construction materials; and identi es and classi es soil
samples for foundation construction and environmental
purposes.
Survey Technician: obtains data and makes computations
pertaining to angles, distances, elevations, points, contours,
and other purposes using levels, total stations, data collectors,
global positioning systems, and other surveying instruments
following approved surveying practices.
The Civil Engineering Technology program at NWTC is
accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation
Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
The program also meets the educational requirements to
become a Licensed Land Surveyor in the state of Wisconsin.
• Students will utilize CAD and sketching techniques to
produce engineering documents.
• Students will be capable to perform basic design and
routine testing procedures related to construction material.
These materials include soils, Portland cement concrete and
hot mix asphalt
• Students will utilize the legal aspects of land surveying and
use land surveying instruments to collect data necessary to
produce topographic maps, establish horizontal and vertical
control, and to lay out civil engineering projects.
• Students will be able to recognize and calculate forces and
stresses in elementary structural systems.
• Students will estimate material quantities for construction
projects.
• Students will be able to solve technical problems by utilizing
operating systems, spreadsheets, word processing, CAD, and
other software products.
• Students will be able to apply the basic elements of design
to projects such as materials mixtures, roads, subdivision
layout, and storm and sanitary sewer systems.
• Students will be able to solve engineering, surveying, and
materials testing problems using principles of mathematics,
science, engineering and technology.
• Students will be able to conduct, analyze, interpret, or apply
results of test data related to science or civil engineering
materials.
• Students will have the ability to function effectively on
teams.
• Students will develop problem solving capabilities.
• Students will be able to communicate effectively by
producing written and oral reports.
• Students will recognize the need to continue professional
development by engaging in lifelong learning.
• Students will exhibit behavior that appropriately re ects
professional, ethical and social responsibilities.
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