2012-13 Catalog Descriptions
In general, courses are offered only in the term that is indicated in the course description. However, courses may be offered in other terms if sufficient student demand exists and if qualified instructors are available.
CNMG 1101 First-Year Colloquium in Construction
An introduction to construction engineering and construction management, along with goal setting, time management, and the on- and off-campus resources needed for success at UALR. Hands-on activities and group projects explore various concepts in construction. Satisfies the UALR First Year Colloquium requirement. Two hours lab. One credit hour. Fall only.
CNMG 1201 The Construction Industry
Introduction to the construction industry and the career opportunities available within residential, building, heavy civil, and industrial construction. The different roles of the various participants are examined along with industry history and traditions. Proper dress and safety requirements for office and field site visits discussed. Includes guest speakers, field trips, and project site visits. One hour lecture, three hours lab. Two credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 1205 Drawings and Specifications
Introduction to basic construction drawings and specification interpretation. Emphasis on construction drawings and blueprint reading, CSI specifications and master format, project manual, shop drawings, as-built drawings, and proper construction terminology. One hour lecture, three hours lab. Two credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 1213 Civil and Construction Engineering Materials
Prerequisites: CHEM 1406 and MATH 1451, or consent of instructor. Properties of materials and materials science, including atomic structure and bonding, lattice structures and defects, grain structure, alloys, and phase diagrams. Construction engineering materials, including steel, aluminum, aggregates, Portland cement, concrete, masonry, asphalt, wood, and composites. One hour lecture. Three hours lab. Two credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 2113 Construction Methods I
Prerequisite concurrent: CNMG 1205 or consent of instructor. Construction methods and hands-on projects related to foundations, framing, doors, windows, finish carpentry, and masonry. Three hours lab. One credit hour. Spring only.
CNMG 2313 Construction Materials
Prerequisite concurrent: CNMG 1205 or consent of instructor. Introduction to specifications, standards, codes, quality control, and quantity survey as they pertain to the execution of selected construction materials. Topics include site work, concrete, masonry, steel, rough and finish carpentry, thermal and moisture protection, doors and windows, finishes, and specialties. Three hour lecture. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 2114 Construction Methods II
Prerequisite concurrent: CNMG 1205 or consent of instructor. Construction methods and hands-on projects related to interior and exterior finishes, thermal and moisture protection, plumbing, and electrical wiring. Three hours lab. One credit hour. Fall only.
CNMG 2314 Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Systems
Prerequisite concurrent: CNMG 1205 or consent of instructor. Introduction to functions of service systems within a modern structure. Includes heating, ventilating, air-conditioning (HVAC), plumbing, fire protection, electrical, and conveying systems. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 2316 Construction Surveying
Prerequisite: CNMG 2313 and MATH 1303, or consent of instructor. Introduction to the principles of construction surveying, project layout, and field performance and surveying equipment management. Topics will include use and care of surveying instruments, directions, angles, surveying calculations, errors, and computations of areas and volumes. Two hours lecture, three hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 2218 Building Information Modeling
Prerequisite: CNMG 2313, or consent of instructor. The course will focus on utilizing basic functions of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for residential and commercial construction. During the course, students will examine geometry, spatial relationships, geographic information, quantities and properties of building components. Students will create virtual models of buildings that can be used for quantity take offs. One hour lecture and three hours lab. Two credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 2323 Construction Administration
Prerequisites: CNMG 2313 and 2314, or consent of instructor. An introduction to construction project control and administration through computer applications. Topics include project team development, standard agreements, contract documents utilization, record keeping, submittals, subcontract management, purchasing, expediting, change orders, claims, progress payments, closeout, and internet-based project control. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 2370 Engineering Statics
Prerequisite: PHYS 2321 or consent of instructor. Prerequisite concurrent: MATH 2453 or consent of instructor. Static equilibrium of particles, equivalent systems of forces, equilibrium of rigid bodies, centroids and centers of gravity, analysis of structures, dry friction, and moments of inertia. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 2370. Fall only.
