Courses
1301. The Construction Industry
Introduction to the construction industry and the career opportunities available within residential, building, heavy civil, and industrial construction. The different roles of the various participants are examined along with industry history and traditions. Proper dress and safety requirements for office and field site visits discussed. Includes guest speakers, field trips, and project site visits. Two hour lecture, two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
1305. Drawings and Specifications
Introduction to basic construction drawings and specification interpretation. Emphasis on construction drawings and blueprint reading, CSI specifications and master format, project manual, shop drawings, as-built drawings, and proper construction terminology. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
2195. Service Learning
Prerequisites: CNMG 2314 and ETME 2303 or consent of the instructor. A construction-related labor experience in assigned community service projects. Faculty provide site safety instruction, proper tool usage, construction methods, and, arrange for specialty contractors to conduct hands-on training when necessary. A minimum of 40 hours of documented work is required. Two hours laboratory per week. One credit hour.
2310. Materials and Methods I
Prerequisites: CNMG 1201 and 1305 or enrolled in CNMG 1201 and 1305 or consent of instructor. Introduction to specifications, standards, codes, quality control, and quantity survey as they pertain to the execution of selected construction materials and methods. Topics include site work, concrete, masonry, metals, and wood and plastics. Laboratories include field trips, print-reading, quantity survey, material usage, and applied construction methods. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
2312. Materials and Methods II
Prerequisites: CNMG 2310 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to specifications, standards, codes, quality control, and quantity survey as they pertain to the execution of selected construction materials and methods. Topics include thermal and moisture protection, doors and windows, finishes, and specialties. Laboratories include field trips, print-reading, quantity survey, material usage, and applied construction methods. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
2314. Service Systems of Buildings
Prerequisites: CNMG 2312 or consent of instructor. Introduction to functions of service systems within a modern structure. Includes HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, electrical and conveying systems. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
2316. Construction Surveying
Prerequisite: MATH 1303 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to the basic principles and applications of plane surveying. Topics include use and care of surveying instruments, directions, angles, surveying calculations, errors, and computations of areas and volumes. Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
2323. Construction Administration
Prerequisites: CNMG 2314 and CPSC 1370 or consent of the instructor. An introduction to construction project control and administration. Topics include project team development, standard agreements, contract documents utilization, record keeping, submittals, subcontract management, purchasing, expediting, change orders, claims, progress payments, closeout, and computerized project control. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
3147. Soil Mechanics Lab
Prerequisite or corequisite: CNMG 3347 or consent of the instructor. Laboratory testing of rocks and soils, identification and index property tests, permeability tests, moisture density expansion relationships, uncontinued and triaxial compression tests, and consolidation and expansion of soils. One three-hour laboratory per week. One credit hour.
3195. Community Service Projects
Prerequisites: CNMG 2316 and 2195 and consent of instructor. Under the guidance of faculty members, students provide labor and site supervision for an assigned community service project. A minimum of 40 hours of documented labor and supervision is required. Two hours laboratory per week. One credit hour.
3312. Field Engineering
Prerequisite: CNMG 2316 or consent of instructor. Application of surveying to the construction site. Layout and control of buildings, road, bridges, utilities, and other types of projects studied. One hour lecture, four hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
3322. Concrete Construction
Prerequisite: CNMG 2312 and 2316 or consent of the instructor. Provides an in-depth examination of the principles and applications of concrete construction. Study of process of placing ready mix concrete from batching to curing along with the design, analysis, and economics of formwork. Reinforcing steel and the ACI field technician applications and requirements covered also. Two hours lecture, two laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
3327. Field Operations
Prerequisites: CNMG 2323 or consent of instructor. Introduction to the principles of construction project field supervision and equipment management. Supervision topics include leadership, motivation, communications, problem solving, decision making, production control, quality control, and computerized reporting. Equipment management topics include equipment categories and applications, equipment selection, operating cost, scheduling, and fleet management. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
3333. Statics and Strength of Materials
Prerequisites: CNMG 2323, MATH 1303, and PHYS 1321/1121 or consent of the instructor. An analytical and practical approach to the principles and physical concepts of statics and strength of materials related to construction. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
3339. Bid Process
Prerequisites: CNMG 3322, 3327, and MGMT 3380 or consent of the instructor. Theory and practice of construction project bidding and estimating. Topics include proposal solicitation and preparation, bidding strategy, estimate types and content, quantity survey, ethics, and an introduction to computer use in estimating. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
3342. Construction Safety
Prerequisites: CNMG 3322 and 3327 or the consent of the instructor. A study of the principles of construction safety management and OSHA 29 CFR PART 1926. The OSHA Construction Industry Training Course 500 topics is covered in depth. Students develop a company safety plan and hazardous communications program, perform safety analysis, conduct safety meetings, and write accident investigation reports. Students have the opportunity to complete the topic requirements for the OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour Construction Safety and Health training card. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
Prerequisites: CNMG 3333 and ERSC 1302/1102 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to structural foundation types and design, use of soil mechanics technology, techniques for moisture control and drainage, construction considerations, subsurface exploration, retaining structures, sheet pile walls, pile and drilled pier foundations, reinforced earth, and soil reinforcement. Two hours lecture, two hours lab per week. Three credit hours.
