Mydocs/college/online course/fall 2009 Instructions/16wks/August 09 Revised 8-22-09 INSTRUCTION MANUAL For BASIC COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING ONLINE COURSE Your online experience will be easier if you read this manual before attempting the course. 1. Email me at learnacad@yahoo.com and tell me which AutoCAD release you are using for this class: 2009 or 2010 You will not have access to the course until I know which software you will be using. 2. Read the attached pages carefully. They include: a. Software requirements and purchasing suggestions. b. Workbook requirement c. Instructions for the Basic Computer Aided Drafting course. (I suggest that you print this document for reference during the semester) 3. Configure your AutoCAD software as instructed on page 6. 4. Download files per instructions on page 6.
Table of Contents Welcome 3 Professor Introduction 3 Course Content 3 Course Pace and Due dates 3 Software Requirement 3 Software purchasing suggestions 4 Workbook Requirement 4 Grading 5 Configuring AutoCAD 6 Files for the course 6 Hot to get started 7 Getting Familiar with the Course 8 How to submit an Assignment 14 How to receive a returned Assignment 18 How to take a Quiz 21 Discussion Area Instructions 23 How to send Mail 27 How to receive Mail 31 2
WELCOME TO BASIC COMPUTER AIDED DRAFTING ONLINE COURSE Professor Cheryl Shrock Hello. I am Professor Cheryl Shrock, your instructor for the Basic Computer Aided Drafting course. I have been teaching CAD at Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California since 1990. I am also an Autodesk registered author. Previous to teaching I owned and operated a commercial product and machine design business where designs were created and documented using CAD. I have also been involved in Architectural, Electro-Mechanical, Interior design and Landscape design. This course and the workbook are a combination of my teaching skills and my industry experience. Course Content This is a beginning AutoCAD course designed to accommodate all disciplines, such as Architectural, Mechanical, Electronic and Interior Design. Learning the commands and how to use them is the main focus. The process is like building blocks. Each lesson will build on the previous lesson. So please complete the lessons in order and do not skip around. Course pace and due dates There are 30 Lessons. To complete the course in 16 weeks, you should complete approximately 2 lessons each week. Budget approximately 4 hours per lesson. Each exercise is worth 100 points. Each exercise has a due date. I subtract 10 points for each week the exercise is late. Software Required You must have access to one of the following: AutoCAD 2009 or 2010. (LT or Architecture versions will work fine also.) You must have this software installed and ready to use immediately to complete lessons 1 and 2 before due date. Do not delay! If you have ordered the software but you have not received it yet, you should install the 30 day Trial Software that comes with the exercise workbook listed on the next page. This will give you 30 days to receive your purchased software and register it. NOTE: Do not rely on the 30 day trial software that comes with the workbook. It only lasts 30 days. If the software stops working and you can t complete the lessons you will be dropped from the course. 3
2 suggestions for purchasing AutoCAD Software (If you do not already have software) 1. Student discounted software can be purchased from http://www.journeyed.com/. OR 2. Purchase commercial software from Amazon.com. AutoCAD version or LT version or Architecture will work fine. Do not purchase Revit Workbook Required (purchase the book that matches your software) If you have AutoCAD 2009 software: Beginning AutoCAD 2009 exercise workbook w/30 day free trial software by Cheryl R. Shrock ISBN 978-08311-3359-7 This workbook may be purchased from Amazon.com (delivery is usually very fast) OCC bookstore may not have it. If you have AutoCAD 2010 software: Exercise Workbook for Beginning AutoCAD 2010 w/30 day free trial software by Cheryl R. Shrock ISBN 978-08311-3404-4 This workbook may be purchased from the OCC bookstore or Amazon.com or BN.com or Barnes and Noble bookstore Note: 30 day free trial means the software only works for 30 days. So do not rely on this trial software to complete the course. Do not email me in 30 days and tell me you do not know what to do because your 30 day free trial software stopped working and you do not have software. If you do not have the software you will be dropped from the course. 4
