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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CONS 75 | Title:
SPECIFICATIONS |
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| Full Title:
Specifications |
| Last Reviewed:1/28/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 8 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 24.00 |
| Minimum | 1.50 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 7 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 24.00 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 48.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 72.00 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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Introduction to the CSI (Construction Specifications Institute) Masterformat system for organizing, writing and interpreting specifications. Subjects covered include: numbering and naming Sections; the three part Section; correct language; coordinating with other construction documents; interpreting a specification; writing a specification Section.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of ARCH 71A ( or CONS 71) OR Course Completion of CONS 71A
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Introduction to the CSI Masterformat system for organizing, writing and interpreting specifications.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of ARCH 71A ( or CONS 71) OR Course Completion of CONS 71A
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1999 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Organize a specification according to the CSI Masterformat.
2. Analyze drawings and identify the correct specification location for
construction product information, according to the CSI Masterformat.
3. Analyze and document the relationship of specifications to other
construction documents.
4. Interpret information contained in a specification.
5. Write specification Sections according to professional conventions.
Topics and Scope
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I. Specifications
A. Purpose and role in construction project
B. Reference information for specifications - standards and
manufacturers data
C. Integration of specifications with other construction documents
II. Working Drawings and Construction Contract
A. General conditions
B. Precedence and conflicts
III. CSI Masterformat
A. What goes where?
B. Using the three part specification Section to present product
information
IV. Reading a Specification to get Materials Information
V. Sample Specifications
A. Organization
B. Content
C. Correct language
VI. Writing Specifications
Assignments:
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Problem solving:
1. Identify correct CSI Section number for different construction
materials.
2. Conduct online research about the organization of specifications.
3. Do material research to determine relevant specification information.
Writing:
4. Using material from assignments 1-3, write one three-part specification
Section using correct language.
5. 2-3 brief essays about issues related to specification (2 pages each).
6. Student Project: organize a specification using the CSI Masterformat
and relating the specification data to the working drawings (graded 50%
writing, 50% problem solving).
7. Reading: approximately 10-20 pages per week.
8. Final exam.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
30 - 40% |
| Student project; essays | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
30 - 40% |
| Homework problems, Assignments 1-3 and student project | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
10 - 20% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion, Short answer | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 10% |
| Attendance and Participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Rosen, H.J. and Regner, J.R. Construction Specifications Writing:
Principles & Procedures, 5th edition. Wiley and Sons, 2005.
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