4195. Professional Service Development
Prerequisites: CNMG 3195 and 4311 or consent of instructor. Students acts as a construction or project manager and control a community service project through the planning, design, bidding, construction, and close-out phases. A minimum of 40 hours of documented construction or project management is required. Two hours laboratory a week. One credit hour.
4100, 4200, 4300. Independent Study
Prerequisite: declared major in construction management with 60 hours completed toward degree. Topic and method of procedure must have approval of the supervising faculty member. Four to six hours per week of work on the project for each hour of credit earned. The exact hourly commitment per week and credit hour value depends on the nature of the project and is agreed on in advance by the student and the instructor. With approval, may be repeated for up to six hours of credit toward the construction management major. One, two, or three credit hours.
4311. Estimating
Prerequisites: CNMG 3339, 3342, and 3347, or consent of the instructor. Advanced applications and concepts of construction project estimating. Topics include computer aided estimating, correcting estimating errors, labor and equipment productivity, risk adjustment to price, pricing by asset utilization, mark-up, and ethics. Students compete in mock bids on different types of construction projects. Two hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
4321. Reinforced Concrete Design
Prerequisite: CNMG 3333 or consent of instructor. Behavior and design of reinforced concrete elements by ultimate strength design; fundamentals of pre-stressed concrete. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
4322. Building Structure Design
Prerequisites: CNMG 3322, 3333, and 3347 or consent of the instructor. Introduction to building structure design for construction management students. Study of service and live loads for structural steel, wood, reinforced concrete, and masonry building materials are investigated through computation and project work. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
4329. Construction Planning and Scheduling
Prerequisites: CNMG 4322 or consent of the instructor. An in-depth study of the process of creating and monitoring a construction project schedule. Creation of project schedules on a variety of scheduling software, with primary focus on Primavera. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Three credit hours.
4334. Construction Contracts and Law
Prerequisite: ACCT 3372, CNMG 3339, and MKTG 4372 or consent of the instructor. A study of construction contracts in relation to project delivery systems and the basic principles of construction law. Case studies are used to analyze selected areas that affect the construction process. Topics include standard agreements and conditions, negligence, risk, indemnities, modifications, mechanics' lien, claims, dispute resolution, conflicts of interest, ethical consideration, and labor law. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
4345. Construction Management
Prerequisites: grade of C or better in CNMG 3339 and MGMT 4372, senior standing, and consent of instructor. A capstone course. Students develop and organize construction companies. Project contracts are awarded and contract administration is required. One hour lecture, four hours lab per week. Three credit hours.
4370. Structural Steel Design
Prerequisite: CNMG 3333 or consent of the instructor. Methods of analysis and design of structural steel buildings, including tension members, columns, and bending members. Design of plate girders, composite design, and connections. Uses The AISC Manual of Steel Construction and the specification for the Design, Fabrication and Erection of Structural Steel for Buildings, latest edition. Three hours lecture per week. Three credit hours.
4391. Cooperative Education
Prerequisites: declared major in construction management with 90 hours completed toward degree; cumulative GPA of 2.50; approval of assignment by construction management program coordinator. Requires at least 480 contact hours on the job. Three credit hours.
4395. Professional Development
Prerequisites: senior standing in construction management and consent of instructor. Partnerships between students and nonprofit community organizations will be established. Students use skills in construction management to assist with construction-related projects. A minimum of 120 hours of work is required along with progress reports and presentations. Three credit hours.
4199, 4299, 4399. Special Topics in Construction
Prerequisites: consent of instructor based on relevance of subject matter to student career goals. Designed to meet special needs of students or industry to cover application of construction management to specific problems. Meets equivalent of one hour per week for each credit hour value. May be taken more than once for credit. One, two, or three credit hours.
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