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This course is designed to facilitate a successful transition to college and focuses on orientation to college and academic success strategies. Topics include: student rights and responsibilities, student grading and graduation requirements, student information technologies and database orientation, campus/site resources, time management, note-taking, introduction to career opportunities and program-specific topics including construction program issues and the building construction industry and professional development. 1 hour of seminar per week. Prerequisite: None.

The student is introduced to the major environmental systems in a building: plumbing, heating, cooling, and ventilation; and electrical and illumination. Also included is an introduction to the influences of the natural environment on the built environment and a consideration for how these affect energy use and conservation. The building codes that govern the design of the various environmental systems are studied. 2 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CPM-103, and CPM-1021, or instructor permission.

This course prepares students to interpret working drawings for residential and light commercial construction projects by teaching them to make their own basic architectural drawings on a drafting board. Students learn to draw plans, elevations, sections and details, and to understand how they relate to each other. Informal sketching techniques are practiced and used throughout this course and others in the program. 3 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: None.

This course applies the lessons of CPM-1021 to the study and interpretation of construction specifications and drawings for residential and light commercial projects. 3 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CPM-1021.

Students study residential construction methods and materials for the following systems: foundations, framing, insulating, interior and exterior finish, and roofing. They learn about the CABO building code, new products, and estimating material quantities. 3 hours of lecture per week. Co-requisite: CPM-1032 or instructor permission.

Students are introduced to the basic materials and methods of commercial construction. 6 hours of laboratory per week. Co-requisite: CPM-1031.

This course introduces students to the construction materials and installation methods used in commercial projects. Students study soils and foundation types; heavy timber frame construction; masonry, concrete and steel construction systems; and commercial roofing, insulation and cladding systems. They also learn about the BOCA building code. CPM-1111 is the same as ARC-1210 for the lecture portion. 4 hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: CPM-1031 or instructor permission.

This course introduces the estimating principles and procedures used to determine detailed cost estimates for construction bidding purposes. Both residential and light commercial applications are addressed. Included are organizing the estimate; methods of pricing labor, materials and equipment; direct and indirect overhead costs; units of measure; computer spreadsheets; and profit. An introduction to contracts and types of bids is provided. Familiarization with computer estimating software applications is included. 2 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CPM-1031, CPM-1111, CPM-1022, and MAT-1100 or MAT-142, or instructor permission.

This course introduces students to the principles of construction project management. Included are the design/construction process, contract documents, organization of the construction firm, subcontractor relationships, records and reports, cost control methods and procedures, schedule control, construction safety, and quality control. Bar chart and critical path method scheduling are covered. An introduction to design-build and construction manager contracting is included. 3 hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: None.

This course introduces the student to the methods used in the preliminary analysis and design of building framing systems and to why certain materials and member sizes are used. An introduction to statics and strength of materials includes basic analysis of framing systems and properties of materials used in residential and commercial construction. The student is introduced to building and design codes and the study of building loads and how the building reacts to the loads. General structural system using wood, steel, concrete, and masonry elements including pre-engineered products are studied. 3 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MAT-1100 or MAT-1420 and PHY-1030, CPM-1031, and CPM-1111.

This course exposes Construction Practice and Management students to several commonly-used computer applications for construction management: advanced spreadsheets (Excel), estimating (Winest), and scheduling (Primavera Suretrak). Students will learn the software by working through tutorial-type exercises in a weekly computer lab run by an instructor. 1 hour of lecture, 2 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CET-1031, CIS-1050, or CIS-1080

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of construction field engineering, survey and building layout. Students will learn the use and care of survey equipment while performing field practices such as distance measuring, building layout, profile and cross sectional leveling and traversing. Trigonometry and geometry will be used to balance angles, make distance corrections, and compute areas and volumes. 2 hours of lecture, 3 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MAT-1100 or equivalent.

This is an elective course for Construction Management seniors. The intent is to give these students practice supervising first-year students during their Construction Lab and managing the CPM job site. 3 hours of laboratory per week. This course is repeatable for additional credit. Prerequisite: instructor permission.

This course ties together all the previous courses for the CPM program. The lecture portion utilizes professionals from all phases of the construction process as guest speakers. In the lab, students read and interpret the contract and specifications for a commercial project of significant scope. Through individual and group work on this project, they develop a complete estimate of cost and construction time, a project schedule, a schedule of values, a safety plan, an environmental plan, and a quality control plan. 2 hours of lecture, 6 hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or instructor permission.

This is a required part of the CPM curriculum and involves a ten-week summer cooperative education experience that will broaden student understanding of real world construction and management and an internship review seminar in the subsequent fall term. Graded Pass/No Pass. Prerequisite: Departmental permission.

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