4/19/2024 12:00:55 AM	CEST 85 Course Outline as of Spring 2009	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  CEST 85	Title:  CAD CIVIL SURV LAND DEV
Full Title:  CAD for Civil, Surveying & Land Development
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		17.5 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:  33 - 3 Enrollments Total
Also Listed As: 
Formerly:  CET 85

Catalog Description:

Computer-aided design drafting for civil engineering, surveying and land development technicians. Industry standard civil engineering software program will be utilized in this course. Areas covered include input of surveying data for boundary and topography. Creation of a digital terrain model, roadway alignments, earthwork, grading plan, plan view, profile view and cross section drawings as they relate to the civil engineering, surveying and land development profession.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Course Completion of CEST 51

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Computer-aided design drafting for civil engineering, surveying and land development technicians. Industry standard civil engineering software will be used in this course. Areas covered include input of surveying data for boundary & topography. Creation of a digital terrain model, roadway alignments, earthwork, grading plan, profile and cross sections.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Course Completion of CEST 51
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:33 - 3 Enrollments Total

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 1995	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:

1.  Start and set up a new drawing or open an existing drawing utilizing

   civil engineering software.

2.  Create, edit and manage point data.

3.  Import and export point data from field surveys and external files.

4.  Create lines and curves for civil engineering projects.

5.  Properly label lines and curves with pertinent data on the objects

   and in tabular form.

6.  Perform subdivision computations for area and boundary information.

7.  Create a digital terrain model surface of the existing ground from point, contour, fault and

   break line data.

8.  Create a finish grade or design surface.

9.  Create contours from digital terrain model surface data.

10. Edit and label contours.

11. Create horizontal and vertical alignments for roadways.

12. Create profiles and cross sections of roadways from alignments or survey data.

13. Draw and define roadway design templates.

14. Compute earthwork volumes using alignments, profiles, cross sections

   and design templates

15. Create a set of improvement plans, including plan, profile, cross sections and details, using civil engineering software.

16. Repeating students will gain enhanced skills and proficiencies through learning and applying methodologies and tools from updated and upgraded versions of the software.

Topics and Scope

Lecture and Laboratory

1. An overview of CAD in civil engineering, surveying and land

   development.

2. Drawing set up.

3. Creating points and point management.

4. Creating lines and curves.

5. Creating line and curve labels and tables.

6. Parcel computations and labeling.

7. Terrain surface modeling and contours.

8. Creating and defining alignments with stationing.

9. Creating profile and cross section views.

10. Volume computations.

11. Creating and defining civil design templates.

12. Creating improvement plans for civil engineering and land development

   projects.

13. With repeat: Updated versions of software - methodologies and tools.

Assignments:

1. Read approximately one chapter of the textbook per week

2. Weekly lab assignments using CAD technology

3. Quizzes: 4-8

4. Final exam

5. Repeating students will gain enhanced skills and proficiencies through learning and applying methodologies and tools from updated and upgraded versions of the software.

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 10 - 25%
Computational analysis assignments
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 40 - 60%
Lab exercises
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 25 - 35%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Completion
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

An Introduction to Autodesk Land Desktop 2007 and Civil Design 2007,

Geoffrey J. Coleman, P.E., SDC Publications, 2007.

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