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ENGI - Engineering/Engineering Related

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Civil Engineering and Surveying   Engineering   Mechanical Drafting & Design   Mechanical Systems  

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Civil Engineering and Surveying
Prefix Number Gerta Course Title BSCNDSCS
CT 111   Engineering Drawing  
CT 121   Plane Surveying  
CT 122   Advanced Surveying  
CT 131   Soil Testing  
CT 142   Construction Safety for Civil Technicians  
CT 214   Highway and Street Design  
CT 215   Land Use Planning and Development  
CT 221   Surveying Procedures  
CT 222   Advanced Surveying Procedures  
CT 223   Boundary Control and Legal Principles  
CT 231   Bituminous & Concrete Technology  
CT 232   Water Management Technology
CT 233   Concrete Technology  
CT 234   Asphalt Technology  
CT 241   Statics and Strength of Materials  
CT 243   Research and Analysis  
CT 250   Applied Statics and Mechanics of Materials  
CT 251/251L   Materials Testing/Lab 3/1  
CT 252   Construction Project Management  


CT 111 Engineering Drawing
This course is designed to provide the students with practice in the use of drawing instruments and basic drafting techniques as well as the application of these techniques in orthographic, isometric and section drawings.

CT 121 Plane Surveying
Instruction and practice in the use of surveying instruments and equipment. Types of surveys, units of measure, elementary leveling, transit problems, field notes, and bench marks are included. Survey transverse and triangulation calculations and adjustments including map plotting, latitudes and departures, open and closed traverses, error analysis, inversing between points, and intersection of lines are also covered.

CT 122 Advanced Surveying
A study of advanced survey traverse and triangulation calculations and adjustments including: error analysis, subdivision of sections, contouring, route locations, grade determinations, earthwork measurements, map plotting, inversing between points and intersection of lines. Students also perform field work in stadia surveying, plane table mapping property corner searches, offsets, construction location and grade staking. Prerequisite: CT 121 and MATH 136.

CT 131 Soil Testing
This course covers the actual "hands on" performance of laboratory and field tests on soils used for the construction of civil engineering projects. Most of the course is devoted to the lab and field procedures along with the necessary measurements, calculations and reports required for an accurate soil analysis.

CT 142 Construction Safety for Civil Technicians
This course will cover safety issues as it pertains to Civil Engineering and surveying Technicians. Most of the courses will be lecture, video and group discussion. The course will also involve two outdoor labs. One consists of setting up a traffic safety zone and another entering into a confined space.

CT 214 Highway and Street Design
This course covers the fundamentals of highway and street design. Included in the course are design safety considerations, design cost effectiveness, geometric features, construction plan development, blueprint reading and other highway design criteria. A construction design project will be developed during the course. Prerequisites: CT 111, CAD 220, CT 221.

CT 215 Land Use Planning and Development
This course will take an undeveloped parcel of land and develop it into a residential subdivision. The parcel boundary will be surveyed in an earlier surveying class using a total station and data collector. The point file will be downloaded into Eaglepoint software for design and drafting use. Prerequisites: CT 221.

CT 221 Surveying Procedures
This course is comprised of field work, with emphasis on circular curves, vertical curves, slope staking, public land surveys and grade staking. The indoor work includes theoretical work in highway and railroad curve alignment, compound curves, reverse curves, superelevation and spiral curves. Prerequisites: MATH 134, 136 and CT 122.

CT 222 Advanced Surveying Procedures
An introduction to geodetic surveying, electronic data gathering and processing, and astronomic observations. This course is a practical application of these surveying and engineering techniques utilizing both outdoor and classroom activities. Prerequisites: MATH 134, 136 and CT 221.

CT 223 Boundary Control and Legal Principles
The study of the laws and systems of land description and subdivision, including: history of land ownership; terminology used in Real Property Law; methods of property transfer; abstracts of titles; types of titles; filing and recording deeds; legal principles of retracements; reversing rights; riparian and littoral rights; mining claims; and preparation of metes and bounds descriptions and records of survey.

CT 231 Bituminous & Concrete Technology


CT 232 Water Management Technology
This course covers the fundamentals of water supply and distribution, water treatment processes, sanitary sewage and collection methods, sewage treatment, and the environmental effects caused by improper water and sewage handling. Included in the course are topics on hydraulics, chemical and biological testing, water distribution and collection systems and water and sewage treatment facilities. Prerequisites: MATH 134.

