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VCT 163 Concrete Form Construction

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Course title:
VCT 163 Concrete Form Construction

Campus:
CTEC

Initiator:
Xavier Yarofmal

Date:
03/07/20

Course description:
This course is designed to teach the student construction terms, materials, and methods in concrete form construction for residential and commercial buildings. The course also introduces the care and maintenance of leveling and sighting instruments.

COURSE HOURS/CREDITS:

   

Hours per Week

 

No. of Weeks

 

Total Hours

 

Semester Credits

Lecture

  

3

x

16

x

48

=

3

Laboratory

  

0

x

0

x

0

=

0

Workshop

  

0

x

0

x

0

=

0
       

Total Semester Credits

  

3

PURPOSE OF COURSE:

[ ] Degree requirement (LA)

[ ] Degree elective

[X] Certificate

[ ] Other

PREREQUISITES: VCT 153 Introduction to Carpentry

PSLOs OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS: None

PSLO#

Program
None  

CAC Chair signatures:_______________ Date recommended:_________________

VPIA signature::___________________ Date approved:___________________

1. INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES(Check all that apply)

[ ] 1. Effective oral communication:capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.
[ ] 2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum.
[X] 3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.
[ ] 4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.
[ ] 5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.
[ ] 6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand.
[X] 7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning:purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence.
[ ] 8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats.

2). PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (PSLOs): The student will be able to:

  1. Identify safety and occupational health requirements in the Carpentry trade.
  2. Use competently specified hand and power tools.
  3. Perform basic hand skills in constructing projects to given specifications.
  4. Interpret construction information from blueprint drawings.
  5. Participate in the construction industry.

3). COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (General): The student will be able to:

  1. Layout the building lines of a structure.
  2. Install a continuous footing form.
  3. Create model forms for piers and columns.
  4. Construct solid wall forms of a structure.
  5. Fix forms for window and door openings for a structure.
  6. Build step forms for a given structure.
  7. Build a roof form for a given structure.

4). COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (Specific): The student will be able to:

CSLO (General) 1: Layout the building lines of a structure.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
1.1 Use tape measure and other measuring devises to layout the building lines of a structure. 7 2,3,4 The student’s competence in using a tape measure or other measuring devices will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
1.2 Install corner batter boards. 7 2,3,4 The student’s competence in installing batter boards will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
1.3 Use squaring methods (eg. 3-4-5 method, diagonal method) to form square angled building line corners. 7 2,3,4 The student’s competence in using squaring methods will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
CSLO (General) 2: Install a continuous footing form.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
2.1 Determine footing forms. 3,7 4 The student will select the right measurement of footing to be used on a specific type of structure. Assessed with a checklist.
2.2 Excavate a trench to accommodate footing forms. 3,7 2,3,4 The student’s competence in excavating the right trench to accommodate footing forms will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
2.3 Construct footing forms. 3,7* 2,3,4 The student’s competence in constructing footing forms will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
2.4 Cut, bend, and install reinforcing bars based on plan design specification using appropriate tools. 7 2,3,4 Given a plan design, the student will prepare and install reinforcing bars using appropriate tools. Assessed through direct observation using a rubric.
CSLO (General) 3: Create model forms for piers and columns.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
3.1 Select appropriate materials for building piers and columns. 3,7 4 The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate materials for constructing piers and columns will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
3.2 Select appropriate tools for building forms for piers and columns. 3,7 4 The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate tools for constructing piers and columns will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
3.3 Build sample forms for piers and columns. 3,7 4 Given a plan design, the student will build sample forms for piers and columns based on specifications. Assessed through direct observation using a rubric.
CSLO (General) 4: Construct solid wall forms for a structure.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
4.1 Describe the steps of making solid wall forms of a structure. 3,7 4 In a written assignment, the student will describe the steps of making solid wall forms for a structure. Assessed with a checklist.
4.2 Select appropriate materials for constructing solid wall forms. 3,7 4

The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate materials for constructing solid wall forms will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
4.3 Select appropriate tools for constructing solid wall forms. 3,7 4

The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate tools for constructing solid wall forms will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
4.4 Build sample forms based on plan specifications. 3,7 4

Given a plan design, the student will build sample forms for solid walls based on specifications. Assessed with a rubric.
CSLO (General) 5: Fix forms for window and door openings for a structure.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
5.1 Describe the steps on how to fix forms for window and door openings on a structure. 3,7 4 In a written assignment, the student will describe the steps for fixing forms for window and door openings.
Assessed with a checklist.
5.2 Select appropriate materials for window and door openings. 3,7 4 The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate materials for fixing forms for window and door openings will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
5.3 Select appropriate tools for fixing forms for window and door openings. 3,7 4 The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate tools for fixing forms for window and door openings will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
5.4 Build sample forms for window and door openings based on specifications. 3,7 4 Given a plan design, the student will build sample forms for window and door openings. Assessed with a rubric.
CSLO (General) 6: Build step forms for a given structure.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
6.1 Describe the process of making step forms for a given structure. 3,7 4 In a written assignment, the student will describe the process for making step forms. Assessed with a checklist.
6.2 Select appropriate materials for building step forms. 3,7 4 The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate materials for building step forms will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
6.3 Select appropriate tools for building step forms. 3,7 4 The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate tools for building step forms will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
6.4 Build sample step forms based on plan specifications. 3,7 4 Given a plan design, the student will build sample step forms. Assessed with a rubric.
CSLO (General) 7: Build a roof form for a given structure.
Student Learning Outcomes (specific) ISLO PSLO Assessment Strategies
7.1 Describe the procedures of making a roof form for a given structure. 3,7 4 In a written assignment, the student will describe the process for making a roof form. Assessed with a checklist.
7.2 Select appropriate materials for building a roof form. 3,7 4 The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate materials for building a roof form will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
7.3 Select appropriate tools for building a roof form. 3,7 4 The student’s competence in selecting the appropriate tools for building a roof form will be assessed through direct observation using a checklist.
7.4 Build sample a roof form based on plan specifications. 3,7 4 Given a plan design, the student will build a sample roof form. Assessed with a rubric.

5). COURSE CONTENTS

  1. Laying out building lines of structures
  2. Constructing forms for footings, piers, columns, and walls
  3. Constructing forms for window and door openings
  4. Constructing forms for stairs/steps
  5. Construct forms for concrete roofs

6). METHODS OF INSTRUCTION

[X] Lecture [ ] Cooperative learning groups

[ ] Laboratory [X] In-class exercises

[X] Audio visual [X] Demonstration

[ ] Other

7). REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS:
Freirer, J. L., Freirer, M. D., & Hutchings, G. R. Carpentry and Building Construction. New York: Glencoe McGraw-Hill. Fifth edition (1997) or the latest edition.

Lumbers and plywood, tool kit

8). REFERENCE MATERIALS:
Allen, E. Fundamentals of Building Construction- materials and methods.Massachusetts: John Wiley & Sons. (1990) or the latest edition.

Hepler, D. E., Hepler, D. J., & Wallach, P. R. Architecture Drafting and Design. Seventh edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. Seventh edition (1998) or the latest edition.

Hardware and manufacturers manuals

9). INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS:
None

10). EVALUATION:
Students majoring in the carpentry program must achieve 70% mastery or a “C” to pass this course. Summative assessment will be based on the midterm exam, final exam, and final practical project with
the use of checklist/rubric.

11). CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
None

VCT 163 Concrete Form Construction Approved by VPIA: 04/11/22

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