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DFT 111 - Technical Drafting I
This course introduces basic drafting skills, equipment, and applications. Topics include sketching, measurements, lettering, dimensioning, geometric construction, orthographic projections and pictorial drawings, sections, and auxiliary views. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and apply basic drawing principles and practices.
     
Class Hours:  1
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  3
Day:
   Fall
Evening:
   Fall
Credit Hours:  2
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites:  DFT 111A (Local)
Distance Education Offerings:  None
 
 
DFT 111A - Technical Drafting I (Lab) 
This course provides a laboratory setting to enhance basic drafting skills. Emphasis is placed on practical experiences that enhance the topics presented in DFT 111. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the laboratory experiences to the concepts presented in DFT 111.
     
Class Hours: 0
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  3
Day:
   Fall
Evening:
   Fall
Credit Hours:  1
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites:  DFT 111 and DFT 151 (Local)
Distance Education Offerings: None
 
 
DFT 112 - Technical Drafting II 
 This course provides for advanced drafting practices and procedures. Topics include detailed working drawings, hardware, fits and tolerances, assembly and subassembly, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, intersections, and developments. Upon completion, students should be able to produce detailed working drawings.
     
Class Hours: 1
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  3
Day:
   Spring
Evening:
   Spring
Credit Hours:  2
Prerequisites: DFT 111
Corequisites:  DFT 112A (Local)
Distance Education Offerings: None
 
 
DFT 112A - Technical Drafting II (Lab) 
This course provides a laboratory setting to enhance advanced drafting skills. Emphasis is placed on practical experiences that enhance the topics presented in DFT 112. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the laboratory experiences to the concepts presented in DFT 112.
     
Class Hours: 0
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  3
Day:
   Spring
Evening:
   Spring
Credit Hours:  1
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites:  DFT 112
Distance Education Offerings:  None
 
 
DFT 119 - Basic CAD
This course introduces computer-aided drafting software for specific technologies to non-drafting majors. Emphasis is placed on understanding the software command structure and drafting standards for specific technical fields. Upon completion, students should be able to create and plot basic drawings.
     
Class Hours: 1
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  2
Day:
   On Demand
Evening:
   On Demand
Credit Hours:  2
Prerequisites: CIS 110 or CIS 111 (Local)
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings: None
 
 
DFT 121 - Intro. to Geometric Dimen. & Tol. 
This course introduces basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles. Topics include symbols, annotation, theory, and applications. Upon completion, students should be able to interpret and apply basic geometric dimensioning and tolerancing principles to drawings.
     
Class Hours: 1
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  2
Day:
   Spring
Evening:
   On Demand
Credit Hours:  2
Prerequisites: DFT 111 (Local)
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings:  None
 
 
DFT 151 - CAD I
This course introduces CAD software as a drawing tool. Topics include drawing, editing, file management, and plotting. Upon completion, students should be able to produce and plot a CAD drawing.
     
Class Hours: 2
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  3
Day:
   Fall
Evening:
   On Demand
Credit Hours:  3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings: None
 
 
DFT 152 - CAD II 
This course introduces extended CAD applications. Emphasis is placed upon intermediate applications of CAD skills. Upon completion, students should be able to use extended CAD applications to generate and manage drawings.
     
Class Hours: 2
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  3
Day:
   Spring
Evening:
   On Demand
Credit Hours:  3
Prerequisites: DFT 151 (Local)
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings: None
 
 
DFT 153 - CAD III 
 This course introduces advanced CAD applications. Emphasis is placed upon advanced applications of CAD skills. Upon completion, students should be able to use advanced CAD applications to generate and manage data.
     
Class Hours: 2
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  3
Day:
   Summer
Evening:
   On Demand
Credit Hours:  3
Prerequisites: DFT 152 (Local)
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings:  None
 
 
DFT 170 - Engineering Graphics 
This course introduces basic engineering graphics skills and applications. Topics include sketching, selection and use of current methods and tools, and the use of engineering graphics applications. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic engineering graphics principles and practices. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement for transferability as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.
     
Class Hours: 2
Semester(s) Course Schedule to be Offered:
Lab/Clinical/Work Exp. Hours:  2
Day:
   Spring On Demand
Evening:
   Spring On Demand
Credit Hours:  3
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites:  None
Distance Education Offerings:  None
 
 
 

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