Fall 2021 Course Syllabus
Course: DFTG-1309- Section: 71W
Basic Computer-Aided Drafting
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Instructor Information
Instructor Michael Betar
E-mailbetarmw@lamarpa.edu
Phone(409) 984-6424
Office
Location:Umphrey Industrial Technology Center - Room: 201 F
Hours:T – 2:35-4:35PM, W – 3:00-4:30PM, R 1:30-4:30PM, F – 12:30PM-4:00PM
COVID 19 Information The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
Description An introduction to computer-aided drafting. Emphasis is placed on setup, creating, and modifying geometry, storing and retrieving predefined shapes, placing, rotating, and scaling objects, adding text and dimensions, using layers, coordinate systems, and plot/print to scale.
Prerequisites None
Learning Outcomes Identify terminology and basic functions used with CAD software; used CAD hardware and software to create, organize, display, and plot/print working drawings; and use file management techniques.
Core Objectives
Program Student Learning Outcomes PSLO 1: Utilize drafting and CAD terminology, symbols, and commands.
PSLO 2: Practice ethical and professional practices in drafting.
Textbooks Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.

"AutoCAD and its Applications Comprehensive 2020" Terence M. Shumaker/David A. Madsen/David P. Madsen/Jeffrey A. Laurich/J.C. Malitzke/Craig P. Black ISBN: 978-1-63563-866-0
Lecture Topics
Outline
Course Outline
Session    Topics and Commands
1    Chapter 1. Introduction to AutoCAD software

2    Chapter 2. Drawings and Templates

3    Chapter 3. Introduction to Drawing and Editing

4    Chapter 4. Basic Object Commands

5    Chapter 5. Line Standards and Layers

6    Chapter 6. View Tools and Basic Plotting
7    Chapter 7. Object Snap and AutoTrack

8    Chapter 8. Construction Tools and Multiview Drawings
9    Chapter 9. Text Styles and Multiline Text

10    Chapter 10. Single-Line text and Additional Text Tools

11    Chapter 11. Modifying Objects
12    Chapter 12. Arranging and Patterning Objects
13    Chapter 13. Grips, Properties, and Additional Selection Techniques
14    Chapter 14. Polylines and Spline editing Tools

15    Chapter 15. Obtaining Drawing Information

Major Assignments
Schedule

Course Outline
Session    Topics and Commands
1    Chapter 1. The AutoCAD software structure, drawing planning, interface items, dialog boxes, selecting commands, starting and exiting AutoCAD, getting help, commonly used terms and definitions
Command: HELP
Resources: Chapter 1 exercises, review, and problems
2    Chapter 2. Starting and opening a drawing, drawing file names, working with multiple drawings, setting up a drawing template, specifying limits, changing units
Commands: QNEW, NEW, QSAVE, SAVEAS, CLOSE, CLOSEALL, CLOSEALLOTHER, OPEN, DWGPROPS, UNITS, LIMITS
Resources: Chapter 2 exercises, review, and problems
3    Chapter 3. Point entry methods, drawing lines, coordinate display, basic editing commands, dynamic input, working with grid and snap modes, undoing the effects of commands, redoing undone operations
Commands: LINE, GRID, DSETTINGS, SNAP, ORTHO, ERASE, U, UNDO, REDO, OOPS
Resources: Chapter 3 exercises, review, and problems
4    Chapter 4. Drawing circles, arcs, ellipses, polygons, rectangles, polylines, splines, and donuts. Drawing rectangles with chamfered corners and rounded corners
Commands: CIRCLE, ARC, ELLIPSE, PLINE, POLYGON, RECTANGLE, DONUT, SPLINE
Resources: Chapter 4 exercises, review, and problems
5    Chapter 5. Line standards, drawing objects on separate layers, creating and managing layers, assigning linetypes and lineweights, changing object properties, using DesignCenter
Commands: LAYER, LINETYPE, LINEWEIGHT, LAYERSTATE, ADCENTER
Resources: Chapter 5 exercises, review, and problems
6    Chapter 6. Using commands transparently, realtime zooming and panning, using the navigation bar and navigation wheels, creating views, model space and tiled viewports, making a print
Commands: NAVBAR, ZOOM, PAN, VIEWBACK, VIEWFORWARD, NAVSWHEEL, NAVVCUBE, REGEN, REGENALL, ISOLATEOBJECTS, UNISOLATEOBJECTS, DRAWORDER, VIEW, NEWVIEW, VIEWPORTS, PLOT
Resources: Chapter 6 exercises, review, and problems
7    Chapter 7. Object snap modes, using object snap tracking and polar tracking
Command: DSETTINGS
Resources: Chapter 7 exercises, review, and problems
8    Chapter 8. Geometric constructions, creating parallel offsets, dividing objects, drawing points, using construction lines to assist in creating multiview drawings and auxiliary views
Commands: OFFSET, POINT, PTYPE, DIVIDE, MEASURE, XLINE, RAY
Resources: Chapter 8 exercises, review, and problems
9    Chapter 9. Text standards, annotative styles, drawing scale factors, developing and using text styles, forming columns, placing multiple-line text on a drawing
Commands: SCALELISTEDIT, STYLE, RENAME, MTEXT
Resources: Chapter 9 exercises, review, and problems
10    Chapter 10. Placing single-line text on a drawing, creating special text characters, editing existing text, inserting fields, checking spelling
Commands: TEXT, FIELD, UPDATEFIELD, SPELL, FIND, TEXTALIGN, SCALETEXT, JUSTIFYTEXT
Resources: Chapter 10 exercises, review, and problems
11    Chapter 11. Drawing chamfers and fillets, using editing commands, joining objects, scaling objects, exploding objects
Commands: FILLET, CHAMFER, BLEND, BREAK, JOIN, TRIM, EXTEND, STRETCH, LENGTHEN, SCALE, EXPLODE
Resources: Chapter 11 exercises, review, and problems
12    Chapter 12. Moving and copying objects, creating mirror images, aligning objects, arraying objects
Commands: MOVE, ROTATE, ALIGN, COPY, MIRROR, REVERSE, ARRAYRECT, ARRAY, ARRAYPOLAR, ARRAYPATH
Resources: Chapter 12 exercises, review, and problems
13    Chapter 13. Using grips to edit objects, editing associative arrays, using the Quick Properties and Properties palettes, using Windows Clipboard functions to edit between drawings, matching properties, selection techniques
Commands: ARRAYEDIT, PROPERTIES, MATCHPROP, ADDSELECTED, SELECTSIMILAR, QSELECT
Resources: Chapter 13 exercises, review, and problems
14    Chapter 14. Editing polylines and splines, creating a polyline boundary
Commands: PEDIT, BOUNDARY, SPLINEDIT
Resources: Chapter 14 exercises, review, and problems
15    Chapter 15. Obtaining information about the drawing, using QuickCalc to make mathematical calculations on numeric values, comparing drawings
Commands: MEASUREGEOM, ID, DIST, AREA, LIST, DBLIST, STATUS, TIME, TEXTSCR, QUICKCALC, COMPARE
Resources: Chapter 15 exercises, review, and problems

