Sacramento City College
Unit Plans
Completed Spring 2004
Department Name: Engineering Design Technology
Department Spokesperson: Kenneth Fitzpatrick
Division Dean: Joe Armstrong
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Engineering Design Technology Department - Accomplishments 2004 – 2005
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Year-End Status and Accomplishments
Goal 1: Outreach Activities
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Continue to meet with other High School drafting
teachers to potentially develop workable
articulation agreements.
Continue to meet with members of our industry
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 review of our curriculum
 to identify potential new advanced courses;
 exposure of our program as a potential
resource for their employees; and
 to further internships and employment
prospects.
Both actions listed above are intended to increase
enrollment in our advanced courses.
A formal articulation agreement has been established with J.F.
Kennedy H.S.
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Industry members regularly give advice regarding our
curriculum.
Some industry members will be teaching as adjunct faculty,
adding exposure for the EDT Department to the industry.
Enrollment increased considerably in the advanced courses, and
increased in the entry level courses during the Spring semester
compared to Spring 2003.
Goal 2: Coordinate CAD Instructional/Labs
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Develop potential of, and coordination
 The computer labs currently work well, but the CAD lab
between, the existing CAD instructional/lab
hardware still badly needs upgrading.
and the new Hybrid instructional/lab.
 Automatic resetting of software is still being developed.
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Addition of a computer technician specifically to the Advanced
 Establish parameters for resetting software
after each student usage.
Technology division will make this need a reality.
 Continue development of computer library
 Files and formats have been started especially for the
files for CAD standards and symbols.
mechanical and electrical courses.
Other Accomplishments:
 New printer purchased for T-101.
 Existing CAD Lab computers re-imaged and operating systems upgraded.
 New drafting machine parallel bars installed in Drafting Lab (T-105)
 Enrollment is up substantially in advanced courses. An informal student poll indicates that word of mouth is the predominant method of
students discovering the quality classes offered.
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Long Range Plan
Continue and strengthen outreach efforts to
present program to High Schools and industry.
Integrate advanced architectural and
mechanical/electrical course projects, using a
common database through a department
server.
Offer pilot program in on-line EDT 310
Integrate other departments into CAD area in
renovated Technology Building
Offer pilot program in on-line EDT 350
Offer pilot program in on-line EDT 330
Offer plumbing design classes EDT 340/342
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Goal 1: OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
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Year-end Status and Accomplishments
Other Plans
Having developed a working articulation model with
J.F. Kennedy H.S., we will continue to develop
articulation with additional high schools.
Continue outreach with industry and professional
societies.
Goal 2:COORDINATE CAD INSTRUCTIONAL LABS
Integration between EDT courses will always be an
ongoing activity, but specific attention will be given
and continued throughout the phases of the Technology
Building relocation/renovation and will be expected to
have a better chance to substantially come together in
the new facilities.
Additional computer support work is needed in CAD
labs.
A batch file still needs to be created and implemented
to reset software after student usage in the CAD labs.
CAD lab computers are approximately 6 years old, and
due to normal wear, and to be usable with newer
releases of AutoCAD must be upgraded soon.
This issue will be resolved with the remodel of the
Technology Building.
Dedicated computer support personnel is needed in the
CAD lab.
EDT computer master plan of establishing an EDT file
server and login permissions for students still needs
implementation. When complete it will allow sharing
of EDT design projects between classes, and will
closely simulate the “real world” of design.
Engineering Design Technology Department - Budget Request 2005 – 2006
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Description
Upgrade of twenty one,
5 year old computer
stations in the original
CAD lab.
For increased need of
supplies, and
maintenance of
additional equipment
Dedicated CAD lab
support person.
Operating
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Increase
Instruction
Supplies
Computers
Equipment
Furniture
New
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Start-up
Marketing
Materials
Remodel
Space
Faculty
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Budget Narrative 2004 – 2005
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Description
Upgrade of twenty one,
6 year old computer
stations in the original
CAD lab.
For increased need of
supplies, and
maintenance of
additional equipment
Total Amount
42,000.00
1,000.00
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Justification
The current computers are 6 years old, and many have failed..
They will not meet specifications for newer releases of CAD and
operating system requirements.
System Requirements
 Intel® Pentium® 4 or later, with 3.0 GHz or faster
processor, or compatible
 Microsoft® Windows® XP (Professional Edition) operating
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 1024 MB RAM
 80 GB Hard disk space
 1280x1024 VGA flat screen displays 17” viewable area.
 Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0
 CD-RW/DVD-R drive
 Mouse, trackball, or compatible pointing device
Our computers currently have 333 MHz processors, 128 MB
RAM and 3 GB hard disk drives.
 Advanced coursework is requiring additional plotter ink and
paper, as well as causing more wear on the plotter.
 Other equipment to be similarly supported includes a
scanner, digital camera, and a dedicated file server for the
EDT department.
 Materials includes high-resolution paper for printing of
rendered 3D drawings.
Key Performance Indictors for Engineering Design Technology Department
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All of our competent and motivated third semester students are employed as an intern or in a regular position in a drafting capacity. This
normally presumes they have completed the second semester CAD course (EDT 312); although it is not uncommon for students to gain
employment after taking the first semester CAD course (EDT 310).
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All of our competent and motivated third semester students who have taken advanced classes are employed as technicians or designers, or
have transferred to 4 year institutions to complete higher degrees.
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The ENGINEERING DESIGN TECHNOLOGY (EDT) department has conducted a survey of over 600 firms that use CAD in the
Sacramento area, with about a 23 percent response, and found our curriculum to be generally in line with the needs of our related industry.
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Conversations with past students who are now employed, employers, and transfer students have been held informally to determine the
appropriateness of EDT instruction as it relates to their job needs and transfer requirements. The results of this survey indicate that the
EDT department does prepare students well, offers course selections appropriately related to student interest, and offers classes at times
convenient for them.