VCF 106 Plan Reading and Interpretation

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Course title: VCF 106 Plan Reading and Interpretation
Campus: CTEC	Initiator: Salba Silbanuz	Date: 01/04/2022
Course description: This course is designed to teach students to read and interpret from blueprint drawings the cabinet/furniture information required to construct a design. Students will also learn principles of sketching, scale drawing and producing full size setouts, using a range of drawing equipment.

COURSE HOURS/CREDITS:

	Hours per Week		No. of Weeks		Total Hours		Semester Credits
Lecture		x		x	/16	=
Laboratory		x		x	/48	=
Lecture/Lab	1.5	x	16	x	24/16	=	1.5
Workshop		x		x	/48	=
			Total Semester Credits				1.5

PURPOSE OF COURSE:

[ ] Degree requirement (LA)

[ ] Degree elective

[X] Certificate

[ ] Other

PREREQUISITES: VSP 153a Industrial Safety

PSLOs OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS:

PSLO#	Program
Identify safety and occupational health requirements in the Carpentry trade. Use competently specified hand and power tools. Perform basic hand skills in constructing projects to given specifications. Interpret construction information from blueprint drawings. Participate in the construction industry.	COA Carpentry

CAC Chair signatures:_________ Date recommended:__________

VPIA signature:___________ Date approved:___________

1. INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

[ ]	1. Effective oral communication:capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.
[ ]	2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum.
[ ]	3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.
[ ]	4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.
[ ]	5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.
[X]	6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand.
[X]	7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning:purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence.
[ ]	8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats.

1). PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (PSLOs): The student will be able to:

Identify safety and occupational health requirements in the cabinet making/furniture making industry
Use specified hand and power tools competently in making products to given specifications.
Demonstrate competence in the complete production process from plans to final finishing.
Interpret information from blueprints or drawings.
Participate in the Cabinet making/Furniture making trade.

2). COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (General): The student will be able to:

Plan and document reading from a blueprint drawing;
Use drawings as a means of communication in cabinet/furniture making ;
Scale drawings using recommended methods, equipment, and techniques;
Sketch with freehand a simple furniture; and
Draw full size set-out to specifications.

3). COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (Specific): The student will be able to:

CSLO (General) 1: Plan and document reading from a blueprint drawing;
Student Learning Outcomes (specific)	ISLO	PSLO	Assessment Strategies
1.1 Define drawing terms	7,6	3	In a written assignment and quiz, the student will define the drawing terms commonly used in cabinet/ furniture making. Graded with an answer key.
1.2 Identify and explain symbols and abbreviations commonly used in plans.	7,6	1,3	The student will identify and explain symbols and abbreviations commonly used in plans. Assessed by direct observation and graded with a checklist.
1.3 Extract basic information from a given specification.	7,6	3	The student will sketch working drawings to clarify construction details prior to commencement of work. Assessed by direct observation and graded with a rubric.
CSLO (General) 2: Use drawings as a means of communication in cabinet/furniture making;.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific)	ISLO	PSLO	Assessment Strategies
2.1 Describe the various types of drawings used as a means of communication in the cabinet/furniture making.	7,6	1	In an assignment or quiz the student will describe the various types of drawings used as a means of communication in the cabinet/furniture making. Graded with a rubric.
2.2 Identify drawing equipment for cabinet/furniture making.	7,6	4	In an assignment or quiz the student will identify drawing equipment used for cabinet/furniture making. Graded with a checklist.
2.3 Produce drawings using appropriate equipment and according to established specifications.	7,6	1	In group work, students will fabricate drawings according to established specifications using the appropriate equipment. Assessed by oral presentation and written report. Graded with a rubric.
CSLO (General) 3: Scale drawings using recommended equipment, methods, and techniques.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific)	ISLO	PSLO	Assessment Strategies
3.1 List the reasons why scaling is an important part of drawing.	7,6	1	Written test graded with a checklist.
3.2 Demonstrate the use of scale rule reading.	7,6	1,2	The student will complete a drawing using scale rule reading. Graded with a checklist.
3.3 Produce scaled working drawings (3/32:1, 1/8:1) and construction details (1:1, ½:1) using recommended drawing equipment, methods and techniques	7*,6	1,5	The student will complete drawings using recommended equipment, methods, and techniques. Graded with a rubric.
CSLO (General) 4: Sketch with freehand simple furniture.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific)	ISLO	PSLO	Assessment Strategies
4.1 Explain the importance of freehand sketches.	7,6	2,3	In a written assignment or quiz, the student will explain the importance of freehand sketching. Graded with a rubric.
4.2 Produce freehand sketches of joints and simple projects	7.6	2.3	The student’s competence will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist
4.3 Sketch the dimension and prepare detailed drawings of simple furnishings projects	7	2,3	The student will complete each drawing in accordance to the standards specified in the assessment rubric.
CSLO (General) 5: Draw full size setout drawing to specifications.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific)	ISLO	PSLO	Assessment Strategies
5.1 Explain the importance of a full size setout drawing.	7	2,3	In a written assignment or quiz, the student will explain the importance of a full-size setout drawing. Graded with a rubric.
5.2 Produce a full size setout drawing. Within + 1/16”	7	2,3	The student will produce a full size set out drawing according to the standards specified in the assessment rubric.

5). COURSE CONTENTS

Plan and document reading
Drawing as means of communication
Scale drawings
Freehand sketches
Full size set out drawn to specifications

6). METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

[X] Lecture [X] Cooperative learning groups

[ ] Laboratory [X] In-class exercises

[ ] Audio visual [X] Demonstration

[ ] Other

7). REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS:
NCCER, (2001) Wheels of learning Level One Carpentry. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Pearson Education (or the latest edition).

Program requirements: Class project materials Woodshop with proper tools and equipments

8). REFERENCE MATERIALS:
Hardware and manufacturers manuals Freirer, J. L., Freirer, M. D.,& Hutchings, G. R.(1997) Carpentry and Building Construction, 5thEdition. New York: Glencoe, McGraw-Hill (or the latest edition). Ramuz, M. (2001) The Encyclopedia of Woodworking. New Jersey: Chartwell Books (or the latest edition).

9). INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS:
None

10). EVALUATION:
Summative assessment will be based on the midterm exam and final project. The Student must achieve 70% mastery or a "C" grade or better to pass this course.

11). CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
None

VCF 106 Plan Reading and Interpretation

Approved by VPIA: 04/11/22

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