I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Blueprint Reading I

2. Course Prefix & Number:
WELD 1111

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 2

Lecture Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course will provide students with the basic fundamental skills required to communicate as fabricators through the use of blueprints. Students will understand and identify orthographic drawings, isometric drawings, basic lines, and dimensioning techniques. Students will develop and place into practice the necessary skills to create and interpreted practical blueprints. These are building-block skills for future courses.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Welding & Fabrication AAS
Welding & Fabrication Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate reading and listening skills	Acquire information from texts and lectures.
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills	Communicate effectively to compare and contrast project problems.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Determine drill and tapping sequences from blueprint specifications.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Recognize the basic views associated with orthographic projection;
• Identify the different line types;
• Understand tolerances based on dimension type;
• Recognize the title block information and its relationships to the fabrication process;
• Visualize the orientation of three dimensional shapes by interpretation of two dimensional drawings; and
• Conclude by understanding the blue print if completed parts are acceptable or rejected.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Basic lines and views
• Sketch lines
• Orthographic views
• Isometric views
2. Sketching
• Purpose of sketching
• Sketching techniques
3. Dimensions
• Linear length
• Thread
• Threw hole
• Counter sinks
• Counter bores
• Notes and specifications
4. Bill of Materials
• Preparation of a bill of materials
• Specifying types of steel
5. Structural Shapes
• Pipe
• Tubing
• Angle iron
• I beams and C channel
• Tube
• Rounds
6. Additional views
• Section view
• Detail
7. Assembly prints
• Part orientation
• Bill of Material