Austin Community College
Summer 2009 - ALL COURSES
Course Descriptions All Courses Classroom Courses Distance Learning Courses
Updated: 10/27/2009 18:40:14
ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
4 Week Session June 1 - June 27
DFTG 2412 Technical Illustration and Presentation
R+ [14/14] 36629 Lec 001 NRG 3231 MTWThF 8:30am - 12:40pm OH Ramirez, Antonio
5.5 Week Session June 1 - July 7
DFTG 1405 Technical Drafting
R [12/14] 35127 Lec 002 NRG 3217 MTWTh 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Smith, Douglas
DFTG 2419 Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting
R+ [10/10] 35130 Lec 001 NRG 3222 MTWTh 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Fuller, Ashleigh
R+ [5/10] 35128 Lec 003 NRG 3222 MTWTh 1:00pm - 4:40pm OH Bouvier, Shirley
DFTG 2428 Architectural Drafting - Commercial
R+ [8/10] 36024 Lec 001 NRG 3220 MTWTh 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Clark, Erlene
DFTG 2432 Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting
R+ [9/10] 35131 Lec 001 NRG 3220 MTWTh 1:00pm - 4:40pm OH Gideon, Lee
11 Week Session June 1 - August 13
MCHN 1419 Manufacturing Materials and Processes
R+ [0/0] 36026 Lec 001 NRG 3218 TTh 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Lafont, Clint
R+ [10/10] 37597 Lec 002 NRG 3220 TTh 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Lafont, Clint
DFTG 1493 Special Topics in Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
R+ [13/14] 37384 Lec 001 NRG 3231 MW 1:00pm - 4:40pm OH Muhammad, Jeffrey
Special Topic: Advanced Civil
DFTG 1405 Technical Drafting
R [12/14] 36021 Lec 001 NRG 3217 MW 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Taylor, Samuel
R [13/14] 36022 Lec 003 NRG 3217 TTh 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Robinson, Daryl
DFTG 1417 Architectural Drafting -- Residential
R+ [12/16] 36023 Lec 002 NRG 3218 MW 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Roach, Mark
R+ [6/10] 37561 Lec 001 NRG 3217 TTh 1:00pm - 4:40pm OH Gruber, Daniel
MCHN 1419 Manufacturing Materials and Processes
R+ [0/0] 36026 Lec 001 NRG 3218 TTh 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Lafont, Clint
R+ [10/10] 37597 Lec 002 NRG 3220 TTh 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Lafont, Clint
DFTG 2419 Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting
R+ [10/11] 36025 Lec 002 NRG 3220 MW 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Triggs, Riley
R+ [9/10] 35129 Lec 005 NRG 3222 TTh 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Fletcher, Donald
DFTG 2430 Civil Drafting
R+ [15/14] 36834 Lec 001 NRG 3218 MW 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Muhammad, Jeffrey
R+ [14/14] 35602 Lec 002 NRG 3218 TTh 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Lineberger, Jennifer
DFTG 2470 Integrated Circuit Layout and Design I
R+ [7/10] 36027 Lec 001 NRG 3231 MW 5:25pm - 9:05pm OH Wesolick, Casey
DFTG 2471 Integrated Circuit Layout and Design II
R+ [7/10] 36028 Lec 001 NRG 3222 MW 6:00pm - 9:40pm OH Do, Cong
5.5 Week Session July 8 - August 13
DFTG 1405 Technical Drafting
R [13/14] 36831 Lec 004 NRG 3217 MTWTh 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Duren, Kimberly
DFTG 2402 Machine Drafting
R+ [0/10] 36633 Lec 001 NRG 3222 MTWTh 1:00pm - 4:40pm OH Duren, Kimberly
DFTG 2419 Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting
R+ [9/11] 36833 Lec 004 NRG 3220 MTWTh 9:00am - 12:40pm OH Fuller, Ashleigh
5.5 Week Session June 1 - July 7
DFTG 1491 Special Topics in Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
R+ [8/10] 37315 OPC 002 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Smith, Douglas
37315 - DRAFTING PORTFOLIO - Internet access required. Open to advanced students
only. D. Smith, 223.4853, email: douglas@austincc.edu This Capstone course has
1 MANDATORY Onsite Orientation meeting & 2 MANDATORY Onsite meetings (call 223.4841
for info).
DFTG 1405 Technical Drafting
Introduction to the principles of drafting to include terminology and fundamentals, including size and shape descriptions, projection methods, geometric construction, sections, auxiliary views, and reproduction processes. Serves as the department's introduction to computer-aided-design (CAD) course.
