4/17/2024 7:10:14 PM	CEST 51 Course Outline as of Fall 2014	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CEST 51	Title:  CIVIL DRAFTING TECH
Full Title:  Civil Drafting Technology
Last Reviewed:10/24/2022

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	2.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	35.00
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	5.00			Contact Total	87.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  70.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  CET 51

Catalog Description:

Theory and practice of civil engineering drafting and mapping. An introduction to computer-aided design/drafting software for civil engineering, surveying and land development disciplines. Topics include mapping scales and symbols, civil engineering and surveying fundamentals, location and direction of lines, plan, profile, and cross section drawings, topographic mapping, boundary and legal description plats.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of APTECH 46 and SURV 50

Recommended Preparation:
Concurrent Enrollment in SURV 51

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Theory and practice of civil engineering drafting and mapping. An introduction to computer-aided design/drafting software for civil engineering, surveying and land development disciplines. Topics include mapping scales and symbols, civil engineering and surveying fundamentals, location and direction of lines, plan, profile, and cross section drawings, topographic mapping, boundary and legal description plats.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of APTECH 46 and SURV 50
Recommended:Concurrent Enrollment in SURV 51
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 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Both Certificate and Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

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

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify the types of drawings, maps and plats used in civil engineering, surveying and land development.

2. Implement theory of graphical representation in the production of drawings, maps, and plats.

3.  Summarize and identify the proper scales, symbols and conventions for drawings, maps and plats.

4.  Relate appropriate surveying methods to the creation of drawings, maps and plats.

5.  Create plan, profile and cross section views from survey data using civil engineering, surveying and land development software.

6.  Prepare and interpret legal descriptions of properties.

7.  Develop highway designs and generate highway design documents.

8.  Prepare topographic maps from survey data and information.

Topics and Scope

I. Introduction to Civil Drafting Technology

A. Theory of graphical representation in civil engineering, surveying,

   and development projects

   1. scale

   2. symbol

   3. convention

   4. orientation

   5. display

B. Types of maps and drawings used in civil engineering

C. Mapping requirements

D. Civil drafting techniques

E. Intro to CAD

II. Mapping Scales and Symbols

A. Numerical scale

B. Graphic scales

C. Verbal scale

D. Metric scales

E. Civil engineering symbols

F. Civil engineering line types

G. Civil engineering text types

III. Surveying Fundamentals in Civil Drafting

A. Earth's geometry

B. Elevation measurements

C. Distance measurements

D. Angular measurements

IV. Location and Direction of Lines

A. By state plane coordinates

B. By latitude and longitude

V. Contours

A. From field data

B. Building a surface

VI. Profiles and Cross sections

A. From a surface

B .From a file

C. From field notes

VII. Highway Layout

A. Tangents

B. Horizontal curves - simple, compound and reverse

C. Vertical curves - sag and summit

D.Llayout

E. Stationing

VIII. Earthwork

A. Cross sectional area

B. Volumes by average end methods

IX. Legal Descriptions and Plot Plans

A. Types of legal descriptions

B. Elements of a legal description

C.Iinterpreting legal writings

D. Plotting legal descriptions and plot plans

Assignments:

1. Read approximately one chapter of the textbook per week

2. Homework: 6 to10 problems per week assigned from textbook or instructor handouts

3. Weekly lab assignments using CAD technology

4. Midterms: 4

5. 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 0 - 0%
None
This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course.
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 15 - 25%
Homework problems
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 40 - 50%
Drawing and other assignments using CAD technology
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 35%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion, Computational, CAD problems
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 10%
Class Participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Civil Drafting Technology, 7th edition. Madsen/Shumaker. Prentice Hall, 2010.

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