Computer Aided Drafting/Design Technology

Computer Aided Drafting/Design Technology

A.A.S. Degree (S)

Computer-Aided Engineering Drafting and Design Technology is a program that prepares students for industry by enhancing their computer-aided drafting (CAD) and design skills. The employment opportunities are extensive and varying and offer students numerous challenges in a growing technological society.

Graduates of the program may work as CAD technicians in offices of mechanical, electrical, architectural, structural consulting engineering offices; industrial piping; chemical/oil refineries; and municipal, state, and federal agencies. Graduates of this program are prepared for immediate productivity in the profession.

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Prepare detailed mechanical, machine, architectural, structural, HVAC, industrial piping, and electrical/electronics drawings for light commercial, manufacturing, and industrial companies.
2. Perform routine structural design calculations required to size steel beams, columns, and decking materials in accordance with AISC standards, and reinforced concrete slabs and foundation footings in accordance ACI standards.
3. Support manufacturing office administration activities with ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications, prepare technically accurate drawings using both manual and CAD techniques, perform quantity surveys and organize cost data for cost estimating functions, prepare or check shop drawings, assist in the planning or coordinating of manufacturing activities, assist designers, and coordinate the preparation and review of bid packages.
4. Provide meaningful and innovative assistance to supervising engineers or designers by developing layout design solutions to manufacturing problems, recommending alternate material substitutions or methods of production, and applying reference resources to collect, organize and analyze required research data.
5. Collect, organize, and analyze data for manufacturing machine parts, and prepare plans for department and/or client approval.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Graduation Requirements

Core Courses

ENG 101	Composition I	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5
SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1

Select 2 course(s) from:

COM 111	Human Communications	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
HIS 111	United States History: Pre-Civil War	3
HIS 112	United States History Post-Civil War	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
PSY 100	Human Relations	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3

Program/Major Courses

EDD 141	Engineering Drafting and Design I	4
EDD 142	Engineering Drafting and Design II	3
EDD 161	Introduction to CAD using Microstation	3
EDD 171	Introduction to CAD using AutoCAD	3
EDD 233	Engineering Drafting and Design III	3
EDD 234	Engineering Drafting (Piping)	3
EDD 246	Engineering Drafting (Structural)	3
EDD 249	Engineering Design Process	3
EDD 271	Advanced CAD	3
EDD 272	Solid Modeling	3

Program/Major Support Courses

AET 164	Architectural CAD Applications	3
MAT 193	Reasoning with Functions II	4
MET 115	Intro to Mechanical Engineering Technology	3
MET 123	Modern Manufacturing Techniques	3
PHY 111	Conceptual Physics	4
	Or
PHY 205	General Physics I	4

Suggested Pathway to Graduation (Course Sequence Sheet)

Semester 1

SSC 100	First Year Seminar	1
MET 115	Intro to Mechanical Engineering Technology	3
EDD 141	Engineering Drafting and Design I	4
MAT 183	Reasoning with Functions I	5
MET 123	Modern Manufacturing Techniques	3

Semester 2

EDD 142	Engineering Drafting and Design II	3
EDD 171	Introduction to CAD using AutoCAD	3
EDD 233	Engineering Drafting and Design III	3
EDD 271	Advanced CAD	3
ENG 101	Composition I	3
MAT 193	Reasoning with Functions II	4

Semester 3

EDD 234	Engineering Drafting (Piping)	3
EDD 246	Engineering Drafting (Structural)	3
EDD 272	Solid Modeling	3
ENG 102	Composition II	3
PHY 111	Conceptual Physics	4
	Or
PHY 205	General Physics I	4

Semester 4

EDD 161	Introduction to CAD using Microstation	3
EDD 249	Engineering Design Process	3
AET 164	Architectural CAD Applications	3
Elective	Social Science Elective	3
Elective	Social Science Elective	3

Approved Electives

Select two (2) social science electives.

HIS 111	United States History: Pre-Civil War	3
HIS 112	United States History Post-Civil War	3
ECO 111	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 122	Microeconomics	3
PSY 100	Human Relations	3
PSY 121	General Psychology	3
SOC 111	Sociology	3
POL 111	Political Science	3
COM 111	Human Communications	3

To complete program requirements, you must pass the above courses and earn at least 66 credits. The number of courses and credits required for graduation may be more depending on your need for developmental education courses and the elective choices you make (if electives are a part of the program). Some programs also have college-level courses that you must take if you do not score at a certain level on the College Placement Test. If this applies to your program, the courses are listed at the top of the sequence sheet before the first semester of the course list.

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