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Discipline: Technology & Health: Architecture
Course Name Course Number
Advanced Digital Design, Illustration and Animation ARCH 222
  • Students will create animated walk-through and fly-through "movies" of building interior and exteriors.
  • Students will apply camera-specific views of the virtual model or scene
Architectural CAD and BIM ARCH 147
  • Students will be able to create a simple design documentation set using Revit software.
  • proficient use of BIM software at introductory level by creating "families." Student will be able to create and make use of "families" in their 3d model
Architectural CAD Working Drawings ARCH 247
  • Students will be able to use common and specialized architectural software to create refined 3-D computer-simulated models.
  • Students will be able to create design development and working drawing sets reflecting refined job skills in current architectural CAD software.
Architectural Drawings and Fabrications ARCH 146
  • Students will review and pass safety quiz to safely use the tools and equipment in teh shop environment
  • students will be able to design simple object using CAD and use the file to fabricate the drawn objects with digital tools
Architectural Materials and Specifications ARCH 142
  • Students will understand basic construction materials including their characteristics and proper uses.
  • Students will apply measuring, cutting and nailing skills on lumber of various length to frame a floor joist system.
  • Students will create a light frame wall section graphic to scale demonstrating appropriate material assemblies.
Architectural Presentations ARCH 122
  • Students will incorporate invisible grid form layout in a presentation board,
  • Students will be able to have basic knowledge of Adobe Software such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to create a presentation boards
Architectural Rendering and Illustration ARCH 221
  • Students will apply perspective illustrations as they relate to the architectural and interior design professions.
  • Students will apply then analyze graphic design problems in shade, shadow, and view composition
Architectural Work Experience ARCH 290
  • Students will demonstrate competency using skills developed in the ARCH and ECT programs by developing and completing a project according to industry partner and/ or faculty advisor.
  • Students will learn punctuality, effective communication, time management, and team collaboration.
Building and Zoning Codes ARCH 145
  • Students will identify and understand fundamental zoning classifications and districts, along with the entitlement process.
  • Students will understand the California Building Code (CBC) adoption process.
CADD and Digital Design Media Level I ARCH 121
  • Student will be able to import images of human figures into Rhino3D software, and scale the height of the person in that image to an actual feet and inches height.
  • Students will be able to assign different line types and line weight to specific drawing types.
CADD and Digital Design Media Level I ECT 16
  • Students will apply basic AutoCAD drawing and modify tools to accurately produce front and side view drawings of a freeform object.
  • Students will understand the concepts of model space and paper space in AutoCAD and apply appropriate drawing scale factors when setting up and plotting drawings.
Civil Engineering Technology and CADD ECT 26
  • Students will use AutoCAD to produce a civil construction detail drawing of a retaining wall, applying appropriate drawing, annotation, and dimensioning tools to communicate construction information clearly and accurately.
  • Students will use AutoCAD to interpret topographic contours on a site plan and produce a cut and fill exhibit that identifies areas of excavation and fill.
  • Students will use AutoCAD to construct contour drawings from survey data using both the control point and grid methods, interpolating elevations to accurately represent existing ground surface.
Construction Estimating ECT 71
  • Students will understand various methods of construction estimation
  • Students will create a construction bid using plans for a simple building.
Design Drawing and Communication ARCH 141
  • Students will be able to perform the various drawing standards and conventions used in architecture.
  • Students will use basic architectural nomenclature related to the design of structures.
  • Students will execute orthographic and 3D drawing projections
Design I - Elements of Design ARCH 101
  • Students will be able to use design tools and equipment of the profession.
  • Students will be able to apply graphic principles/standards and conventions used in 2D/3D architectural design.
  • Students will apply subtractive process as a design methodology
  • Visit and synthesize actual site, program and concept to produce small buildings for a specific location.
Design II - Architectural Design ARCH 102
  • students will study the composition of planar elements to create architectural space
  • Students will re-contour a hillside creating flat buildable areas using the cut and fill method
  • Students will apply their knowledge of selected case study project to analyze and understand precedence to their design
  • Students will be able to apply the design process to create small building design(s).
Design III - Environmental Design ARCH 201
  • Students will be able to apply the environmental design process and procedure beyond the scope of a single building.
  • Students will develop a response to a site analysis
Design IV - Advanced Project ARCH 202
  • Students will demonstrate architectural design research techniques
  • Students will present and evaluate the pros and cons of particular architectural design alternative solution.
Elements of Construction Management ECT 70
  • Students will apply a CPM scheduling technique to a simple construction project.
  • Students will be able to identify roles and responsibility of construction management, per industry standards
  • Student will use Standard Construction Industry Terminology
  • Students will be able to recognize common building construction theory and practices
Fundamentals of Construction Inspection ECT 87
  • Remember building codes and construction standards applicable for a particular building type and location.
  • Students will understand improper wood and Steel framing field practices and defective field connections.
Legal Aspects of Construction ECT 17
  • Analyze applicable licensing requirements, construction business organizations, legal terminology and legal responsibilities
  • Analyze contractual legal relationships among owner, architect contractor and sub-contractors
Reading Construction Drawings ECT 67
  • Students will identify and use architect’s and engineer’s scales to accurately measure and interpret dimensions on construction drawings.
  • Students will identify and interpret the components of architectural plans and elevations, including symbols, dimensions, and annotations, and understand how the two views relate to one another.
  • Students will identify and interpret the components of framing plans, including structural members, spacing, sizes, and notations, and understand how framing elements work together to support a building.
Science Concepts for Sustainable Design and Environmental Control ARCH 180
  • Students will be able to evaluate Solar Geometry in relationship to architecture
  • Students will be able to identify passive heating and cooling systems and their applicability to buildings in different climates.
Structural Design Level I ARCH 280
  • Students will understand how forces act as vectors and apply vector principles to resolve forces into their component parts and determine resultant forces.
  • Students will understand the conditions of static equilibrium and apply the equations of equilibrium to solve for unknown forces and reactions in simple structural systems.
World Architecture I ARCH 250
  • Students will identify the major architectural works of ancient and classic civilizations.
  • Students will be able to compare the architecture of ancient and classic civilizations.
World Architecture II ARCH 251
  • Students will be able to identify the major architectural works from the Renaissance .
  • Students will be able to describe the impact of the Industrial Revolution on architectural design and theory.