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Construction Management
COURSES
Construction Management (CM)
CM 1S. Construction Management Orientation (1)
An overview of construction management education and profession. Introduction
to the construction industry, career opportunities, leadership/personality
assessment, sustainability, ethics, safety, community service, and university
experience. Coursework requires 20 hours of service-learning in construction.
(1 lecture hour) (Formerly CONST 1) FS
CM 4. Construction Graphics (3)
Corequisite: CM 1S. Introduction to fundamentals and techniques to communicate
graphically in the construction industry. Covers plan reading, architectural
drawing, sketching, drafting methods, computer-aided design, and building
information modeling. Survey of architectural form and function. Study includes
application of building codes and regulations. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
CM 5. Construction Materials (3)
Introduction to basic construction materials: concrete, masonry, metals,
woods, thermal materials, finishes, equipment, and specialties. (2 lecture,
2 lab hours; field trips) (Formerly CONST 5) FS
CM 7S. Construction Materials and Basic Building Systems (3)
Prerequisite: CM 4. Introduction to basic construction materials and exploration
of theoretic principles relating to the various building systems. Coursework
requires 20 hours of service-learning in construction. Lectures, lab, field
trips, and guest speakers. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
CM 15. Construction Management Software (3)
Introduction to construction industry software and project documentation.
Basic instruction in estimating, scheduling, design, and project control
software. Designed to provide an overview of those particular software packages
used in subsequent construction management coursework. (2 lecture, 2 lab
hours) (Formerly CONST 15) FS
CM 20. Construction Contracts and Specifications (3)
Corequisites: CM 7S. Principles of business law and methods for developing
and applying construction contracts and specifications, including bidding
requirements, bonds and insurance, certificates, agenda, change orders,
general and supplemental conditions, and CSI specifications. (2 lecture,
2 lab hours) (Formerly CONST 120, CONST 20)
CM 31. Architectural Graphics (3)
Prerequisite: CM 5. Introduction to basic techniques and media used in architectural
graphic communication including: perspective techniques, sciagraphy, models,
and photography; emphasis on various ways of making drawn representations
of architectural design proposals. (6 lab hours) (Formerly CONST 31) F
CM 32. Architectural Design (3)
Introduction to architectural design theory; analysis of architectural design
problems, assessment of human needs, establishment of architectural design
criteria and development of architectural design concept. (6 lab hours)
(Formerly CONST 32) F
CM 42. Architectural Drawing (3)
Architectural drafting techniques and standards progressing from fundamentals
to details in the area of light construction design through the use of sketching,
drafting methods, and computer aided design. Study includes the application
of building codes and regulations. (6 lab hours) (Formerly CONST 42)
CM 43. Computer-Aided Construction Detailing (3)
Prerequisite: CM 42. Application of computers to planning and details for
wood, concrete, masonry, and steel structures. (6 lab hours) (Formerly CONST
43) FS
CM 50. Basic Building Systems (3)
Prerequisite: CM 5, 42. Exploration of theoretic principles relating to
the various building systems. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours; field trips) (Formerly
CONST 50) FS
CM 105. Construction Structures (3)
Prerequisites: CM 5, 50; PHYS 2A; MATH 75. Properties, strength, and functional
applications of basic construction materials: woods, metals, and concrete.
Recent developments in new materials and applications. (2 lecture, 2 lab
hours; field trips) (Formerly CONST 105) FS
CM 107. Advanced Construction Structures (3)
Prerequisite: CM 105. Analysis of construction materials in its application
to different structural systems. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) FS
CM 110. Estimating and Bidding (3)
Prerequisites: CM 20. Basic methods used to evaluate, fix cost, calculate
worth, make accurate quantity take-offs and labor time estimates; preparing
bids for prospective buyers. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) FS
(Formerly CONST 10, CONST 110)
CM 114. Construction Management (3)
Prerequisite: senior standing in construction. The construction manager's
relation to internal organization, owner, architect, engineer, public, press,
legal aid, unions, trades, equipment, utilities, insurance, finances, government,
and others. (Formerly CONST 114)
CM 116. Scheduling and Control (3)
Prerequisites: CM 110. Critical path method; planning, scheduling, and control
of construction projects including logic, time assignment and computation,
analysis, replanning, diagramming practices, monitoring and updating, computer
utilization; role of management. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Formerly CONST
116)
CM 122. Construction Laws (3)
Prerequisites: CM 20. Orientation to the rules and regulations governing
construction industry practices and activities including contractors license
law, state lien laws, health and safety regulations, personnel relations
and supervision, workers compensation, employment insurance, and taxes.
