ERIC Number: ED397307
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996-Jul-30
Pages: 86
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Mississippi Curriculum Framework for Drafting and Design Technology (Program CIP: 48.0102--Architectural Drafting Technology) (Program CIP: 48.0101--General Drafting). Postsecondary Programs.
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College.
This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the two course sequences of the state's postsecondary-level drafting and design technology program: architectural drafting technology and drafting and design technology. Presented first are a program description and both suggested course sequences. Section I lists baseline competencies taught in the program. Included in section II are outlines of each course in the residential carpentry technology course sequence: fundamentals of drafting, principles of computer-aided design (CAD), machine drafting I, intermediate CAD, descriptive geometry, architectural design I, elementary surveying, advanced CAD, structural drafting, mapping/topography, machine drafting II, quality assurance, computer numerical control drafting, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, construction materials, fundamentals of machining processes, highway drafting, cost estimating, statics and strength of materials, electronic drafting, pipe drafting, architectural design II, steel ship building/design, special project, work-based learning in drafting and design technology, and blueprint reading I and II. Courses in the related academic sequence are as follows: English composition I, oral communications (principles of speech), and college algebra. Each course outline contains some/all of the following: course name and abbreviation; course classification; course description; prerequisites; and competencies and suggested objectives. Recommended tools and equipment are listed in section III. Appended are lists of related academic topics and workplace skills for the 21st century and student competency profiles for both courses. (MN)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Algebra, Architectural Drafting, Behavioral Objectives, Blueprints, Communication Skills, Community Colleges, Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Design, Construction Materials, Construction (Process), Core Curriculum, Drafting, Engineering Drawing, Equipment Utilization, Estimation (Mathematics), Geometry, Heating, Machine Tools, Numerical Control, State Curriculum Guides, Statewide Planning, Technical Institutes, Topography, Trade and Industrial Education, Two Year Colleges, Welding, Work Experience Programs
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational and Technical Education.
Authoring Institution: Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College.
Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A