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Course Title: Introduction to Workshop Course Code: DESN4318
Coordinator: AcademicYear:2014 Credit Hours by week: 6
Sem.:7 Contact Hours by week: 4 Class
lecturer: Office:
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will provide the student with the necessary knowledge and practical skills which is needed inInterior design field to link between design stages and the final practical outcomes regarding furniture and interior construction. The course will introduce student to safety rules at wood workshop and interior construction sites, hand tools as well as hand power tools, and wood working machines. COURSE PREREQUISITE (S):
Drawing Skills Architectural Drawing
Graduate Attribute:- The ability to assess and effectively engage relevant technologies in the development of solutions.- The ability to critically evaluate their own work and the work of other practitioners.- The ability to think laterally and develop creative ideas.- The ability to effectively utilise a variety of approaches, including self-directed, collaborative and self-reflective Processes.- The ability to interact with a range of people, from peers, both individually and in team situations; to designers, and to the wider community, while elucidating, analysing and discussing design and related issues, in a manner that is clear and appropriate.- The intellectual and cognitive skills appropriate for a career in design.- Critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Course objectives:- To develop working awareness of SAFETY in workshops and interior construction sites.- To provide student with working knowledge of hand tools, hand power tools and wood working machines functions and operations.- To provide student with theoretical and practical knowledge of wood joinery andpurposes.- Develop knowledge and logic regarding design execution and material selection.- To provide student with the ability to estimate, plan, and understand the furniture construction and related interiors.
Learning Outcomes:
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On successful completion of Introduction to Workshop course a student will be able to:
1- Behave in a safe and professional manner when dealing with workshops and interior construction sites.2- Use the main wood hand tools and understand their functions.3- Construct and understand the functions of the main wood joints. 4- Understand the function the main wood power machine and hand power tools. 5- Link between design at the planning stages with the execution stages. 6- Estimate, plan, and understand the furniture construction and related interiors.7- Work within a team in harmony and full responsibility inside a workshopenvironment.
Course working plan:
Course content perclass Comments or details
Week
1
Clas
s1
- Overview of courseoutline
- Introduction of workshop
workshop.
Purpose of each.
sections
workshop & design.
to the workshop.
Class2 Safety Rules in the
Workshop
Personal safety. Tool safety. General safety. Regulations of
using the workshop.
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Week
2
Class1
Hand Tools- (Measuring & Testing tools)+ Applications
Introduction to tools types, Categories.
Measuring systems.
Measuring &Testing Tools.
Clas
s2
(Cutting tools) - Hand Saw+ Applications /Measuring / cutting
Cutting tools. Categories, functions. (Theory)
Hand saw. Definition, descriptions & types.
Week
3
Clas
s1
- Introduction to Joinery.- Lap joint, Dado & Rabbet Joint.+ Applications
Definition & factors.
Clas
s2
(Driving Tools)- Chisel and Mallet - Open mortise & tenon joint+ Applications
Definition, descriptions & types.
Week 4 Cl
ass1 - Hand Plane
+ Applications
Definition, descriptions & types.
Class2
- File - Sand Paper+ Applications
Definition, descriptions & types.
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Week 5 Cl
ass1 - Miter Joint
+ Applications
Definition, function & descriptions. Assignment 1 (5%)
Clas
s2 - Finger Joint+ Applications
Definition, function& descriptions. Assignment 2 (5%)
Week
6
Clas
s1 - Dovetail Joint+ Applications
Definition, function& descriptions.
Assignment 3 (5%)
Clas
s2
- Through mortise & tenon joint- Blind mortise & tenon joint.+ Applications
Definition, function& descriptions.
Assignment 4 (5%)
Week 7 Cl
ass1
- Hammer - Nails. - Joint Reinforcement.+ Applications
Definition, function& descriptions, types.
Clas
s2
- Screw - Screwdriver.- Hinges+ Applications
Definition, function& descriptions.
Week 8
Class1
power machines- Panel Saw Machine
Machines & machines safety
Panel Saw: features, functions & safety.
Midterm Exam (10%)
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Clas
s2 - Jointer Planer Machine- Wood Adhesives
Jointer Planer Machine features,functions & safety.
