Request to revise the course titles and course descriptions for Construction Management and Civil Engineering Technology courses

Date: May 26, 2009
To: College of Engineering
From: Julie Putnam, Administrative Assistant to Faculty Governance
Approved On: May 25, 2009
Implementation Date: 2009

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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CMET 1680. Professional Development I: Construction Safety. (1) Prerequisite: Open to freshman level Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management majors. Professional seminar laboratory study of OSHA regulations pertaining to construction safety. Course includes presentations by industry professionals. Three hours per week. Seminar discussing professional development issues relating to the civil engineering technology and construction management professions. One hour per week. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. (Spring)

CMET 2680. Professional Development II: Plan Reading and Quantity Takeoff. (1) Prerequisite: ETCE 1104. Open to sophomore level Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management majors. Professional seminar laboratory study of construction plans and the methods and tools used to estimate quantities of work. Course includes presentations by industry professionals. Three hours per week. Seminar discussing professional development issues relating to the civil engineering technology and construction management professions. One hour per week. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. (Spring)

CMET 3680. Professional Development III: Temporary Structures. (1) Prerequisite: ETCE 3131 and ETCE 3163. Professional seminar laboratory study of the design and construction of temporary structures. Course includes presentations by industry professionals. Three hours per week. Open to junior level Construction Management majors. Seminar discussing professional development issues relating to the civil engineering technology and construction management professions. One hour per week. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. (Spring)

CMET 4680. Professional Development IV. (1) Prerequisite: Open to senior level Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management majors. Seminar discussing professional development issues relating to the civil engineering technology and construction management professions. Course includes presentations by industry professionals. One hour per week. Graded on a Pass/No Credit basis. (Spring)

ETCE CMET 3123. Cost Estimating. (3) Prerequisites: CMET 2680 and CMET 3224. Methods used to prepare construction cost estimates, engineer production and cost, and determine labor and equipment resources. (Spring) ETCE 1222, AAS degree, or permission of the department. Methods used to determine material quantities, labor and equipment requirements, and costs associated with construction activities and projects. (Fall)

CMET 3224. Construction Project Administration. (3) Prerequisite: Junior Standing or AAS degree. A study of the project management processes used in the design and construction of civil engineering projects. Topics include the roles and responsibilities of project participants, project delivery methods, engineering and construction contracts, project control and documentation, and dispute resolution mechanisms. (Fall Spring)

CMET 4125. Construction Codes, and Contract Documents, and Permits. (2) Prerequisites: CMET 1680 and CMET 3224. An analysis of technical specifications, construction regulations and permits, procurement documents, and safety programs and plans. Junior Standing or AAS degree. An analysis of construction contract documents, building codes, permits, and specifications. (Fall)

CMET 4228. Construction Office Operations. (2) Prerequisite: CMET 3224. A study of management issues encountered in home and job-site office operations. Topics include insurance and bonds, risk management, cost accounting, and quality management. construction safety insurance and risk management, labor relations, procurement, cost accounting, subcontracting, and labor and equipment resource allocation and management. (Spring)

ETCE CMET 4126. Project Scheduling and Control. (3) Prerequisites: ETCE CMET 3123 and CMET 3224. Methods for planning, scheduling, and controlling construction projects, emphasizing manual and computer based techniques for critical path method scheduling, resource management, construction cost control, and reporting practices. Planning, scheduling, and monitoring construction projects, including development of critical path networks, Gannt bar charts, construction cost control, and reporting practices. (Fall)

ETCE CMET 4126L. Construction Practices Laboratory. (1) (W) Prerequisite or Corequisite: ETCE CMET 4126. A synthesis of prior work using fundamental scheduling and cost estimating principles as applied in a directed project. Three laboratory hours per week. (Fall)

ETGR 2101. Applied Mechanics I. (3) Prerequisite: Math 1103. This course covers fundamentals and applications of statics to include the analysis of force systems using analytical and graphical methods. Included topics are systems of forces, friction, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, distributed force systems, centroids and moments of inertia, and introduction to analysis of structures. In addition, stress, deformation, and strain are presented. Topics of study include the analysis of coplanar and noncoplanar force systems using analytical and graphical methods. Included are systems of forces and couples, equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies, distributed force systems, centroids and moments of inertia, and introduction to the analysis of structures.

ETGR 2102. Applied Mechanics II. (3) Prerequisite: ETGR 2101 with a grade of C or better. Applied Mechanics I. This course covers the fundamentals of the mechanics of deformable bodies and introduces the student to the field of dynamics. Topics of study include building loads, stress and strain, thermal deformation and stress, axial load, statically indeterminate axially loaded members, the principle of superposition, torsion, bending and shear stresses in beams, deflection of beams, transformation of stress and strain, Mohr’s circle, and stability and buckling of columns. include concepts of stress and strain, axial load, statically indeterminate axially loaded members, the principle of superposition, torsion, bending and shear stresses in beams, deflection of beams, the elastic curve, transformation of stress and strain, Mohr’s circle, introduction to stability and buckling of columns, and an introduction to dynamics.

ETCE 3163. Structural Analysis and Design I. (3) Prerequisite: ETGR 2102 or AAS degree. This course presents basic concepts and principles of structural analysis and design of structural steel, reinforced concrete, masonry products, and timber and engineered wood systems. Emphasis is placed on practical aspects of structural analysis and design to include beams, joists, rafters, columns, trusses, and elementary frames, and temporary structures for construction projects. (Fall)

CURRICULUM OUTLINE:B.S. IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (BSCM)

Total Credit Hours = 128

*Course selected based on Math Placement Test.

**Writing elective available upon successful completion of ENGL 1103.

***Free elective available upon successful completion of MATH 1121.

****Completion of the Construction B&M (business/management) Core is required: ETGR 1100, ECON 2101, ETGR 3222, ACCT 2121, ACCT 2122, BLAW 3150, and MGMT 3140. ECON 2101 doubles as Construction B&M Core and Social Science Elective in sophomore year. ETGR 1100 and ETGR 3222 serve as replacement prerequisites to INFO 2130 and ECON 2101 for Construction students taking MGMT 3140 and FINN 3120 (core elective). Construction B&M Core courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.

^Directed electives may be major field courses or General Education courses. They are chosen jointly by student and advisor to ensure that all graduation requirements are met. Non-AAS degreed students must satisfy University and CMET General Education requirements. AAS degreed students must satisfy CMET General Education requirements.

^^Core Elective may be Technical or Construction B&M. Technical Core Electives must be courses within the Department of Engineering Technology and approved by advisor (ETGR, ETCE, CMET, ETFS, ETEE, or ETME). Construction B&M Elective must be: MKTG 3110, FINN 3120, CMET 4127, or approved by the construction faculty advisor.

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CURRICULUM OUTLINE:CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Total Credit Hours = 128

*Course selected based on Math Placement Test.

**Writing elective available upon successful completion of ENGL 1103.

***Directed electives may be major field courses or General Education courses. They are chosen jointly by student and advisor to ensure that all graduation requirements are met. Non-AAS degreed students must satisfy University and CIET General Education requirements. AAS degreed students must satisfy CIET General Education requirements.

****Major elective courses must be courses within the Department of Engineering Technology and approved by the faculty