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Course Syllabus
DFT 209 Civil Engineering Methods
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
DFT 209 Civil Engineering Methods builds on the skills obtained in Drafting I and Engineering Graphics I. This
course will look at business applications of Computer Aided Drafting in the fields of Civil Engineering and
Land Surveying. This course explores the preparation of Site Plans for Land development, Land Surveying and
Civil Engineering documents used in construction. The course is designed to expose the student to the
requirements and opportunities in Civil Engineering and Land Surveying.
2 lecture, 2 labs, 3 credits
Prerequisites: DFT-207, DFT-208
Co-requisites: None
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
As a result of meeting the requirements in this
course, students will be able to:
Student performance on these objectives will be
measured by:
1. Identify the fundamentals of Land
Development including land surveying,
zoning codes and requirements, plan
preparation and required approvals.
Weekly assignments and exams.
2. Recognize the requirements of land
surveying, techniques and equipment.
Weekly assignments and exams.
3. Develop basic skills needed to use
AutoCAD in the Civil Engineering and
Land Surveying industry.
CAD assignments, project drawings and exams.
4. Students will demonstrate advanced methods of
scaling, measurement and accuracy using CAD
software by producing printouts of the
assignments.
CAD assignments, project drawings and exams.
COURSE CONTENT: CHAPTER TOPIC
2 Zoning & site Plan Fundamentals
3 Schematic Plans & the Role of the Engineer
4 Surveying (boundary, topographical etc.)
6 Road & Parking Lot Design
7 Grading & Drainage
11 Underground Utilities (water, gas, electric)
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Site features, walls, landscaping etc.
Cost Estimating
Construction (survey and procedures)
TEXTBOOK: Land Development for Engineers, 2nd Edition T.R. Dion. Wiley
Publishers
DRAWING REQUIREMENTS:
Drawings/assignments are due the class meeting after they are assigned. Drawings/assignments submitted after
that date will be lowered one full letter grade per class meeting that they are late. Drawings will not be
accepted after the final submission date listed in the calendar and will receive a failing grade after that last
submission date.
STUDENT EVALUATION: Your final grade will be calculated as follows:
CAD & Assignments . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .20%
Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10%
Mid-Term Exam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30%
Final Exam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30%
Class Participation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
100%
SPECIAL NOTES:
A final grade cannot be assigned for the course until all drawings, projects and
examinations for the course have been completed. Make-up examinations will be administered
in accordance with the instructor’s and division’s policy.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance will be taken twice during each class period. The first attendance for the lecture portion of the
class will be at the beginning of each class. The second attendance, for the laboratory portion of the class
will be taken at 11:30 a.m. for classes beginning in the morning, 5:15 p.m. for classes beginning early
afternoon, and 9:45 p.m. for evening classes.
If a student is absent from the lecture portion of the class, it will be recorded as an absence for the entire
class period. If a student is absent from the laboratory portion of the class, it will be recorded as an absence
from that portion of the class only.
A letter grade will be deducted from the class participation portion of your final grade for each absence
beyond three absences from either portion of a class period.
COURSE CALENDAR:
Class Meeting Date Topic Chapter
1 ________ Introduction to Civil
Engineering and Land Surveying
Review of Basic
CAD Skills
2 ________ Development requirements,
zoning codes, land use laws,
environmental permitting
Chapter 2
3 ________ Preparation of schematic plans
using base surveys
Chapter 3
4 ________ Grading and drainage & cut/fill Chapter 7
5 ________ Roadway (plan, profile and cross
section)
Chapter 6
6 ________ Other site plan elements:
lighting, landscaping, turning
Chapter 12
7 ________ Underground utilities (water,
gas, electric. Etc.)
Chapter 11
8 ________ Cost estimates & construction
documents
Chapter 14
9 ________ Midterm exam 30%
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10 ________ Surveying: introduction and
history
Chapter 4
11 ________ Mathematics, legal aspects &
sub-division
Chapter 4
12 ________ Field measurements --------
13 ________ Reduction of field measurements ---------
14 ________ Construction layout Chapter 18
15 ________ Final exam 30%
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