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• BLC 121: Construction Materials and Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is a comprehensive analysis of building materials, products, processes, and systems used in various types of building construction. Students will investigate material usage, building systems and methods of construction. Additionally, students will evaluate techniques covering material performance, selection and building construction installation procedures.
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• BLC 191: Construction Industry Supervision

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  In this course students will study human relations, with an emphasis on the subject of motivational strategies. Students will learn how to develop their leadership and supervisory potential through communication analysis and effective problem solving techniques.
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• BLC 192: Construction Contracting

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course will present the overall picture of project management, including its function, objectives and preparation strategies. Practices for the execution of projects will be outlined and discussed. This course will be presented from the point of view of an operating construction company and its organization.
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• BLC 203: Surveying

  4.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course focuses on building site layout and preparation. Studies include surveying techniques, adjustment and care of surveying equipment. Prerequisite:    Knowledge of basic trigonometry.  
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• BLC 205: Project Management

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  In this course, students will learn how project management roles are changing as innovative contracts, alternate delivery systems, alternative dispute resolution and creative project financing are increasingly changing how projects are administered. The modern project manager has more information available than ever before and information technology is changing rapidly.
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• BLC 294: Construction Estimating 1

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course will teach basic techniques for estimating utilizing the quantity survey method. Emphasis will be placed on a uniform method of entering the description and dimensions and computing the quantities of materials for the various items of work encountered in general building construction, including excavation, concrete, form work, masonry, carpentry, structural steel and building finishes. Students will estimate quantities from construction drawings, blueprints and details. A discussion of green materials will be introduced in the course. Students will learn to prepare quantity surveys for construction materials that normally fall under the responsibility of a general contractor; electrical and mechanical estimating are beyond the scope of this course. Prerequisite:    Prior knowledge of building construction materials and methods.  
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• BLC 295: Construction Estimating 2

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This is an advanced general construction estimating course designed for the building industry to further prepare students to enter jobs which require skills used in the development of complete construction estimates by the quantity survey method. Emphasis will be placed on pricing of direct labor costs, materials, equipment, subcontractor costs, project overhead, and markup. Each student will prepare cost estimates for construction materials that normally fall under the responsibility of a general contractor; electrical and mechanical estimating are beyond the scope of this course. Students will adjust portions of a national construction cost database by substituting local labor and material costs. A discussion of green materials and LEED Certification will be reviewed in the course. Prerequisite:    BLC 294   
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• BLC 296: Advanced Computer Estimating

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  The purpose of this course is to use the estimating skills acquired in Building Construction Estimating 1 and 2 in a hands-on computer environment to increase productivity. The student will prepare estimates for construction items that normally fall under the responsibility of a general contractor; electrical and mechanical estimating are beyond the scope of this course. Prerequisite:    BLC 294 and BLC 295   
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• BUS 101: Introduction to Business

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course provides a foundation in modern business and business practices includingprinciples of management, marketing andhuman resource management.The operation of business in a free enterprise system,the government's role in businessand forms of business ownership are discussed.
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• BUS 103: Principles of Management

  3.00 Credits

  Community College of Allegheny County

  
  This course introduces the theory and basic principles of management. Students examine themanagement process including the areas of planning, leading, organizing and controlling.
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