CNMG 2274 Thermal and Fluid Engineering
Prerequisites: CHEM 1406, MATH 1452, and PHYS 2321, or consent of instructor. An integrated introduction to thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Topics include thermodynamic properties, the laws of thermodynamics, cycles, and psychrometrics; conservation of mass, momentum, and energy in fluid flow; introduction to conduction, convection, and radiation heat transfer. One hour lecture. Three hours lab. Two credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 2199, 2299, 2399 Special Topics in Construction
Prerequisites: consent of instructor based on relevance of subject matter to student career goals. Designed to meet special needs of students or industry to cover application of construction management or construction engineering to specific problems. Meets equivalent of one hour per week for each credit hour value. May be taken more than once for credit. One, two, or three credit hours. Offered on demand.
CNMG 3302 Engineering Economy
Prerequisite: MATH 1311, 1342 or 1451, or consent of instructor. Introduction to engineering economic decisions for evaluating the worth of products, services, projects and systems; time value of money, economic equivalence concepts, comparison of investment alternatives, evaluating economic life and replacement analysis, inflation, depreciation and impact of taxes on engineering decisions, and economic risk analysis. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 3301. Spring only.
CNMG 3312 Engineering Structural Analysis
Prerequisites: MATH 2453 and CNMG 3376, or consent of instructor. Structural analysis of trusses, beams, frames, cables, and arches, including determinate and indeterminate structures; deflections of beams and frames; introduction to stiffness methods and matrix analysis of structures. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 3321 Steel Construction
Prerequisite: CNMG 3333 or consent of instructor. Structural steel materials, shapes and uses; structural steel specifications and construction practices; structural steel fabrication and erection techniques, practices, and estimation; bolting, welding, and cutting of structural steel; construction techniques for stairs, bar joists and girders, tilt-ups, and steel deck; steel drawings, including set-up, design, detail, and erection drawings; estimating structural steel quantities and pricing. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 3322 Concrete Construction
Prerequisite: CNMG 3333 or consent of instructor. Provides an in-depth examination of the principles and applications of concrete construction. Study of process of placing ready mix concrete from batching to curing along with the design, analysis, and economics of formwork. Reinforcing steel, the ACI field technician applications, and the ACI Flatwork Technician Certification are also covered. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 3327 Field Engineering and Construction Equipment
Prerequisite: CNMG 3347 or consent of instructor. Principles of construction project field supervision and construction equipment. Leadership, motivation, communications, problem solving, decision making, production control, quality control, and computerized reporting. Earth moving fundamentals, equipment ownership and operating costs, and equipment selection and usage. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 3333 Statics and Strength of Materials
Prerequisites: CNMG 2313, MATH 1303 and 1342, and PHYS 1321/1121, or consent of instructor. An analytical and practical approach to the principles and physical concepts of statics and strength of materials related to construction. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 3339 Estimating I
Prerequisites: MATH 1303 and CNMG 2323, or consent of the instructor. Theory and practice of construction project bidding and estimating. Topics include proposal solicitation and preparation, bidding strategy, estimate types and content, quantity survey, ethics, and an introduction to computer use in estimating. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 3347 Engineering Soil Mechanics
Prerequisites: CNMG 3333 or 3376, or consent of instructor. Introduction to soils and foundation engineering and construction soil mechanics technology. Students will study engineering properties of soils, soil field exploration procedures, soil test reports, soil compaction and stabilization construction methods, water movement in soils, moisture control and drainage procedures, in-situ stress distribution in shallow and deep soils, shear strength of clay, silt and sand soils and design of shallow building foundations. Students will perform ASTM soil testing to support the course content and generate laboratory technical reports for major laboratory tests performed during the course. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 3370 Statics and Dynamics
Prerequisites: PHYS 2321 or consent of instructor. Prerequisite concurrent: MATH 2453 or consent of instructor. Statics of particles, equivalent systems of forces, equilibrium of rigid bodies, centroids and centers of gravity, analysis of structures, friction, moments of inertia, kinematics and kinetics of particles, introduction to kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies, forces and accelerations. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 3370. This course is no longer offered.
CNMG 3371 Engineering Dynamics
Prerequisite: CNMG 2370 or consent of instructor. Kinematics and kinetics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies; energy and momentum methods; mechanical vibrations and resonance; introduction to structural dynamics due to time-varying loads, such as wind and seismic loading. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 3371. Offered on demand.
