Certificate of Achievement - Civil Design Drafting Technology
Catalog and Addendum 2009-2010
This certificate program prepares students for an entry level job as a civil drafter. Drafters work under the supervision of civil or structural engineers, architects, and/or surveyors as support staff in jobs requiring them to prepare, interpret, and revise technical drawings, or gather and categorize field data. Engineering technicians work as support staff in field, laboratory and/or office environments.
To earn a certificate of achievement, students must complete each of the required courses with a "C" grade or better. Some courses are not offered every semester so please consult with the program director for assistance in scheduling classes.
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Required courses |
Units |
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CONST 114 |
Blueprint Reading |
3 |
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ENGIN 121* |
Engineering Drawing/Descriptive Geometry |
3 |
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ENGIN 123 |
Principles of Civil Drafting |
3 |
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ENGIN 126 |
Computer-Aided Design and Drafting AutoCAD |
4 |
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ENGIN 226 |
Computer-Aided Design Drafting, Advanced Concepts - AutoCAD |
4 |
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GEOG 127 |
Introduction to Global Positioning Systems |
3 |
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PHYS 110 |
Elementary Physics |
3 |
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Plus at least 2 units from: |
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CONST 116 |
Plane Surveying |
3 |
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ENGIN 140 |
Plane Surveying I |
3 |
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Plus at least 3 units from: |
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ENGIN 111 |
Mathematics for Technicians |
4 |
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MATH 121* |
Plane Trigonometry |
3 |
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Plus at least 3 units from: |
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ENGIN 222 |
Principles of Structural Steel Drafting |
3 |
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ENGIN 223 |
Principles of Pipe Drafting |
3 |
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ENGIN 298 |
Independent Studies |
0.5-3 |
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Plus at least 3 units from: |
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GEOG 128 |
Advanced Global Positioning Systems |
3 |
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GEOG 160* |
Introduction to Remote Sensing |
4 |
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GEOG 162 |
Maps and Cartography |
3 |
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Total units required |
35-37 |
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*Certain courses required for this certificate have recommended or prerequisite coursework that could add additional units. See catalog description for details.
Certificate of achievement in Civil Design Drafting Technology (DataTel code CA.CDDT.D)
SLO#1. Students completing the program will be able to use technical drafting principles to develop technical drawings.
SLO#2. Students completing the program will be able to interpret construction blueprints.
SLO#3. Students completing the program will be able to use geometric construction and descriptive geometry to solve geometric problems.
SLO#4. Students completing the program will be able to create 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional Computer Aided Drawings (CAD).
SLO#5. Students completing the program will be able to interpret Global Positioning data.
SLO#6. Students completing the program will be able to measure land forms using ground surveying equipment.
SLO#7. Students completing the program will be able to apply trigonometry to math problems.
SLO#8. Students completing the program will be able to apply the basic laws of physics to everyday situations.
SLOs updated 11/19/2009 4:46:46 PM
