Engineering Technologies and the Trades

To prepare graduates for employment as surveying crew persons. (Technician level employment may require the A.A.S. degree)

• Students will demonstrate basic knowledge in surveying theory and methods.
• Graduates will secure entry level work in the surveying industry.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary used in relation to survey projects.

To enable students to operate equipment currently used in the field.

• Students will demonstrate knowledge in current equipment and procedures.
• Students will demonstrate ability to conduct field measurements.

To enable students to apply the appropriate methods and procedures to use in surveying.

• Students will demonstrate ability to perform route, topographic, control, and construction surveys.

To enable students to recognize the need for appropriate records research.

• Students will demonstrate ability to identify legitimate sources of archived information.

To enable students to perform analysis of data, measurements, and error.

• Students will demonstrate ability to reduce and analyze the data gathered from surveying operations.

To enable students to communicate surveying findings effectively.

• Students will demonstrate ability to produce written and oral reports.
• Students will demonstrate ability to produce maps by both hand and computer aided methods.

To enable students to assess the socioeconomic impacts of survey projects.

• Apply knowledge of interrelationships among technology, society, and surveying projects using geo-referenced coordinate systems, and Global Positioning Systems.
• Students will work together to complete surveying projects.

To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy.

• Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology.
• Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information.

This is the first of a two-course sequence for students in programs that require mathematics through polynomial calculus. Algebraic manipulations, graphing skills and problem solving are emphasized. Topics include systems of linear equations including Cramer's Rule, quadratic equations, variation, factoring and fractions, vectors and oblique triangles, and an introduction to trigonometry and applications. Prerequisite: An appropriate placement test result or MA115 Intermediate Mathematics.

English 1 is a composition course. By focusing on several kinds of writing--self expressive, informative, argumentative/persuasive, and others--it teaches the student to produce the clear, correct and effective prose required in a wide variety of professions and occupations. Class meetings are a blend of lecture and discussion with frequent in-class writing activities. Conferences may be required. Readings are studied as models of good writing and for the ideas they contain. There are eight writing assignments altogether, including an in-class essay, a research-based assignment, and a business writing assignment. Prerequisites: Appropriate evaluation on the placement test writing sample, or successful completion of EN099 Introduction to College English, or successful completion of SL116 ESL4 Advanced Composition, or permission of Humanities Department Head or course instructor.

This course discusses fundamental drafting techniques such as orthographic projection, dimensioning, axonometric drawings, and perspectives. Construction working drawings such as foundation plans, structural sections and detailing are covered. Basic construction methods and materials such as wood framing and masonry are discussed in the context of drawing preparation.

Introduction to surveying includes the topics of care and use of surveying instruments, field note procedures, land surveying, topographic surveying, construction surveying, and mapping from field notes. Field work includes use of measurement equipment, levels, transits, theodolites, total stations, and Global Positioning System (GPS). Corequisite: MA121 Fundamentals of College Math 1 or permission of instructor.

This course is an introduction to engineering field surveys, equipment and methods. Topics include azimuth determination, control and level nets, surveying with data recording total stations and position determination using Global Positioning Systems (GPS), including computer exposure for data reduction. Prerequisite: CT151 Surveying 1 or permission of instructor. (Fall semester only)

A "hands-on" computer course to introduce students to the various computer systems available on campus. Software use will include Computer-Aided-Design, Word Processing, Spreadsheets, and additional software systems related to career field. Upon completion of this course, students are expected to use these systems in other courses.