Art 304: Design Drafting Winter 1999

Stephen Luecking, Instructor

SYLLABUS

DESCRIPTION

Drafting is a measured system of graphic and verbal information for planning and building objects and spaces. The ultimate goal of a drafting document is to provide the information from which these three-dimensional entities can be planned, priced and executed.

 This course is an introduction to drafting with the purpose of using such drafted information in the process of design development. Along with learning hand and digital techniques you will be given design problems to solve and develop using drafting.

 TEXT

 The text for this course is the program TurboCad sketch which comes with a tutorial book. Your homework for the first half of the course will be to complete this tutorial. A professional version of this program will also be available to students.

ORGANIZATION

 The course is divided into three parts. Each part will be followed by a quiz on the terms and concepts discussed during that segment of the course:

 Part I: Plane figures (4 weeks)

Two-dimensional geometry and constructive principles used in drafting, including lines and angles, curves, polygons, coordinate systems. The approach will be intuitive and constructive rather than mathematical. Part ii: Object Design (3 weeks)

                              Stapler Design

The use of plan and profile, dimensioning and axiometric projection to develop and present the design for a hand-held object. Part iii: Space Design (3 weeks)

                               Multi-Level Pool Table

The use of scaling and basic modeling applied to the design of an environmental space. REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING

Each of the three parts of the course will count for 25% of the course grade for a total of 75%. Of the 25% assigned to each part each quiz comprises 5% and problem execution comprises 20%. Attendance accounts for the remaining 25% of the total course grade.

Zero to one excused absence will earn an A in attendance; two excused absences earn a B; three earn a B; four a D; and five an F. Six or more absences yield an FX. Unexcused absences count double as do absences on the day of a scheduled critique. To excuse an absence it is sufficient to 1) notify, call or e-mail the instructor prior to the start of class or 2) bring in a third-party official document substantiating the absence (e.g. doctor’s note, traffic ticket).

 You will be required to attend two formal critiques to take place after parts II and III of the course. The last critique will be held during a scheduled exam period during finals week.

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

The following tools and supplies are required for every class session:

(recommended: Genesis/Baraka’s has inexpensive pre-packaged kits of drafting tools)

 INSTRUCTOR INFO

Office hours in rm. 323 Fullerton: 10:00-12:00 MW, 2:30-430 TTH.

Phone: 773-325-7567; e-mail: slueckin@wppost.depaul.edu

Web Site: http://www.depaul.edu/~slueckin