Continuing Education

TDRW100 - Technical Drawing and Interpretation Basics

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Course Overview

Technical drawings are essential in industry. The ability to interpret and visualize these drawings is critical to communicating multiple layers of meaning and information. Describe the different types of 2D and 3D drawings and their various uses. Measure lengths using scales and learn to utilize the appropriate scale to present specific types of information. Identify the correlation of different views and methods of cross-referencing. You will also become very familiar with the common abbreviations, symbols and standards used in construction drawings. With the skills gained in this course, you will be able to describe the various types of drawings and their industry uses, as well as interpret simple drawings.

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  • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
  • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
  • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
  • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
  • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
  • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
  • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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