Construction Engineering Technician

Courses

• First Year - Semester One
• BLDG1005 Building Methods & Materials
• This course deals with materials used in buildings, and the methods and equipment used in constructing with these materials. Materials include: concrete, masonry, wood and steel.
• CADD1004 CAD 1
• Cad 1 is an introductory course in 2-D computer aided drafting, using the AutoCAD program. The initial focus of the course is to learn and implement basic commands to create, edit, store and retrieve data. This skill and knowledge is developed through basic, simple drawing assignments. Another component of the course is dedicated to developing print reading skills as related to construction documentation.
• COMP1003 Engineering Applications
• Students are introduced to Microsoft Office software. The basics of Microsoft Word are learned and Microsoft Excel is used with engineering applications.
• SURV1000 Geomatics 1
• Geomatics 1 is the first of three courses in surveying offered in the Building Sciences Program and introduces the learner to the survey technologist's/technician's role in communicating land-related information between stakeholders in Architectural/Engineering/Construction (AEC) projects. This dialog is dependent upon the efficient and accurate measurement of angles, distances and differences in elevations and the careful recording of the data gathered. Learners will explore the theory of making measurements during classroom lectures and develop the practical skills of operating automatic levels, total stations, electronic data-collectors, and GPS receivers during weekly field exercises.
• MATH1012 Math 1
• Students learn to use the mathematical tools that are required in their engineering subjects. Building sciences applications of algebra, geometry and trigonometry are emphasized.

• First Year - Semester Two
• CADD1005 CAD 2
• CAD 2 is an extension of CAD1. The objective of this course is to further enhance student's knowledge of the AutoCAD software. Having developed an understanding of basic functions such as geometry creation, editing, dimensioning and annotation, students learn more advanced features of the software to facilitate drawing creation and organization, primarily in a 2-D setting. This will be accomplished by the use of more involved, complex and discipline related projects. A component of the course will also include print reading fundamentals with construction drawings.
  Prerequisite: CADD 1004 or TECH 8150
• BLDG1004 Heavy Construction, Methods and Materials
• This course deals with materials used in civil engineering works, and the methods and equipment used in construction with these materials. Materials include: soils, concrete, steel, heavy timber, and asphalt.
• SURV1001 Highway Technology 1
• This course introduces the learner to the geometry of Canadian highways and how various factors such as design speed, climate, traffic flow, and vehicle characteristics affect the properties of proposed roads. Candidates will apply the skills and mathematical techniques introduced in Mathematics 1 and Geomatics 1 to calculate the minimum radius of a highway, determine appropriateness of introducing transition curves, deciding if and when to alter the cross-section of the roadway, when to insert vertical curves, and how to prepare information to control the construction of a roadway.
  Prerequisite: MATH 1012, SURV 1000
• MATH1007 Mathematics 2
• This course is a continuation of Mathematics 1.
  Prerequisite: MATH 1012
• BLDG1003 Statics
• This course deals with the effects of external forces on rigid bodies at rest. The first half of the course concentrates on forces and equilibrium. The second half deals with applications of basic principles to specific structural shapes (trusses, beams).
  Prerequisite: MATH 1012
• COMM1002 Technical Communications 1
• Students develop communication skills for the presentation of technical information in business documents that meet the needs of clients and customers. Documents and presentations are produced in Word and PowerPoint.
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

• Second Year - Semester Three
• BLDG3006 Construction Supervision 1
• Students study the role of the construction superintendent with special emphasis on leadership, labour relations, construction management and safety at the site level.
• SURV2000 Geomatics 2
• This course is about engineering and construction surveying. It introduces the student to the major steps of surveying within an engineering project - setting up project control, completing topographic surveys including breaklines for terrain modeling, producing, transferring and extracting information with digital media, staking out alignment and grades for construction work. Advanced geomatics concepts such as ellipsoid, geoid, datum, projections, grids, and survey adjustments are introduced. Students become proficient at using total station equipment for pickup and layout and develop confidence in the accuracy and precision of various measuring methods. AutoCAD Civil 3D is used to develop terrain and simple road corridor design used in the stakeout.
  Prerequisite: SURV 1001, COMP 1003
• BLDG2008 Materials Testing 1
• Students obtain hands-on experience in a materials testing laboratory setting, and become familiar with the mechanical properties of construction materials using CSA/ASTM standard test methods.

  Prerequisite: BLDG 1005, COMP 1003
  Co-requisite: BLDG 2005

• BLDG2015 Mechanical and Electrical Systems
• A study of plumbing (water supply, sewage disposal, site drainage), mechanical (heating, ventilating, air conditioning) and electrical systems related to building design and construction.
• WKPL2019 Placement
• Students spend one day per week for about eleven weeks, working with and observing the construction operations of a local contractor. Contractors provide assessment of a student's participation and students report their experiences to their classmates and their professor.
• BLDG2005 Strength of Materials
• This courses focuses on concepts of stress, strain, tension, compression, shear, bending and mechanical properties of materials as they relate to the building industry are discussed.
  Prerequisite: BLDG 1003, MATH 1007
• BLDG2004 Structural Drafting
• Students learn the general requirements for structural steel design drawings and shop detail drawings. Drawing projects will include beam shop details and bracing details.
  Prerequisite: CADD 1005
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

• Second Year - Semester Four
• BLDG3011 Construction Supervision 2
• This course is a continuation of Construction Supervision 1.
  Prerequisite: BLDG 3006
• BLDG2013 Contracts, Specifications and Estimating
• Students study the various forms of contracts used in the construction industry. The style, purpose and method of writing specifications are studied. Using the contract, specifications and drawings, students prepare estimates of quantities of materials and construction costs for residential and industrial buildings.
• ENTR2003 Entrepreneurship
• The appeal of owning a business and “being my own boss” has some serious appeal. However, opening a business is tough work, competition is stiff and effective planning is essential. In this course, students will build a plan for a food service business that will culminate in “Dragon’s-Den” style pitches. *Note: students have the option to present privately to the instructor or publicly in front of the class
• BLDG2014 Materials Testing 2
• This course is a continuation of Materials Testing 1.
  Prerequisite: BLDG 2008
• BLDG2009 Soil Mechanics
• The behaviour of soil and produced aggregates used in construction processes are studied through a combination of practical and theoretical methods. The material properties necessary to anticipate this behaviour are determined through application of standardized laboratory test procedures.
  Prerequisite: COMP 1003
• BLDG2011 Structures
• Students study the primary types of structures and their component elements, dead and live loads, which can be applied to a structure. Using limit state design concepts, loads acting on members are determined, and structural elements sized.
  Prerequisite: BLDG 2005
• GNED General Education Elective
• General Education Courses

*Courses subject to change.