DFAB 102 Traditional Fabrication Principles and Practices

School of Arts and Technology

DFAB 102 Traditional Fabrication Principles and Practices. Students will learn and apply standard shop safety procedures, measurement techniques, layout and dimensioning standards, hand and power tool operation and will learn how to read and interpret drawings and apply manual fabrication processes. Math skills required for manufacturing will be on reviewed and students will gain knowledge and skills in traditional fabrication processes in relation to equivalent digital fabrication processes.

Prerequisites: DFAB 101 with a minimum grade of 50%

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Course Details
Total number of weeks5
Total Credits
Total Hours105
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture12
Lab (lab, field, computer)9

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Apply safe work practices in shop areas
  2. Use and maintain hand tools and handheld power tools
  3. Solve applied mathematics problems
  4. Use standard industry measuring tools
  5. Interpret fabrication drawings and sketch machined parts
  6. Perform design layout adhering to dimensioning standards

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
  DNW 0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.