COWLEY COLLEGE COURSE PROCEDURE
CST 3262 CONSTRUCTION BASICS
3 Credit Hours
Student Level:
This course is open to students on the college level in either the freshman or sophomore year and to area high school vocational students.
Catalog Description:
CST 3262 - CONSTRUCTION BASICS (3 hrs.)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the construction industry trades. The course covers blueprint reading, rigging, communication skills, employability skills, and material handling. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be prepared to sit for CORE certification with the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). This course is a prerequisite for all NCCER credentialed programs.
Course Classification:
Lecture
Prerequisites:
CST 3261 Introductory Craft Skills
Controlling Purpose:
This course is intended to prepare entry-level employees in carpentry and construction trades to perform identified job tasks to comply with federal regulations and industry standards. The course includes practical and classroom training. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be prepared to sit for CORE certification with the National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER). This course is a prerequisite for all NCCER credentialed programs.
Learner Outcomes:
- Demonstrate ability to read and utilize construction drawings.
- Demonstrate proper lifting and rigging procedures and techniques.
- Demonstrate proper basic communication skills.
- Identify and describe basic employability Skills.
- Demonstrate proper material handling procedures and techniques.
Unit Outcomes for Criterion Based Evaluation:
The following outline defines the minimum core content not including the final examination period. Instructors may add other material as time allows.
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
Outcomes: Student will be able to read and understand construction drawings
- Identify and describe various types of construction drawings, including their fundamental components and features.
- Identify and describe the purpose of the five basic construction drawing components.
- Identify and explain the significance of various drawing elements, such as lines of construction, symbols, and grid lines.
- Identify and explain the use of dimensions and various drawing scales.
- Identify and describe how to use engineer’s and architect’s scales.
UNIT 2: Introduction to basic rigging
Outcomes: Student will be able to identify different types of rigging slings and hardware and describes how those items are used.
- Identify and describe various types of rigging slings, hardware, and equipment.
- Identify and describe how to inspect and use various types of slings.
- Identify and describe how to inspect common rigging hardware.
- Identify and describe various types of hoists.
- Identify and describe basic rigging hitches and the related Emergency Stop hand signal.
UNIT 3: Basic communication skills
Outcomes: Student will be able to identify and demonstrate a variety of effective communication skills.
- Describe the communication process in relationship to job performance.
- Describe job-related speaking skills and identify good listening skills
- Describe job-related reading requirements and identify good reading skills.
- Describe job-related writing requirements and identify good writing skills.
UNIT 4: basic employability skills
Outcomes: Student will discuss skills related to finding and securing a position in the construction trades. In addition, students will demonstrate problem-solving and effective interaction with others
- Describe the opportunities in the construction business and how to enter the construction workforce.
- Explain the importance of critical thinking and how to solve problems.
- Explain the importance of social skills and identify ways good social skills are applied in the construction trade
- Identify good personal and social skills.
- Explain how to resolve conflicts with co-workers and supervisors.
- Describe how to work in a team environment and how to be an effective leader.
UNIT 5: introduction to material handling
Outcomes: Student will discuss basic material handling processes related to the construction trades.
- Describe the basic concepts of material handling and manual lifting.
- Identify common material-handling safety precautions.
- Identify and describe how to tie knots commonly used in material handling.
- Identify various types of material handling equipment and describe how they are used
Projects Required:
as assigned.
Textbook:
NCCER CORE 6th edition
Attendance Policy:
Students should adhere to the attendance policy outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Grading Policy:
The grading policy will be outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Maximum class size:
Based on classroom occupancy.
Course Time Frame:
The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Learning Commission and the Kansas Board of Regents define credit hour and have specific regulations that the college must follow when developing, teaching and assessing the educational aspects of the college. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. The number of semester hours of credit allowed for each distance education or blended hybrid courses shall be assigned by the college based on the amount of time needed to achieve the same course outcomes in a purely face-to-face format.
Refer to the following policies:
402.00 Academic Code of Conduct
263.00 Student Appeal of Course Grades
403.00 Student Code of Conduct
Disability Services Program:
Cowley College, in recognition of state and federal laws, will accommodate a student with a documented disability. If a student has a disability which may impact work in this class which requires accommodations, contact the Disability Services Coordinator.
DISCLAIMER: THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR THE OFFICIAL COURSE PROCEDURE CONTACT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
Revised 12/6/2023
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