Grading Exercises = 100pts each Quizzes = 10pts each Midterm = 100pts No Final Exercises: Notice that heavy emphasis is put on the exercises. I feel that they are the most important to help you learn. After grading an exercise assignment, you have one opportunity to correct any errors and receive a higher grade. Corrections must be completed within a 7 days from the return date. Exercises must be submitted by the due date. 10 points will be subtracted for each week the exercise is late. Quizzes: are to make sure that you are reading all of the lectures and instructions. So read everything. There are only 11 quizzes for 30 lessons, so not every lesson has a quiz. The following list is when to take the quizzes. After completing Lesson 1, take Quiz 1 After completing Lesson 3, take Quiz 2 After completing Lesson 5, take Quiz 3 After completing Lesson 7, take Quiz 4 After completing Lesson 9, take Quiz 5 After completing Lesson 11, take Quiz 6 After completing Lesson 13, take Quiz 7 After completing Lesson 17, take Quiz 8 After completing Lesson 19, take Quiz 9 After completing Lesson 24, take Quiz 10 After completing Lesson 25, take Quiz 11 Midterm: has been created to measure if you are retaining what you are learning. Take the Midterm after completing Lessons 1 through 15. Do not take it before completing Lessons 1 through 15. Final: There will be no Final Exam. Grade / Point equivalent: A = 13059+ B = 13058 11608 C = 11607 10157 D = 10156 8706 F = 8705-0 5
CONFIGURING AUTOCAD I would like you to make a few simple changes to your AutoCAD software configuration. This will ensure that commands and exercises work as expected. You will need the workbook to complete the following and it will take approximately 20 minutes. Step 1. Configuring your AutoCAD software. Turn to page Intro-2 in the workbook and follow the instructions. Step 2. Configuring a Plotter / Printer Plotting is not required for this class, but we will be discussing how to plot. You will configure your own 8-1/2 X 11 printer within AutoCAD Follow the instructions in Appendix A in the back of the workbook. Note: This will not affect any other programs on your computer. So don t worry. Files for the course You will need a few files for this course. 1. Go to: www.shrockpublishing.com 2. Select Downloadable Files Make sure you download the correct files for your software. 3. Save these files to your desktop or to a disk. 4. You will be instructed to open these files in lessons 2 and 9. It is not necessary to open them until instructed. 6
HOW TO GET STARTED If you have taken an online course previously at OCC you may skip to the next page. 1. Go to www.orangecoastcollege.edu 2. Select ONLINE CLASSES 3. Select Preparing for Your Online Class and follow the instructions. 4. After completing #3 above select Blackboard Vista Student Tutorial. It is very important that you understand how to use Blackboard Vista. After completing the Tutorial continue to the next page for more specific instructions for the online Basic CAD course. 7
GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE BASIC CAD COURSE The following is a tour to get you familiar with the format of the course and how it works. More detailed instructions for each area start on page 14. After you have logged in, the following screen should appear: A B A. Select Course Content from the Course Tools column on the left. B. Select the Lessons 2010 or 2009 icon. (Note: if yours says START HERE, you have not emailed me stating which AutoCAD version you will be using (2010 or 2009). Please email me at: learnacad@yahoo.com) The Lessons page should now appear C Note: there are 30 lessons in this course. You will start with Lesson 1 and work your way through to Lesson 30. Do not skip around. Do the Lessons in order. Each lesson builds on the previously learned commands. C. Select Lesson 3 Remember this is merely a tour for now. More specific instructions start on page 14 8
D Table of Contents Course Tools Collapsed Expand button Notice the Course Tools area on the left has collapsed. It does that to give you a wider screen area. If you want to open it, click on the Expand button. D. Now let s focus on the Table of Contents area. Note: If yours is not as wide as shown above, place your cursor on the gray vertical line that separates the Table of Contents from the About the Lesson 3 text, and drag it to the right. 1. About Lesson 3 Each lesson will have an About Lesson. These are the instructions for the lesson. These instructions will tell you what is required for the lesson. Always read this area before starting the lesson. 2. Lectures Read the Lectures before attempting the Assignments. 3. Exercises Instructions Read the instructions for each exercise before attempting the Assignments. 4. FAQ s If you have questions, check this area first. You may find your answer quickly. If you do not find your answer here, post your question in the Discussion area. (Refer to page 23 for Discussion Area instructions) 5. Quiz Not all lessons will have quizzes. There are 11 quizzes. Each quiz is worth 10 points. Take the Quiz after you have completed the Assignments. (Refer to page 21 for How to take a Quiz) 9
