NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Basic Computer Aided Drafting
Course prefix, number, and section number: DFTG 1309
Semester/Year of course: Fall 2024
Semester start and end dates: 26AUG – 14DEC
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Online
Class meeting location, days, and times: N/A
Lab meeting location, days, and times: N/S
Semester credit hours: 3
Course Description:
An introduction to computer-aided drafting. Emphasis is placed on setup; creating and modifying geometry; storing and retrieving predefined shapes; placing, rotating, and scaling objects, adding text and dimensions, using layers, coordinate systems, and plot/print to scale.
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials:
Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2024
Author: Shawna Lockhart
ISBN: 978-1-63057-606-6
Name of instructor: D. Preston Kash
Office location: on-line
Telephone number: (ONLY COMMUNICATE THROUGH CANVAS)
Email address: dkash@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: Tuesday and Thursday 5:00pm – 7:00pm
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments: See Modules in Canvas
Final grade scale:
90-100 A
80-89.99-B
70-79.99-C
60-69.99-D
59.99 and Below-F
Late work policy: No assignments will be accepted late…PERIOD. If discussions are not completed by the due dates, no credit will be provided.
See Canvas for the complete course calendar, outline, detailed descriptions of graded work, and other related material.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct ([FLB(LOCAL)]”.
Consequences for academic dishonesty may include:
- An “F” for the course.
- A “0” for the assignment.
- A scholastic dishonesty report
Artificial Intelligence Policy:
See NCTC College policies below
Attendance Policy:
Missing more than three discussions or assignments will result in a dismissal from the course
Withdrawal Policy: A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: 11SEP
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Identify terminology and basic functions used with CAD software
- Use CAD hardware and software to create, organize, display, and plot/print working drawings
- Use file management techniques
Core Objectives:
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Empirical and Quantitative
- Teamwork
- Personal Responsibility
- Social Responsibility
COLLEGE POLICIES
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
AI STATEMENT
Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.
When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.
Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: J. Zachary Ouchley
Office location: Corinth
Telephone number: 940-498-6282 ext. 6538
E-mail address: jouchley@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Darrell D. Smith
Office location: Champions Circle
Telephone number: 940-668-7731 x1101
E-mail address: ddsmith@nctc.edu