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Department of Industrial & Design Technology
Course Syllabus
DFT 265 Architectural Practice and Planning
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
DFT 265 Architectural Practice and Planning is designed to provide a student with basic practical, technical,
and contractual guidelines for working in a professional architectural environment. Among the topics
covered are building codes, zoning, plot and site planning, accessible facilities, construction materials, and
architectural presentations.
2 lectures, 2 labs, 3 credits
Prerequisites: DFT 207 Drafting II, DFT 208 Engineering Graphics
Co-requisites: DFT 262 Architectural Drafting
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
As a result of meeting the requirements in
this course, students will be able to:
Student performance on these objectives will be
measured by:
1. Identify the design process. Site analysis, case study and preliminary design
drawings for a small residential project.
2. Identify the construction process. Drawings of the small residential project.
3. Differentiate the building process from
organizational planning through
construction completion.
Coordinated final designs and drawings produced
in the DFT-262 Architectural Drafting Course.
4. Examine the role of the architect and the
operation of the practice in building design
and construction.
Exam questions.
COURSE CONTENT:
TOPIC
From Lecture notes (See course calendar)
TEXTBOOK: None required
Suggested Resources: Ching, Francis. D.K., Building Construction Illustrated 4TH Ed., Van Nostrand
Reinhold, New York, 2008
Stein & Reynolds, Mechanical and Electrical Equipment for Buildings, 11th Ed.
John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2010
EVALUATION: Midterm Exam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25%
Final Exam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25%
Class Attendance & Participation . . . . .10%
Projects –
a. Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
b. Presentation & Drafting Quality . . 20%
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100%
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance will be taken twice during each class period. The first attendance for the lecture portion of the
class will be at the beginning of each class. The second attendance, for the laboratory portion of the class
will be taken at 11:30 a.m. for classes beginning in the morning, 5:15 p.m. for classes beginning early
afternoon, and 9:45 p.m. for evening classes.
If a student is absent from the lecture portion of the class, it will be recorded as an absence for the entire class
period. If a student is absent from the laboratory portion of the class, it will be recorded as an absence from
that portion of the class only.
A letter grade will be deducted from the class participation portion of your final grade for each absence
beyond three absences from either portion of a class period.
SPECIAL NOTES:
A final grade cannot be assigned for the course until all drawings,
projects and examinations for the course have been completed.
Make-up examinations will be administered in accordance with the
instructor’s and division’s policy.
FACULTY ABSENCE PROCEDURE: Please note well.
A daily listing will appear in the glass case located in the main hall A bldg. which will indicate all classes
which are cancelled. Students can consult this case before going to class. If students find a class cancelled
which has not been listed, they should report this to the divisional dean’s office (A325) or to the
evening/Saturday office (L113).
CALENDAR:
Class Meeting Date Topics
1.
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Introduction, design process
2. _______ Program analysis
3. _______ Site analysis and planning
4. _______ Zoning & building
5. _______ Individual room planning, Form and function
6. _______ Working in three dimensions Elevations and
spaces
7. _______ Midterm Exam
8. _______ Designers – architects and Engineers
9. _______ Scheduling and beginning the project
10. _______ Contracts, change orders, payments
11. _______ Safety and labor relations
12. _______ Finishing the project
13. _______ Open Lab
14. _______ Open Lab
15 _______ Final exam
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