2011 - 2012 Student Calendar - Helena College of Technology

Course DescriptionsCSTN150 Drywall Application and FinishingCredits: 3Prerequisites: CSTN100Students will learn about the different thickness and types ofdrywall and where each thickness and types are used and thenthe student will learn proper taping, the different finishing, andtexture techniques.CSTN160 Construction Concepts and Building LabCredits: 3Prerequisites: CSTN100This course is intended to be implemented in conjunction withlecture and lab settings for classes CSTN100 and CSTN120 in acontrolled lab setting to introduce and let the students practicethe building procedures learned, along with the safety skills tobe used on one of our building sites.CSTN161 Construction Concepts and Building Lab IICredits: 3Prerequisites: CSTN100Students in attendance will learn about the installation ofinsulation, vapor barriers, windows, doors (both interior andexterior), siding soffits, fascia, cornices, proper gypsum boardinstallation, interior finish, painting, staining, and clear coatfinish of interior trim boards, and installation of cabinets.CSTN171 Site Prep, Foundations, and Concrete InstallationCredits: 3Prerequisites: CSTN100, CSTN160, CSTN161 and CSTN230This course covers basic site layout, distance measurement,and leveling. Students will be introduced to concrete formulas,foundation and flatwork, as well as handling and placingconcrete. The use of manufactured forms will also be coveredin this course.CSTN175 Roofing ApplicationsCredits: 3Prerequisites: CSTN100This course introduces the student to the materials used andthe installation techniques of the various roofs. The studentwill learn about the different types of asphalt, fiberglass, cedarshakes, shingles, and the different styles of metal roofing, deltarib, standing seam, and metal shakes. Students will learn thedifferent methods of sealing up the valleys. The students willbe installing fiberglass shingles on a roof with a cricket forpractice. The students will make a water tight valley using thenewer weaving pattern design.CSTN200 Light Equipment and RiggingCredits: 3Prerequisites: noneStudents in attendance will be introduced to the basic methodsand safety procedures of moving material and equipment onthe job site. Students will also learn basic inspection techniques,knots, and load handling along with the American NationalStandards Institute hand signals. In addition, the students willoperate a skid steer, three forklifts each with different capacities,rough terrain forklift (extend-a-boom forklift), and scissor lifts.The students will be given the chance to operate additionalequipment if available.CSTN211 Advanced Framing SystemsCredits: 3Prerequisites: CSTN100, CSTN160 and CSTN161Students will expand knowledge of floor, wall, and roofsystems by studying and applying techniques reflectingnew technologies in both residential and light commercialconstruction.CSTN225 Decks and PatiosCredits: 2Prerequisites: CSTN100Emphasis will be on designing and identifying the differenttypes of decks and patios. It will introduce students totraditional and new deck materials, different concrete-stampingmethods, and types of placers. Several basic fence styles willalso be described.CSTN230 Advanced Roof, Floor, Wall, and Stair SystemsCredits: 4Prerequisites: CSTN100, CSTN160 and CSTN161Provides lab/site setting for application of building practicescovered in third semester curriculum. Emphasis will be onadvanced framing techniques for floor, wall, and roof systems.Building an onsite structure will also provide a setting forpractical application of learning outcomes associated withCSTN200 Light Equipment and Rigging and CSTN211Advanced Framing Systems.CSTN235 Stationary Machines and JoineryCredits: 2Prerequisites: CSTN100Course CSTN235 introduces students to the use of stationarymachines commonly used in a shop/lab setting. Emphasiswill be on safety and general usages and applicable materialprocessing and practices. The student should be able to name,recognize, and build the different components used in buildinga cabinet.CSTN236 Advanced Stationary Machine and JoineryCredits: 2Prerequisites: CSTN100This course covers the usage of a multi-pin borer, pocketcutters, European hinge cutter, and drill presses along withadvanced dado blade techniques on the table saw. The studentwill be doing advanced material processing for the differentcomponents used in building a cabinet.CSTN250 Construction EstimatingCredits: 3Prerequisites: CSTN100, CSTN160 and CSTN161This class introduces the students to the basic conceptof construction estimating for both residential and lightcommercial construction with emphasis on residential. Studentswill learn how to use a construction calculator to estimatesite-development, concrete costs, and all building materialsassociated with a construction project.UM-Helena College of Technology 2011 - 2012 Academic Catalog 97