UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI – THE POLYTECHNIC

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND MEDIA STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

MODULE

1. PROGRAMME : Bachelor of Technical Education (Science)

2. MODULE TITLE : Technical Drawing III

3. MODULE CODE : TDR-213

4. DEPARTMENT : Technical Education

5. YEAR : 2

6. SEMESTER : 1

7. LEVEL : 1

8. CREDIT : 10

9. PRESENTED TO : Senate

10. PRESENTED BY : Faculty of Education and Media Studies

11. LECTURE (HOURS/WEEK) : 2

12. TUTORIAL (HOURS/WEEK) : 2

Lectures Tutorials/Group work and so on Student Effort Total notional hours

13 52 48 100

13. PRE-REQUISITES : TDR-122

14. CO-REQUISITES : None

15. MODULE DESCRIPTOR

This module will assist learners to gain knowledge and develop skills in reading and
presenting drawings in oblique, perceptive and auxiliary projections and in exploded
views. Learners will also be able to construct threads and coil springs.

16. MODULE AIM

The aim of this module is to develop skills to read and produce drawings in other
presentations such as the oblique, perception and auxiliary projections and exploded
views.

17. INTENDED OUTCOMES

By the end of this module, learners should be able to:

 Construct oblique projections

 Construct perspective drawings
 Construct auxiliary projections
 Construct exploded views
 Apply Loci in the construction of threads and springs

18. INDICATIVE CONTENT

(a) OBLIQUE PROJECTION

 Definition oblique projection

 Construction of oblique drawing

(b) PERSPECTIVE PROJECTION

 Perspective projection terminology

 Types of perspective drawing
  Construction of perspective drawing

(c) AUXILIARY PROJECTION

 True length, true size and shape

 Definition of auxiliary projection
 First auxiliary views
 Second auxiliary views
 Third auxiliary views

(d) EXPLODED VIEWS

 Definition of exploded views

 Projection lines
 Construction of exploded views

(e) CONSTRUCTION OF THREADS

 Helix as locus
 Construction of threads
 Construction of springs

19. ASSESSMENT

Continuous Assessment 50%

Examination 50%

20. TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS

Lectures, supervised class work, assignments, demonstrations.

21. PRESCRIBED TEXTBOOKS

Bertoline, G., Wiebe, E., Hartman, N. & Ross, W. (2008). Technical graphics
communication (4th ed.): London McGraw-Hill.
 Kelly, D.S. (2000). Engineering graphics and drawing. London: McGraw-Hill.

22. RECOMMENDED READING LIST

Bertoline, G., Wiebe, E., Hartman, N. & Ross, W. (2010). Fundamentals of graphics
communication (6th ed.). London: McGraw-Hill.

Bertoline, G., Wiebe, E., Miller, C. & Mohler, J. (2001). Technical graphics communication.
London: McGraw-Hill.

Boxall, V. E. (1975). Drawing and materials (2nd ed.). London: Edward Arnold.

Driscoll, T. (1981). Technical drawing for today (2nd ed.). Books 1, 2 and 3). London:
Macmillan.

Jensen, C. H., Helsel, J. D. & Short, D. (2007). Engineering drawing and design. London:
McGraw Hill.

Jeyapoovan, T. (2006). Engineering drawing and graphic: Using AutoCAD. New Dehli,
India: Vikas Publishing House Pvt.Ltd.

Morling, K. (1974).Geometric and engineering drawing (2nd ed.).London: Edward Arnold.

Parker, M. A. & Pickup, F. (1976). Engineering drawing with worked examples (3rd ed.
Book 1). London: Hutchinson.

Venugopal, K. (2006). Engineering drawing and graphics. New Delhi, India: New Age.