COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CET121BLDG MAT & CON MET3 Credit HoursThis course familiarizes the student with the basic materials of construction according to their physical properties, durability and suitability for use under varying conditions. Use of materials in combination with one another and in the finished product will be examined both verbally and graphically. Emphasis is placed on material selection according to given criteria.CET122ARCHITECTURAL DRAFT I3 Credit HoursThis course familiarizes the student with the preparation and comprehension of basic architectural drawings. Intended for those with little or no drafting experience, the course will concentrate on drafting techniques through the drafting of plans, elevations and selected details, in pencil on vellum.CET123ARCHITECTURAL DRAFT II3 Credit HoursThis course concentrates on the preparation of building details and sections. Emphasis will be placed upon the design of details and their synthesis into a final graphic product.Prerequisites: CET122Corequisites: CET121CET124HIGHWAY & MAP DRAWING2 Credit HoursSurveyors' notes are used by the student to develop and draw topographic and contour maps and plan-profile sheets for highway construction. Proper interpretation and uses of these drawings are also discussed.Prerequisites: MTH121CET125SOIL MECHANICS3 Credit HoursThis course includes laboratory tests, soil classification systems, and theoretical concepts relative to soil strengths, stresses in soil masses, settlement under structures, bearing capacity for shallow foundations, retaining walls and slope stability.Prerequisites: MTH121Corequisites: MET124CET221SURVEYING GRAPHICS3 Credit HoursThis course will introduce the student to computerized methods of preparing the various types of maps used by surveyors, civil engineers and contractors. Students will also learn how to prepare plans from electronic data recorders. Coding techniques for field use of data recorders will also be discussed.Prerequisites: CET227, DET125CET222CONCRETE & ASPHALT TEST3 Credit HoursMajor emphasis will be placed on the testing procedures used by engineers in determining material acceptance. Concrete and asphalt design methods will be covered, along with the conducting of many tests and the design of pavement.Prerequisites: MTH121, CET121CET223STRUCTURAL DESIGN I3 Credit HoursThis course introduces the student to the analysis of simple structures. Topics include the application of loads on structures, and the analysis and design of steel and concrete members such as beams, columns, and frames. Current computer software for structural analysis will also be used. Prerequisites: MET124CET224STRUCTURAL DESIGN II3 Credit HoursAnalysis and design of wood members (beams, columns) will be covered in this class. Advanced topics in steel connections and concrete reinforcement of beams, slabs, columns, footings and retailing walls will also be studied. Current computer software for structural analysis will be used.Prerequisites: CET223CET225SITE AND BUILDING SERVICE SYS3 Credit HoursThis course examines hydraulics and hydrology in connection with storm water management, the design of management systems, water supply and waste for buildings, thermodynamics of buildings, HVAC design and lighting design. Prerequisites: CET121, MTH121CET226ESTIMATING3 Credit HoursThis course develops the methods and procedures for preparing construction estimates, both manually and electronically. Topics include excavation, masonry, concrete, steel and carpentry. Emphasis is placed on take-off procedures and pricing, consideration of labor and equipment costs, and overhead and profit. Computer programs will be utilized to establish a construction schedule. The student will do a complete estimate of a building project and prepare a competitive bid for the job.Prerequisites: (MTH121), ECA122, CET121 or CET122, DET125, CET237CET227SURVEYING I3 Credit HoursThe student is given practical experience in the use of the various surveying instruments while learning how to measure distances, angles and elevations. Methods of determining error of closure, coordinates and area for a property survey are discussed, as well as construction surveys.Corequisites: MTH121CET228SURVEYING II3 Credit HoursCourse covers methods and procedures for establishing line and grade for construction. Circular, spiral and parabolic curves, earth volume determination, cross-sectioning methods and advanced construction staking methods are also covered. The student is also introduced to electronic total stations and data collection. Use of the computer will be emphasized. Prerequisites: CET227CET229SURVEYING III3 Credit HoursThe primary emphasis of this course will be the use of the electronic total station to perform surveying operations. Increased abilities and accuracies of field work, including precision measurement, will be demonstrated and obtained by students in such areas as traversing, horizontal and spiral curve layout, construction staking and data gathering for topographic maps. Appropriate computer software will be used. The student will also experience increased usage of digital levels and automatic data collection along with geodetic survey methods and state plane coordinate systems.Prerequisites: CET228, ECA122CET231LEGAL PRINC OF SURVEYING3 Credit HoursThe laws of land ownership, title guarantees, deed platting, interpretation of property descriptions, riparian rights and establishment of property lines will be discussed. Also covered will be the surveyor's rights, duties and liabilities; the state