Don Beatty

Drafting Teacher

LakeNormanHigh School

704-799-8555 ext. 1347

Drafting III - Engineering Honors Syllabus

This course introduces the student to advanced engineering concepts using CAD tools. Topics studied include descriptive geometry, geometric tolerancing, and advanced engineering design concepts such as surface and solid modeling.

Prerequisite: Drafting II - Engineering

Essential Curriculum

  • Engineering Design Process
  • Constraint-Based/Parametric Modeling
  • Threads and Fasteners
  • Weldments
  • Basic Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
  • Working Drawings
  • At least 2-3 team projects (Mouse Trap Car, Airplanes, Catapults)
  • Portfolio Development and Representation
  • Leadership Development

Classroom Requirements

  • Small (1/2” - 1”) three-ring binder to be left in class for handouts, class work, notes and assignments. This notebook will be checked occasionally for grade as per grading scale. Please clearly and neatly identify your notebook. It is our goal to have a notebook full of information, techniques, terms, drawings and assignments at semester’s end.
  • Ability to take digital pictures and send/receive e-mail (Camera phone OK)
  • Loose leaf notebook paper for notes and assignments
  • Open Mind and Good Attitude

Grading Scale

93-100A

85-92B

77-84C

70-76D

Below 70F

Class Rules and Expectations

  1. Be on Time (Be in your seat and ready to begin class when the tardy bell rings)
  2. No Food, Drinks or Gum (This is a computer lab)
  3. Limit Unnecessary Talking
  4. Keep Your Hands to Yourself - If it belongs to Someone Else, Don’t touch it.
  5. Use the restroom and get water before or after class
  6. Zero Tolerance Issues: (No Warnings!)
  • Cheating of Any Type (Page A-16 of Student Handbook)
  • Computer Usage Violations (Page A-17 of Student Handbook)

Cheating

  • If you turn in work as your own, that someone else did, that is cheating and you will receive a zero.
  • If you allow someone to turn in your work, with their name on it, that is also cheating and you will receive a zero.
  • It is school policy that any student caught cheating will receive a zero on the assignment, be written up with an office referral and receive a telephone call home to parents.

Please note: I have been looking at drawings for over 20 years and can identify original work. Every semester I catch students sharing drawings when they thought there was no way I would know, but my super-ninja teacher skills always prevail. Please do not give in to temptation. Just do your work as assigned and encourage others to do so as well.

My website includes a comprehensive study guide for this class and can be accessed at any time from any computer with internet capabilities. Please utilize this resource as much as possible throughout the semester.