Certificate of Achievement in Civil Engineering Technology
2018-2019 Map
Total Units: 21
Term 1
9 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| ENGR-1: Intro to Engineering | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
The course explores the career branches of engineering including the functions of an engineer in various settings and the industries in which engineers work. Topics will span the life cycle of the engineering professions from education to career including guided exploration of educational pathways, time-management, study-skill development through engineering-skill building activities focused on design and creation of products and ethical practices. The engineering process will be used to develop essential project management skills in the context of being introduced to ubiquitous systems used by engineers such as sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, AC and DC motor control, simple electrical circuits, machine controllers, programming, and computational tools for testing and analysis. A spreadsheet program (Microsoft Excel) and high-level computer language programs (MATLAB) are integral parts of the course. |
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| MATH-20: Trigonometry | 3 | Recommended math placement varies. Prerequisite: MATH-124 or Math level V. | |
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 116 or MATH 124 This course covers the theory and applications of trigonometry. The topics include definitions of circular and right triangle trigonometric functions, graphs, identities, equations, solutions of right and oblique triangles, vectors, polar coordinates, and complex numbers. |
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| DFT-12: Beginning AutoCAD | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course introduces students to basic drafting concepts using both freehand sketching and AutoCAD, an industry-standard computer-aided drafting (CAD) application. It is intended for drafting majors, engineering majors, interior design majors and pre-architectural students. Topics include line and geometric shape development, freehand sketching, basic AutoCAD commands, text commands, file management, orthographic and pictorial projection, dimensioning, sectioning, auxiliaries, and architectural drawings using sketching and a two-dimensional (2D) drafting application. Document reproduction, printing and plotting will be introduced and practiced. |
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Term 2
9 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| DFT-2: Engineering Graphics I | 3 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This is a computer-based engineering graphics course that introduces students to graphical design and problem solving using freehand sketching and a solid modeling application. Topics include sketching and modeling using extrudes, sweeps, and lofts. Additional topics include assemblies development and detail drawing output. Graphics standards including American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Y14.5 and international standards application will be introduced and practiced. |
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| ENGR-3: Plane Surveying I | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): MATH 20 or high school trigonometry The course applies theory and principles of plane surveying: office computations and design; operation of surveying field equipment; and production of engineering plans/maps. Topics include distances, angles, and directions; differential leveling; traversing; property/boundary surveys; topographic surveys/mapping; volume/earthwork; horizontal and vertical curves; land description techniques; and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Extensive field work using tapes, levels, transits, theodolites, total stations, and GPS. (C-ID ENGR 180). |
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| ENGL-2: Reading and Composition | 3 | Recommended placement varies. | |
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Prerequisite(s): ENGL 118 or ENGL 119 This course develops college-level critical reading and writing practices. Students will critically read expository, argumentative, and fictional texts and develop expository, persuasive, and argumentative academic writing. Essays will demonstrate reading comprehension, analysis, critique, academic research, and synthesis. (C-ID ENGL 100). |
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Term 3
3 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| ENGR-4: Plane Surveying II | 3 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): ENGR 3 This course introduces students to civil engineering design standards, concepts and procedures related to transportation engineering and construction management. Topics include the standards and design of horizontal curves, vertical curves and earthwork related to transportation projects in addition to survey staking, state plane coordinates, geographic information systems and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) related to project surveying. The laboratory portion of the course includes the application of 3-dimensional graphic modeling software requiring creativity in design, development of construction plans, and operation of modern surveying equipment, such as total stations and GPS. |
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