This course provides entry-level skills in designing and sizing mechanical and electrical systems for small commercial and residential buildings. Drafters, architectural aides, and other technicians utilize these skills. A course where students develop basic architectural skills while completing a required project that includes elevations, sections, floor plan, and details. Reference materials help students gain an understanding of codes, materials, structures, architectural aids, and standards. A course where students produce a complete set of architectural documents through a student-developed design.
Emphasis is placed on space, form, materials, structural system, and architectural standards.
Completion of ENTK 1710. A course in the preparation of design and working drawings for structures such as bridges and buildings using wood, steel, and concrete. Students acquire knowledge about terrestrial and space map projections currently used and gain an understanding about the concepts of map drafting, preparation, and publication. An introductory course on ordinary field surveying. Students acquire skills in the practical aspects of the field survey operations of measuring distances, angles, differences in elevation, and in the care and maintenance of surveying equipment.