COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION I

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 103	A	1	2	2	0	3	4

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Anna Yunitsyna ayunitsyna@epoka.edu.al , Tuesday 8-30-10-30
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:	75%
Course Description:	The Definition of Architectural Tools and Using Principles/Projection Concepts/ Scale/Preliminary Project Technique, Vertical Circulation Elements, Settlement Plans and Sections, Axonometric Perspectives/ Practicing Drawing Techniques at Different Scales.
Course Objectives:	Introduction to technical drawing, graphic communication and sketching, Traditional tools, engineering geometry, Multiview and Auxiliary views, Pictorial Projections, section views, dimensioning. Production of the set of architectural drawings of the small building. Introduction with the basic techniques of graphical presentation, drawing by freehand and with equipments, knowing the basic rules of drawing and learning the standards and conventions.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Technical drawing
2	Drawing standards
3	Multiview drawing
4	Pictorial projection
5	Dimensioning
6	Architectural drawing
7	Building plan, section, elevation

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to graphic communication and sketching, traditional tools, Pencils, drawing paper, compass, templates. Basic Geometrical drawings (Freehand).Technical sketching, sketching techniques,
2	Alphabet of lines, standards Paper size, block title. Drawing lines and angles, dividing them.
3	Lettering, hand lettering, lettering standards, text on drawings, scale.
4	Engineering geometry, shape descriptions, coordinate Space, geometric elements, points, lines, circle, arcs.
5	Conic curves, parabolas, hyperbolas, ellipses, spirals, freeform curves, Angles, planes, surfaces.
6	Multiviews, projection theory, the six principal views.
7	Projection of points and segments,Orthographic projection of plan
8	Mid-term exam
9	Multiview drawing of simple geometrical shapes
10	Multiview drawing of detail
11	Intersection of planes and segments, Intersections of solid objects
12	Buiding plan. Work on project
13	Buiding section. Work on project
14	Building elevation. Work on project

Prerequisite(s):	no
Textbook(s):	1. Fundamentals of graphics communications, Gary r.Bertoline, Eric n.Wiebe 2. Architectural Graphics, Francis D.K. Ching, John Wiley & sons, Inc 3. Architectural Drawing. A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods, Rendow Wee, John Wiley & sons, Inc 4. Graphic communication in architecture, 5. Vizatimi arkitektonik 1,2
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:	No
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To learn principles of drawing and sketching
2	To understand an object and represent it in multiview projections technique
3	To be able to apply standards in drawing
4	To draw the set of architectural drawings of small building

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	30	1
Midterm Exam(s)	1	15
Project	1	25
Final Exam	1	30
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	2	2
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	2	2
Other			0
Total Work Load:			100
Total Work Load/25(h):			4
ECTS Credit of the Course:			4

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

To be completed by the end of the semester