POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
REVISED CURRICULLUM 2011
SUBJECT SYLLABUS

COURSE TITLE : ENGINEERING DRAWING 1

COURSE CODE : ENSC 2012

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

Drafting is a process of communication and ideas and in structure by means of lines, words, and
symbols to clearly and accurately record the shape, size, color, materials, finish and structure of subjects
to be made.
NUMBER OF UNITS : 2 units laboratory
PRE-REQUISITE COURSE/S: NONE

VISION:

Clearing the paths while laying new foundations to transform the Polytechnic University of the
Philippines into an epistemic community.

MISSION:

Reflective of the great emphasis being given by the country's leadership aimed at providing appropriate
attention to the alleviation of the plight of the poor, the development of the citizens, and of the national
economy to become globally competitive, the University shall commit its academic resources and
manpower to achieve its goals through:

a. Provision of undergraduate and graduate education which meet international standards of quality
and excellence;

b. Generation and transmission of knowledge in the broad range of disciplines relevant and
responsive to the dynamically changing domestic and international environment;

c. Provision of more equitable access to higher education opportunities to deserving and qualified
Filipinos; and

d. Optimization, through efficiency and effectiveness, of social, institutional, and individual returns
and benefits derived from the utilization of higher education resources.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE: 8-POINT AGENDA

1. Pursuing Academic Excellence through Disciplinal Integrity

2. Embedding a Culture of Research
3. Insuring Transparency and Participatoriness in Giving Rewards and Sanctions
4. Modernizing and Upgrading of Physical Facilities, Equipment, Library, and Campus
Development
5. Academic Freedom
6. Institutionalizing Civil Society Engagement and Involved Extension Service Program
7. Assuring Transparency in Fiscal Responsibility
8. Assessing Institutional Processes and Reviewing Critically and Rationally the Organization

GOALS OF THE COLLEGE :

 1. Provide quality education thorough instruction, advance research and extension services;
2. Produce world-class professionals as potential industry leaders and job providers;
3. Develop and produce facilities through the use of adapted technology and indigenous materials;
and
4. Maintain, upgrade or improve facilities through the application of engineering technology.

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM:

1. Strengthen the BSCE program consistent with the global trends;

2. Develop faculty as competent mentors and quality researchers, through advance studies, and other
facets of continuing professional education;
3. Develop critical thinking ad communication skills of the students, giving emphasis to research
and extension services;
4. Equip graduates with appropriate knowledge and technical skills imbued with desirable work
attitudes and moral values, through enhanced teaching/learning process by using multimedia
facilities on top of traditional method;
5. Create a conducive teaching and learning atmosphere with emphasis to faculty and students
growth and academic freedom;
6. Establish network with educational institutions, industries, GOs and NGOs local and
international, which could serve as;
a) Funding sources and/or partners of researches.
b) Sources of new technology.
c) Centers for faculty and students exchange program and on-the-job trainings and;
d) Grantees of scholarships/additional facilities and;
7. Continuously conduct action researchers on the needs of laboratory and other facilities that could
be locally produced or innovated using local materials and adapted technology.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of the course, the student must be able to:

To acquire essential skills in freehand and in engineering drawing.

To develop ones power of visualization.

To get acquainted with the technical and related general knowledge concerning
the general drafting trade.

To able to read an interpret Engineering Drawing in general.

To form good habits of work such as cleanliness, accuracy, speed and industry.

COURSE OUTLINE:

1. LETTERING

Forming the letters

Space lettering

Guidelines for lettering

Lettering techniques

2. TECHNICAL SKETCHING

Sketching tools and techniques

 Sketch proportion

Isometric, oblique, perspective sketching

3. INSTRUMENTAL DRAWING

Typical equipment

Alphabet of lines

Types of scales: Scale specification and accurate measurements

4. GEOMETRICAL CONSTRUCTION

Geometrical figures

Bisecting and trisecting a lines, arcs and angles

Drawing perpendicular to a line and through a point

Drawing a triangle with sides given

Drawing triangle with hypotenuse and one side given

Drawing a circle through three points

Drawing circles tangent to a line

Drawing a tangent arcs

Drawing a tangent and a ogee curves

Drawing a parabola, helix, involutes and spiral Archimedes

5. ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

Definition and principles

The glass box and principal views

Visualizing the views

Third angle and the first angle projection

One view, three views and three view drawing

Projection of surfaces, edges and corners

Rounds and fillets indication

Axonometric projection

Four principal types of projection

Isometric projection and drawing

Oblique surfaces and angles in isometric

 Curves and true ellipse in axonometric projection

6. AUXILIARY VIEW

Definitions

Principles

Methods: Folding-Line and reference plane

7. SECTIONAL VIEWS

8. REVOLUTION AXIS

54 HRS

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Quizzes/Examinations

2. Experiments

3. Reaction papers (based on student attendance in at least three trade exhibits, seminars,
conventions, etc. that are related to the subject)

4. Creative Research/Production output (Group output applying the gained technical know-how
in the subject)

5. Class-participant (i.e., recitation, behavior/attitude, attendance/punctuality,

assignment/seatwork)

EVALUATION TECHNIQUES:
1. Quizzes/Examinations

2. Creative activities/Production output

3. Recitation and Seatwork

COURSE GRADING SYSTEM

Final grade= 55% or ret. 1+ 20% of reqt. 2+ 7.5% of reqt. 3+ 7.5% of reqt. 4+ 10% of reqt. 5

STRATEGIES AND METHODS OF TEACHING

1. Pre- testing to assess the level of students knowledge

2. Lecture/discussion

3. Assignments/Reaction papers

4. Experiments

5.

SUGGESTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES

1. Seminars, Trade exhibits, Study tour, Symposium, etc.
 2. Company visits

TEXTBOOK AND REFERENCES:

1. 7th and 8th Edition Technical Drawing By: Geizekie, Hill, Dugdon, Mitchell, Spence

2. Technical Drafting By: Spence and Atkins