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Basics of Blue Print Reading

Bachelor of Art in Interior Design

IDA 280

Breyer State University

Instructor:

Mary Jo Libal, BA

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Fundamental Blueprint reading, a Bachelor Level course in the curriculum for the degree, Bachelor of Art in Interior Design. The primary focus of this course is to develop you with technical and analytical skills through visualizing blueprints. Skills will be acquired to read and work accurately from blueprints with architects, builders and designers. The curriculum teaches interpretations from on site and off-site projects. Additional skills to prepare working drawings and specifications will be introduced. I am a faculty member who is a practicing instructor and a successful independent design consultant. This course is the foundation for the rest of the curriculum.

TIME FRAME: This is a six semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your textbook has arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded six semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There is one (1) required textbook for this course.

Book 1: Blueprint Readiing for Construction. James A. S. Fatzinger. Pearson Prentice Hall Publishers: ISBN # 0-13-110811-5.


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SUPPLIES: Architectural triangular scale, mechanical pencil, graph paper ¼" squares and tracing paper.

You may purchase most of your supplies at your local craft, hobby, or office supply store or order on line at:

http://www.darice.com

http://www.michaels.com

http://www.dickblick.com

EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations for this course, a mid-term and a final exam along with a Learning Portfolio. The mid-term and final will cover the material in the book, "Blueprint reading for construction", by James A. S. Fatzinger

The exam is programmed and is located in the classroom for this course. The examination is "open book" objective type. You will have two (2) days to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom. To access the exam, you must send me an email and request to have access to the exam. Upon registration, you will receive my email address. I will then program your access in. You will receive an email back from me telling you that you are now authorized to go ahead and to access your exam. To access, you will come into the classroom, click on testing, and click on the exam you are taking. You will need your User ID and PASSWORD to access the exam. The exam will appear on your screen. Once you access the exam, you have forty-eight hours to submit your answers. The program provides me the exact date and time that you accessed the exam. The program also notifies me of the exact date and time that you submitted your answers. Thus, the program is timing you. When you are ready, go back into the classroom and click in your responses and then click submit. Shortly, you will receive the exam in your email box with your computed score. You will also know what questions, if any, that you missed, and what the correct answer is. I also receive a copy of your exam and your score.

GRADING: You will receive a pass/fail on the Learning Portfolio and a letter grade on the mid-term exam. The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled. Please keep my email address handy so that you can contact me whenever necessary. If at any time during this course you change your email address, please be sure to notify me right away.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: All of the assignments for this course are detailed in the classroom. Go back to the classroom page and click on "assignments."

COURSE CONTENT:

1). Introduction to Blueprint reading.
2). Fundamentals for reading blueprints.
3). Types of surveys.
4). Residential and Commercial blueprint reading.
5). Foundation and below-grade construction.
6). Above ground structures.
7). Plumbing, mechanical and electrical information.
8). Fundamental Mathematics.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may contact the instructor at MLibal4161@aol.com.

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