Course Number: VEM102
Course Title: Electrical Electronic Drawing & Sketching
 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 
 

General Objective

The students will be able to learn the skills and knowledge required to read basic plans used in the construction and electrical industry and interpret documentation.


They will be able to:

   
1.  Recognize and describe a variety of construction drawings, plans and supporting documents
    2.
  Identify symbols and their functions, explain abbreviations and extract basic information from plans
    3. 
Demonstrate the use of drawing equipment and produce drawings according to instructions.


Specific Objectives

Students will be able to:

   1.   Recognize and describe a variety of construction drawings, plans and supporting documents
       
 Identify different types of construction drawings including:
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    Site Plan
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    Floor Plans
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    Elevations
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    Sections
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    Electrical/Electronic Drawings
       
 Explain the basic terminology applicable to the use of the plans and drawings
       
 Identify features of plans and drawings

   2.  Identify symbols and their functions, explain abbreviations and extract basic information from plans
       
Describe construction and electrical/electronic symbols and their functions
        Explain drawing abbreviations and terms commonly used in the electrical/electronics industry
        Describe the type of information included in an electrical/electronics drawing
        Extract basic information from a given electrical/electronics specification

   3. 
Demonstrate the use of drawing equipment and produce drawings according to instructions.
       
Explain "scale" and why it is used in construction and  electrical drawings
       
Apply scale to dimensional lines correctly
       
Demonstrate the correct use of drawing instruments and the selection of suitable pencils
       
Produce drawings as specified