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Active as of Fall Semester 2010
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Computer Assisted Landscape Design
2. Course Prefix & Number:
HORT 2180
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
4. Course Description:
This course will present information on the use of site Designer II and other landscape design software programs used for creating landscape drawings. Topics include layout and design, estimating projects, and complete presentation packages.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
HORT 2180 - Computer Assisted Landscape Design
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
HORT 2180 - Computer Assisted Landscape Design
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
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Name of Program(s)
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Program Type
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LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGY
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Diploma
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IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Appraise the value of computer software packages and propose the most effective package for landscape design. |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Select the appropriate steps for completing a computer-generated landscape design. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Design appropriate landscape solutions by analysis of the customers stated goals and purposes. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
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Expected Outcome
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MnTC
Goal Area
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Describe design software menu, commands, and data entry.
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Create new drawings, layers, and line types.
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Describe and perform all the different types of commands used in computer design
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Draw and edit all the different types of lines and shapes.
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Describe and draw the different design software symbols
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Complete drawings, legends, and pricing.
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Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate computer design software packages.
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V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
1. Introduction to computer landscape design software packages.
- Dynascape
- Land CADD
- Pro landscape
- Pricing
2. CADD commands
- Boundaries and hatches
- Entering text
- Scaling and dimensioning
- Working with blocks
- File management
3. CAD steps
- The title block
- The base sheet
- The hardscape and construction plan
4. The planting plan
- Inserting symbols
- Selecting plants
- Selection criteria
- Labeling
- Pricing
- 3-D symbols
5. The irrigation plan
- Placing heads
- Auto locate
- Placing laterals
- Sizing laterals
- Placing the mainline
- Placing zones
6. Estimating and bidding
- Bid forms
- Pricing strategies
- Organizing customer information
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
1. Introduction to computer landscape design software packages.
- Dynascape
- Land CADD
- Pro landscape
- Pricing
2. CADD commands
- Boundaries and hatches
- Entering text
- Scaling and dimensioning
- Working with blocks
- File management
3. CAD steps
- The title block
- The base sheet
- The hardscape and construction plan
4. The planting plan
- Inserting symbols
- Selecting plants
- Selection criteria
- Labeling
- Pricing
- 3-D symbols
5. The irrigation plan
- Placing heads
- Auto locate
- Placing laterals
- Sizing laterals
- Placing the mainline
- Placing zones
6. Estimating and bidding
- Bid forms
- Pricing strategies
- Organizing customer information
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Computer Assisted Landscape Design
2. Course Prefix & Number:
HORT 2180
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 4
4. Course Description:
This course will present information on the use of site Designer II and other landscape design software programs used for creating landscape drawings. Topics include layout and design, estimating projects, and complete presentation packages.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
HORT 2180 - Computer Assisted Landscape Design
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
HORT 2180 - Computer Assisted Landscape Design
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
|
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
|
LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGY
|
Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Analyze and follow a sequence of operations |
Select the appropriate steps for completing a computer-generated landscape design. |
| Apply abstract ideas to concrete situations |
Design appropriate landscape solutions by analysis of the customers stated goals and purposes. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Describe design software menu, commands, and data entry.
|
|
|
Create new drawings, layers, and line types.
|
|
|
Describe and perform all the different types of commands used in computer design
|
|
|
Draw and edit all the different types of lines and shapes.
|
|
|
Describe and draw the different design software symbols
|
|
|
Complete drawings, legends, and pricing.
|
|
|
Differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate computer design software packages.
|
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
1. Introduction to computer landscape design software packages.
- Dynascape
- Land CADD
- Pro landscape
- Pricing
2. CADD commands
- Boundaries and hatches
- Entering text
- Scaling and dimensioning
- Working with blocks
- File management
3. CAD steps
- The title block
- The base sheet
- The hardscape and construction plan
4. The planting plan
- Inserting symbols
- Selecting plants
- Selection criteria
- Labeling
- Pricing
- 3-D symbols
5. The irrigation plan
- Placing heads
- Auto locate
- Placing laterals
- Sizing laterals
- Placing the mainline
- Placing zones
6. Estimating and bidding
- Bid forms
- Pricing strategies
- Organizing customer information
2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions
1. Introduction to computer landscape design software packages.
- Dynascape
- Land CADD
- Pro landscape
- Pricing
2. CADD commands
- Boundaries and hatches
- Entering text
- Scaling and dimensioning
- Working with blocks
- File management
3. CAD steps
- The title block
- The base sheet
- The hardscape and construction plan
4. The planting plan
- Inserting symbols
- Selecting plants
- Selection criteria
- Labeling
- Pricing
- 3-D symbols
5. The irrigation plan
- Placing heads
- Auto locate
- Placing laterals
- Sizing laterals
- Placing the mainline
- Placing zones
6. Estimating and bidding
- Bid forms
- Pricing strategies
- Organizing customer information