DRF - Drafting and Design A.A.S.

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CRApplied Associate of Science

Overview Completion Requirements Course Sequence

Program Full Description

This program is designed to prepare students for employment as an industry technician or draftsman who is able to make detail and design drawings. The program provides students with knowledge and experience in the areas of computer-aided drafting (CAD), robotics, and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), so that they are prepared for the high-technology methods employed by industry. Graduates assist engineers and designers in the investigation, experimentation, and development of products, tools, mechanisms, and machines. Graduates also prepare appropriate detail and design drawings for use in production. Jobs for which graduates are expected to be qualified include detail draftsperson, design draftsperson, product design, machine design, and tool design.

Program Objectives

Program Objective	accreditation standard	college-wide competency
Use common standards and symbols to make detail and assebly drawing according to accepted industrial practice.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Construct drawings using various special areas of drafting, such as electronic schematics, piping, welding, structural, sheet metal layout, and castings.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Explain the differences between various common manufacturing materials and have a knowledge of the processes available to transform these materials into finished projects.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Work from handbooks, catalogs, and other informational sources to obtain the data necessary for selecting machine components.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Design basic tools, jigs, fixtures, and punch dies.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Use creative thinking and good judgment when considering all the factors involved in the evolution of a mechanical design.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Demonstrate and apply the basic principles of fluid power.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Operate a typical computer drafting system.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Organize and write a technical report indicating the data that was determined for the selection of a machine component.	Program not accredited or licensed.
Determine by calculation the various operational values related to machine components, such as force, speed, and power.	Program not accredited or licensed.