Welcome to Mechanical Drawing, & Computer Assisted Drafting With Mrs. Denyer

NOT ROP Regional Occupational Program (Not This Class) CTE Career Technical Education ENGINEERING AND DESIGN INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER HARDWARE Where does this class fit in your academic career?

The Career Technical Education programs at River Valley High School can provide you with –knowledge and skills of a specific topic –necessary for career and postsecondary training –career readiness training 

While these courses are interesting and fun, –they also have high academic standards –the essential knowledge and transferable skills –to match rapidly shifting workplace requirements 

The types of careers linked to these courses range anywhere –from jobs right out of high school, –through careers requiring post-graduate degrees 

This is a STEM course

This Will be In Your Syllabus

Technical Drawing & CAD Courses Technical Drawing/CAD courses teach the basic concepts of drafting and Computer Assisted Drafting 

Technical Drawing & CAD Courses You will initially learn to use drafting instruments such as –sliding parallels –Triangles –compasses –and others To produce drawings of mechanical objects. You will also learn about line weights, lettering, dimensioning, and other drawing techniques 

Technical Drawing & CAD Courses Specific design details and will be learned and applied. The Computer Assisted Design students will learn and apply computer technology techniques in class projects The more advanced CAD students will have opportunities to learn a variety of technical and architectural skills 

Course Goals Understanding and application of the principles of Drafting Design Drawing techniques and proper tool use Create accurately scaled and labeled drawings Identify the main stages in the development of a drawing Apply industry-level drawing skills to design problems 

Course Content Review the syllabus on your own to see what specific training this course offers

Assessment Assessment of your performance will include but will not be limited to: –Classroom participation, punctuality and attendance –Completion of required assignments/portfolio –Individual and group projects –Tests and quizzes –Evaluations are based upon the California Department of Education's Curriculum Frameworks and the California Career Technology Education Standards –Portfolio: Digital Copy, Hard Copy, Presentation 

COUNT ON IT! You: –WILL work hard in this class if you want to succeed –Will gain valuable skills –Will have fun! –MUST put in the work to be successful! An elective doesn’t mean easy – it means opportunity!

Class Rules And Preliminary Paperwork

CLASS RULES ALL SCHOOL RULES APPLY! RESPECT IS MANDATORY! SAFETY IS ESSENTIAL! ON TIME, ON TASK! DISALLOWED ITEMS IN CLASS INCLUDE: Food, Gum, Hats, Cell Phones, Music Devices, Personal Grooming PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT! BUSINESS LANGUAGE IS MANDATORY as part of the curriculum TIMELY SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS! RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN GRADE! 

Preliminary Forms Class Rules – signatures Grading Policy – FYI Digital Resource Use – signatures Textbook Agreement 

The Class Portfolio Assignments to Expect

Daily Course Work Daily Tasks Hands-On applications –Board work and computer work Textbook work Digital Portfolio, Hard Copy Portfolio Research projects Work presentations 

Portfolio You are expected to develop a Personal Portfolio The Portfolio will count as a major portion of your final Your Portfolio will consist of: –Digital Portfolio (on line) –Printed Hard Copy Portfolio –Presentation of your Portfolio This is a mandatory, high stakes assignment 

What You MUST Provide Three-ring binder in like-new condition –Labeled with your name and class period –About 1 ½” thick Six dividers – to be labeled at a later date Daily bring pencil, paper & textbook 

Highly Recommended! Personal portable digital storage device –thumb drive, flash drive, etc. –At least 4 gig of storage –A Very Important backup device!!! 

Optional: Personal tools as appropriate for individual projects – as desired 

Textbooks You will be provided a course textbook Once assigned, it is YOUR Responsibility! You will be required to check out your textbook and return it at the end of the course THERE IS NO SAFE PLACE IN THE ROOM TO STORE YOUR BOOK!! 

Self-Assignments It is recommended that you jot down ideas for possible projects. You are invited to discuss possibilities at any point. Before doing the assignment, it is important to define what might be learned as well as what other outcomes might be expected 

Self-Assignments We all need to develop creative independence. You are encouraged to propose individual assignments in addition to the listed ones. Individual student assignments should involve as much preparation and research as the regular assignments. Such projects must be proposed and pre-approved by the teacher before doing them.

Hang in there Murphy's Law was written for all types of creative work and technology. It's so simple to ruin a project through no fault, or by a moment of carelessness. Avoid despair. Just do it over or make the needed changes.

Hang in there There's usually no penalty to your grade so long as you prearrange a deadline extension (no extensions past the end of the term). Grieve but avoid despair; it happens to your teacher and everyone else too. Mistakes are great teachers when we are open to learn and improve from them 

ENJOY AND LEARN!