Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for CADD 100 Winter 2025


Course Number:
CADD 100
Course Title:
CADD Orientation
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Introduces product types and manufacturing operations through visual media and/or facility tours. Covers fundamentals of technical report writing, memos, and resume development applying industry best practices related to written expression. Includes internet research of technical products related to drafting and design. Introduces American National Standards Institute drafting practices and terminology. Prerequisites: (WR 90 and RD 90) or IRW 90 or equivalent placement or instructor approval. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Summarize the CAD drafting\design career path and the various tools used while employed in the industry. 

  2. Interpret and populate a manufacturing Bill Of Material according to industry standards.

  3. Display positive workplace behaviors aligned with industry-standard practices.

  4. Create professional and industry-appropriate technical reports that exhibit coherence, clarity, and organization. 

  5. Produce written documents using word processing tools appropriate for the document, including an industry-specific resume.

  6. Use pre-writing steps for creating industry related technical communication documents.  

Course Activities and Design

  • Some class sessions may involve guest speaker(s) and/or tours of facilities. Industry representatives will provide orientation sessions and opportunities for student questions.

  • Students will have the opportunity to observe technical drawings, technical communications, design portfolios, etc

  • Other class sessions will be devoted to the development of technical reports and memos, resume writing with proper sentence structure, punctuation, grammar and clarity.  

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  • Evaluation procedures and grading criteria will be discussed during the first class meeting. 

  • Individual and class discussion, attendance and participation may be used to assess outcomes.  

  • Students will produce technical documents including reports and office memos.

  • Assessment of written review memos of technical presentations and industry tours.

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

THEMES:

  • Explore the world of drafting and design

  • Effective communication

  • Critical thinking

  • Documentation

SKILLS:

  • Technical composition 

  • Industry research 

  • Evaluation 

  • Professionalism 

  • Listening 

Related Instruction

Communication
Hours: 60

  1. Create professional and industry-appropriate technical reports that exhibit coherence, clarity, and organization. 

  2. Produce written documents using word processing tools appropriate for the document, including an industry-specific resume.

  3. Use pre-writing steps for creating industry related technical communication documents. 

Activities

  • Create an industry-specific resume.

  • Create professional and industry-appropriate technical reports using a variety of sentence structures, paragraphs, and short forms that emphasize correct grammar, punctuation, coherence, and clarity.

  • Develop a Bill Of Material according to industry standards.

  • Use preparatory steps for creating good technical communication documents.  

Written Reports and Communications Outcome Strategies

  • Students will produce technical documents including reports and office memos.

  • Assessment of written review memos of technical presentations and/or industry tours.

  • Paragraph development, grammar & punctuation practice exercises or activities

  • Written critical response to technical presentations and/or industry tours