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Prep ) Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
10-455-102 PLANNING AND SCHEDULING ... students will learn how to plan , prepare and update construction project schedules in this course . We will learn how to de�ne construction activities , determine activity duration , and assemble the activities into a logical construction schedule . We will learn to create and use bar charts and critical path schedules . Students are also introduced to computer-aided scheduling . ( Prerequisite : Completion of related technical diploma , registered apprenticeship , or work experience ; Corequisite : 10-455-105 Building Materials in Construction ) Course Typically Offered : Fall
10-196-191 SUPERVISION ... front-line supervisory functions including planning , controlling , delegating , organizing , effective meetings , decision-making , con�ict resolution , and managing a diverse workforce . Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
10-809-195 ECONOMICS This course is designed to give an overview of how a market-oriented economic system operates , and it surveys the factors which in�uence national economic policy . Basic concepts and analyses are illustrated by reference to a variety of contemporary problems and public policy issues . Concepts include scarcity , resources , alternative economic systems , growth , supply and demand , monetary and �scal policy , in�ation , unemployment and global economic issues . ( Prerequisite : Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237 ; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 15 ; OR 10-831-107 , College Reading and Writing with a B or better ) Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
10-804-134 MATHEMATICAL REASONING ... All college students , regardless of their college major , need to be able to make reasonable decisions about �scal , environmental , and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills . An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships , graphs , proportional relationships , algebraic reasoning , and problem solving using linear , exponential and other mathematical models . Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts . This course may be used as the �rst of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement . ( Prerequisite : Next Gen Arith score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250 ; OR TABE A 9 / 10 Math greater / equal to 12.7 AND Rdg greater / equal to 8.8 ; OR TABE 11 / 12 Math greater / equal to 780 AND Rdg greater / equal to 567 ; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16 ; OR prep courses-contact an academic advisor 920-498-5444 ) Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
10-455-103 INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING ... teaches students the basics of construction estimating with an emphasis on quantity takeoff procedures and pricing techniques for both detailed and conceptual estimates . Additional topics include types of estimates , estimating labor , materials , and equipment , and pro�t and overhead markups . ( Prerequisite : 10-809-195 Economics , 10-455-102 Planning and Scheduling ) Course Typically Offered : Spring
10-455-101 CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT ... focuses on the day-to-day activities of managing a construction project . Topics include the �ow of project information , managing sources of risk , mobilization and organization of a project in the �eld , subcontractor management , and project close-out . ( Prerequisite : 10-455-100 Contract Documents and Construction Law ) Course Typically Offered : Spring
10-801-196 ORAL / INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION ... this course focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation , group activity , and other projects . The study of self , con�ict , and cultural contexts will be explored , as well as their impact on communication . ( Prerequisite : Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237 ; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English score greater / equal to 16 ; OR preparatory course-contact an academic advisor at 920-498-5444 ) Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
10-809-172 INTRO TO DIVERSITY STUDIES ... basic American values of justice and equality by teaching vocabulary , history of immigration / conquest , transcultural communication , legal liability , multicultural majority / minority relations , ageism , sexism , gender , sexual orientation , the disabled / ADA . ( Prerequisite : Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237 ; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 15 ; OR 10-831-107 , College Reading and Writing with a B or better ) Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
10-455-104 CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY AND COST MANAGEMENT ... this course is intended to teach the skills necessary for effective control of construction costs at the job site . We will study construction cost and apply principles and practices associated with cost awareness and production control to each element of the project . Cost control begins with the estimate and then continues through work and cost analysis , production scheduling , reporting , production control and ends with project evaluation . ( Prerequisite : 10-455-102 Planning and Scheduling ; Corequisites : 10-455-103 Introduction to Construction Estimating ) Course Typically Offered : Spring
10-801-136 ENGLISH COMPOSITION 1 ... learners develop knowledge / skills in planning , organizing , writing , editing . Students will also analyze audience / purpose , use elements of research , format documents using standard guidelines , and develop critical reading skills . ( Prerequisite : High school GPA greater / equal to 2.6 ; OR ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 18 ; OR Next Gen Reading score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 260 ; OR " preparatory course ( s )", contact academic advisor at 920-498-5444 ) Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
10-809-196 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY ... the nature and variety of groups ; inequality , race and ethnicity ; family , population , social integration , and change ; collective behavior ; politics , economics , religion , education , and the effects of technology . ( Prerequisite : Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237 ; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 15 ; OR 10-831-107 , College Reading and Writing with a B or better ) Course Typically Offered : Summer / Fall / Spring
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