Architectural Design and

Building Construction

 


Drafting Certificate Program - CCC.ADCT.DRAFT 

The DRAFT Certificate program is a continuation and expansion on the technical course content presented in the CAD Certificate program.   Students earn this second certificate by completing the courses within the CCC.ADCT.CAD certificate and 3 additional technical classes that are required within the CCC.ADCT.DRAFT program.  The expanded scope of this program includes a more detailed review of building materials and the advanced use of AutoCad software.   Students are also introduced into the process and procedures involving Architectural Design.

 


CCC.ADCT.DRAFT Technical Course Content and Sequence

The recommended sequence of courses is listed below.  The scheduling of classes allows a new student to enroll in either the Fall or Spring term and to complete their certificate in the subsequent Spring or Summer Term.

 

Course ID       Course Title                                               Term              Credit Hours

 

BCN 1210       Materials and Processes*                       First                     3

BCN 1250       Introduction to Graphic Technology       First                     3

BCN 2272       Blueprint Reading                                     First                     3

TAR 2053       Introduction to CADD                                 First                     3

  

ARC 2461       Materials and Methods I*                        Second                 3

TAR 1120       Architectural Drawing I                             Second                 3

TAR 2054       Intermediate CADD                                  Second                 3

 

TAR 2055       Advanced CADD*                                      Third                      3

 

(*) denotes 2nd Certificate Courses                 Total Credit Hours            24

 

 


Samples of Student Projects Created in the CCC.ADCT.DRAFT Program

 

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Isometric

 

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Isometric with Dimensions

 

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3D Furniture Study

 

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County Map

 

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3D Space Study 

 

“CADD Techs need to understand what they are drawing as well as the use of the software”

 

 


Time Factors

·       Certificates require one year of study or less.

·       AS degrees  require two years of study.

·       AA degrees required two years or more of study and two to three years at an upper division College or University.

 


This page was last updated - November 30, 2011 by Eugene Broda

 

Ms. Donna Gillis
Architectural Design & Building Construction Technology Professor
A.S, B.S., M.A., University of South Florida
Phone Number: 253-7422
E-mail: dgillis@hccfl.edu
Office Location: DTEC 141

 

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Mr. Michael Schnurr
Architectural Design & Building Construction Technology Professor
B.S., M.A., University of Illinois
Phone Number: 253-7421
E-mail: mschnurr@hccfl.edu
Office Location: DTEC 140

 

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Mr. Joseph W. Tisdale, AAIA
Architectural Design & Building Construction Technology Professor
Bach. of Design, University of Florida
Master of Arch., University of California, Berkeley
Phone Number: 259-6331
E-mail: jtisdale@hccfl.edu
Office Location: DTEC 133

 

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Mr. Paul Palmer
Architectural Lab Assistant
Phone: (813) 253-7424
E-mail: ppalmer@hccfl.edu
Office Location: DTEC 132