ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
COURSE OUTLINE
Course Code:
ARE 120
Course Credits: 3
Course Title:
Drafting and Drawing
Lecture Hours: 1
Lectures Schedule:
Tue 13:00 PM – 13:50 PM
Room: ML3.003
Course Instructor:
Name: Dr. Abdulrahman Alymani
Office Location: ML1.002A-2
Email: abalymani@alfaisal.edu
Office Phone: (011) 215 8886
Office Hours: Tue 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Semester:
Spring 2024
Tutorial Hours: 2
Lab/Studio Schedule:
Section S-1, S-2, S-3: Mon/Wed. | 13:00 – 15:00
Section S-4: Sun/Thu. | 13:00 – 15:00
Teaching Assistant:
Name: Arch. Sawsan Omer S1,
Email: somer@alfaisal.edu
Office Hours: N/A
Name: S2 and S4
Email: N/A
Office Hours: N/A
Name: Arch.Fatma Al Mulla S3
Email: fjalmulla@alfaisal.edu
Office Hours: N/A
Office Location: WL1.00143
Required Textbook:
• Architectural Drafting and Design, 6th edition, by Alan Jefferis, David A. Madsen and David P.
Madsen, Delmar/Cengage Learning, New York, 2011. ISBN-10: 1-4354-8820-2 / ISBN-13: 978-14354-8820-5.
• Architecture: Form, Space and Order by Francis D. K. Ching
Notes and other supplemental materials:
http://elearning.alfaisal.edu/
Prerequisites:
Co-requisites:
N/A
Course Type:
 Required
 Elective
¨ Selected Elective
Course Description:
The course is designed for students with little drafting background. Course content includes careers in
drafting/engineering, use of drafting equipment, drafting techniques, lettering, geometric construction,
multi-view and isometric drawings, sectional and auxiliary views, and basic dimensioning.
Major Topics:
• Architectural drafting equipment, drafting media and reproduction methods, presentation
drawings and renderings.
• Visual perception and visualization techniques, sketching applications.
• Introduction to architectural graphical language.
• Drawing uses: Understanding and communication.
• Three-dimensional reality and its graphic representation.
• Proportion and control of form.
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Architectural context.
Architectural organization.
Formal and spatial structure.
Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) in architecture 1: CADD software, productivity,
templates, sheet-file names standards, file management, sheet organization, schedules, drafting
conventions, line weights, line types, text styles and fonts, dimensioning, terms and abbreviations,
notes, symbols, layers, plotting guidelines.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)
# CLO Students who successfully complete this course should be
able to:
1.0
Knowledge and understanding
Recognize architectural drawing systems, proportion,
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and scale concepts.
2.0
Level
Code of CLOs aligned
with the program
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PLO 1 (SO 8)
Knowledge Base for
Engineers
Skills
2.3
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Reproduce the features of a building in two- and threedimensional documents.
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PLO 4 (SO 2)
Creativity & Design
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Draw architectural elements by means of geometry laws
and properties through representation systems.
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PLO 5 (SO 6)
Use of Engineering
Tools
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Explain by means of drawings the fundamental
architectural elements in relation to the human scale.
Drawings should adhere to geometry laws and
properties through representation systems.
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PLO 6 (SO 3)
Communication & ICT
2.5
Evaluation
Course Component
Weight
Comments
Assignments
45%
(13) Assignments.
(7) assignments for the (project 1),
(3) assignments for (project 2),
and (3) assignments for (project 3)
Midterm 01
Midterm 02
Attendance and participation
Final submission
Total
10%
10%
5%
30%
100%
Week 6
Week 11
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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Alfaisal University Grading Scale
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
Percent Range
95%-100%
90%–94%
86%-89%
83%-85%
80%82%
76%-79%
Grade
C
CD+
D
F
Percent Range
73%-75%
70%-72%
66%-69%
60%-65%
0%-59%
Program Student Outcomes
The program is committed to providing an educational experience in which students completing our program
demonstrate the following student outcomes.