CNMG 3372 Engineering Materials
Prerequisites: CHEM 1402 and MATH 1451, or consent of instructor. Atomic structure and bonding, crystal structures, crystal geometry, solidification, crystalline imperfections, diffusion in solids, mechanical properties of metals, polymeric materials, phase diagrams, engineering alloys, ceramics, composite materials, corrosion. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 3372. Fall only.
CNMG 3374 Hydraulic Engineering
Prerequisite: CNMG 2370. Prerequisite concurrent: CNMG 2274. Properties of water; hydrostatics; water flow in pipes; pipelines and piping networks; water pumps; water flow in open channels; hydraulic structures; introduction to hydrology. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 3376 Engineering Structural Mechanics
Prerequisites: CNMG 1213 and 2370, or consent of instructor. The study of deformation in structural materials: stresses and strains due to tension, compression, torsion, and bending; internal shear forces and bending moments; stress and strain transformations; design of beams and analysis of beam deflections; buckling of columns; introduction to the deformation of structures. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 3378 Engineering Thermodynamics
Prerequisites: CHEM 1402, PHYS 2321, and MATH 1452, or consent of instructor. Properties of pure substances, thermodynamic processes, heat and work, the first law of thermodynamics, closed systems, enthalpy, open systems, the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, exergy, and an introduction to power and refrigeration cycles. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 3378. Fall only.
CNMG 3195 Community Service Projects
Prerequisites: Junior standing and consent of instructor. Students will complete at least 15 hours of community service with an approved nonprofit organization such as Children International. One credit hour. Offered on demand.
CNMG 4310 Construction Financial Management
Prerequisites: ACCT 2310 and CNMG 3339, or consent of the instructor. Concepts and principles of construction financial management: construction financial systems and transactions, financial statements, depreciation analysis. labor burden, overhead determination, bid profit margins, and profit center analysis. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 4211 Estimating II
Prerequisites: CNMG 3339 or consent of instructor. Advanced applications and concepts of construction project estimating. Topics include computer aided estimating, correcting estimating errors, labor and equipment productivity, risk adjustment to price, pricing by asset utilization, mark-up, and ethics. Students compete in mock bids on different types of construction projects. Two hours lecture. Two credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4218 Construction Modeling and Design
Prerequisites: CNMG 2218, 2314, and 3333 or 3370, or consent of instructor. Building information modeling (BIM) functions will be used for complex commercial construction; topographic information of sites, project datums, quantities and properties of building components, building sustainability analysis, documenting projects, and detailing of MEP or structural designs; Rendering of exterior and interior views. One hour lecture and three hours lab. Two credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 4321 Reinforced Concrete Design
Prerequisite: CNMG 3312 or consent of instructor. Behavior and design of reinforced concrete elements, including beams, columns, slabs, footings, foundations, and retaining walls; introduction to prestressed concrete design. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4322 Building Structure Design
Prerequisites: CNMG 3321 and 3322, or consent of instructor. Introduction to design and analysis of steel and concrete building structures. Student will study beams, columns, and tension components including fasteners and welds constructed from high strength structural steel following the AISC Manual, during the first half of the course. Reinforced concrete design and analysis procedures for rectangular beams and slabs for bending and shear loads and axially loaded round and square long columns will be studied during the second half of the course. The provisions of the ACI Code will be followed. Concrete prestressed beam technology will be included as well as steel rebar development. Two hours lecture and two hours problem lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4329 Construction Planning and Scheduling
Prerequisite: CNMG 4211 or consent of instructor. An in-depth study of the process of creating and monitoring a construction project schedule. Creation of project schedules on a variety of scheduling software, with primary focus on Primavera. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 4334 Construction Contracts and Law
Prerequisites: senior standing and CNMG 2323, or consent of instructor. A study of construction contracts in relation to project delivery systems and the basic principles of construction law. Case studies are used to analyze selected areas that affect the construction process. Topics include standard agreements and conditions, negligence, risk, indemnities, modifications, mechanics lien, claims, dispute resolution, conflicts of interest, ethical consideration, and labor law. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 4342 Construction Safety
Prerequisites: junior standing or higher, or consent of instructor. A study of the principles of construction safety management and OSHA 29 CFR PART 1926. The OSHA Construction Industry Training Course 500 topics covered in depth. Students develop a company safety plan and hazardous communications program, perform safety analysis, conduct safety meetings, and write accident investigation reports. Students complete the topic requirements for the OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour Construction Safety and Health training card. Two hours lecture and two hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4145 Professional Constructor Certification
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of instructor. Description of American Institute of Construction (AIC) certification programs and preparation for Constructor Qualifying Examinations leading to certifications as Associate Constructor (AC) and Certified Professional Constructor (CPC). Two hours lab. One credit hour. Spring only.