6. Lesson 3 Assignment This is where you will find your assignment for the Lesson. Read About Lesson X, Lectures, Exercise Instructions and FAQ s before attempting the Assignment. (Refer to page 14 How to submit Assignments for step-by-step instructions.) 7. Lesson 3 Questions Discussion If you have questions regarding anything within this lesson this is where you ask them. (Refer to page 23 Discussion Area Instructions for step-by-step instructions) E. COURSE TOOLS column 1 1. Course Content This will take you to the Home page previously shown on page 8A. 2. Assignments Note: Do not submit your assignments here. Refer to page 14 How to submit an Assignment and page 17. This is a list of the assignments for the course and their Due dates. When you submit an assignment it will move to the Submitted tab and disappear from the Inbox tab list. So you will always know what submission is next, when it is due and if you submitted it. (Refer to page 17 for Graded tab) See page 17 2 10
3. Calendar Due dates and special dates such as last day to withdraw, Last day of Course, etc will be posted here by the instructor. 3 4. Discussions This is a list of all the lesson discussion questions. If you have a question you will post it in the Discussion Area. Note: this is the same Discussion Area previously discussed on page 8, within the Table of Contents. Posting a question here is very helpful to all students because all students can read the question and my answer. So if you have a question you should read the previous questions to see if your question has already been asked and answered. (Don t be shy) (Refer to page 23 for Discussion Area for step by step Instructions) 11
5. Mail This is where you may send or receive mail. (Note: This mail stays within BBV online class and is not email.) Some students feel more comfortable asking question this way rather than using the Discussion Area and that is OK. Remember please feel free to ask me questions.that is what I am here for. (Refer to pg 27 for How to send Mail and pg 31 for How to receive Mail ) 5 6. My Grades This is where you will be able to view your grades for quizzes and lesson assignments. Your goal is to receive 100 pts for each exercise and 10 pts for each quiz. 6 12
Note: Returned Assignments Always check Assignments section for returned assignments that need more work. You are allowed one time to make corrections and resubmit for grading. Corrections must be made within 7 days of return date. If the assignment is returned for corrections, it will reappear in the Assignment list. If the assignment was correct and graded it will be listed in the Graded tab with comments. Refer to page 17. Graded submissions Assignments Click on it to view comments. 13
How to submit an Assignment 1. Select Course Content from the Course Tools 2. Select Lessons 200X 2 1 3. Select a Lesson 3 Note: Read About Lesson, Lectures and Exercise Instructions before submitting assignments. Also, notice this is where you take your quiz. 4. Select the Lesson X Assignment 4 Note: Quiz link will be listed here when it is required. 8. Select Add attachments 5. Read Instructions 6. Enter your name in the Submissions box 7. Add any comments you might have. 14
9 9. Select the My Computer icon. 10. Select the Browse button. 10 11. Find your drawing files. (Where you saved them) a. Select a file b. Select the OPEN button. 11a 11b 15
12. Repeat steps 8 through 11 until all the current lesson files have been attached. Select the OK button. Note: Do not send lesson files until the all exercises in the current lesson are complete. 12 13. Select the Submit button. Notice list of attached files 13 16
This is what happens next. (Very important, read carefully) 1. The Assignment is automatically removed from your Assignment list. 2. The submission will be forward to the Instructor. 3. Instructor will grade the submission. After grading one of the following will happen. a. Your grade and Instructors response will appear in Assignments section in the Graded tab (check this often for Instructors response to your work) a Click on it to view comments or b. The submission will be returned for corrections and will reappear in your Assignment list. Note: you are allowed one correction. Make the correction and resubmit for the second grading. The correction must be resubmitted within 7 days of its return date. (Refer to page 18 How to receive returned Assignments ) 17
