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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ADED 746 | Title:
INTRO TO PLAN READING |
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| Full Title:
Introduction to Plan Reading for Building Trades |
| Last Reviewed:2/7/2022 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 0 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 16 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 0 |
| Minimum | 0 | Lab Scheduled | 2.50 | 4 min. | Lab Scheduled | 40.00 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 2.50 | | Contact Total | 40.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 0.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 40.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
Non-Credit
Grading:
Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:
27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
ADLTED 746
Catalog Description:
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This course introduces students to reading and interpreting construction plan views, section cuts, elevations, and details for construction purposes. Students will learn to accurately apply measurements in drawings to varying scales and estimate material quantities for projects from building plans.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of ADLTED 744; AND Course Completion of ADLTED 721 OR ADLTED 722
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course introduces students to reading and interpreting construction plan views, section cuts, elevations, and details for construction purposes. Students will learn to accurately apply measurements in drawings to varying scales and estimate material quantities for projects from building plans.
(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of ADLTED 744; AND Course Completion of ADLTED 721 OR ADLTED 722
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Identify basic and standard symbols on building plans used in the construction trades.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of architectural and engineering scaled drawings and details.
3. Calculate simple construction quantities from building plans.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Read and interpret basic plan views sections cuts, elevations, and details for construction purposes
2. Accurately measure from drawings and details of varying scales
3. use details in plans to estimate quantities for materials needed to construct a project
Topics and Scope
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I. The Drawing Set
A. Basic components of construction drawings
B. Title block
C. Border
D. Drawing area
E. Revision block
F. Legend
II. Types of Construction Drawings
A. Civil plans
B. Architectural plans
C. Structural plans
D. Mechanical plans
E. Plumbing/Piping plans
F. Electrical plan
G. Fire protection plans
H. Specifications
I. Request for information
III. Scale
A. Architectural scales
B. Engineering scales
IV. Symbols, Line, and Notations
A. Abbreviations, symbols, and keynotes
B. Using gridlines to identify plan locations
C. Dimensions
V. Estimating Quantities
A. Measurements
B. Calculating estimates of quanitites
Assignments:
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1. Weekly quizzes (6 - 8)
2. Exercises in estimating construction quantity from a respresentative commercial project (2 - 4)
3. Exercises in estimating construction quantity from a representative residential project (2 - 4)
4. Group problem-solving activities interpreting a variety of different plans (6 - 8)
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
55 - 100% |
| In-class exercises in interpreting a variety of different plans; exercises in estimating construction quantity from commercial and residential plans | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
0 - 10% |
| Skill assessment | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 35% |
| Attendance and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Instructor and department prepared materials
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