Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

proficiency through fundamental use
of Chinese pronunciation and the
Pinyin Spelling System. Students will
continue to further their knowledge
of Chinese characters. In addition to
classroom discussion, students receive
intensive individualized oral-aural
practice in the language laboratory via
interactive websites, audio CDs, video
programs, and CD ROMs. Various
facets of Chinese history, culture
and civilization will also be analyzed
via cross-cultural comparisons. This
course is intended for those interested
in learning to speak Chinese as well
as for those seeking a degree in the
Chinese language.
4 Units
72 Lecture hours
18 Lab hours
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CIVIL DESIGN
Division of Career & Technical
Education
CIV 140
Civil Drafting Fundamentals
Prerequisite: (ENGT 150 or ENGT
170) and (ENGT 122 or ARCH 115)
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ESL 197 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is for all students interested
in the career field of Civil Design
Drafting and Civil Engineering. The
course is a study of civil design drafting
practices and the preparation of
drawings used in the civil engineering
field. Students will use Computer Aided
Drafting (CADD) software to complete
projects relating to interpretation of
survey data, profiles and cross sections,
land subdivision, site and grading plans,
underground utilities and structures,
concrete and structural detailing.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
CIV 142
Introduction to Surveying and GPS
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or
appropriate assessment; CIT 102
Transfers to: CSU
This course is for all students
interested in the career field of
Civil Design Drafting, Surveying/
Mapping, and Civil Engineering.
Introduction to Surveying and
GPS will cover the principles and
practices of land surveying which will
include the measuring of distance,
direction, elevation and position,
topographic mapping, and use and
care of surveying equipment. The
fundamentals of global positioning
systems (GPS) and their applications in
land surveying will also be introduced.
This course will also be beneficial for
those in the construction industry who
need to acquire property data.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours
54 Lab hours
CIV 143
Applications to Surveying and GPS
Prerequisite: CIV 142
Advisory: MATH 050 or appropriate
assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is for all students with a
basic understanding of surveying who
are interested in pursuing a career
in the field of Land Surveying. This
course presents advanced applications
that will cover the theory and
practice of plane surveying, including
principles of position, horizontal and
vertical curves, construction staking,
alignments, field procedures, U.S.
Public Land Survey System, Boundary
Surveying, use and care of surveying
equipment.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours
54 Lab hours
CIV 241
Civil Engineering Drafting and
Design
Prerequisite: ENGT 200
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is for all students
interested in the career field of Civil
Design Drafting and Civil Engineering.
Civil Drafting and Design is an
intermediate level class in which
the practices and the preparation
of drawings, pertaining to the civil
engineering field, will be expanded to
include the development of maps and
drawings used for transportation, site
development, grading and drainage
and road alignment. The student will
use Computer Aided Drafting (CADD)
to complete the above mentioned
projects. Other topics to be covered
will include specifications, site details
for utilities and underground piping,
structural plans and integration of
Geographic Information Systems
(GIS).
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
CIV 245
Civil Engineering Design and
Modeling
Prerequisite: ENGT 170
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate
assessment; ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is for all students
interested in the career field of Civil
Engineering Design Drafting and
Civil Engineering. Civil Design &
Modeling is an advanced level class
which includes design analysis and
the preparation of drawings used in
the civil engineering field. The student
will use civil engineering software,
such as In-Roads and Land Desktop
to design, analyze and develop
projects relating to transportation,
site development, grading, drainage
and road alignment and alternatives.
Other topics to be covered are terrain
modeling, surface editing, alignment
editing, plan, profile, cross-sections,
earthwork computations and site
planning design.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours
72 Lab hours
CIV 290
Cooperative Work Experience/
Internship for Civil Related Fields
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course supports and reinforces
on-the-job training in business and
industrial establishments under
supervision of a college instructor and
is facilitated by the use of learning
objectives. The student will be
working in a skilled or professional
level assignment in their area of
vocational interest and will meet
performance objectives related to
instruction that are above and beyond
the conditions of regular employment.
This course is intended for students
whose job is in civil engineering
design / drafting related fields and
have completed or enrolled in the
appropriate coursework. Instructor
approval is needed to remain in the
class. This course may be taken once
and repeated for a maximum of 16
units.
Student Unpaid Internship:
1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours;
3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours
Student Paid Internship:
1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours;
3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours.
1 to 4 Units
3 Lecture hours
60 to 300 Hours
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COMPUTER
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
Division of Business & Economic
Development/Continuing Education
CIT 042
Computer Literacy
Advisory: CIT 100A
This basic computer literacy course is
designed to provide the student with
skills necessary to understand and
communicate with computers. It will
include hardware and software basics,
file management, computer networks,
and the Internet. The course is taught
on a lecture-lab basis: (3) hours in
the classroom and a minimum of (2)
hours in the laboratory each week.
This course is taught in a six-week
module during the regular semester.
This course is recommended for all
community college students in order
to prepare them for their collegelevel
courses which may require the
knowledge of the microcomputer and
its use for completion of assignments.
1 Unit
18 Lecture hours
12 Lab hours
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