SYLLABUS
CMT 2125 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS & SPECIFICATIONS
| WEEK | DATE | TOPIC | READING DUE (7th Ed) |
| 1 | 15JAN19 LIVE class |
Introduction to the course and principles of the law view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/DU15-1.html (10 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWa1.htm (65 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWa2.htm (52 min) see also ENR: A Real Judge Will Decide What an Ambiguous Spec Means, Not You |
Ch 1-5 Extra Reading: Footnotes and Chapter Questions |
| 2 | 22JAN19 internet class |
Definition of the term "CONTRACT." Formation / Terms & Conditions view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWb1.htm (65 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWb2.htm (50 min) see also ENR: Law and Risk Mitigation |
Ch 6-8 (& 29-30)* |
| 3 | 29JAN19 LIVE class |
Definition of the term "CONTRACT". Interpretation / Coordination view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWc1a.html (58 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWc1b.html (48 min) see also ENR: What's Wrong With Change Orders? |
Ch 9-12 |
| 4 | 05FEB19 LIVE class |
Discharge, Breach & Remedies - General Review of Contracts - Midterm Distributed view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWc1c.html (43 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWc2.htm (39 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWd1.htm (23 min) |
Ch 13 |
| Midterm Distributed 05FEB19 and Due Back 12FEB19 Review of Midterm (Suggested Answers) Posted 13FEB19 |
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| 5 | 12FEB19 LIVE class |
Torts: Civil Wrongs view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf1.html (35 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf2.html (40 min) see also ENR: Will Google Voice Open the Door Again to Trustworthy Verbal Contracts? |
Ch 20-23 |
| 6 | 19FEB19 LIVE class |
Torts: Civil Wrongs
view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf3.html (56 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf4.html (50 min) see also ENR: RFID Tags in ID Badges for All Employees? |
Ch 24-25 |
| 7 | 26FEB19 LIVE class |
Torts: Civil Wrongs and Professional Liability view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf5.html (42 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWf6.html (72 min) see also ENR: Fla. Supreme Court Reverses Course on Economic Loss: A Must-Read for Designers |
Ch 38-40 |
| 05MAR19 | NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK | ||
| 8 | 12MAR19 LIVE class |
Agency, Partnership, Corporations, Forms of Business, Insurance, Bonds and Sureties view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWe1.html (45 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWe2.html (43 min) |
Ch 14-18 |
| 9 | 19MAR19 LIVE class |
Writing Enforceable Specifications | Ch 31-33 |
| 10 | 26MAR19 LIVE class |
General Conditions, Finance,
Proposals, Bid Documents |
Ch 34-37 |
| 11 | 02APR19 internet class |
Real Property view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWh1.html (62 min) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWh2.html (73 min) |
Ch 26-27 |
| 12 | 09APR19 LIVE class |
Real Property (continued) view http://www.fplotnick.com/EDUC/drexel13/LAWh3.html (84 min) |
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| 13 | 16APR19 LIVE class |
Delay Claims: Legal Basis, Analysis, Preparation
and Presentation view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2014Videos/THU21.html view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2016Presentations/MON47-OBrien-PlotnickMethodEvaluation2016.pdf |
TBA |
| 14 | 23APR19 LIVE class |
A Mock Trial - How to be an
effective lay or expert witness view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2017Presentations/MT2017.pdf view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2017Presentations/MT2017anno.pdf view http://www.fplotnick.com/constructioncpm/2017Videos/FRI00.html (156 min) |
TBA |
| 30APR19 | Study Days | ||
| FN | 07MAY19 | In-Class Final | Ch 26-27 |
Text:
Contracts and the
Legal Environment for Engineers & Architects,
Joseph T. Bockrath and Fredric L. Plotnick, 7th Edition, McGraw Hill,
ISBN 978–0–07–339784–9, MHID 0–07–339784–9
New paperback edition (discounted price) ISBN 978-1-30-894246-9 only at Drexel
Bookstore