Wood Adhesives. functions, types & features.
Project 1 starts (20%) (Wood frame) Individual Project
Week
9
Clas
s1
- wood shaper machine- wood router machine
Features, functions& safety.
Project 1 continues
Clas
s2 - Band Saw Machine- Miter Saw
Features, functions & safety.
Project 1 continues
Week
10
Class1
- Lathe Machine
Features, functions, lathe chisels & safety.
Project 1 continues
Class2
- Slot Boring Machine- Drill Press Machine
Features, functions& safety.
project 1 Submission
Project 2 Starts (30%) (side table - group work
of 3 students)
Week 1
1
Clas
s1
Hand power Tools- Electric Hand Drill- Timber Knowledge
Features, functions& safety.
Project 2 continues
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Clas
s2
- Electric Saber Saw Features, functions
& safety. Project 2 continues
Week
12 Clas
s1 - Portable Wood Router
Features, functions& safety.
Project 2 continuesCl
ass2
- Portable FinishingSander- Wood furniture construction
Features, functions& safety.
Project 2 continues
Week
13 Clas
s1
- Wood features & Standards - Materials Estimation.
Timber growth, primary preparations, types & standards.
project 2 Submission
Project 3 Starts (20%)(piece of furniture - groupwork of 3 students)
Clas
s2 - Materials Selection
Field trip to a production workshop
Project 3 continues
Week
14 Class1
- Working Drawings Project 3 continues
Class2
- Wood Coating & finishes- Working on Project3
Project 3 continues
Week 1
5 Class1 - Working on
Project 3 Project 3 continues
Clas
s2
- Final Assessment Project 3 submission
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Teaching MethodsThis course will utilize: (lectures, classroom, workshop, demonstrations,
practical applications, practical assignments, project, and exam)
Effective teaching environment for this course outline: A studio equipped
with technical drawing tables and stools for preparing the workshop
drawing.
A carpentry Workshop equipped with power machines, electric machines, hand
tools & working benches for excusing the designs.
Assessment Methods
ASSESSMENT MEASURES LearningOutcomes
1. Assignments 1,2,3,4 1,2,32. Midterm Exam 1,2,33. Projects 1,2,3 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Assessment and mark distributionMarks are distributed as follows:
Assessment
Midterm
Assignments
1 to 5
Project 1 Project 2 Project 3 Total
Weight 10% 20% 30% 20% 20% 100%
TEXT BOOK (S):Title Edition Author Publisher
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References:Title Edition Author Publisher
WoodworkingTechnology
4th EditionJune 1980ISBN-10:002671380
By: James J. Hammond, Edward T. Donnelly Walter F. Harrod & 4 more
MacknightPublishingCompany
The Art OfWoodworking -
Encyclopedia OfWood
1999 - 2004ISBN0 -8094-
9916
Thmsin M. Douglas, Andrew fones,Rob Lutes
Kenneth
Winchester
The WorkshopCompanion- Joining
Wood
1992
ISBN: 0-87596-
121-5By: Nick Engler Bookwords, Ink.
List of Materials (if applicable)
No
.Materials Description Quantity Provided by
the College
Provided by
the
Students
1 Pine Wood 1½ x 9 inch 80 feet or 24
meter√
Pine Wood1 X 9 inch 106 feet or 32
meter√
MDF Board (8 feet)
1.2 X 240 X
120 cm
5 Boards
√
MDF Board (8 feet)
0.9 X 240 X
120 cm
5 Boards
√
MDF Board (8 feet)
0.3 X 240 X
120 cm
5 Boards
√
White Glue Wood Glue 5 Kilos √
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(Good
Quality)
Nails 1½ inch 2 Kilos √
Nails 1 inch 2 Kilos √
Screw 1 inch 2 Kilos √
Screw ½ inch 2 Kilos √
Hinge 1 inch 50 ps √
Wood Filler Good Quality 5 Kilos √
Wood Varnish Good Quality 2 Gallons √
Thinner Good Quality 4 Gallons √
Wood color Paint
White, Black, Red,
Yellow, Blue
Good Quality 1 Gallon from
each
√
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