SO1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of
engineering, science, and mathematics.
SO2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with
consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental,
and economic factors
SO3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
SO4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make
informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic,
environmental, and societal contexts.
SO5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a
collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
SO6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use
engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
SO7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies Policies
and Notes
Policies and Notes
1) Student Affairs Notes:
• The course applies the University policy as expressed in the Undergraduate Student Guide (USG),
which can be found at https://bit.ly/30wBzye
• Sessional dates, in addition to deadlines for registration and withdrawal can be found at
https://bit.ly/2U4KrIT
• Specific date for final exam will be announced by the Student Affairs towards the end of the
semester.
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Once deadlines and exam dates are announced, there will be no rescheduling allowed. In the event
of unforeseeable circumstances where the University suspends classes, in-session submissions and
exams will automatically be rescheduled to the following session.
Attendance Policy:
• Policy related to missing classes (lectures, lab sessions or tutorials): Alfaisal University expects
students to attend all classes. If a student exceeds, 20% or more of absences for the course’s lecture
hours, the student may be given a Dismiss Notification (DN) grade. The 20% absences are intended
to accommodate for medical emergencies and cases of bereavement of an immediate family
member. In both cases, the student should provide a valid support document(s). Only in these cases
will the student be allowed to make up missed class work or missed exams. Please note that excessive
absenteeism will be reported, and may result in a loss of eligibility for scholarship and/or an
administrative withdrawal from the course and the University.
• Arriving late to class (lecture, lab or tutorial): Coming to class 5 minutes after the start of class time
is considered late, and 3 times late will count as 1 absence. Coming to class 10 minutes late will be
considered as an absence.
Electronic Portable Devices (Mobile Phone/Laptop/Tablets) Policy: Students are not allowed to use their
electronic portable devices during regular classes without the instructor permission. Any student caught
using any of these devices will be instructed to leave the classroom and will be given a full absence for
that particular class. All electronic portable devices are also not allowed during exams (except calculators
under the instructor permission). Most notably, mobile phones are not allowed even in off mode. An
irrevocable score zero (0) will be assigned to any student caught with a mobile phone and may be subject
to further disciplinary measures.
Student Work (homework, assignments, lab reports and projects) Late Submission Policy: Late
submission of student works will not be accepted. They must be completed on the day they are due to
receive credit. Submissions past the deadline will be penalized according to the faculty members’
instructions and will not be accepted past two days after the deadline including weekends.
Academic Integrity Policy: University policy states that all cheating forms, including plagiarism, is a
scholastic offence. Committing a scholastic offence is subject to academic penalties that may include
expulsion from the program. Students are expected to maintain academic integrity at all times and to
seek assistance from the instructor when uncertain.
E-Learning Management System: Moodle will be used by the Instructors to post course material,
announcements and messages concerning the course. It is the student’s responsibility to check Moodle
and be aware of any information that is posted about the course.
Instructional Materials Policy: The course instructor shall post all instructional material no later than two
days from the date of the delivered lecture.
Lines of Communication: Should a student have an issue (i.e., concern or suggestion) to raise within the
course, the student should proceed per the following steps:
• The issue should first be raised to the course professor/instructor;
• If the issue was not fully addressed by the course professor instructor in reasonable time, it should
be raised to the department chair within which the course is offered;
• If the issue has merit for escalation, the student may contact the CoE’s Vice Dean for Academic &
Student Affairs or the Assistant Dean for Female Students;
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If the issue requires further addressing, it will be raised to the Dean by the Vice Dean or Assistant
Dean. The issue will then either be handled by the Dean or raised to the Provost – all at the Dean’s
discretion;
Failure to give due chance and time to resolving your issue with your professor, your Department
Chair, and your Vice Dean/Assistant Dean, and going above their heads straight to the Dean or to the
Provost, will certainly invite disciplinary measures for not adhering to the institutional lines of
communication outlined above.
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