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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Covers the sequence of events for residential construction from both an owner's and a builder's point of view. Topics include categories and phases of construction, planning and permitting processes, analysis of contract documents, safety, tools, equipment, material selection and use, foundations, framing, roofing, insulation, drywall, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, interior and exterior carpentry and finishes, and introductions to estimating, planning and scheduling, and project management.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 3 hours Laboratory Corequisite: CEM 151. Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Covers the methodology and techniques for residential construction from a skills and vocational point of view. Topics include safety, tools, equipment, materials, foundation layout, framing, sheathing and siding, roof layout, roof framing, roof sheathing, roofing, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, insulation, drywall, interior and exterior carpentry and finishes.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Covers basic methods of construction estimating and cost preparation for material, labor, overhead and equipment costs and its relationship to project budgets and management. Includes the use of the CSI Division Format, cost indexes, and computer estimating techniques to prepare, organize, and track costs.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 1 hour Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Provides an overview of basic methods of construction estimating and cost preparation for material, labor, overhead and equipment costs and its relationship to project budgets and management. Includes the use of the CSI Division Format and cost indexes.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Teaches the analysis and interpretation of construction drawings. Topics include the alphabet of lines, symbols, plot plans, foundation plans, floor plans, elevations, sectionals, framing details, and dealing with incomplete and inaccurate drawings. New construction and remodels both residential and commercial are covered.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Introduces complex legal principles and issues confronted in the construction profession in both the public and private sectors. Topics include insurance (workers' compensation, general liability, automobile liability and builders' risk coverage), bonds and bonding, construction documents, construction contract terms and conditions, laws, standards, practices, mechanics' liens, stop notices, public agency orders, notices, claims, dispute resolution, arbitration, and litigation.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 units; 2 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Covers project planning and scheduling fundamentals including software applications applied to the construction profession. Topics include: developing network modeling, network diagrams, Gantt charts, resources allocation and leveling, cash flow analysis, project budgeting, and project control.
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 unit; 1 hour Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Covers project planning and scheduling fundamentals including an overview of software applications applied to construction professions.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Introduces construction management principles, practices, and associations. Topics include roles and responsibilities, delivery methods, management styles, contract types and documents, budgeting, scheduling, safety and risk management, documentation, human relations, leadership, resource allocation and leveling, project monitoring and control, close-out, measuring project success, and software applications which articulate the benefit of computer aided construction management.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Introduces business fundamentals, principles, practices, procedures, and topics related to construction. Topics include business ethics, organization behavior, management by objectives, planning and goal setting, safety, risk management, business/economic cycles, financing, accounting, marketing, and advertising, leadership, management styles, communication, teamwork, delegation, time management, staffing, recruitment, motivation, employee performance, rewards and discipline, conflict resolution, documentation, and information management systems.
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