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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Provides students with occupation-based instruction that applies learned skills to actual work experience. Emphasizes students' opportunities to practice finish work as learned in class and lab as part of the commercial carpentry specialization courses. Topics include application of commercial carpentry skills, appropriate employability skills, problem solving, and adaptability to job equipment and technology, progressive productivity, and acceptable job performance. Prerequisites: All non-elective courses
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1.00 Credits
Introduces various methods, materials, and equipment used in the handling and rigging of steel components in a construction project. Emphasis is placed on use of proper safety techniques. Topics include calculation of rope strengths, knots, and standard hand signals.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a review of the mechanical, plumbing, electrical and conveying systems used in commercial construction. Basic design considerations and building code requirements are introduced.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a study of the commercial building code. Topics include inspector/contractor communications, code administration, occupancy classifications, building limitations construction types, fire resistance, means of egress, structural loading, and construction materials. The life safety code is introduced.
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5.00 Credits
This course is a study of commercial construction scheduling and cost controls. Topics include network diagrams, arrow diagrams, time-scaled diagrams, Gantt charts and computerized scheduling. Students will complete a project utilizing the critical path method in both manual and computerized formats. Prerequisite: CCM 180
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5.00 Credits
This course provides skills required to develop a material quantity estimate from commercial construction drawings and specifications. Completion of a quantity survey project is required. Prerequisite: CFC 105
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5.00 Credits
This course develops the skills to perform a commercial construction conceptual cost estimate using preliminary design estimating methods including order of magnitude, area, volume, and assemblies. Topics include general requirements, site work, foundation, superstructure, exterior closure, roofing, mechanical, electrical, and interior construction. Completion of an assemblies cost estimate is required. Prerequisite: CCM 180
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5.00 Credits
This course provides the skills to perform a commercial construction cost estimate from material quantities. Topics include bidding substitutions, allowances, alternates, unit prices, subcontracts, equipment, labor, and crew production rates, bid strategy, mark-up and the bid opening. Completion of a cost estimate is required. Prerequisite: CCM 180
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5.00 Credits
This course is a study of the legal aspects of commercial construction contracting. Topics include contracts, drug testing, sexual harassment, labor management relations, discrimination, worker compensation, bonding, claims arbitration, mediation, business types, and minority business enterprises, hiring and firing practices.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of commercial construction contract administration. Topics include conditions of the contract, drawing/specification coordination, general requirements, general conditions, allowances, alternates, substitutions, warranties, specification language, project meetings, construction observation/ inspection, contract modifications disputes, construction measurement for payment.
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