Architectural Computer-Aided Drafting/Design (AAS)
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| Code | Title | Credits/Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Communication Skills | ||
| ENGL&101 | ENGLISH COMPOSITION I | 5 |
| ENGL&235 | TECHNICAL WRITING | 5 |
| Subtotal | 10 | |
| Health & Physical Education | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Computational Skills | ||
| MATH 103 | COLLEGE TRIGONOMETRY | 5 |
| Subtotal | 5 | |
| Human Relations | ||
| HDEV 198 | PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
| HDEV 200 | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 2 |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Humanities | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Course Options 1 | 5 | |
| Subtotal | 5 | |
| Major Area Requirements | ||
| CADD 101 | CADD ORIENTATION | 1 |
| CADD 102 | CADD CAREERS | 1 |
| CADD 110 | BASIC SKETCHUP | 4 |
| CADD 120 | BASIC RHINOCEROS | 4 |
| CADD 140 | BASIC AUTOCAD | 4 |
| or ENGR 140 | BASIC AUTOCAD | |
| CADD 141 | ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING 1 | 4 |
| CADD 142 | INTERMEDIATE AUTOCAD | 2 |
| CADD 170 | BASIC REVIT: RESIDENTIAL | 4 |
| CADD 171 | REVIT: COMMERCIAL | 4 |
| CADD 199 | COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE | 1-6 |
| CADD 207 | PRESENTATION GRAPHICS | 4 |
| CADD 210 | ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING 2 | 3 |
| CADD 214 | AUTOCAD CUSTOMIZATION | 3 |
| CADD 299 | CADD CAPSTONE PRACTICUM | 5 |
| ENGR 113 | ENGINEERING SKETCHING AND VISUALIZATION | 2 |
| ART 104 | OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING | 4 |
| Select an additional four credits/units required from the following: | 4 | |
| TWO-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN (4 credits/units) | ||
| THREE-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN (4 credits/units) | ||
| PHOTOSHOP RASTER GRAPHICS (4 credits/units) | ||
| ILLUSTRATOR VECTOR GRAPHICS (4 credits/units) | ||
| INDESIGN PAGE LAYOUT (4 credits/units) | ||
| Total Credits/Units | 90 | |
| 1 | Must earn five credits/units from PHYS, PHSC, or ENVS courses. |
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should know or be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College. After successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply a method of scientific inquiry, valid to the natural sciences, to evaluate claims about the natural world. (GE)
- Articulate well-considered ideas and written claims to an academic audience, using effective rhetorical techniques, properly credited evidence, and a command of Standard English. (GE)
- Demonstrate and clearly explain an effective strategy to solve a quantitative problem. (GE)
- Demonstrate interpersonal/human relations skills. (GE)
- Demonstrate progress toward healthier behaviors. (GE)
- Evaluate, analyze, and explain events, behaviors, and institutions using perspectives and methods in the Social Sciences. (GE)
- Interpret the human experience, within appropriate global and historical contexts, through evaluation, analysis, creation, or performance. (GE)
- Create and manipulate architectural drawings and models in a multitude of CADD applications (core CADD skills).
- Fully annotate and print architectural drawings (core drafting skills).
- Demonstrate aspects of elementary design skills.
- Discuss and communicate aspects of various industries and businesses that typically use CADD applications.
- Demonstrate aspects of employability for an entry-level CADD-related position.
- Demonstrate aspects of professionalism as appropriate for an entry-level CADD-related position.
- Demonstrate core architectural CADD and drafting skills, and professionalism and employability, through working with a client on a capstone project.