ACT-128: Visual Communications 1

This course is INACTIVE
School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Building Sciences
Department
Architecture/Construction Tech
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Architecture/Construction
Course Number
128
Course Title
Visual Communications 1
Credit Hours
4.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
77.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
77.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description

Covers various digital presentation techniques, freehand architectural sketching, combined use of various manual and electronic drawing media, and color. Coursework explores multiple software applications including, but not limited to, AutoCAD, Google® SketchUp, Photoshop, and PowerPoint. Also discusses 3-dimensional (3-D) modeling, how to control lighting, shade and shadow, scene creation, rendering, the use of digital images for presentation displays, and the use of presentation software.

Goals, Topics, and Objectives

Core Course Topics
  1. Introduction to visual communications
  2. Basic terminology
  3. Freehand sketching techniques
  4. Basic modeling concepts
  5. Basic scene creation and composition
    • Focus
    • Balance
    • Proportion / perspective
    • Depth
    • Shade and shadow
    • Contrast
    • Texture
    • Tone
  6. AutoCAD
  7. Google® SketchUp
  8. Photoshop
  9. PowerPoint
  10. Creating and organizing a physical display
  11. Creating and organizing a digital display
  12. Rendering with felt-tipped pens and art markers
  13. Rendering with colored pencils and pastels
  14. Multimedia rendering (i.e., combining several media including manual and electronic).
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
  1. Create and manipulate 3-D objects.
  2. Create, apply, and manipulate materials to objects.
  3. Create multiple views of a 3-D model including site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, and perspective.
  4. Create a basic scene composition.
  5. Create and manipulate lights in a scene.
  6. Create and manipulate cameras in a scene.
  7. Manipulate the impact of shadows on a scene.
  8. Create and manipulate a scene based on the use of textural and tonal contrast.
  9. Create and manipulate entourage in a scene.
  10. Create color renderings of various views using digital techniques.
  11. Create color renderings using a combination of digital and manual techniques.
  12. Develop materials for a client presentation.*
  13. Sketch architectural objects, forms, and scenes.
General Information

This course is being deactivated as part of the catalog cleanup project in 23/WI. It is not part of any active program and has not been offered in 3 or more years.

Assessment and Requirements

Assessment of Academic Achievement

Assessment is based on performance of periodic lab projects. All assessment of student achievement is left to the discretion of the individual instructor.

Outcomes

Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No

Credit for Prior College-Level Learning

Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other
Other Details
  1. Provide, in writing, a request to the department indicating the proposed rationale for requesting credit and describing the type of college-level learning upon which the request is based.
  2. Submit a portfolio of work and documentation to substantiate the request.
  3. Schedule an interview with the appropriate instructor(s) to discuss the request and portfolio.
Effective Term
Summer 2024