Course Title: Produce computer-aided drawings

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4251 Certificate IV in Interior Decoration

Course Title: Produce computer-aided drawings

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 50

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

GRAP5300C

City Campus

TAFE

320T Architecture & Urban Design

Face-to-Face

Term1 2012,
Term1 2014

Course Contact: Jennifer Crowley

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4819

Course Contact Email: design.tafe@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a range of CADD program functions and features to produce drawings. People working in many industries require the skills and knowledge in this unit, and the unit is written to allow for contextualisation to a particular industry context. Within the cultural industries this unit is relevant for people working across multiple sectors. The focus of this unit is on the technical skills required to operate CADD, and design skills are found in other units within the Visual Arts Craft and Design Training Package.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This unit has linkages to a wide range of other units in various Training Packages and combined assessment and/or training with those units would be appropriate.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUVCRS03B Produce computer-aided drawings

Elements:

1.  Determine drawing requirements

2.  Select and set up CADD package

3.  Gather object parameters and/or measurements

4.  Prepare plots or drawings

5.  Check drawings and save files


Learning Outcomes

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to use a range of CADD program functions and features to produce drawings


Overview of Assessment

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:
• ability to use the standard features and functions of a CADD program to produce drawings
• knowledge of CADD capabilities and uses in relation to the specific industry context.

The assessment context must provide for:
• practical demonstration of skills using an industry-current CADD program to develop drawings for a specific workplace purpose.