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			| CATALOG INFORMATION
                                        
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			| Discipline and Nbr: 
                                        CEST 98 | Title: 
                                        INDEPENDENT STUDY | 
                                         
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			| Full Title: 
                                        Independent Study in Civil and Surveying Technology | 
		
			| Last Reviewed:11/14/2022 | 
		
	
                            
                            
		
			| Units | Course Hours per Week |   | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total | 
		
			| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 
		
			| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 
		
			|   | Contact DHR | 1.00 |   | Contact DHR | 17.50 | 
		
			|   | Contact Total | 1.00 |   | Contact Total | 17.50 | 
		
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			|   | Non-contact DHR | 8.00 |   | Non-contact DHR Total | 140.00 | 
		
	
                            
                            
		
			|   | Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00 | 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 98
                            
                            Catalog Description:
                            
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In this course students will perform independent study on a chosen area of civil engineering, surveying or geospatial technology through independent study and research.
                            
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                            Description:
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In this course students will perform independent study on a chosen area of civil engineering, surveying or geospatial technology through independent study and research.
 (Grade Only)
                            
                            Prerequisites:
                            
                            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: |  | 
		
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			| CSU GE: | Transfer Area |   | Effective: | Inactive: | 
		
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			| IGETC: | Transfer Area |   | Effective: | Inactive: | 
		
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			| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: |  | 
		
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			| UC Transfer: |  | Effective: |  | Inactive: |  | 
		
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                            Certificate/Major Applicable:
                            Both Certificate and Major Applicable
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            
                            COURSE CONTENT
                            
                            Student Learning Outcomes:
                            At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
                       
                            
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1. Expand their knowledge base in a chosen area of civil engineering, surveying or geospatial technology through independent study and research.
 
                            Objectives:
                            
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Design a civil engineering, surveying, or geospatial technology-related independent study project
2. Perform research, analysis, problem solving, field and office work, relevant to the project
3. Present the results of the study in written, visual, and/or oral format
                                              
                            
                            Topics and Scope
                            
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Topics, scope, and sequence will depend on the specific subject material to be proposed.
                            
                            Assignments:
                            
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Specific project will be arranged by agreement of both student and instructor involving a project with written deliverables, oral presentations, and/or field work.
                            
                            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 1 - 100% | 
		
			| Project with written deliverables |  | 
		
			| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% | 
		
			| None |  | 
		
			| 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 0 - 0% | 
		
			| None |  | 
		
			| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 0 - 99% | 
		
			| Project with oral presentation or fieldwork |  | 
		
	
                            
                            
                            
                            Representative Textbooks and Materials:
                            
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