2007/2008 Competency-Based Task/Competency List

Tasks/competencies designated by bullets in the left-hand column are considered essential statewide and are required of all students. In some courses, all tasks/competencies have been identified as essential. Tasks/competencies without bullets are considered optional; they and/or additional tasks/competencies may be taught at the discretion of the school division. Tasks/competencies marked with an asterisk (*) are considered sensitive, and teachers should obtain approval by the school division before teaching them.

8530
36 weeks		 Drafting I, II, III
TASKS/COMPETENCIES
  Implementing Virginia's CTE Course Requirements
• 001 Demonstrate Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills in course activities.
• 002 Apply Virginia's All Aspects of Industry elements in course activities.
• 003 Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
  Participating in the Student Organization
• 004 Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
• 005 Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
• 006 Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Practicing Safety
• 007 Follow general safety procedures.
• 008 Adjust equipment for maximum comfort and usability.
• 009 Describe ergonomic considerations.
  Preparing for a Career in Drafting
• 010 Describe career options.
• 011 Identify educational experience and personal traits that benefit a drafter.
• 012 Describe potential barriers to career advancement and strategies for removing them.
  Getting Oriented to Drafting
• 013 Describe various types of drawings.
• 014 Care for basic drafting equipment and tools.
• 015 Use basic drafting equipment and tools.
  Using Mathematics in Drafting
• 016 Perform Metric-U.S. system conversions.
• 017 Perform conversions within a measurement system.
• 018 Apply basic mathematical skills to drafting operations.
• 019 Apply mathematical calculations involving practical geometry and trigonometry.
  Performing Basic Drafting Operations
• 020 Demonstrate techniques of scale usage.
• 021 Prepare freehand sketches.
• 022 Perform freehand lettering.
• 023 Apply line conventions.
• 024 Adjust manual drafting equipment.
• 025 Apply geometric construction principles.
• 026 Prepare orthographic projections.
• 027 Create pictorial views from orthographic projections.
• 028 Dimension mechanical drawings.
• 029 Revise existing drawings.
• 030 Prepare sectional views.
  Performing Basic CADD Operations
• 031 Identify basic components of a CADD system.
• 032 Perform fundamental computer skills.
• 033 Use CADD set-up commands.
• 034 Use CADD drawing commands.
• 035 Use CADD modifying commands.
  036 Use CADD dimensioning commands.
• 037 Use CADD 3-D modeling commands.
• 038 Use CADD file commands.
• 039 Prepare basic CADD drawings.
  Performing Mechanical Drafting and Design Operations with Extensive Use of CADD
• 040 Prepare auxiliary views.
• 041 Prepare drawings of threads and fasteners.
  042 Reproduce bluelines.
• 043 Use reference materials.
• 044 Use basic drafting standards.
• 045 Add general notes to a drawing.
• 046 Develop patterns, including radial and parallel line patterns.
• 047 Select the appropriate types of projections to represent objects.
• 048 Apply mechanical symbols to a drawing.
• 049 Prepare detail and assembly working drawings.
  Performing Architectural Drafting and Design Operations with Extensive Use of CADD
  050 Describe key developments in the history of architecture.
• 051 Identify the basic principles behind codes.
• 052 Apply architectural symbols to a drawing.
  053 Identify items which comprise a set of working drawings.
• 054 Design a site plan.
• 055 Prepare a site plan.
• 056 Design a floor plan.
• 057 Prepare a floor plan.
• 058 Design a foundation/basement plan.
• 059 Prepare a foundation/basement plan.
• 060 Design a wall section plan.
• 061 Prepare a wall section plan.
• 062 Design an electrical plan.
• 063 Prepare an electrical plan.
  064 Design a plumbing plan.
  065 Prepare a plumbing plan.
• 066 Design a window and door schedule.
• 067 Prepare a window and door schedule.
• 068 Design kitchen cabinets and bath vanities.
• 069 Prepare kitchen cabinet and bath vanity details.
• 070 Design a set of stairs.
• 071 Prepare a detail drawing of a set of stairs.
• 072 Design a fireplace.
• 073 Prepare a detail drawing of a fireplace.
• 074 Design elevations.
• 075 Prepare elevations.
• 076 Dimension architectural drawings.
• 077 Estimate material quantities.
  078 Prepare a rendered presentation drawing.
  079 Build a presentation model.
  080 Prepare a cover sheet.
  Preparing a Career Portfolio
  081 Plan a portfolio.
  082 Gather material for a portfolio.
  083 Organize a portfolio.
  084 Present a portfolio.