A syllabus is provided for a comprehensive foundation course in mechanical drawing and design for grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 that is prerequisite to advanced elective courses. Introductory materials include course objectives, an overview of basic concepts, and guidelines for implementation. Brief discussions of and suggestions for the areas of design…

Are they one and the same or are they different? The author suggests an abrupt change in some of the educational practices. He claims it seems to be the only logical approach in solving some difficulties in the field, and has implications for others as well. (Editor)

This task list is intended for use in planning and/or evaluating a competency-based course in drafting. The tasks required to perform the duties of seven types of drafters (i.e., general, architectural, electronic, civil, structural, mechanical, and process pipe drafters) and technical illustrators are outlined. The following are among the duties…

This combined text and study guide is for use by high school and junior college students enrolled in first year technical drawing courses and can also be used by the instructors in conjunction with any standard drawing test. It was developed by the author and tested in local classes before publication. The major sections are (1) Drafting Room…

The course covers the basic fundamentals of architectural drafting and is not intended to delve into the more advanced phases of architecture. The student is presented with standards and procedures, and will become proficient in layout of floor plans, electrical plans, roof construction, foundation plans, typical wall construction, plot plans, and…

INITIAL COURSE OUTLINES WERE PREPARED BY INSTRUCTORS. INDIVIDUAL COURSES WERE THEN EXPANDED AND COORDINATED WITH OTHER COURSES. THE CURRICULUM LABORATORY STAFF REORGANIZED AND EDITED THE MATERIAL. A COMMITTEE OF INDUSTRIAL REPRESENTATIVES REVIEWED AND PERSONALLY ENDORSED IT AS BEING APPROPRIATE AND ADEQUATE FOR TRAINING DRAFTING AND DESIGN…

This guide presents a plan for the complete secondary school technology education curriculum approved by the Technology Education Service in Virginia. Intended users are vocational administrators, program designers, guidance counselors, teachers, and students. It presents a curriculum structure for technology education and a chart of technology…

The guide is an outline of training experiences designed to lead a student to at least entry-level proficiency in engineering, support, and management service jobs within the construction industry. Teaching units cover construction drafting, architectural drawing, engineering drafting, estimating, expediting and scheduling, surveying, testing and…

These materials, which can be used to supplement a drafting program, are designed to assist the instructor in helping students develop a better understanding of certain areas of drafting. The materials are divided into exercises that allow the student to devote full attention to one aspect of drafting at a time, and tests, which can be used either…

Results from Bruning's Second Survey of Drafting Technicians Needs, taken from a cross-section of large, medium, and small firms throughout the country, are discussed. Architectural design job-entry training programs are seen as being in need of more careful planning in order to meet employer requirements. (LH)

Training Technology is a supplement to Educational Technology. (AG)

Designed for individualized use in an applied physics course in postsecondary vocational-technical education, this series of six learning modules is equivalent to the content of a three-credit hour class in surveying and drafting technology, architectural drafting technology, building construction technology, and civil engineering technology.…