Students currently enroled in an Ontario secondary school may obtain an application form from their Guidance Office. For all other applicants, applications are available from the Registrar's Office of any Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology or from the Ontario College Application Services. Please refer to the College Applicant Guidebook for details on how to complete the application form. Applications for Fall admission received by February 1 will be given equal consideration. This course provides an introduction to working drawings for wood-frame construction including plans, elevations, and sections.
Emphasis is placed on manual drafting skills.
This course focuses on the physical characteristics of construction materials including their manufacture and use in wood-frame construction. Emphasis is placed on part 9 of the Ontario Building Code. This course focuses on the drawing and editing commands and other various tools required to produce 2-dimensional architectural drawings using AutoCAD R14 on a Windows 95 platform. This introductory level course exposes students to a variety of skills necessary to communicate visually. Topics covered include report graphics, page layout techniques, board presentation principles, two-dimensional graphics and more, with emphasis on black and white techniques.