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Architectural and Civil
Engineering Technology (ACET)
ACET 113 Architecture and Design
3 Credits (1 Lecture 2 Lab 0 Shop)
5 hrs/wk (1 Hr. Lecture 4 Hrs. Lab) *15 wks
Students will research design and con struction
processes, materials, and meth ods to design a
commercial wood frame building and its components.
The student will be introduced to basic
drafting and presentation techniques utilized by
the A/E industry utilizing CAD within a “handson”
approach for CAD training for the creation
of construction documents. Prerequisites: Score
above the 40th percentile on CMCC Assessment
Tests, Knowledge of basic computer skills,
Co-requisite: ACET 115.
ACET 114 Construction and Materials
4 Credits (2 Hrs. Lecture 2 Lab 0 Shop)
6 hrs/wk (2 Hrs. Lecture 4 Hrs. Lab) *15 wks.
Students will research design and con struction
processes, materials, and meth ods to design a
commercial masonry steel frame building, components
and a prelimi nary site plan. The student
will evaluate and implement expanded concepts
in CAD construction document preparation utilized
within the A/E industry. The student will
expand their knowledge use of CAD through the
“hands-on” approach for CAD training for the
creation, presentation of construction. Prerequisites:
ACET 113 and ACET 115.
ACET 115 Building and Site Pre-design
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop)
3 hrs/wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks
Introduces students to the pre-design research
and the design phases towards construction
document creation. Students will analyze
preliminary design considera tions impacting
the site and buildings design. Students will research,
evaluate, and present their findings on
the building and site’s use, program considerations,
code study, building systems research
and evaluation, zoning, site vehicular/pedestrian
access, building orientation, topography,
landscaping, storm water management.
Students will explore architectural history
through a brief overview with emphases on the
precedents in design. Students will expand their
use of CAD software tools to translate preliminary
hand drawn sketches of building and site
into CAD presentation drawings. Students will
also be introduced to the office environment,
with emphasis on accurate record keeping,
teamwork, profes sional ethics, problem solving
skills, written and oral communication skills and
presenta tion of final works of study. Prerequisite
or Co-requisite ACE 113.
ACET 121 Structures I
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop)
3 hrs/wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks
The student is introduced to the strength of
materials by determining internal stresses of
basic structural members and the com putation
of reactions and bending moments of beams
and girders. Emphasis is on the design and
selection of statically determi nate structures of
timber. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: ACET 113.
ACET 122 Structures II
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop)
3 hrs/wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks
This course is a continuation of ACET 121. The
student is introduced to structural steel design,
determining internal stresses from bending
moments. Emphasis is on the design and selection
of statically determi nate structural steel
members. Prerequi sites: ACET 121 and/or Corequisites:
ACET 114.
ACET 131 Surveying I
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop)
3 hrs/wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks
This course covers elementary land sur veying,
including the theory of measure ments, the
theory and practice of computing land areas by
trigonometric methods, angles and bearings,
and high way curves.
ACET 132 Surveying II
3 Credits (1 Lecture 2 Lab 0 Shop)
5 hrs/wk(1 Hr. Lecture 4 Hrs. Lab)*15 wks
This course covers the use of the theodo lite,
total station and survey data collector for levels,
traversing and topography. The computations
for traversing in the State Plane Coordinate
System are oriented from GPS (Global Positioning
System) monuments located on campus.
Prerequi site: ACET 131.
ACET 204 Building Systems
3 Credits (1 Lecture 2 Lab 0 Shop)
5 hrs/wk (1 Hr. Lecture 4 Hrs. Lab) *15 wks
This course introduces plumbing, heating, air
conditioning and electrical systems for building
applications. Students design building systems
and create plumbing, heating and lighting plans
for industrial or commercial buildings. Prerequisites:
PHY 142 and ACET 114.
ACET 234 Legal Aspects of Surveying
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop)
3 hrs/wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks
This course looks at the U.S. Legal System, the
role of the surveyor, deed descriptions, and how
land use regulations are used to prepare a land
subdivision plan. Prerequi site: ACET 131 or instructor
permission.
ACET 242 Independent Project
1 Credit - Number of hours per week to be
determined by Advisor
An independent project related to the course of
study is selected by the student with faculty approval.
Prerequisite: instructor permission.
ACET 261 Civil Technology
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop)
3 hrs/wk (3 Hrs. Lecture) *15 wks
This course includes: (A) Steel shop drawings
and the introduction to structural fabrication
drawings. (B) Storm water drainage, the methods
of estimating the rate and amount of fl ow
from small water sheds. Prerequisites: ACET
113 and ACET 122.
ACET 262 Soils and Foundations
1 Credit (.33 Lecture .66 Lab 0 Shop)
1.65 hrs/wk (.33 Hr. Lecture 1.32 Hrs. Lab)
*15 wks
Determination of soil properties and appro priate
selection of building foundations are presented
in this course. Soils lab work is performed. A
building foundation is designed and drawn.
ACET 274 Project Management
3 Credits (1 Lecture 2 Lab 0 Shop)
5 hrs/wk (1 Hr. Lecture 4 Hrs. Lab) *15 wks
Students are introduced to construction project
management and its array of disciplines consisting
of methods of management, scheduling,
safety, contract ing, documentation, construction
opera tions and preliminary estimating. Students
participate in teamwork project utilizing CPM
scheduling, and construction fi eld observations.
Prerequisite: Senior Standing.
ACET 285 Civil Site Design CAD
3 Credits (3 Lecture 0 Lab 0 Shop)
3 Hrs/Wk (3 Hr. Lecture) *15 wks
This is an advanced level CAD course utiliz ing
building - site design oriented CAD based software.
The course introduces the student to Land
Development Desktop and how this software is
used towards site design and documentation
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