Douglas Smith
Teaching Experience
Professor - Architectural and Engineering CAD, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas, 1983 to Present
Department Chair - Architectural and Engineering CAD, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas, 2005 to Present
Director - Authorized AutoCAD Training Center, Austin Community College, Austin, Texas, 1989 to Present
Instructor - Drafting and Design Technology, Texas State Technical College, Amarillo, Texas, 1981-1983
Professional Publications
1. “Technical Drawing 101 with AutoCAD 2022 (Eleventh Edition)”, Ramirez, Antonio M., and
Fuller, Ashleigh, co-authors. SDC Publishing (2021).
2. “Redesigning the Dftg 1305/1405 Curriculum to Increase Student Success and Retention"
Proceedings of the Texas Community College Teachers Association 71st Convention.
Frisco/Dallas, Texas, March 2018
3. “Technical Drawing 101 with AutoCAD 2020 (Ninth Edition)”, Ramirez, Antonio M., and
Fuller, Ashleigh, co-authors. SDC Publishing (2019).
4. “Technical Drawing 101 with AutoCAD (Third - Eighth Editions)”, Ramirez, Antonio M.,
co-author. SDC Publishing (2012-2019).
5. “Technical Drawing 101 with AutoCAD”, Ramirez, Antonio M., co-author
Prentice Hall Publisher (2009, 2011).
6. "Assessing Program Outcomes through Student Portfolios"
Proceedings of the Texas Community College Teachers Association 67rd Convention.
San Antonio, Texas, February 2014
7. "Strategies for Teaching Dimensioning Basics to Beginners"
Proceedings of the Texas Community College Teachers Association 63rd Convention.
Houston, Texas, March 2010
8. "Modernizing the Technical Drafting (Dftg 1305/1405) Curriculum: Increasing Student
Interest and Retention", Ramirez, Antonio M., co-presenter
Proceedings of theTexas Community College Teachers Association 62nd Convention.
Austin, Texas February 2009
9. “Introducing EDG Students to the Design Process”,
Proceedings of the 56th Annual Mid-Year Conference of the Engineering
Design Graphics Division, American Society for Engineering Education,
January 2002, pp 1-6, Berkeley, California
10. "Specifying Screw Threads", Industrial Education, May 1987, Vol. 76.,
No. 5, pp 16-20.
10. "Determining Entry-Level Competencies", Industrial Education,
March 1987, Vol. 76., No.3, pp 14-17.
11. "Design for an Engineering Graphics Training Program utilizing Androgogical Practices
and the Open Systems Model",
Masters Report, 1986, University of Texas at Austin, Perry-Castenada Library.
Published: November 15, 2023