, elevations, wall sections, schedules, details, and foundation plan using reference materials (source WECM manual end-of-course outcome).