ARCH 4134

Building workshop II(carpentry)

College of Engineering
Department of Architecture

Course Outline
2nd Semester 2024/2025
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Table of Contents
1. Course Information................................................................................. 3
2. Instructor Information ............................................................................. 3
3. Course Overview.................................................................................... 3
4. Course Objectives .................................................................................. 4
5. Course Learning Outcomes ................................................................... 4
6. Course Schedule and Instructional Method ........................................... 4
7. Assessment Tasks ................................................................................. 5
Feedback on Assessments ........................................................................... 6
8. COURSE POLICY.................................................................................. 6
9. Learning Resources ............................................................................... 6
References................................................................................................. 6
Online Resources ...................................................................................... 7
10. Grading Policy .................................................................................... 7
Pass requirements ..................................................................................... 7
11. Attendance.......................................................................................... 7
Pass requirements ..................................................................................... 7
12. Academic Integrity, Referencing and Plagiarism ................................ 7
Academic Integrity ..................................................................................... 7
13. Program Education Outcome (PEO)/Program Criteria (PC) ............... 8
Referencing................................................................................................ 9
Referencing Style....................................................................................... 9

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1. Course Information

Course Code ARCH 4134

Course Name Building workshop II(carpentry)
Year/Semester 2/II
Academic Year 2024/2025
Pre-requisite(s) Nil
Co-requisite(s) Nil
Credit Hour 3
Course schedule Laboratory Wednesday | 8:30 – 11:30 : B82-4-003

2. Instructor Information

Course Coordinator

Name Temesgen Banda and Daniel Debebe

E-mail [email protected] and
[email protected]
Telephone number +251901232493 and +251909268953

Consultation hour Friday 10:30 -11:30 and Thursday 9:30 -10:30

Office (B63/108) and (B63/307)

Course Instructor/s
Name Temesgen Banda and Daniel Debebe
E-mail [email protected] and
[email protected]
Telephone number +251901232493 and +251909268953

Consultation hour Friday 10:30 -11:30 and Thursday 9:30 -10:30

Office (B63/108) and (B63/307)

3. Course Overview

This course provides a practical understanding of building materials, construction

techniques and structures through practical experience.

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4. Course Objectives

A carpentry course that emphasizes practical understanding can be incredibly

beneficial for those looking to enter the field or improve their skills. Students will
likely gain hands-on experience with various building materials, learn essential
construction techniques, and understand how different structures are built and
maintained.

5. Course Learning Outcomes

Up on successful completion of this course, students should be Student

able to: Performance
Criteria
(SPC)
CLO 1 Applying in practice theories of building materials, B5
construction technologies and structures.
CLO 2 Develop fundamental knowledge of site practices and B5,B7
cultivate their supervision skill.
CLO 3 Interpret technical documentation and specification B4,B10
in the construction process
CLO 4 Discuss about the awareness for quality in B4,B5
craftsmanship.

Graduate Attributes
PC.1 Career Paths PC.5 Research and Innovation
PC.2 Design PC.6 Leadership and Collaboration
PC.3 Ecological Knowledge PC.7 Learning and Teaching Culture
and Responsibility
PC.4 History and Theory PC.8 Social Equity and Inclusion

6. Course Schedule and Instructional Method

This course consists of 28 hours of class contact hours. You are expected to take an
additional 0 hours of non-class contact hours to complete assessments, readings and
exam preparation.
Week Topic [Module] Learning and CLO
Teaching
Activity

Week 1 Chapter 1: Introduction to wood Giving direction 1

works and Discussion
1.1 Safety in wood workshop
1.2 wood workshop tools & equipment

Week Chapter 2: Practicing carpentry Practicing and 1

Discussion
2-3 2.1 wood joinery

Week 4 Chapter 2: Practicing carpentry Practicing and 2

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2.2 wood working process and operations Discussion

Week 5 Chapter 2: Practicing carpentry Presentation of 2

their work
2.1 Show wood Joinery work

Week 5 Chapter 2: Practicing carpentry Presentation of 2

their work
2.1 Show wood Joinery work (Continued…)

Week 6 Chapter 3: Introduction to metal works Giving direction 3

and Discussion
3.1 Safety in metal workshop

Week 7 Chapter 3: Introduction to metal works Practicing and 3

Discussion
3.1 Safety in metal workshop

Week 8 Chapter 3: Introduction to metal works Practicing and 3

Discussion
3.2 Metal workshop tools & equipment

Week 9 Chapter 4: Practicing metal work Practicing and 3

Discussion
4.1 metal working process and operations

Week 10 Chapter 4: Practicing metal work Practicing and 3

Discussion
4.1 metal working process and operations

Week 11 Chapter 4: Practicing metal work Practicing and 3

Discussion
4.2 welding

Week 12 Chapter 4: Practicing metal work Practicing and 3

Discussion
4.2 welding

Week 13 Chapter 4: Practicing metal work Presentation of 4

their work
4.2 welding

Week 14 Recap all Topics Recap all 1,2,3,4

7. Assessment Tasks

No Assessment Method Weight Week Due CLO

Assessed
1 Practical Project 1 10% W6,W10,W12 All
2 Practical Project 2 10% Almost all All

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weeks
3 Practical Project 3 15% W4 CLO1-2
4 Practical Project 4 15% W8 CLO1-3
5 Practical major project & 50% W15-16 All
report

Submission of Assessment Tasks

Late project reports/assignments will result in a grade reduction of 10% per 24 hours
late.

