Archive 2007-08 Catalog (Archived September 2007)
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Civil Engineering Technology (CT)
Academic School: Industrial & Engineering Technologies
Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.)
This curriculum is designed to equip graduates to face the challenge of modern engineering practice. The major emphasizes applications-based engineering studies involving the analysis of civil engineering/surveying projects. Modern approaches to the analysis of highways, structures, hydraulic systems and site development will be emphasized. The major also provides an overview of the field and prepares students for technician certification tests and for advanced study.
This technical instruction with modern instrumentation, hardware and software will be reinforced with foundation courses emphasizing written and oral communication, physics, fluid mechanics and calculus. All the instruction is presented with problem solving in mind and strong emphasis on applications and critical thinking.
Career Opportunities: Engineering technician, engineering surveyor, inspector, draftsperson, CAD operator, cartographer, design technician, construction manager.
Recommended High School Subjects: Two years of algebra, one year of science.
Remediation Strategies: Students should remediate any deficiencies prior to enrollment. It is recommended that students remediate deficiencies in the following order of priority: mathematics, English, reading. Students testing below MTH 180 may be enrolled in the CT major but will not be permitted to take Civil Engineering Technology (CET) courses except for CET 113 until all math deficiencies below MTH 006 have been cleared.
Transfer Procedures: This major is subject to the transfer standards established by the College (see http://www.pct.edu/catalog/TransferringCredits.htm ). Exceptions must be approved by the school dean.
Program Goals: A graduate of this major should be able to:
- distinguish among various types of surveys and select and use the proper instruments and methods for each type of survey. These will include control, construction and topographic surveys.
- construct cartographic and topographic maps using recognized mapping procedures.
- apply basic criteria used to design and locate highways and estimate earthwork quantities for highway construction.
- determine and use the engineering properties of the basic construction materials such as steel, concrete, wood, and soil.
- describe the function of basic structural components and design these components to resist loads.
- demonstrate a working knowledge of the mechanics of compressible and incompressible fluid flow and their applications in piping systems, pumps, open channels and reservoirs.
- predict the effects of rainfall runoff on engineering systems; design inlets, gutters, retention/detention basins and sedimentation control devices using accepted procedures.
- demonstrate fundamental skills and knowledge in the use of Computer-Aided Drafting (CAD), and perform basic drawing functions with CAD equipment to create engineering drawings.
- use algebra, trigonometry, analytic geometry, statistics, and applied calculus to solve problems related to civil engineering.
- apply scientific procedures learned in physics in solving engineering problems.
- prepare and use the computer programs needed to solve engineering problems.
| First Semester | Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CET113 | Introductory Surveying | 2 | |
| CSC110 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 | |
| ENL111 | English Composition I | 3 | |
| MTH180 | College Algebra and Trigonometry I | 3 | |
| SOC111 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | |
| FIT | Fitness and Lifetime Sports Elective | 1 | |
| 15 | |||
| Second Semester | Credits | ||
| CET122 | Topographic Drawing and Cartography | 3 | |
| CET123 | Plane Surveying | 3 | |
| CET125 | Engineering Problem Solving with Modern Tools | 1 | |
| ENL201 | Technical and Professional Communication | 3 | |
| MTH182 | College Algebra and Trigonometry II | 3 | |
| PHS115 | College Physics I | 4 | |
| 17 | |||
| Third Semester | Credits | ||
| CET230 | Statics | 3 | |
| CET234 | Highway Engineering | 3 | |
| CET237 | Route Surveying | 3 | |
| CET238 | Origin, Distribution and Behavior of Soils | 3 | Writing Enriched Requirement |
| CET215 | CAD-Based Applications in Civil Engineering and Surveying | 2 | |
| MTH230 | Applied Calculus | 3 | |
| or | |||
| MTH240 | Calculus I | 4 | |
| 17 | |||
| Fourth Semester | Credits | ||
| CET242 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | |
| CET243 | Strength of Materials | 3 | |
| CET246 | Materials of Construction | 3 | |
| CET312 | Hydraulics/Hydrology | 3 | |
| PHS125 | College Physics II | 4 | |
| 16 | |||
MTH 180/182 - Eligible students may substitute MTH 240/242 for MTH 180/182.
NOTE: Students taking the MTH 240/242 option may substitute PHS 201 and PHS 202 for PHS 115 & PHS 125, and are not required to take MTH 230.
Co-op Options: Parallel, Summer
Accreditation: Accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Technology Accreditation Commission, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD, 21202, Telephone (410) 347-7700.