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Construction Management
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Introduction to Construction Management |
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An overview of the construction industry which introduces the student to the duties and responsibilities of the professional construction manager. Lectures, field trips, and speakers will expose students to the fundamentals of construction techniques and methods employed by professionals in the industry with an emphasis on career opportunities. |
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Topics in Construction Management |
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This is a lower division topical course in Construction Management. The course may be repeated when the topic is different. |
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Construction Surveying |
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An introduction to the processes and calculations used by construction surveyors, including measuring distances and angles, direct differential leveling, locating line and grade on a construction site, and processes specific to construction surveying. |
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| Title |
Construction Surveying Lab |
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Hands-on experiences with transit, level, and total station. Measuring distances and angles, direct differential leveling, and construction site layout. |
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Professional Growth Seminar I |
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This course is directed towards the overall growth of the student. As students progress from their sophomore through senior years, they will be required to complete 20 units of combined professional growth and community outreach to be eligible for graduation. As a requirement of CM 496 Capstone Experience, students are required to provide documentation that they have completed the 20 unit requirement. |
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Construction Graphics |
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Students will utilize parametric CAD software to complete a construction design project that will reinforce the lecture materials presented while emphasizing the design aspects of a construction project. This background would give students the CAD and design process background needed for CM 496-Capstone Experience. |
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Commercial Building Methods and Materials |
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Theories and principles of commercial building construction materials and methods will be discussed. The course lectures will be structured in accordance with the Construction Specifications Index (CSI) format of work divisions. |
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Construction Statics |
| Prerequisite |
MATH 229 OR MATH 234 |
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Elementary principles of statics utilizing algebra, trigonometry, and analytical geometry. Material includes force vectors, static equilibrium, simple structures, friction effects, centroids. Will not transfer to engineering programs. |
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Estimating I: Quantity Survey |
| Prerequisite |
CM 220 CM 216 |
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Students will study basic principles and practices of estimating focusing on quantity survey. From a set of commercial building working drawings and specifications, students will perform quantity labor, material, and equipment takeoffs. They will learn quantity survey best practices necessary to effectively estimate the cost of a construction project. Must have prior or concurrent enrollement in CM 216 and CM 220. |
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Mechanical/Electrical Systems |
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A study of mechanical and electrical construction, emphasizing principles of heating, cooling, ventilation, water supply, waste disposal, electrical distribution and code requirements. |
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Topics in Construction Management |
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| Description |
This is a lower division topical course in Construction Management. The course may be repeated when the topic is different. |
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Heavy/Highway Construction Materials |
| Prerequisite |
MATH 234 |
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Course subjects include a study of the basic engineering properties of soils and compaction applications. Other topics include how concrete and asphalt are used as construction materials and analysis of their engineering properties. Design and construction applications of flexible and rigid pavements are presented. |
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Heavy/Highway Construction Materials Lab |
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Lab will include activities which help the student better understand the engineering properties and field processes associated with fine and coarse-grained soils, concrete, and asphalt. Must enroll concurrently in CM 325. |
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Sustainability in the Built Environment |
| Lasc Area |
Goal 10 |
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| Writing Intensive |
Yes |
| Description |
The purpose of the course is to provide an overview of living in a sustainable environment and what we can do as a society to measure our resource use. Also to encourage a change in our views regarding our limited resources and our overuse of the ecosystem by understanding our own culpability. Student awareness of energy conservation is modeled through construction principles that can be broadly applied to everyday lifestyle changes in our daily activities including where we live and where we work and the consumer choices we make in those environments. The U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria are discussed. Major alternatives to LEED will also be covered. This course is open to all students. MnTC Goal 10. |
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| Title |
Estimating II-Pricing and Productivity |
| Prerequisite |
CM 230 |
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| Description |
Students will learn the fundamentals of pricing out a quantity survey and the relationship of how productivity factors are used to formulate unit pricing. They will estimate the material, labor, equipment, subcontractor, and overhead cost of the commercial building project that was completed in CM 330. "Timberline" estimating software is utilized extensively as a basis for learning principles of computerized estimating. Job cost accounting procedures are emphasized. |
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Planning and Scheduling |
| Prerequisite |
CM 230 |
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Theories and principles of construction planning and scheduling will be studied. Students will use the Critical Path Method as a primary technique of planning, scheduling, and monitoring work. The students will identify required activities, resources and cost required to complete monitor a project throughout the construction process. Students will be required to complete both manual and computer scheduling assignments. Students will use "Primavera" scheduling software assigned projects. |
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Structural Design and Analysis |
| Prerequisite |
ENG 243 OR CM 223 |
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The course will cover concepts for analyzing and designing beams and columns. Principles of shear and moment diagrams and their applications to the selection of adequate structural members under given loading conditions are analyzed. Structural steel, timber, and reinforced concrete materials will be discussed. |
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Construction Safety |
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The course focus will be on the planning and administration of construction safety programs. Other topics include the history and development of Federal and State Construction safety standards and methods for abatement and control of job site hazards to develop a safe construction project. Junior standing is required. |
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Construction Documents and Specifications |
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This course will focus on the terms and concepts of construction contracts and documents. Procedures used to prepare construction specifications and contracts using the CSI format will be covered. The course discusses the liabilities and incentives for various kinds of construction contracts. |
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Topics in Construction Management |
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| Description |
This is an upper division topical course in Construction Management. The course may be repeated when the topic is different. |
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