of Ohio survey laws; and minimum standards for boundary determination, description writing and map preparation. The historical development of the rectangular system of land subdivision will be covered, with primary emphasis placed on Ohio, as it is the site of the first public land surveys.CET232LAND PLANNING & DESIGN3 Credit HoursThis course covers the study of site capabilities and potentials as they relate to land planning and subdivision design. Students will complete preliminary layouts for projects such as industrial parks, housing allotments, planned unit developments and commercial home sites in accordance with zoning and subdivision regulations.Prerequisites: or CET122, CET124, DET125Corequisites: CET227CET233ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN3 Credit HoursThe basics of design will be examined while solving architectural design problems. The student will be required to prepare preliminary design drawings that fully express the intended solution.Prerequisites: CET121, CET123CET234A/E CAD2 Credit HoursBuilding on the concepts learned in Basic AutoCAD, this course is designed to explore the production of architectural working drawings using software designed specifically for the architectural/engineering disciplines. Students will produce a variety of architectural working drawings on the computer-aided drafting system. Prerequisites: CET121, CET122, DET125CET235CONSTRUCT MGT, JOB COST&SAFETY3 Credit HoursThis course examines the progression of a building project from its inception to completion along with the administration of it in the office and in the field. Contract law and the legal implications of documents will be discussed. The student will also be familiarized with specifications, shop drawings and computerized project control software.Prerequisites: CET121, ECA122CET236GLOBAL POSITIONING SYS3 Credit HoursIntroduction to Global Positioning System to determine location on earth in a three dimensional way (latitude, longitude and elevation). Students will practice the use of electronic receivers using radio signals to collect data and process later using computers. The use surveying and topography mapping is also included. Prerequisites: CET227CET237INTERPRETING CONSTRUCTION DOC2 Credit HoursThis course focuses on interpreting the construction documents for the purposes of estimating, scheduling, and field-directing a construction project. It includes reading the designers' drawings for residential, light commercial, heavy commercial, and civil engineering projects. The specifications for the projects are studied with attention to the materials and installation requirements contained therein.CET239BUILDING CODE APPLICATION2 Credit HoursCommercial building and residential building codes are studied to become familiar with the general intent of the codes in selected areas and how they relate to the construction industry. Special attention is paid to portions of the code that are typically a problem to code officials in the prosecution of their duties.Prerequisites: (CET121) or CET237, CET122
CET122ARCHITECTURAL DRAFT I3 Credit HoursThis course familiarizes the student with the preparation and comprehension of basic architectural drawings. Intended for those with little or no drafting experience, the course will concentrate on drafting techniques through the drafting of plans, elevations and selected details, in pencil on vellum.CET123ARCHITECTURAL DRAFT II3 Credit HoursThis course concentrates on the preparation of building details and sections. Emphasis will be placed upon the design of details and their synthesis into a final graphic product.Prerequisites: CET122Corequisites: CET121CET124HIGHWAY & MAP DRAWING2 Credit HoursSurveyors' notes are used by the student to develop and draw topographic and contour maps and plan-profile sheets for highway construction. Proper interpretation and uses of these drawings are also discussed.Prerequisites: MTH121CET125SOIL MECHANICS3 Credit HoursThis course includes laboratory tests, soil classification systems, and theoretical concepts relative to soil strengths, stresses in soil masses, settlement under structures, bearing capacity for shallow foundations, retaining walls and slope stability.Prerequisites: MTH121Corequisites: MET124CET221SURVEYING GRAPHICS3 Credit HoursThis course will introduce the student to computerized methods of preparing the various types of maps used by surveyors, civil engineers and contractors. Students will also learn how to prepare plans from electronic data recorders. Coding techniques for field use of data recorders will also be discussed.Prerequisites: CET227, DET125CET222CONCRETE & ASPHALT TEST3 Credit HoursMajor emphasis will be placed on the testing procedures used by engineers in determining material acceptance. Concrete and asphalt design methods will be covered, along with the conducting of many tests and the design of pavement.Prerequisites: MTH121, CET121CET223STRUCTURAL DESIGN I3 Credit HoursThis course introduces the student to the analysis of simple structures. Topics include the application of loads on structures, and the analysis and design of steel and concrete members such as beams, columns, and frames. Current computer software for structural analysis will also be used. Prerequisites: MET124CET224STRUCTURAL DESIGN II3 Credit HoursAnalysis and design of wood members (beams, columns) will be covered in this class. Advanced topics in steel connections and concrete reinforcement of beams, slabs, columns, footings and retailing walls will also be studied. Current computer software for structural