551 Drafting/Woods .50 Credit Semester 9,10,11, 12 FEES: Students will be required to purchase materials ranging from $15.00 - $50.00. NOTE: This course is required in order to take further electives in the woods/carpentry area. This course is an introduction to the areas of woodworking and drafting. In the woodworking portion, the student chooses from products previously selected by the instructor that provide a broad range of exposure to woodworking procedures, operations, and techniques. Students work from a working drawing or job plan sheet. Safe and effective use of power machinery and hand tools is covered. The drafting portion of the class includes equipment and its usage, three-view working drawings, and dimensioning, pictorial, and perspective drawings. Architectural Drawings and related print reading will also be covered. Students will be charged the cost of materials used. 553 Intro to Welding and Machining (formerly Metals and Engineering Drafting) .50 Credit Semester 9,10,11, 12
FEE: $10.00 Materials Fee
NOTE: This course is required in order to take further electives in the metals area. This course is an introduction to the manufacturing processes and engineering drawing principals related to metals. The manufacturing of metals portion provides students with a chance to explore three basic metal fabrication areas: arc welding, oxyacetylene welding and the metal-working lathe. The engineering drawing portion of the curriculum will cover a variety of mechanical drawing techniques. These techniques will prepare students for interpretation of working drawings that can be used for manufacturing. Students will be required to purchase and wear welding gloves. 557 Fundamentals of Woodworking (formerly Cabinet and Furniture Making) .50 Credit Semester 10,11, 12 Laude Points: THS Laude points will be awarded for successful completion of this course. Transcripted Credit: Students who demonstrate a stated proficiency may receive transcripted credit at Western Technical College. FEE: Students will be required to purchase materials ranging from $20.00 to $100.00.
Prerequisite –Drafting/Woods or Teacher Approval
This course introduces students to concepts that include wood identification, stationary and portable woodworking equipment operations and safety, the lumber milling process, joinery used in woodworking and general shop safety operations. 559 Architectural Drawing I .50 Credit Semester
10,11, 12
Prerequisite – C (73%) or better in Drafting/Woods NOTE: This class fulfills the prerequisite for Vocational Building Trades (587). Architectural Drawing I will acquaint the student with types of drafting techniques and drawings utilized in the residential building trades. Architectural styles, residential designs, estimating and specifications, alternative energy, computer models, computer aided drafting, with REVIT are included to give the student the broad based knowledge to design and produce a complete set of residential house plans. 563 Architectural Drawing II .50 Credit Semester
10,11, 12
Prerequisite – B (83%) or better in Architectural Drawing I and Teacher Approval. Architectural Drawing II presents the advanced student an opportunity to design larger projects independently. Emphasis is placed upon presentation drawings, engineering the structure, computer models, alternative energy systems, site location and architectural styling. Students will design their projects and document their work using the REVIT software 572 Small Engines .50 Credit Semester 9,10,11, 12 FEES: $25.00 Materials Fee. Students will learn the principles of small engines and how to service and repair low-horsepower engines used in society today. Engine rebuilding is the focus of this class and will include inspection, disassembly, precise measurement and inspection, reassembly and performance evaluations. Students will be required to furnish a small (3 to 5 horsepower) four cycle engine, and cover the cost of parts to rebuild this engine. Students will be responsible for additional costs, safety glasses and parts. A “C (73%)” or better in this class is one of the prerequisites for
Vocational Auto Mechanics.
573 Machine Shop .50 Credit Semester 10,11, 12 Laude Points: THS Laude points will be awarded for successful completion of this course. Transcripted Credit: Students who demonstrate a stated proficiency may receive transcripted credit at Western Technical College.
Prerequisite – C (73%) or better in Metals & Engineering Drafting
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