Feedback on Assessments

Include a strategy for giving feedback to students on assessment activities and/or

marked submissions for each task. Students shall get when, where and how they will
receive feedback for the assessment automatically. In addition to that, the instructors
are available all time to give you oral and written feedback to students’ assessments’
in eLearning.

8. COURSE POLICY

All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the Senate
Legislation of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest including
cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage during your
studies and will be reported to concerned bodies for action.
 Team work is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and
submitting other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be
penalized.
 If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor
as soon as possible.
 All students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses
more than 0% of the semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam.
Punctuality is equally important.
 All students will have to secure overall 40% (both internal assessment and
final examination taken together) in the subjects to be eligible to pass that
subject.
 In case of a student being absent in the final exam, the grade were treated as
NG and result was computed accordingly]

9. Learning Resources

References
1. Mark Ramuz; (2012). The Encyclopedia of Woodworking Techniques:
The Essential Reference Guide for the Home Woodworker, Chartwell
Books,

2. Bob Flexner; (2021)Understanding Wood Finishing, 3rd Revised

Edition: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish, Fox Chapel
Publishing

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3. American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC) and Jeff D. Linville;

(2012). Manual, Wiley,
4. Monte Burch , Tool School :( 2014). The Complete Guide to Using
Your Tools from Tape Measures to Table Saws, Sky horse

Online Resources
As e-learning, OER, telegram, Google class room, zoom meeting or other Web
resources that you expect students to access and use.

10. Grading Policy

Grading of courses will be according to the university’s rules and regulation.

Examinations are graded and the letter grading system with corresponding points
shown below.
Marks Grade Grade Points
[90,100] A+ 4.00
[85,90) A 4.00
[80,85) A- 3.75
[75,80) B+ 3.50
[70,75) B 3.00
[65,70) B- 2.75
[60,65) C+ 2.50
[50,60) C 2.00
[50 F 0.00

Pass requirements
To pass this course a student must:

 attempt all assessments.

 achieve a minimum of 40% in the final Project.

11. Attendance

As per university guideline, a minimum 100% during practical work sessions except
for some unprecedented mishaps. Failure to fulfill this requirement result in barring.

Pass requirements
To pass this course a student must:

 attempt all assessments.

 achieve a minimum of 40% in the final exam.

12. Academic Integrity, Referencing and Plagiarism

Academic Integrity
AASTU values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the
meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offenses
under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures. Work submitted

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must be your own, and others’ ideas should be appropriately acknowledged. If you
don’t follow these rules, plagiarism may be detected in your work using plagiarism
detection tool 'Turnitin'.

13. Program Education Outcome (PEO)/Program Criteria (PC)

Statement
PEO/ PC
PEO/PC -1 Career Paths- the program must ensure that students
understand the paths to becoming licensed as an architect in
the country and the range of available career opportunities that
utilize the discipline’s skills and knowledge.

PEO/PC -2 Design. Our graduates must be prepared to engage in design

activity as a multi-stage process aimed at addressing
increasingly complex problems, engaging a diverse
consultancy, and providing value and an improved future. The
architecture program is centered on creative and critical
thinking. This will be accomplished by having strong learning
and design studio cultures. It will reinforce through a strong
connection between design studio and non-design studio
courses. The program instills in students the role of the
design process in shaping the built environment and conveys
the methods by which design processes integrate multiple
factors, in different settings and scales of development, from
buildings to cities.

PEO/PC-3 Ecological Knowledge and Responsibility- the program

instills in students a holistic understanding of the dynamic
between built and natural environments, enabling future
architects to mitigate climate change responsibly by leveraging
ecological, advanced building performance, adaptation, and
resilience principles in their work and advocacy activities.

PEO/PC -4 History and Theory-the program ensures that students

understand the histories and theories of architecture and
urbanism, framed by diverse social, cultural, economic, and

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political forces, nationally and globally.

PEO/PC -5 Research and Innovation—the program prepares students to

engage and participate in architectural research to test and
evaluate innovations in the field.

PEO/PC -6 Leadership and Collaboration—the program ensures that

students understand approaches to leadership in
multidisciplinary teams, diverse stakeholder constituents, and
dynamic physical and social contexts, and learn how to apply
effective collaboration skills to solve complex problems.

PEO/PC-7 Learning and Teaching Culture—the program fosters and

ensures a positive and respectful environment that encourages
optimism, respect, sharing, engagement, and innovation
among its faculty, students, administration, and staff.

PEO/PC-8 Social Equity and Inclusion—the program furthers and

deepens students' understanding of diverse cultural and social
contexts and helps them translate that understanding into built
environments that equitably support and include people of
different backgrounds, resources, and abilities.

Referencing
Referencing is a way of acknowledging the sources of information that you use to
research your assignments. You need to provide a reference whenever you draw on
someone else's words, ideas or research. Not referencing other people's work can
constitute plagiarism.

Referencing Style
The University advises students to use the ["IEEE Referencing Style"] for written work
and oral presentations.

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