analysis will be used.Prerequisites: CET223CET225SITE AND BUILDING SERVICE SYS3 Credit HoursThis course examines hydraulics and hydrology in connection with storm water management, the design of management systems, water supply and waste for buildings, thermodynamics of buildings, HVAC design and lighting design. Prerequisites: CET121, MTH121CET226ESTIMATING3 Credit HoursThis course develops the methods and procedures for preparing construction estimates, both manually and electronically. Topics include excavation, masonry, concrete, steel and carpentry. Emphasis is placed on take-off procedures and pricing, consideration of labor and equipment costs, and overhead and profit. Computer programs will be utilized to establish a construction schedule. The student will do a complete estimate of a building project and prepare a competitive bid for the job.Prerequisites: (MTH121), ECA122, CET121 or CET122, DET125, CET237CET227SURVEYING I3 Credit HoursThe student is given practical experience in the use of the various surveying instruments while learning how to measure distances, angles and elevations. Methods of determining error of closure, coordinates and area for a property survey are discussed, as well as construction surveys.Corequisites: MTH121CET228SURVEYING II3 Credit HoursCourse covers methods and procedures for establishing line and grade for construction. Circular, spiral and parabolic curves, earth volume determination, cross-sectioning methods and advanced construction staking methods are also covered. The student is also introduced to electronic total stations and data collection. Use of the computer will be emphasized. Prerequisites: CET227CET229SURVEYING III3 Credit HoursThe primary emphasis of this course will be the use of the electronic total station to perform surveying operations. Increased abilities and accuracies of field work, including precision measurement, will be demonstrated and obtained by students in such areas as traversing, horizontal and spiral curve layout, construction staking and data gathering for topographic maps. Appropriate computer software will be used. The student will also experience increased usage of digital levels and automatic data collection along with geodetic survey methods and state plane coordinate systems.Prerequisites: CET228, ECA122CET231LEGAL PRINC OF SURVEYING3 Credit HoursThe laws of land ownership, title guarantees, deed platting, interpretation of property descriptions, riparian rights and establishment of property lines will be discussed. Also covered will be the surveyor's rights, duties and liabilities; the state of Ohio survey laws; and minimum standards for boundary determination, description writing and map preparation. The historical development of the rectangular system of land subdivision will be covered, with primary emphasis placed on Ohio, as it is the site of the first public land surveys.CET232LAND PLANNING & DESIGN3 Credit HoursThis course covers the study of site capabilities and potentials as they relate to land planning and subdivision design. Students will complete preliminary layouts for projects such as industrial parks, housing allotments, planned unit developments and commercial home sites in accordance with zoning and subdivision regulations.Prerequisites: or CET122, CET124, DET125Corequisites: CET227CET233ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN3 Credit HoursThe basics of design will be examined while solving architectural design problems. The student will be required to prepare preliminary design drawings that fully express the intended solution.Prerequisites: CET121, CET123CET234A/E CAD2 Credit HoursBuilding on the concepts learned in Basic AutoCAD, this course is designed to explore the production of architectural working drawings using software designed specifically for the architectural/engineering disciplines. Students will produce a variety of architectural working drawings on the computer-aided drafting system. Prerequisites: CET121, CET122, DET125CET235CONSTRUCT MGT, JOB COST&SAFETY3 Credit HoursThis course examines the progression of a building project from its inception to completion along with the administration of it in the office and in the field. Contract law and the legal implications of documents will be discussed. The student will also be familiarized with specifications, shop drawings and computerized project control software.Prerequisites: CET121, ECA122CET236GLOBAL POSITIONING SYS3 Credit HoursIntroduction to Global Positioning System to determine location on earth in a three dimensional way (latitude, longitude and elevation). Students will practice the use of electronic receivers using radio signals to collect data and process later using computers. The use surveying and topography mapping is also included. Prerequisites: CET227CET237INTERPRETING CONSTRUCTION DOC2 Credit HoursThis course focuses on interpreting the construction documents for the purposes of estimating, scheduling, and field-directing a construction project. It includes reading the designers' drawings for residential, light commercial, heavy commercial, and civil engineering projects. The specifications for the projects are studied with attention to the materials and installation requirements contained therein.CET239BUILDING CODE APPLICATION2 Credit HoursCommercial building and residential building codes are studied to become familiar with the general intent of the codes in selected areas and how they relate to the construction industry. Special attention is paid to portions of the code that are typically a problem to code officials in the prosecution of their duties.Prerequisites: (CET121) or CET237, CET122