How to receive returned Assignments After the instructor has graded the submitted assignment a few of the exercises may be returned for corrections. You have one opportunity to make the corrections and resubmit for an improved grade. You must resubmit within 7 days of the return date. 1. Select Assignments. 2 1 2. Select the Assignment that states (Attempt #2) 5 4 3 3. Read the Most Recent Comments: from the instructor. 4. Notice the date returned. You must correct and return for grading within 7 days of this date. 5. Important: Right click on the file returned from the instructor. (Notice that the instructor renamed the file.) 18
6. Select Save Target As. 6 7. Save the returned file. 7 8. Select Yes button if this appears. 8 19
9. Select Cancel for now until you make the corrections in AutoCAD. You may re-open this Assignment to re-submit the corrected file. 9 10. After you have made the corrections re-submit the file. Refer to page 14 How to submit an Assignment Note: Important: You must rename the file before attaching it. 20
How to take a Quiz 1. Select Quiz from the Table of Contents. (Remember, not all lessons have a Quiz) 1 The following list is when to take the quizzes. After completing Lesson 1, take Quiz 1 After completing Lesson 3, take Quiz 2 After completing Lesson 5, take Quiz 3 After completing Lesson 7, take Quiz 4 After completing Lesson 9, take Quiz 5 After completing Lesson 11, take Quiz 6 After completing Lesson 13, take Quiz 7 After completing Lesson 17, take Quiz 8 After completing Lesson 19, take Quiz 9 After completing Lesson 24, take Quiz 10 After completing Lesson 25, take Quiz 11 2. Select Begin Assessment when you are ready to take the Quiz. You will have 20 minutes to complete the Quiz. 2 21
3. Answer the question and select one of the following: a. Save and View Next If you are confident that you answered correctly. You will not be able to recall this question. b. Next Question if you would like to think about this question for awhile and then come back to it. 4. Time and Question Status a. Time Allowed (20 min) and Time Remaining is shown in the upper right corner. b. Question Status displays which questions are unanswered, Answered and saved or Answered (but not saved). 5. Finish When you have answered all of the questions select the Finish button. Select View Submission to review questions and answers. Your grade will be listed here and in My Grades. 4a 4b 3a 5 3b 22
Discussion Area Instructions If you have questions it would be helpful if you post them in the Discussion Area for all to read. But if you prefer, you may submit a question using Mail. But remember, read the FAQ s before submitting questions. How to post a discussion question 1. Select Discussion from the Course Content column. 2. Select the Lesson for which you have a question. 1 2 3. Select Create Message 3 23
4. Enter a Subject. 5. Enter a message. 6. Select the Post button. 4 5 6 How to read Discussion questions and Answers 1. Select Discussion from the Course Content column. 1 2 2. Select a Lesson that has a message. 24
3 3. Select the Message that you wish to read. 4. Read the Message. a. You may post a reply to this message using the Reply button. b. You may forward a message using the Forward message. c. You may send a Mail to the Author. 5. When finished select Close this window. 5 4 4a 4b 4c 5 6. When someone, usually the instructor, answers the message a + sign will be shown in front of the subject. 7. Select the + sign and the reply messages will appear. 7 25
8. Experiment with Threaded and Unthreaded for your preferred viewing. 9. After you have read the messages you may select the Unread button. All read messages will disappear. If you ever want them back, just select the All button. 8 9 26
How to send MAIL. 1. Select Mail from the Course Tools. 1 2. Select Create Message 2 3. Select the Browse for Recipients 3 4. Place a check mark in the To column. 5. Select the Save button. 4 5 27
6. Enter information in the Subject box. 7. Type any comments in the Message area. 8. If you would like to include and Attachment select the Add Attachments button. Note: If you do not, skip to 9. 6 7 8 Note: Skip to #9 if you do not wish to include an attachment. 8A. Click on the My Computer symbol. 8A 28
8B. Select the first Browse button. 8B 8C. Find your the files. 1. Click on one files. 2. Select the Open button. 8C1 8C2 29
8D. Repeat step 8C until all files have been attached. Then select OK button. 8D 9. Select the Send button. 9 30
How to receive mail 1. Select Mail from the Course Tools. 1 2. Select Inbox. 3. Click on the mail that you want to open. 2 3 4. Read the message. Note: You may Reply, Forward, Print or Delete the mail. If you select Delete, the mail will be stored in your Deleted Mail Folder. If you select Close this window the mail will be stored in your Inbox folder for reference. 4 31