2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

ACC 215-Cost Accounting 3 Lect., 3 Sem.-Hrs.
A study of many cost accounting concepts such as accumulation and measurement
of direct and indirect costs as well as application of overhead. Other topics —
how cost accounting is used for budgeting, decision making, interpret the computations,
prepare reports for management. (Spring only)
Prerequisites: ACC 111 and 112.
ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
ARC 110-Architectural Design Graphics I 1 Lect., 6 Lab., 4 Sem.-Hrs.
This course introduces the student to basic graphic and design competencies
such as manual drafting, computer assisted drafting, basic 2-dimensional and
3-dimensional design composition, and freehand drawing.
ARC 112-Architectural Drafting I –
Working Drawings for Light Frame 1 Lect., 6 Lab., 4 Sem.-Hrs.
The techniques of making architectural drawings is studied by means of plans,
elevations and sections; attention is given to individual trades such as plumbing
and electrical; each student will complete a set of plans for a residential-type
building.
Prerequisite: ARC 110.
ARC 114-Building Materials and Construction Processes 3 Lect., 3 Sem.-Hrs.
The study of basic construction materials and methods including wood, steel,
concrete and masonry. Floor framing systems, heavy steel construction, footings,
foundations, and water and dampproofing will be studied. Site visits to buildings
under construction will supplement classroom learning.
ARC 116-Model Construction 1 Lect., 4 Lab., 3 Sem.-Hrs.
Introduction and application of methods and materials for the construction of
three-dimensional scale models for the presentations of proposed designs as well
as the illustration of the historical evolution of architectural design, construction
methods, and construction materials.
Prerequisite: ARC 112 or permission of instructor.
ARC 191-Architectural History I 3 Sem.-Hrs.
The Ancient to the Gothic Periods is a survey course covering the major public
and private architectural monuments of the Ancient, Classical, and early European
worlds. The principal focus will be on such topics as architectural style, function,
patronage, and materials. The course will include study of how the philosophic,
religious, political, and economic currents of the times have been recorded by the
contemporary architectural works.
ARC 192-Architectural History II 3 Sem.-Hrs.
The Renaissance to the Modern Periods is a continuation of ARC 191, but may
also be taken independent of the first part. The periods covered begin with the
early Renaissance in 1400 and continue through to the early Twentieth Century
Modernism. The focus and study will be similar to those of ARC 191.
ARC 205-Architectural Design 1 Lect., 4 Lab., 3 Sem.-Hrs.
Introduction of basic two-dimensional and three-dimensional design concepts
including the study of spatial and functional relationships in architectural design.
Design of simple objects and buildings with emphasis on the design process itself.
Projects include structural problems like bridge design, functional problems involving
furniture design, and more comprehensive problems involving the design
of residential and small commercial buildings.
Prerequisites: ARC 112, ARC 116, ARC 217 or permission of instructor.
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