Course curriculum

  • 01

    Course Overview

    • Preface

    • Request for AIA credit

    • Course Description & Learning Objectives
  • 02

    1: Introduction

    • Introduction & Learning Objectives

    • CSI Certifications
  • 03

    2: Drawings vs Specifications

    • Say It Once, Say It Right

    • The Tower of Power

    • Order of Precedence

    • Knowledge Check
  • 04

    3: Documents are a Communication Tool

    • Four "C's" of Effective Communication
  • 05

    4: Methods of Specifying

    • Types of Specifications

    • Knowledge Check

    • Sourcing of Specifications

    • Knowledge Check

    • Descriptive Spec

    • Performance Spec

    • Reference Standard

    • Proprietary Spec

    • Knowledge Check
  • 06

    5: Language of Specifying

    • Who Are You Speaking To?

    • Writing Style Behind Specifications

    • Commonly Misused Terms

    • Other Misused Items in Specifications

    • Knowledge Check
  • 07

    Assessment

    • Summative Assessment

    • Course Evaluation