Final Exam Date December 6, 2021 - 12:5 PM   Through  December 6, 2021 - 12:55 PM
Grading Scale 90 – 100 = A, 80 – 89 = B, 70 – 79 = C, 60 – 69 = D, Below 59 = F
Determination of
Final Grade
Drawings 40%
Chapter Reviews, Exams & Notebook 30%
Final Exam or Certification 20%
Participation/Professionalism 10%
Total Grade 100%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
1.    Students may be moved around for the purpose of taking a test.
2.    Every student must have a copy of the required textbooks and supplies.
3.    Your lowest exam grade will not be dropped.
4.    Grades will be posted on Blackboard.
5.    Extra credit may be assigned at the discretion of the instructor.
6.    Student ID’s are required to take the first (1st) exam and must be visible during the test.
7.    Late work will be assessed a 5 point penalty for each day late, and a student will receive an automatic “0” of the sixth day.
8.    Students are required to read any assigned reading.
9.    There is no tolerance for plagiarism or academic dishonesty in any form, including unacknowledged or borrowing of proprietary material, copying answers or papers, fabrication, collusion, falsifying documents, using crib sheets, unauthorized help during exams, or passing off someone else’s work as one’s own.
Student Code of Conduct Statement
It is the responsibility of all registered Lamar State College – Port Arthur students to access, read, understand and abide by all published policies, regulations, and procedures listed in the LSCPA Catalog and Student Handbook.
Withdrawal Policy
It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his or her name is removed from the roll should he or she decide to withdraw from the class. The instructor does, however, reserve the right to drop a student should he or she feel it is necessary.
If a student decides to withdraw, he or she should also verify that the withdrawal is submitted before the final withdrawal date.
The student is also strongly encouraged to retain their copy of the withdrawal form for their records.
The student is required to turn in any equipment or items that belong to the department. Failure to do so may compromise their standing with LSCPA.
State laws permits students to withdraw from no more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career at Texas public colleges or universities. With certain exceptions, all course withdrawals automatically count towards this limit. Details regarding this policy can be found in the LSCPA college catalog.
Software Requirements
If you are in a course that is using a specific software, you MUST have the software available to you either on your home computer or you must use the open lab provided in the Gates Library.
Computer failure, loss of flash drive, loss or corruption of documents, and/or lack of internet access are not acceptable excuses for missed assignments, projects, quizzes, or exams. DO NOT wait until the last minute to complete class work or exams.
Classroom Etiquette:
The following behaviors will result in the student being asked during class time to cease the action and/or leave the classroom: using cell phones, talking, or keying while the instructor is giving instructions or during class discussions; leaving class early without informing the instructor; surfing the internet during lecture; and displaying a rude or negative behavior toward the instructor or other students.
E-mail/Voice Mail Etiquette:
Students must use appropriate e-mail etiquette when corresponding with instructor; for example, complete sentences and a full subject line with your name and course name. Voice mail messages should be clearly spoken identifying students name, course, and any working return phone number.
Lab Assignments
For each assignment, students must complete the entire lesson (file) on their own. Students are never allowed to use another student’s USB or file, only their own unless there is a team assignment. Students should never lend their file to another student nor should a student have any other students work in their possession for any reason.
If a student uses another student’s files, both students are considered guilty of cheating. If caught cheating, the student will get a “0” on the assignment or project. If a second incidence occurs, both students will be given a final grade of “0” for the course.
Attendance Policy 1.    A student is allowed a maximum of 6 absences and may be automatically dropped from the course on the 7th absence.
2.    Three (3) tar dies are equivalent to 1 absence.
3.    A student grade will drop a full letter grade for every 3 absences.
4.    Attendance is defined as actively participating and listening in class.
5.    Each class is worth ten points each with students being graded on their level of participation.
Attendance Scale – (points)
10 full participation
8 Partially attentive, texting during lecture or equivalent activity
5 Coming in late or after lecture, leaving early, and texting/talking calls
3 Working on another class’ homework in addition to the other infractions
0 Not in attendance, playing games or viewing inappropriate websites
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies
  1. No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

  2. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.

  3. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
MyLSCPA Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you've logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the "My Courses" tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLSCPA.
Other I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. Your grades can be found in Black Board.
HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
Department
Business and Industrial Technology
Chair:Sheila Guillot
E-mail:guillsr@lamarpa.edu
Phone:(409) 984-6381

If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.