Courses: Construction Management (CNST)College: Technology

Any TCCN equivalents are indicated in square brackets [ ].

CNST 1301: Construction Materials and Methods
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CNST 1361 and CNST 1330 or 1315 . Basic building materials and systems used in constructing buildings, bridges, and infrastructure projects.

CNST 1315: Project Drawings & Graphics
Cr. 3. (3-0). Reading drawings and graphics for process and industrial type projects.

CNST 1325: Process and Industrial Construction
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CNST 1361 and 1315 or 1330. Construction materials and methods common to installation process and industrial projects.

CNST 1330: Graphics I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Lettering, geometric construction, multiview and auxiliary projections, sections, and connections, dimensioning, and isometric and oblique pictorials. Manual and computer aided drawing techniques.

CNST 1361: Construction Management I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Overview of the construction industry, job market, roles and responsibilities, and common project management tools.

CNST 2321: Mechanical and Electrical Systems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 1301 or 1325. Planning and construction of mechanical and electrical systems common to construction projects.

CNST 2325 Process and Industrial Subsystems
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CNST 1325 or consent of instructor. Mechanical and electrical systems common in process and industrial projects.

CNST 2341: Construction Documents
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 2321. Bidding documents and contract documents commonly used in construction projects and an understanding of the hierarchy/relationships among these documents.

CNST 2345: Contract Documents for Capital Projects
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CNST 2325 or consent of instructor. Contract administration and legal documents common in process and industrial projects.

CNST 2351: Construction Estimating I
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: credit for or concurrent enrollment in CNST 2321 or 2325 or consent of instructor. Skills and tools necessary to prepare cost estimates for construction projects, focus on the blueprint reading and material quantity takeoff.

CNST 3155: Construction Materials and Testing
Cr. 1. (0-2). Prerequisites: PHYS 1301 and MATH 1431. Properties and testing methods for common construction materials (wood, steel, and concrete).

CNST 3185: Construction Experience
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisite: CNST 2351. Students will fulfill 400 hours of work experience to gain practical experience and professional skills prior to graduation. Includes an intensive writing experience in the form of a formal technical report describing the experience.

CNST 3205: Construction Safety Management
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisite:CNST 3301. OSHA regulations and industry practices related to creating and maintaining safe construction sites. Students will be eligible to sit for the 10-hour OSHA safety certification exam.

CNST 3210: Safety for Industrial Projects
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisite: CNST 3301. Industry practices related to creating and maintaining safe construction sites for process and industrial projects.

CNST 3301: Construction Equipment and Methods
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 2351. Construction equipment and selected construction methods including economy, selection, productivity of common construction equipment and construction procedures for industrial and heavy civil construction.

CNST 3331: Construction Planning and Scheduling
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 2351. Planning, scheduling principles, and techniques common to construction projects utilizing industry standard scheduling software packages.

CNST 3351: Construction Estimating II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 2351. Skills and tools necessary to prepare formal bids for construction projects, pricing, indirect costs, bid analysis, and use of computer aided software.

CNST 3355: Strength of Construction Materials
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: PHYS 1301 and MATH 1431. Construction engineering with respect to stress, strains, and deflection of structural components of buildings.

CNST 3365: Cost Estimating for Capital Projects
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 2351. Cost estimating of process and industrial projects including FEED and definitive estimates.

CNST 3372: Soil Mechanics and Foundations (formerly CNST 4372)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 3355. Aspects of soils essential to construction, including soil classifications, methods of soil exploration, standard laboratory tests, and basic design and installation for shallow and deep foundation systems.

CNST 4190: Current Issues in Construction Management
Cr. 1. (1-0). Prerequisite: senior standing. Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction engineering and management.

CNST 4265: Construction Layout and Site Development
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisite: MATH 1330. Basic surveying techniques, construction, layouts, and fundamental requirements and regulations related to land development.

CNST 4290: Current Issues in Construction Management
Cr. 2. (2-0). Prerequisite: senior standing. Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction engineering and management.

CNST 4302: Construction Law and Ethics (formerly CNST 3402)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 2341 or 2345. United States legal system and contractual issues that are significant to construction managers, addresses ethics in the construction industry.

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Effective beginning Fall 2013 (see also listing below):
CNST 4311: Structural Steel and Timber Construction  (formerly CNST 3311)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 3355. Design aspects of selected structures using steel and timber standard shapes/components; involving the application of the AISC Code; design of wood formwork systems.

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Effective through end of Summer 2013 (see also listing above):
CNST 4311: Structural Steel and Timber Construction  (formerly CNST 3311)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 3355. Design aspects of temporary structures using steel and timber standard shapes/components involving the application of the AISC Code and the design of wood formwork systems.

CNST 4315: Steel Construction (formerly CNST 3315)
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 3355. Steel properties, standard shapes, design, and installation of steel elements common to process and industrial projects such as tanks, pipes, and pipe supports.

CNST 4331: Construction Management II
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisites: CNST 3205 , 3331 and 3351. Capstone course to develop a formal construction proposal for an industrial construction project. The American Institute of Constructors (AIC) Level 1 Associate Constructors (AC) exam is required. Students are responsible for the AIC exam fees.

CNST 4335: Capital Projects Development
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 3210 , 3331 and 3365. Capstone course to develop a formal proposal for an industrial construction project. The American Institute of Constructors (AIC) Level 1 Associate Constructors (AC) exam is required. Students are responsible for the AIC exam fees.

CNST 4341: Project Controls
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 4331. Integrates skills and knowledge taught in the program including the crucial construction management activities that take place from the time a contract is awarded until the contract is closed out.

CNST 4345: Reinforced Concrete Structures
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:CNST 3355. Design and installation of concrete elements common to process and industrial projects such as slabs, beams, heavy concrete pours, short columns, and pedestals.

CNST 4381: Reinforced Concrete and Building Codes
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite:CNST 3355. Application of the ACI 318 Building Code for construction, analysis, and inspection of reinforced concrete members and formwork.

CNST 4385: Field Operations for Capital Projects
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: CNST 4335. Site utilization, project execution plans, progress measurements, analyzing field data, and close-out of process and industrial projects.

CNST 4390: Current Issues in Construction Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: senior standing. Contemporary topics and developments in the field of construction engineering and management.

CNST 4394: Selected Topics in Construction Management
Cr. 3. (2-3). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary

CNST 4397: Selected Topics in Construction Management
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: consent of department. Special topics in Construction Management. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

CNST 4398: Independent Study
Cr. 3. (3-0). Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Individual projects on a to-be-arranged basis under faculty sponsorship.

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Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: May 2, 2013