Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Education

Division of ParañaqueParañaque Science High School

Col. E. De Leon St. Sto. Niño, Parañaque CityTelefax No. 478-98-52

TECHNICAL DRAFTING SUBJECT OUTLINE

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To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and complete basic education where:

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developing life-long learners

Subject Code: TDRAFT1Course Title: Technical Drafting for Grade 8Total No. of Weeks: 22 weeks/220 hours

Subject Description:The Technical Drafting program aims to provide knowledge and skills for students that is necessary to translate ideas, sketches, projections and specifications into accurate working drawing using manual and computer-assisted drafting techniques. The course content of this program includes credits in architectural, mechanical, structural, and civil drafting. Students may choose to focus on continuing to a degree program in architecture, mechanical, structural, and civil engineering after completing this program.

Subject Objectives:The general objectives of drafting as an exploratory practical arts course are as follows:

1. To acquire essential skills in freehand drawing and lettering, in creating simple structural and decorative designs, in sketching pictorial drawings, and in making orthographic working sketches.

2. To get acquainted with the technical and related general knowledge concerning the general drafting trade.

3. To be able to read and interpret working sketches and working drawings

4. To develop one’s power of observation and visualization.5. To form good habits of work such as cleanliness, accuracy, neatness, orderliness, speed, and industry.6. To appreciate good draftsmanship.

Subject Content:

I. Fundamental Concepts of Technical Drafting The Practical Arts Drafting Areas Drafting Occupations Allied Drafting

II. Materials Needed in Drafting Drawing Pencils Rubber Eraser Rule (metric) Drawing and Lettering Pens with a Penholder (Gillott, Staedtler, Speedball) Drawing Papers Sketch book Other materials

III. Freehand Drawing Pencil Techniques Drawing Pencils Activities in Sketching Lines Shaded Drawing Activities in Shaded Drawings Activities in Sketching Geometrical Figures

IV. Lettering Origin and Development of Letters Styles of Letters Single-Stroke Gothic Letters Guide Lines in Lettering Rules of Stability in Letters and Numbers Composition in Lettering Centering Titles Lettering Pens and Devices

V. Dimensioning Rules Kinds of Dimension Dimensioning Rules Dimensioning Isometric Drawings

VI. Orthographic Sketching The Projection Box Principles of Orthographic Drawing Alphabet of Lines Steps in Sketching Orthographic Views

Outline Shading of Orthographic Views

VII. Isometric Drawing Concept of Isometric Drawing Steps in Sketching Isometric Drawing

VIII. Auxiliary View Concept of Isometric Drawing Steps in Sketching Auxiliary View

Methodology:

Online LectureOnline BrainstormingSelf-paced study and activity

Requirements:

Submission of Drawing Activities 50%Online discussion/Report 20%Passing of requirements on time 15%Attendance 5%Quizzes 5%Assignments 5%

100%

References:German M. Manaois, M.A., Drafting Volume 1, 2006Other references were linked in every topic.