Rhode Island College

Technology Education Program

Department of Educational Studies

Jennifer Robinson
Email: Jennifer.robinson@warwickschools.org or athena7912@gmail.com
Phone: 401- 480-0633
**Major Requirement: You must bring a USB drive for a saving location for your work!**

Course: TECH 216 - Computer Aided Design

Meeting time: 4pm-7pm Tuesday
Lab hours: upon request
Course Description: International drafting-language protocol is explored and used in solving design problems in
orthographic and pictorial presentation. Study includes basic computer-aided drafting.
Required materials:
Graph Paper
Isometric Dot Paper (templates for this will be provided)
Pencils (preferably mechanical)
A ruler
Triangles (30 & 45)
Ellipse Template
Circular Template
Compass
Flash Drive (USB or Jump drive)
Scissors
Ex-acto Knife (or craft knife)
Masking Tape
Grading Policies & Class Conduct:
Work must be submitted on time, if you need additional time prior to the deadline for the assignment please contact
me. If you are not sure what assignments are due when please check the wikispace for the class, which can be found at:
http://tech-216-cad.wikispaces.com/
If you are absent please notify me as soon as possible by e-mail, and check the wikispace to be able to complete as
much of the assignments as possible prior to next class.
Asterisked classes are extremely important due to large demonstrations, and students should be present unless
absolutely necessary to be absent due to illness or other dire circumstances.
The policy of this class is that after the third absence the final grade will be dropped one letter grade.
Six absences from this class will result in a final grade of (F).
Absences are considered excused only when official documentation of the nature of the absence is supplied by the
student. (i.e. attending physicians notice, court documents ,obituaries, field trip memo)

 All exams and quizzes will be taken at the scheduled time. Make-up exams and quizzes may not be provided unless
proper documentation is presented.
Communication Devices Out of courtesy for other students and the instructor, please silence all communication
devices (phones, pagers, and PDAs, etc.) during class time so that we may learn and work together without
interruption.
Final Grades:
Assignment / Unit
Mid Term Exam
Final Exam
Portfolio
Classwork assignments
Solid Modeling unit (weeks 8-11)
Technology Education Lab Layout
Exterior House Project
Entertainment Center Project

Percentage
10%
10%
19%
18%
17%
16%
5%
5%

Grading Scale :
A 100% - 96% A- 94% - 90% B + 89% - 86% B 85% - 81% B- 80
C+ 79% - 76% C 75% - 71% C- 70% D 69% - 60% F 59% or less
Tentative Schedule of classes
(if necessary I may re-arrange subject matter as needed)
Week #
1

Date

Class Topics

1-19

Introduction
What is CADD?
What types of programs Mechanical 3d (otherwise known as Solid
Modeling with parametric dimensioning), Architectual 3d, Prototyping 3d
modeling, or 2D vector based drawing.
Major types of drawings (Multiview Drawings, Isometric Drawings, Types of
Architectual Drawings, Exploded views, assembly drawings, etc.)
Exploration of basic drafting techniques
How to use graph paper grids & Trimetric grid papers

1-26

Basic level CADD

Finish reviewing drawing techniques Introduction of multiview drawings,
and how to hand draw them.
Exploration of West Point Bridge designer (also simulation program)
(Crosshairs, snaps, selection tools & how to use them)

2-2

*Basics of CADD program principles Google Sketch-up (Prototyping 3D

Modeling)
Exploratory lesson in Google Sketch-up utilizing these tools (snaps, drawing
tools, grids, types of zooms, using coordinates, etc).

2-9

Google Sketchup Project Exterior House Design - Worktime

2-16

*Mechanical CADD 2d vector based CADD (AutoCAD 360) Introduction to

the program Worktime on examples of multiview drawing problems

2-23

AutoCAD 360- Project Entertainment Center Project

3-1

*Midterm Exam

Spring Break
8

3-15

*Solid Modeling- Design mode & Album mode introduction to the program
1st project- Chair design

9
10

3-22
3-29

Multiview Drawings in solid modeling- 2nd Project Desk Design

3rd Project- Computer

11

4-5

Practical application design process Assembly Component Drawings

12

4-12

Architectural Drafting Introduction to architectural scale, Match the lab

assignment

13

4-19

Homestyler- (3d Architectural CAD) Introduction to program and tools

14

4-26

Homestyler - Worktime Technology Education Lab Layout Project

15

5-3

*Final Exam