Undergraduate Programs: Courses
* Lincoln courses
**Omaha Courses
CNST 112*/1120** |
Construction Communications (3 cr) Lec 3, lab 1. Development of construction industry communication skills including the ability to read contract documents. Complete comprehension of working drawings, technical terminology including graphic symbols and abbreviations. Fundamentals of drafting principles, sketching and dimensioning techniques. |
CNST |
Introduction to the Construction Industry (1 cr) Lec. 3 Introduction to basic management principles and practices used in the control of manpower, materials, machinery and money in the construction of the built environment. |
CNST |
Construction Equipment and Methods I (3 cr) Prereq: Sophomore standing; construction major; CNST 112 and 131; GEOL 101; Parallel CNST 251. Survey of construction equipment and methods from a management point of view. Analytical approach to the development of construction methodology for site, excavation and foundation work involving safe and economical mixes of manpower and machinery. Includes functions and applications of earthmoving and excavation equipment as well as pile drivers. |
CNST |
Construction Equipment and Methods II (3 cr) Functions and applications of material handling equipment from simple pulleys to large cranes. Methods of constructing concrete formwork in a variety of applications. Assembly and erection of steel, wood, precast concrete and masonry structural elements. Material finishing methods and equipment. |
CNST |
Construction Materials and Specifications (3 cr) Introduction to construction materials. Physical, mechanical and aesthetic properties of soils, concrete, masonry, metals, plastics and other materials as they relate to in-service conditions and acceptability either individually or in combination with other materials. Proper methods of specifying to achieve design and construction goals, construction safety and inspection and to meet zoning code and environment requirements. |
CNST |
Building Environment Technical Systems I Characteristics and performance of building with respect to thermal and psychometric environment in buildings related to human comfort, heat gain/ loss, ventilation, natural energy systems and sustainable design principles and plumbing and life safety systems in the built environment. |
CNST |
Physical Environment Technology Systems II (3 cr) Lec 3. Prereq: MATH 106 and Science Elective PHYS 151. Fundamentals of electric power generation and distribution; service and circuits in buildings. Emphasis on electrical equipment and systems in buildings, lighting principles and applications, and fire protection systems. Review of National Electric Code. |
CNST |
Construction Estimating I (3 cr) Prereq: CNST 242 Preparation of detailed cost estimates based on contract documents. Identify and analyze cost components to perform a reliable quantity take-off. Recap components in their common trade areas for labor, material and equipment pricing. Introduction to subcontractor bids and assembly of bid proposal. |
CNST |
Construction Estimating II (3 cr) Lec. 2, lab 3. Prereq: CNST 378 Continuation of CNST 378 with emphasis on implementing basic elements of estimating, including: quantity survey, price extension, and bidding. Advanced computer applications of estimating to various construction projects. |
CNST |
Mechanical Estimating (3 cr) Application of estimating principles, quantity take-off, bidding strategies, and computerization to the specialty field of mechanical construction. |
CNST |
Electrical Estimating (3 cr) Lec, lab. Prereq: CNST 306 and 379. Application of estimating principles, quantity take-off, bidding strategies, and computerization to the specialty field of electrical construction. |
CNST 415*/815*
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Mechanical/ Electrical Project Management (3 cr) Lec, lab. Prereq: Senior standing; CNST 305 and 306. CNST 405 recommended. Fundamentals of project management within the mechanical and electrical contracting industry. Codes, contract documents, productivity, coordination, project control and administration, scheduling, safety and project closeout, from a specialty contracting perspective. |
CNST 420*/820* |
Professional Practice and Ethics (3 cr) Prereq: Senior Standing Orientation to professional practice through the designers' and the contractors' relationships to society, specific clients, their professions and other collaborators in environmental design and construction fields. Ethics, professional communication and responsibility, professional organization, office management, construction management and owner-designer-contractor relationships. |
CNST 434*/834* |
Professional Trends in Design/Build (3 cr) Prereq for 434: Senior Standing, construction major and permission. Prereq for 834: Master of engineering in construction or related discipline and permission. CNST 434 is also open to non-construction majors who have senior standing and obtain permission. |
CNST 441*/841* |
Industrialized Systems Building (3 cr) Historical background of industrialized systems building; its economic and social relevance in modern society; and its influence on the traditional role of the contractor within the construction industry. Changes that industrialized systems building will impose on the contractor's approach to finance, management and construction methods and equipment. |
CNST |
Construction Cost Controls (3 cr) Prereq: ACCT 306 or 201 and 202. Development of cost accounting principles and financial controls appropriate for construction contractors. Includes purchasing policies and procedures, labor and equipment cost reporting techniques, accounting procedures for control of materials and supplies, billing methods, principles of financial reporting and analysis. |
CNST 480*/880*
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Productivity and Human Factors in Construction (3 cr) Prereq: Senior standing; CNST 242 and MNGT 360. Examine motivation and productivity improvement methods in the management of construction workers in their typical job environments along with the methods to improve working environments along with the methods to improve working environments in the field as well as the office. Various procedures and mechanisms to implement human behavior concepts for enhanced productivity and safety. |
CNST 485*/885*4850**/8850** |
Construction Project Scheduling and Control (3 cr) Planning, scheduling and controlling construction projects based on the critical path method (CPM). Construction applications of CPM network graphic variations as well as bar charts and program evaluation review techniques (PERT). Assessments of computer-aided scheduling and control systems. Emphasis on organizational restraints in all applications. |
CNST 486*/886* |
Construction Management Systems (3 cr) Application of selected topics in systems analysis (operations research) to construction management: competition strategy, linear programming, queuing, transportation, time-cost trade-off, learning curves, and other models. Computer applications. |
CNST 498*/898* |
Special Topics in Construction Management (1-6 cr, max 6) Ind. Prereq: For CNST 498: Permission. For CNST 898: Masters of engineering in construction or related discipline. A signed-instructor learning contract is required. Individual or small group investigations of topics in construction management. Topics vary. |
CNST |
Senior Construction Project Execution of a construction project involving conceptual design and location, estimating, bidding, site layout, construction organization, planning and scheduling, cost control, records management, and project completion and documentation. |
* Lincoln courses
**Omaha Courses
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