Class information
CADD160 Drafting Fundamentals
- CRN: 12158
- Credits: 4
- Notes: MS Windows PC competency required
- Locations, days, times, and instructors:
- Southeast SCOM 322, ThThursday, from 6 to 9:50pm
From January 8 through March 19, 2026, Wendie L Siverts
- Southeast SCOM 322, ThThursday, from 6 to 9:50pm
Details about this class
Drafting Fundamentals is designed to acquaint the student with a fundamental understanding of drawing techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the sketching techniques, lettering, orthographic projection, auxiliaries, sections, and pictorials. This course is delivered in hybrid mode, meaning some content is delivered in-person and some is completed asynchronously. Each week, students will have access to a new module containing reading, video lectures, video demonstrations, online discussions, a quiz, a practice (ungraded) worksheet and a lab assignment. Students collaborate during class as well as via online discussions.
The mid-term and final are completed online via the quiz tab. CADD 160 is a four-credit class, requiring approximately 12 hours each week to complete the coursework.
For more information about this class, see the Course Content and Outcomes Guide for CADD 160 here. See also link to Fall 2025 syllabus.
Technology
This course introduces skills needed to produce 2-D mechanical drawings using hand sketching techniques on grid paper.
Required Drawing Tools:
- HB or #2 pencil and sharpener
- Graph paper
- 12" ruler
Recommended Drawing Tools:
- 45 triangle and/or 30/60 triangle
- Large eraser
Find links to PCC bookstore and additional recommendations in this document.
You may turn in your original documents (preferred.) If you wish, however, you may alternatively submit scanned documents. If you don't have a scanner, this can be accomplished with a phone or tablet camera. Several free apps are available to optimize this process:
Free (Basic)
Free (Basic)
Free (Mobile app)
Or, watch my how-to video on creating a photo box for your phone.
No show policy
Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.
Students with disabilities
Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.