(Formerly CONST 122)
CM 124. Construction Labor Law (3)
Prerequisites: CM 122. Study of federal and state labor-oriented regulations
as applied to construction industry practices. Interaction between technical
and legal aspects of collective bargaining, pre-hire agreements, hiring
hall referrals, open shop construction, work force management, labor standards,
employment discrimination, strikes, and picketing. (Formerly CONST 124)
CM 131. Advanced Architectural Graphics (3)
Prerequisite: CM 7S and upper-division standing. Architectural graphic techniques
as tools of three dimensional analysis and representation in the design
process. (6 lab hours) (Formerly CONST 131)
CM 132. Advanced Architectural Design (3)
Prerequisite: CM 131 and upper-division standing. Development of understanding
of the forces affecting the man-made environment through function identification,
systems analysis, and development of architectural design solutions to problems
at an intermediate level of complexity. (6 lab hours) (Formerly CONST 132)
CM 134. Architectural Design Problems (3)
Prerequisites: CM 116, 132. Conceptual planning and design of a large scale
architectural project responding to the built environment. Employing team
research and analysis leading to the design and presentation on individual
solutions with graphic and three-dimensional techniques. (6 lab hours) (Formerly
CONST 134)
CM 140. Building Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems (3)
Prerequisite: CM 7S and 20. Survey of building mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing systems. Orientation to the design fundamentals and construction
of various sustainable and environmentally friendly systems and equipment.
Lectures, field trips, and guest speakers. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
CM 144. Construction Site Planning and Development (3)
Prerequisite: CM 116; senior standing. Analysis of land development; site
investigation, grading, street piping systems, and landscaping. (2 lecture,
2 lab hours; field trips) (Formerly CONST 144)
CM 150. Building Construction (3)
Prerequisites: permission of instructor; CM 116; CE 121. Problems
and methods of solutions in the construction of buildings; site, excavations,
foundations, framework, timber, reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry
construction and related elements. Satisfies the senior major requirement
for the B.S. in Construction Management. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours; field
trips) (Formerly CONST 150)
CM 151. Heavy Civil Construction (3)
Prerequisites: senior standing or permission of instructor; CM 116; CE 121,
127. Problems and methods of solution in heavy construction from earth moving,
paving, compacting to tunneling; administrative procedures, quantity surveying,
estimating, scheduling, and bidding. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours; field trips)
(Formerly CONST 151)
CM 162. Mechanical Systems I (3)
Prerequisite: CM 50. Mechanical systems for heating, ventilating, air
conditioning, plumbing, storm drainage, and sewage disposal systems in commercial,
industrial, residential construction; heat loss and gain, solar systems,
mechanical system sizing, and life cycle cost analysis. Lectures, field
trips, and guest speakers. (Formerly CONST 162)
CM 164. Building Electrical Systems (3)
Prerequisite: CM 50. Electrical systems for power, light, heat, signals,
and communications in commercial, industrial, and residential buildings.
(2 lecture, 2 lab hours; field trips) (Formerly CONST 164)
CM 166. Mechanical Systems II (3)
Prerequisite: CM 162. Construction application of water systems, plumbing
and storm drainage, and sewage disposal systems. (Formerly CONST 166)
CM 170. Construction Project Controls (3)
Prerequisite: CM 116. Development and application of construction project
control systems; principles of construction project and business management;
methods of cost, schedule, quality, safety, and change management; survey
of construction accounting and finance. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
CM 177. Sustainable Construction (3)
Prerequisite: CM 7S. Provides an overview of emerging delivery systems for
high performance green buildings and the basis on which their sustainability
can be evaluated. Discusses green building rating systems. Lectures, lab,
field trips, and guest speakers. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours) F
CM 180AS. Construction Management Capstone 1 (1)
Prerequisite: CM 116, senior standing. Students prepare conceptual design, implement
of sustainable materials, assess structural components, and utilize passive
building for alternative housing design. Coursework involves 20 hours of
service-learning in construction. Lab, field trips, and guest speakers.
(3 lab hours) (Formerly CONST 191T) FS
CM 180B. Construction Management Capstone 2 (3)
Prerequisite: CM 180AS. Covers the construction manager's relation to internal
organization, owner, architect, engineer, public, press, legal aid, unions,
trades, equipment, utilities, insurance, finances, government, and others.
Lectures, lab, field trips, and guest speakers. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
(Formerly CONST 114)
CM 181. Construction Management Senior Seminar (1)
Prerequisite: senior standing. Presentation and discussion of current construction
management practices. Standards of professionalism, leadership, and ethics.
Professional practice issues and professional licensure.
CM 190. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement -- Independent
Study. Approved for RP grading. (Formerly CONST 190) FS
CM 191T. Technical Topics in Construction (1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Investigation and analysis of selected
subjects in construction. (2-6 lab hours) (Formerly CONST 191T)
CM 193. Internship/Work Experience (3)
Open only to construction majors. Prerequisites: junior standing and permission
of instructor. Supervised work experience in construction related industries.
Periodic consultations with instructor. (Formerly CONST 193) FS
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