Houston Community College System
Drafting and Design Engineering Technology Department
Course Syllabus
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Course : DFTG-1352
Title: Structural Drafting;
Credits: 3 Hrs
Class Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Classroom: Pine-161;
Class Days: MW
Instructor: Dr. Edward Osakue
Phone: 832-316-3279
Email: edward.osakue@hccs.edu
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Required Textbook:
Goetsch, D. L, Structural Drafting, 2ed ed. Delmar
Other Required Materials
Flash Drive, CD-R (End of Semester)
10 Scantrons, #2 pencil, Eraser, Letter size binder or manila folder
Scientific calculator, Micro Stapler, Ruler
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American With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Houston Community College maintains a policy for students with disabilities in accordance with the American
with Disabilities Act of 1990, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1993. Under the Federal guidelines,
the College is obligated to:
1. Protect the civil rights of students with disabilities.
2. Protect the confidentiality and privacy of students with disabilities.
3. Provide reasonable accommodations and services to students with known disabilities, who are
qualify to meet the requirements of the academic program, apart from the handicapping condition.
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Course Content
ARCE 1352: STRUCTURAL DRAFTING
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Prerequisite: DFTG 1305
Discussion of detail drawings of structural shapes for fabrication with emphasis on framed and
seated connectors and beam and column detailing. Designed to meet the standards of
American Institute of Steel Construction, including units on concrete detailing conforming to
American Concrete Institute standards.
Week
Topics
1
Introduction
2
Building Materials & Structural Shapes
3
Mechanical Fasteners and Nails
4
Structural Lumber Drawings
5
Welding Symbols and Drawings
6
Structural Steel Drawings
7
Structural Steel Drawings
8
Structural Steel Drawings, Exam Study Guide
9
Mid Term Exam
10
Structural Steel Drawings
11
Structural Steel Drawings
12
Precast Concrete drawings
13
Poured-in-Place Concrete drawings
14
Poured-in-Place Concrete drawings
15
Project
16
Project, Exam Study Guide
17
Final Exam Review, Final Exam
Table 1: Class activities
Other Assignments:
1
Textbook Ref.
Handout
a) Quizzes (2 or more)
b) Research Assignment(s): AISC & ACI Standards
Attendance Policy
Attendance has a weighting factor in most courses. Please check the allocated weight in the grade category table
in your syllabus. If attendance is less than 80% for a student, the student will receive a zero (0) grade for
attendance.
Grading Scheme
Every student is encouraged to do all assignments in this course. A student must turn the assignment in before or
on the due date to expect the maximum grade point. All labs are due at the beginning of the next class. The
deadline for a lab assignment is seven (7) calendar days from the due date. Maximum grade after due date is
80%. Due dates and deadlines for other assignments will be communicated in the classroom. No assignment
will be accepted after the deadline. The categories of assignments are shown in Table 2 along with their
weights. Table 3 shows the classification of numeric grades into letter and point grades.
Category
Labs
Quizzes
Attendance
Mid Term Exam
Final Exam
Table 2: Grade categories
Weight (%)
50
15
10
10
15
Numeric Grade
Letter Grade
90 -100
A
80 - 89
B
70 – 79
C
60 – 69
D
< 59
F
Table 3: Grade classification
Point Grade
4.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
0.00
Please refer to the student catalog for more information on grades, grade appeals, and harassment.
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Scholastic dishonesty is strictly prohibited (Zero Tolerance)
"Scholastic dishonesty" includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
"Cheating" on a test includes:
 Copying from another student's test paper;
 Using materials during a test that are not authorized by the Instructor;
 Collaborating with another student during a test without permission by the Instructor;
 Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of an unadministered test;
 Bribing another person to take a test for someone else;

Using cell or mobile phone for voice and or text messaging and receiving materials relevant to a test.
"Plagiarism" means the use of another's work and the deliberate incorporation of that work into work you offer for
credit without citation or acknowledgement.
"Collusion" means the unauthorized collaboration with another student in preparing work offered for credit.
Determination of scholastic dishonesty will be at the discretion of the Instructor.
I hereby acknowledge that I have read and I understand the class expectations, grading scheme, and attendance
policy for this course
Course : DFTG-1352
Semester: _________________
Instructor: Dr. Edward Osakue
Student Name: _________________________________________________ (Print)
Student Signature: ____________________________________
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