Technical Design

Certificate of Proficiency

Completion of the courses outlined earns the student a Certificate of Proficiency in Technical Design. Completion of the Technical Design Certificate Program leads to basic entry-level employability as a drafter. Further study is recommended upon employment. Elective and newly created courses may be substituted with permission of a Technical Design advisor.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, successful students will have demonstrated the ability to apply their skills and knowledge in the following ways:

1. Use a variety of computer-aided design software programs as would be required of a technical designer at a minimal skill level.
2. Access and use technical, human, and information resources accurately to complete projects and tasks.
3. Use computer technology to exchange information and develop technical drawings.
4. Use a systematic, problem solving approach for project development that begins with planning and concludes with an Internet or a hard copy product.
5. Behave responsibly in the completion of projects and/or tasks, and in interaction with others in the classroom.
6. Use related interactive GIS computer software technology to meet project and task requirements where technical drawings are part of a GIS database.
7. Communicate orally, graphically and in writing using technical and non-technical language in ways that maximize understanding for the receiver of the product.

NOTE: Elective and newly created courses may be substituted with permission of a Technical Design advisor.

*See course description for prerequisite.

Source: 2009-2010 Olympic College Catalog

Common Course Numbering Crosswalk (Effective Summer 2008)

for Former and Continuing Students