Drafting & Design Technology CIP Code15.1301 – Competency RecordsPossible CareersArchitectural Drafter or ArchitectInterior DesignerMechanical Drafter, Technician Designer, EngineerCivil Drafter, Technician, Designer EngineerIndustrial Drafter, Technician Designer, EngineerPotential CertificationsAmerican Design Drafting AssociationApprentice Drafter ClassificationProgram CertificationEmployability: Interviewing SkillOSHA-10Articulated CreditsLocal Articulation Agreements Mr. MillerProgram OverviewThis course is for students who think outside the box. Students learn to create the technical drawings and plans used to build/manufacture everything. Products range from electronics, machinery, and roads to structures such as houses, office buildings, and bridges. The drawings are very specific and show measurements, sizes, materials, and instructions. Students learn the basics of pencil and board drafting and then put their creativity and imagination using computer-aided drafting (CAD), solid modeling and 3-D printing. Attention to detail, visualization and creative problem-solving are all useful for stimulating work on such projects as machine parts, houses and maps. Graduates go on to become drafters, CAD operators, designers, engineers and architects. Skill Alignment Chart (Click to Expand)Educational & Physical AttributesExpectationsProgram Safety & Physical ConsiderationsExcellent eye/hand coordinationDrawing abilityStamina (ability to focus at work station for long periods of time)Essential APTITUDES for this lab–Recommended LevelsClerical abilitiesFinger dexterityAcademic skillsMeasurement skillsKnowledge and use of basic drafting toolsReadingExplain the main ideas or draw accurate conclusions after reading textFollow a complex multi–step procedure independentlyEvaluate how key words and phrases shape meaning in textsComprehend written text and apply it to understand tables, charts, and other visualsLearn and apply content–specific symbols correctlyApply content–specific vocabulary correctlyIdentify and explain how different ideas connect throughout textRead and understand diagnostic and schematic data to solve a problemBy the end of grades 9–10 & 11–12 read & comprehend technical texts independently & proficientlyTextbook: Technical Drawing, Twelfth Edition, Average grade reading level: 13.83WritingOrganize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on prior informationProduce clear & coherent writingDevelop and strengthen writing by brainstorming, revising, editing & rewritingWrite with awareness to audience using program–specific vocabularyWrite routinely over short/long time frames for a range of tasks, purposes & audiencesClearly convey with precision step–by–step work completedUse technology to produce, publish or share writingMath LevelsNumbers and Operations:Grade 6 – Fluency in operations with whole numbers and decimalsGrade 6 – Fraction computationsGrade 6 – Whole number exponentsGrade 7 – Fraction to decimal conversionGrade 7 – Percent and ratio problemsGrade 8 – Decimals to rational number (fraction) conversionGrade 8 – Estimate the value of irrational numbers.Algebra 1 – Problem solving with real world units, including conversionsMeasurement:NG – Units: English Metric Precision: 0.001 inchGrade 6 – Unit conversion within and between measuring systemsGrade 7 – Area, volume surface area of objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, and right prismsGrade 7 – Area and circumference of a circleGrade 8 – Volume of cone, cylinder, sphereGeometry – Apply volume formulas – including pyramidGeometric Concepts:Grade 7 – Angle measure problems (supplementary, complementary, adjacent, angles of a triangle, parallel lines cut by transversal)Grade 7 – Scale drawings of geometric figuresGrade 8 – Pythagorean TheoremGrade 8 – Transformation properties and showing congruence/similarityGeometry – Transformations in the plane – congruence and similarityGeometry – ConstructionsGeometry – Theorems about lines, angles, triangles, and parallelogramsGeometry – Scale models and drawingsGeometry – Cross–sections of 3–D figuresGeometry – Coordinate geometryTheory Time15 minutes/dayHomeworkNoneLab Time5.25 hours/dayTestsAssessment after each unitNOCTI (mandatory for all CTE programs)Industry certifications:OSHA Industry CertificationADDA CertificationPOS Academics and Electives RecommendedEnglish & Math are a component of the DCTS programStudy & Other SkillsAbility to work independentlyAbility to work in small groupsExcellent oral & written communication skillsGood judgement & decision makingSelf–controlCritical thinking skillsFollows oral & written directionsTime management skillsAttention to detail is extremely importantTechnology Skills/KnowledgeUse and navigate school–issued laptopUse and navigate desktopsUse and navigate class–related softwareWeb navigationEmail managementNavigate learning management system and instructional technology toolsVideo conferencingCertifications OfferedADDAOSHAPost–Secondary Options and Continuing EdB.S.Engineering (many specialities)ArchitectureB.A.Interior DesignAssociatesEngineering TechnicianSurveyorEmploymentDraftsperson