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• BCT 215: Construction Estimating

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Encompasses the conceptual, preliminary, detailed, and quantity estimating practices that are currently used in the construction industry. This course also emphasizes the interrelationship of drawings, specifications, and construction contracts. Students prepare conceptual and final estimates for a small commercial construction project and are introduced to the use of computerized methods of construction estimating. Prerequisite: ARCH 130, CIS 105, and GTEC 110 or ARCH 110 with grades of C or higher; Eligibility for enrollment into MATH 103 or permission of the Instructor. Prerequisite:    ( GTEC 110 or ARCH 110 ) & ( CIS 105 or CIS 105H ) & ARCH 130 & ( MATH 045 or MATH 051 or MATH 091 or MATH 101 or MATH 102 or MATH 103 or MATH 119 or MATH 121 ) or ( ) Corequisite:    ARCH 130
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• BCT 216: Construction Planning and Scheduling

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Covers the planning and scheduling process of a construction project. This course emphasizes the importance of coordinating sub-contractors, materials, equipment, project funding, and cash flow. Utilization of computers in the planning and scheduling process is extensively integrated. Prerequisite: GTEC 110, ARCH 130, & CIS 105 with grades of C or higher; or, Permission of the Instructor. Prerequisite:    ( GTEC 110 or ARCH 110 ) & ARCH 130 & ( CIS 105 or CIS 105H ) Corequisite:    ARCH 130
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• BCT 217: Construction Project Administration

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Addresses the full construction process. This course discusses all phases - from project conception to its completion - of a construction project including the roles that the owner, architect, construction manager, general contractor, and subcontractor has throughout the project. Students are taught the procedures for effective project cost control and the systematic methods of handling changes, claims, and disputes for both general and subcontractors. Construction accounting is also covered. Prerequisite: GTEC 110 with a grade of C or higher. Corequisite: ARCH 130; Or, permission of the Instructor. Prerequisite:    GTEC 110 or ARCH 110 or CVTE 107 & ARCH 130 Corequisite:    ARCH 130
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• BCT 221: Surveying for Construction Management

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Covers basic surveying methods, use of instruments, recording and computing data, site layout, and earthwork for construction managers. Prerequisite: GTEC 110 or ARCH 110 with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    GTEC 110 or ARCH 110
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• BIOL 100: Basic Microbiology

  1.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  General review of microbiology with emphasis on pathological mechanisms of infectious disease and precautions necessary for the prevention of infectious disease in health care and extended care facilities.
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• BIOL 101: General Biology I

  4.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Emphasizes biological organization; basic biochemistry; biophysics of living systems; membrane dynamics; cellular structures and functions; cellular reproduction, photosynthesis; cellular respiration; chromosomal and molecular inheritance. This course is intended for science majors. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: High school academic biology and chemistry; Pre or Corequisite: ENGL 101 and reading ability at the ENGL 003 level or higher; or permission of the Instructor. (SCI/LAB) Prerequisite:    ( (( ESL 070 or ENGL 057 or ENGL 003 ) & ( ) ) or ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106 ) & ( ( CHEM 100 ) & ( BIOL 108 or BIOL 111 or BIOL 115 ) ) Corequisite:    ENGL 003, ENGL 101, ENGL 101H, ENGL 102, ENGL 102H, ENGL 104, ENGL 106
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• BIOL 102: General Biology II

  4.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Continues the competencies taught in BIOL 101. This course emphasizes basic life functions of animal systems as it provides a detailed examination of organ systems which, in the mammal, support homeostasis. In addition, this course presents the principles of heredity, reproduction and embryology; evolution as a process; and structure, function, and classification of major phyla of the animal kingdom. A course fee is required. Prerequisite: BIOL 101 or the equivalent with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    BIOL 101
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• BIOL 103: Humans and the Environment

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Introduces basic concepts of human ecology, such as population, natural resources, and pollution, as well as current issues of environmental concern. (SCI)
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• BIOL 103H: Honors Humans and the Environment

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Introduces basic concepts of human ecology such as population, natural resources, and pollution, as well as current issues of environmental concern. Using a seminar or discussion-based approach, this course encourages independent, creative and critical inquiry and prepares students for the practical application of information by emphasizing effective research strategies and technologies congruent with the field of study. (SCI) Prerequisite: Completion of all developmental reading and writing coures required as a result of the College Testing and Placement Program. Prerequisite:    (( ENGL 003 or ENGL 007 ) & ( ENGL 051 ) ) or ENGL 057 or ESL 070 or ENGL 101 or ENGL 101H or ENGL 102 or ENGL 102H or ENGL 104 or ENGL 106 Corequisite:    ENGL 102, ENGL 102H, ENGL 104, ENGL 106
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• BIOL 105: Medical Terminology

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  The study of frequently used medical terms, abbreviations, and symbols as found within their usual contexts. Approached through an integrative review of anatomy and physiology, common pathophysiological states, and related diagnostic tests and treatments (including an introduction to the metric system).
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