CT 233 Concrete Technology
This course covers the materials, proportioning, mixing, placing, finishing, curing, sampling and laboratory and/or field testing of portland cement concrete.

CT 234 Asphalt Technology
This course covers the origin, refining process, and properties of asphalt cement along with its uses as a cementing material in modern day street and highway paving projects.

CT 241 Statics and Strength of Materials
This course covers an introduction to static forces in equilibrium and their effects on objects. Included in the course are force vectors, moments, friction, stress/strain relationships, and the various properties of materials. The engineering method of analytical problem solving is stressed along with the neat and orderly method of showing the problem solving procedure. Prerequisites: MATH 134, MATH 136.

CT 243 Research and Analysis
Engineering problems, design problems, inspection and testing problems, and date research connected with the office work of a civil engineering and surveying technician are covered. There is some work in cost estimating and analysis of advanced problems in surveying. Prerequisite: CT 221.

CT 250 Applied Statics and Mechanics of Materials
Equilibrium of rigid-bodies and coplanar forces systems, trusses, three-dimensional force systems, centurions and centers of gravity. Introduction to stress, strain, torsion, shear stress and beam deflections, and mechanical properties of materials.

CT 251/251L Materials Testing/Lab
Introduction to physical and chemical properties of materials used in civil engineering projects including asphalt and portland cement along with the proper sampling, testing and reporting procedures of these materials.

CT 252 Construction Project Management
An introduction to inspection procedures, management of quality controls of construction projects, and procedures used to administer construction specifications and contracts.


Engineering
Prefix Number Gerta Course Title BSCNDSCSWSCMISUNDSUUND
EE 206/206L   Circuit Analysis/Lab 3/1   
ENGR 101   Graphical Communication   
ENGR 200   Computer Applications in Engineering      
ENGR 201   Statics   
ENGR 202   Dynamics   
ENGR 203   Mechanics of Materials     
ENGR 204/204L   Surveying I/Lab 3/1      
ENGR 205/205L   Surveying II/Lab 3/1      
ENGR 206   Fluid Mechanics      
ENGR 212   Fundamentals of Visual Communications      
ENGR 213   Modeling of Engineering Systems       
ENGR 241   Thermodynamics I      


EE 206/206L Circuit Analysis/Lab
Introduction to electric circuit components. Fundamental laws of circuit analysis. Steady state and transient analysis of DC and AC circuits. Electric power calculations.

ENGR 101 Graphical Communication
Course description will be finalized at a later date.

ENGR 200 Computer Applications in Engineering
The fundamentals of digital computer programming are presented with special emphasis on a high level language and engineering applications. The fundamentals of PC-based software applications and operating systems are also presented.

ENGR 201 Statics
Vector approach to principles of statics. Resultants of force systems, equilibrium of force systems, analysis of structures, centroids, moments of inertia.

ENGR 202 Dynamics
Vector approach to principles of dynamics. Rectilinear and curvilinear translation, rotation, plane motion, force-mass-inertia, work-energy, impulse-momentum.

ENGR 203 Mechanics of Materials
Simple stress and strain, torsion, shear and bending moment, flexure and shear stresses in beams, combined stresses, deflections of beams, statically indeterminate members and columns.

ENGR 204/204L Surveying I/Lab
Field and office problems using surveying instruments, measurements and computations with emphasis on mathematics concepts. Prerequisite: Trigonometry.

ENGR 205/205L Surveying II/Lab
Compound and spiral curves horizontal curves, state plane coordinate system, U.S. public land surveys, boundary surveys, an introduction to geodetic surveying, electronic data collection and reduction, and astronomical observations. prerequisite: ENGR 204.

ENGR 206 Fluid Mechanics
This course covers fluid properties, fluid statics, fluid dynamics, transport theory and transport analogies, conservation of mass, energy and momentum, dimensional analysis, boundary layer concepts, pipe flows, compressible flow, and open channel flow.

ENGR 212 Fundamentals of Visual Communications
Part 1: Orientation of job functions in an engineering department along with learning tools of the engineering and technical management professions. Emphasis on hand sketching, print reading, drafting standards, engineering changes and revision documentation for manufacturing and industry. Part 2: Create visual communications of designs for manufacturing. Understand all phases of design and how to develop three dimensional models using Pro Engineer. Emphasis on sketching, parametric modeling of parts, assemblies and critical dimensioning of orthographic drawings for manufacturing and industry.

ENGR 213 Modeling of Engineering Systems
Introduction to engineering systems, modeling, and computations; computer methods; analytical methods; verification tasks; case studies. Prerequisite: Calculus 165.