CET123ARCHITECTURAL DRAFT II3 Credit HoursThis course concentrates on the preparation of building details and sections. Emphasis will be placed upon the design of details and their synthesis into a final graphic product.Prerequisites: CET122Corequisites: CET121
CET124HIGHWAY & MAP DRAWING2 Credit HoursSurveyors' notes are used by the student to develop and draw topographic and contour maps and plan-profile sheets for highway construction. Proper interpretation and uses of these drawings are also discussed.Prerequisites: MTH121
CET125SOIL MECHANICS3 Credit HoursThis course includes laboratory tests, soil classification systems, and theoretical concepts relative to soil strengths, stresses in soil masses, settlement under structures, bearing capacity for shallow foundations, retaining walls and slope stability.Prerequisites: MTH121Corequisites: MET124
CET221SURVEYING GRAPHICS3 Credit HoursThis course will introduce the student to computerized methods of preparing the various types of maps used by surveyors, civil engineers and contractors. Students will also learn how to prepare plans from electronic data recorders. Coding techniques for field use of data recorders will also be discussed.Prerequisites: CET227, DET125
CET222CONCRETE & ASPHALT TEST3 Credit HoursMajor emphasis will be placed on the testing procedures used by engineers in determining material acceptance. Concrete and asphalt design methods will be covered, along with the conducting of many tests and the design of pavement.Prerequisites: MTH121, CET121
CET223STRUCTURAL DESIGN I3 Credit HoursThis course introduces the student to the analysis of simple structures. Topics include the application of loads on structures, and the analysis and design of steel and concrete members such as beams, columns, and frames. Current computer software for structural analysis will also be used. Prerequisites: MET124
CET224STRUCTURAL DESIGN II3 Credit HoursAnalysis and design of wood members (beams, columns) will be covered in this class. Advanced topics in steel connections and concrete reinforcement of beams, slabs, columns, footings and retailing walls will also be studied. Current computer software for structural analysis will be used.Prerequisites: CET223
CET225SITE AND BUILDING SERVICE SYS3 Credit HoursThis course examines hydraulics and hydrology in connection with storm water management, the design of management systems, water supply and waste for buildings, thermodynamics of buildings, HVAC design and lighting design. Prerequisites: CET121, MTH121
CET226ESTIMATING3 Credit HoursThis course develops the methods and procedures for preparing construction estimates, both manually and electronically. Topics include excavation, masonry, concrete, steel and carpentry. Emphasis is placed on take-off procedures and pricing, consideration of labor and equipment costs, and overhead and profit. Computer programs will be utilized to establish a construction schedule. The student will do a complete estimate of a building project and prepare a competitive bid for the job.Prerequisites: (MTH121), ECA122, CET121 or CET122, DET125, CET237
CET227SURVEYING I3 Credit HoursThe student is given practical experience in the use of the various surveying instruments while learning how to measure distances, angles and elevations. Methods of determining error of closure, coordinates and area for a property survey are discussed, as well as construction surveys.Corequisites: MTH121
CET228SURVEYING II3 Credit HoursCourse covers methods and procedures for establishing line and grade for construction. Circular, spiral and parabolic curves, earth volume determination, cross-sectioning methods and advanced construction staking methods are also covered. The student is also introduced to electronic total stations and data collection. Use of the computer will be emphasized. Prerequisites: CET227
CET229SURVEYING III3 Credit HoursThe primary emphasis of this course will be the use of the electronic total station to perform surveying operations. Increased abilities and accuracies of field work, including precision measurement, will be demonstrated and obtained by students in such areas as traversing, horizontal and spiral curve layout, construction staking and data gathering for topographic maps. Appropriate computer software will be used. The student will also experience increased usage of digital levels and automatic data collection along with geodetic survey methods and state plane coordinate systems.Prerequisites: CET228, ECA122
CET231LEGAL PRINC OF SURVEYING3 Credit HoursThe laws of land ownership, title guarantees, deed platting, interpretation of property descriptions, riparian rights and establishment of property lines will be discussed. Also covered will be the surveyor's rights, duties and liabilities; the state of Ohio survey laws; and minimum standards for boundary determination, description writing and map preparation. The historical development of the rectangular system of land subdivision will be covered, with primary emphasis placed on Ohio, as it is the site of the first public land surveys.CET232LAND PLANNING & DESIGN3 Credit HoursThis course covers the study of site capabilities and potentials as they relate to land planning and subdivision design. Students will complete preliminary layouts for projects such as industrial parks, housing allotments, planned unit developments and commercial home sites in accordance with zoning and subdivision regulations.Prerequisites: or CET122, CET124, DET125Corequisites: CET227CET233ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN3 Credit HoursThe basics of design will be examined while solving architectural design problems. The student will be required to prepare preliminary design drawings that fully express the intended solution.Prerequisites: CET121, CET123CET234A/E CAD2 Credit HoursBuilding on the concepts learned in Basic AutoCAD, this course is designed to explore the production of architectural working drawings using software designed specifically for the architectural/engineering disciplines. Students will produce a variety of architectural working drawings on the computer-aided drafting system. Prerequisites: CET121, CET122, DET125CET235CONSTRUCT MGT, JOB COST&SAFETY3 Credit HoursThis course examines the progression of a building project from its inception to completion along with the administration of it in the office and in the field. Contract law and the legal implications of documents will be discussed. The student will also be familiarized with specifications, shop drawings and computerized project control software.Prerequisites: CET121, ECA122CET236GLOBAL POSITIONING SYS3 Credit HoursIntroduction to Global Positioning System to determine location on earth in a three dimensional way (latitude, longitude and elevation). Students will practice the use of electronic receivers using radio signals to collect data and process later using computers. The use surveying and topography mapping is also included. Prerequisites: CET227CET237INTERPRETING CONSTRUCTION DOC2 Credit HoursThis course focuses on interpreting the construction documents for the purposes of estimating, scheduling, and field-directing a construction project. It includes reading the designers' drawings for residential, light commercial, heavy commercial, and civil engineering projects. The specifications for the projects are studied with attention to the materials and installation requirements contained therein.CET239BUILDING CODE APPLICATION2 Credit HoursCommercial building and residential building codes are studied to become familiar with the general intent of the codes in selected areas and how they relate to the construction industry. Special attention is paid to portions of the code that are typically a problem to code officials in the prosecution of their duties.Prerequisites: (CET121) or CET237, CET122
CET232LAND PLANNING & DESIGN3 Credit HoursThis course covers the study of site capabilities and potentials as they relate to land planning and subdivision design. Students will complete preliminary layouts for projects such as industrial parks, housing allotments, planned unit developments and commercial home sites in accordance with zoning and subdivision regulations.Prerequisites: or CET122, CET124, DET125Corequisites: CET227
CET233ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN3 Credit HoursThe basics of design will be examined while solving architectural design problems. The student will be required to prepare preliminary design drawings that fully express the intended solution.Prerequisites: CET121, CET123
CET234A/E CAD2 Credit HoursBuilding on the concepts learned in Basic AutoCAD, this course is designed to explore the production of architectural working drawings using software designed specifically for the architectural/engineering disciplines. Students will produce a variety of architectural working drawings on the computer-aided drafting system. Prerequisites: CET121, CET122, DET125
CET235CONSTRUCT MGT, JOB COST&SAFETY3 Credit HoursThis course examines the progression of a building project from its inception to completion along with the administration of it in the office and in the field. Contract law and the legal implications of documents will be discussed. The student will also be familiarized with specifications, shop drawings and computerized project control software.Prerequisites: CET121, ECA122
CET236GLOBAL POSITIONING SYS3 Credit HoursIntroduction to Global Positioning System to determine location on earth in a three dimensional way (latitude, longitude and elevation). Students will practice the use of electronic receivers using radio signals to collect data and process later using computers. The use surveying and topography mapping is also included. Prerequisites: CET227
CET237INTERPRETING CONSTRUCTION DOC2 Credit HoursThis course focuses on interpreting the construction documents for the purposes of estimating, scheduling, and field-directing a construction project. It includes reading the designers' drawings for residential, light commercial, heavy commercial, and civil engineering projects. The specifications for the projects are studied with attention to the materials and installation requirements contained therein.CET239BUILDING CODE APPLICATION2 Credit HoursCommercial building and residential building codes are studied to become familiar with the general intent of the codes in selected areas and how they relate to the construction industry. Special attention is paid to portions of the code that are typically a problem to code officials in the prosecution of their duties.Prerequisites: (CET121) or CET237, CET122
CET239BUILDING CODE APPLICATION2 Credit HoursCommercial building and residential building codes are studied to become familiar with the general intent of the codes in selected areas and how they relate to the construction industry. Special attention is paid to portions of the code that are typically a problem to code officials in the prosecution of their duties.Prerequisites: (CET121) or CET237, CET122
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