CONST 150 Construction Documents (5 credits)
Prerequisite CONST 101 and CONST 140 with a grade of 2.0 or better.
Course Description
Construction Documents and their use as a tool to manage the construction process.
Course Content
A. Use modern techniques and processes to assess and solve problems related to contracts, drawings and specifications.
B. Analyze and evaluate construction specifications and details.
C. Review of various types of construction documents including agreements, general conditions, drawings, specifications, addenda, sub- and material contracts, bid documents, daily logs and others to manage a modern construction site.
D. Construction Contracts-types and delivery methods.
E. Differences between public and private works.
F. Construction Law and Ethics.
G. Safety topics, and Safety plans in the industry.
Student Outcomes
1. Use modern techniques and processes to interpret and problem solve issues in contracts, drawings and specifications.
2. Use the divisions of Construction Specifications Institutes’ (CSI) and Master Format systems and demonstrate how/where to obtain appropriate information.
3. Interpret the content of contract documents, including blue prints, details and specifications.
4. Problem-solve actual situations requiring the use of drawings to complement other construction information.
5. Communicate the difference between delivery methods typical of construction projects.
6. Demonstrate the ability to generate typical documents using standard industry resources (i.e. AIA and CSI).
7. Apply principles of construction law and ethics.
8. Demonstrate the understand safety, topics, history of laws, and the importance of the Safety Plan.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome:
1. Become a professional – a. Ethics and Advocacy
2. Safety and accident prevention reworked. The outcome survey/layout process has been removed.
3. Use effective communication tools to disseminate technical and professional business information to a diverse audience. – a. Writing
4. Analysis and Problem Solving – a. Construction documents Critical
Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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