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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
A study of mechanical and electrical equipment and systems as related to the building construction industry. The course is composed of three basic parts. Part one addresses available energy courses, thermoflow and ventilation characteristics, air handling systems, and mechanical codes. Part two addresses domestic water and waste systems, fire sprinklers and stand pipe systems and plumbing codes. Part three addresses electrical power, lighting and communication systems and electrical codes.
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3.00 Credits
Safe building construction management techniques. Topics include worker's compensation insurance, OSHA regulations, construction disasters, safe construction training and planning, and the hidden costs of accidents.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Wood construction materials, methods and systems and the application of structural theory for analyzing framing in building construction. Topics include properties and characteristics of wood, strength analysis of wood and wood fasteners, introduction to wood framed systems, an analysis of the methods used in the design, production and erection of wood construction.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Steel materials, systems, construction methods and strength analysis as applied to building construction. Topics include fundamental properties and characteristics of steel, strength of steel framed systems and an analogy of the methods used in the design, and production and erection of structural steel.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Concrete, concrete formwork and masonry construction. Topics include concrete formwork design and construction, concrete reinforcing and accessories, fundamental properties of concrete, concrete handling, field testing, finishing, curing, mortar materials and masonry construction.
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2.00 Credits
A study of codes applicable to the building construction industry with emphasis on the Standard Building Code. An introduction to construction related federal regulations with an emphasis on labor related issues; construction labor unions and the collective bargaining process.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Construction estimating with emphasis on quantity take-off and specifications, including techniques of interpreting a visualizing construction drawings.
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
A study of financial management for contractors with special emphasis on project level financial controls, cost accounting and variance analysis, the time value of money, cash flow management, overhead and break-even analysis, banking and bonding, financial statements and ratios.
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3.00 Credits
The various aspects of heavy equipment management and ownership. Topics include equipment acquisition and disposition options, production costs and productivity, cost analysis and control, management staffing and responsibilities, selected topics in maintenance, depreciation and economic life.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Individualized study in the area of building construction and contracting not otherwise available in the student's program. Credit varies from one to three semester hours depending on the magnitude of the study.
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