12/26/2024 1:33:30 PM	CONS 75 Course Outline as of Fall 2007	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CONS 75	Title:  SPECIFICATIONS
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
		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:

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:

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

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1999	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

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

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:

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:

Rosen, H.J. and Regner, J.R. Construction Specifications Writing:

Principles & Procedures, 5th edition. Wiley and Sons, 2005.

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