DFTG 1417 Architectural Drafting -- Residential
Architectural drafting procedures, practices, and symbols. Preparation of detailed working drawings for residential structures. Emphasis on light frame construction methods. Prerequisite: DFTG 2419 or instructor approval.
MCHN 1419 Manufacturing Materials and Processes
A basic study of various materials used in the metals industry and the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties of various metals. Emphasis on manufacturing processes, including casting, forming, machining, and molding. Prerequisite: High School Algebra or equivalent.
DFTG 1491 Special Topics in Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.
Drafting Portfolio--Architectural and Engineering Computer Aided Design's capstone course. Particular attention is given to the development of a portfolio suitable for job hunting in the Architectural and Engineering CAD field. May be repeated to meet the requirements of an Architectural and Engineering CAD internship.
Prerequisite: Advanced students only. Students must attend orientation.
DFTG 1493 Special Topics in Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student. This course was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve student proficiency.
Advanced Civil Drafting - This course covers civil engineering drafting principles and applications using a dynamic model based approach. Topics include: exchanging civil design data, surface modeling and analysis, site development, grading, road design, subdivision land planning, utility design and production drafting.
Prerequisite: DFTG 2430.
DFTG 2402 Machine Drafting
Production of detail and assembly drawings of machines, threads, gears, cams, tolerances and limit dimensioning, surface finishes, and precision drawings. This course is a study of machine design dimensioning and tolerancing (including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing) using ASME/ANSI and ISO standards. Also, an introduction to producing part drawings from parametric solid models is provided. Prerequisite: DFTG 1405 and DFTG 1433.
DFTG 2412 Technical Illustration and Presentation
Pictorial drawing including isometrics, obliques, perspectives, charts, and graphs. Emphasis on rendering and using different media. Introduction to design, problem solving and team building. Students will learn basic sketching and techniques, the creation of solid models and rendering. The students will design and create 3D animations and design a cover for a conference program. Prerequisite: DFTG 1405 and DFTG 2419.
DFTG 2419 Intermediate Computer-Aided Drafting
A continuation of practices and techniques used in basic computer-aided drafting emphasizing advanced dimensioning techniques, the development and use of prototype drawings, construction of pictorial drawings, construction of three-dimensional drawings, interfacing 2D and 3D environments and extracting data. Prerequisite: DFTG 1405.
DFTG 2428 Architectural Drafting - Commercial
Architectural drafting procedures, practices, and symbols including the preparation of detailed working drawings for a commercial building, with emphasis on commercial construction methods. This course emphasizes accuracy of details and knowledge of building materials. Each student will prepare a set of construction documents for a commercial structure. The course will be operated in the same manner as a typical architectural firm. Prerequisite: DFTG 2419 and DFTG 1417.
DFTG 2430 Civil Drafting
An in-depth study of drafting methods and principles used in public works civil engineering. Prerequisite: DFTG 2419.
DFTG 2432 Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting
Exploration of the use of system customization for drawing production enhancement and the principles of data manipulation. Presentation of advanced applications, such as three-dimensional object creation and linking graphic entities to external nongraphic data. This course builds on the skills achieved in earlier Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD) courses. The student exploits advanced and customizable features of the CAD software to build an efficient, integrated, customized CAD environment. The course explores in more detail several advanced concepts aimed at increasing drawing efficiency, including linking with external drawings and documents, creating, editing, and maintaining libraries of drawing components, and creating dimension styles and viewpoints. The student also gains exposure to the customizable features of the CAD software, including linetypes, hatch patterns, scripts, slide shows, macros, shapes, and an integrated custom menu system. The course concludes with a brief introduction to the programming environment accessible from the CAD software to help the student decide whether to continue on into the CAD Programming course. Prerequisite: DFTG 2419.
DFTG 2470 Integrated Circuit Layout and Design I
This is an introductory course in the design of integrated circuitry and the I.C. designer's role in industry. Students will study I.C. design theory and employ specialized CADD software to plan chips and create "cells." Prerequisite: DFTG 2419, DFTG 1458, or Instructor approval. May be taken concurrently with CETT 1409. CETT 1425 recommended.
DFTG 2471 Integrated Circuit Layout and Design II
An advanced course in the layout and design of integrated circuits. Students will study advanced design theory and employ specialized CAD tools to layout and verify circuits. Prerequisite: DFTG 2470. May be taken concurrently with CETT 1425.