ENGR 241 Thermodynamics I
Fundamental concepts of thermal energy relationships, processes and cycles are introduced, including: first and second law of thermodynamics, entropy, and availability.


Mechanical Drafting & Design
Prefix Number Gerta Course Title NDSCS
MECD 102   Mechanical Drafting and Design
MECD 231   Machine Design
MECD 241   Engineering Drawing II
MECD 244   Engineering Drawing IV


MECD 102 Mechanical Drafting and Design
A study of drafting techniques as they are related to manufacturing processes and methods. Included are techniques for dimensioning simple machine parts, screw threads, standard fasteners, keys, revits, springs and sectional views. Uses techniques of drafting as they relate to descriptive geometry. Students will perform pictorial drawings including axion-metrics, obliques, perspectives and illustrations.

MECD 231 Machine Design
A basic study of machine design with respect to machine parts, structural members and mechanisms. The course covers the design principles and applications of machine elements, with attention to loading conditions, stresses, and other factors which affect the strength and function of machine parts. Students also learn vendor catalogue and machinery handbook usage and applications.

MECD 241 Engineering Drawing II
A course combining lectures, discussions and drafting practice. The problems consist of designing and laying out tools, gauges, jigs, fixtures and dies. Mass production methods applying to tool and die design are covered. Drawing practice includes: overall layouts, assemblies, drawing details, tolerancing, and checking procedures. CAD required to complete some projects.

MECD 244 Engineering Drawing IV
A design drafting course involving the environment that will be experienced in the world of work. The course will involve the development of a design process, scheduling of production, costing, drawing of assemblies and details and presentations. Student projects may include: electrical structural, electronic, and machine drafting (including tolerancing, costing and checking according to production methods). CAD required.


Mechanical Systems
Prefix Number Gerta Course Title NDSCS
MSYS 101   Safety for Mech'l Systems Technicians
MSYS 103   Math for Mech'l System Technicians
MSYS 132   Advanced Hydronics Systems Lab
MSYS 141   Introduction to Electricity
MSYS 151   Drafting and Sketching


MSYS 101 Safety for Mech'l Systems Technicians
This course covers the safety issues that pertain to plumbing and HVAC-R. Participants will be required to adhere to the Technologies and Services Division attendance policy.

MSYS 103 Math for Mech'l System Technicians
A basic math course with emphasis on development of usefill skills in layout, measurement, and computation of pipe lenghts, and fitting allowances, as well as a study of elevation, grade and volumes as it pertains to our trades.

MSYS 132 Advanced Hydronics Systems Lab
This course covers Hydronic heating from boiler operation to Hydronic heating systems, forced air, convention, and radiant. the course includes classroom and laboratory assignments. Prerequisite: MSYS 131.

MSYS 141 Introduction to Electricity
A study of basic electricity for plumbers including applications such as water heaters, pumps, hot water heating systems and their associated controls.

MSYS 151 Drafting and Sketching
A practical course in drafting, sketching, scale reading, geometric construction and interpretation of drawings. The principles involved are sufficient in dept to give the student the working knowledge and skills required for the major program areas.





The following individuals are leaders for this discipline. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are chairs.

Name Institution Email Address Phone Number
Scott Klingenstein BSC scott.klingenstein@bsc.nodak.edu 701-224-5518
Paul Johanson DSU paul.johanson@dickinsonstate.edu 701-483-2744
Dan Johnson LRSC dan.johnson@lrsc.edu 701-662-1556
Steve Johnson NDSCS steve.johnson@ndscs.edu 701-671-2478
Ivan Maas NDSCS ivan.maas@ndscs.edu 701-671-2662
Randy Stach NDSCS randy.stach@ndscs.edu 701-671-2116
Mark Wood NDSCS mark.wood@ndscs.edu 701-671-2797
Don Andersen NDSU donald.andersen@ndsu.edu 701-231-7225
Heather Soleim NDSU Heather.Soleim@ndsu.edu 701-231-6430
Lisa Johnson NDUS lisa.a.johnson@ndus.edu 701-858-3494
Rick Kerzman SBC rickk@sbci.edu 701-854-3861
Ralph Johnson UND ralphjohnson@mail.und.nodak.edu 701-777-4398
Wanda Meyer WSC wanda.meyer@wsc.nodak.edu 701-774-4231
Lance Olson WSC lance.olson@wsc.nodak.edu 701-774-4230
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