Course Number: VCT163

Course Title: Concrete Form Construction

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

General Objective

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. 

In addition, student evaluation will include digital photos showing details of student production (listed in the specific objectives).  Also each student will have
a faculty generated portfolio which will include images of individual and class projects as well as a rubric for each finished product using the following criteria:

 1. Accuracy in measurement
 2. Attention to detail
 3. Proper use of tools
 4. Selection of appropriate materials
 5. Attention to safety concerns

Specific Objectives

Students will be able to:

1. properly lay out a building site of an 8" x 12" structure from a blueprint or sketch drawing
2. construct a continuous footing form for an 8" x 12" structure
3. construct model forms for piers and columns
4. construct a solid wall form 8" x 6" x 4" for the back wall of the 8" x 12" structure
5. construct forms for window openings, 3" x 3" for side walls of the 8" x 12" structure
6. construct a form for door opening, 3" x 82" for the 8" x 12" structure
7. construct a two step form for a duty step
8. construct a model form for a 6 step open stairway
9. construct a roof form for the 8" x 12" structure