CNMG 4245 Construction Management Capstone
Prerequisites: Restricted to students in the final semester of the construction management or construction engineering program. A capstone course. Students develop and organize construction companies. Project contracts are awarded and contract administration is required. Two hours lecture. Two credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4351 Foundation Design
Prerequisite: CNMG 3347 or consent of instructor. A brief review of introductory soil mechanics followed by complete hands-on laboratory testing of sample soils for consolidation and tri-axial shear. The major portion of the course is composed of selected geotechnical aspects of foundation design, including both shallow and deep foundations. Topics include: ultimate bearing capacity, allowable bearing capacity, consolidation settlement of shallow foundations, pile foundations for bearing and friction piles, lateral earth pressure and retaining wall design, foundation design on difficult soils, and specialty soil improvement and ground modification. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4354 Highway Engineering
Prerequisites: STAT 3352, CNMG 2316, and CNMG 3347, or consent of instructor. An introduction to highway engineering and traffic analysis. Topics include geometric design of highways, pavement design, traffic flow, highway capcacity, level-of-service analysis, traffic control devices and safety, travel demand and traffic forecasting. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Fall only.
CNMG 4357 Water and Wastewater Engineering
Prerequisites: CNMG 3374, or consent of instructor. Â An introduction to drinking water treatment and distribution and wastewater collection and treatment. Topics include coagulation; flocculation; softening; ion exchange; membrane filtration; sedimentation; filtration; disinfection; wastewater microbiology; primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment of wastewater; and residuals management. Â Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4361 Green Construction
Prerequisite: Junior standing or higher. Overview of design and construction delivery systems for high performance green buildings; relevant criteria and established guidelines; green standards; high performance green buildings and sustainability; vocabulary associated with sustainability and green buildings; physical limitations of materials. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Offered on demand.
CNMG 4371 Structural Steel Design
Prerequisite: CNMG 3312 or consent of instructor. Behavior and design of structural steel elements, including connectors, tension and compression members, columns, and braced and unbraced beams; members under combined forces; joints and connecting elements; connections. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4174 Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
Prerequisite concurrent: CNMG 4374. Analysis of experimental data, basic electrical measurements and sensing devices, pressure measurement, flow measurement, temperature measurement, data acquisition and processing, report writing and presentation, design of experiments. Two hours lab. One credit hour. Cross listed as SYEN 4174. Spring only.
CNMG 4374 Fluid Mechanics
Prerequisites: CNMG 3370 and MATH 3322, or consent of instructor. Prerequisite concurrent: CNMG 3378 or consent of instructor. Properties of fluids, pressure and fluid statics, fluid kinematics, Bernoulli and energy equations, momentum, dimensional analysis, flow in pipes, differential analysis, approximation of the Navier-Stokes equation, drag and lift, compressible flow, open channel-flow, turbomachinery, CFD. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 4374. Spring only.
CNMG 4176 Mechanics of Materials Laboratory
Prerequisite concurrent: CNMG 4376 or consent of instructor. Analysis of experimental data, basic electrical measurements and sensing devices, force measurement, torque measurement, strain measurement, motion measurement, vibration measurement, data acquisition and processing, report writing and presentation, design of experiments. Two hours lab. One credit hour. Cross listed as SYEN 4176. Spring only.
CNMG 4376 Mechanics of Materials
Prerequisites: CNMG 3370, and 1313 or 3372, or consent of instructor. Stress, strain, axial loading, torsion, pure bending, analysis and design of beams, shearing stresses in beams and thin-walled members, transformation of stress and strain, principal stresses, deflection of beams, columns, energy methods. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 4376. Spring only.
CNMG 4379 Heat Transfer
Prerequisites: CNMG 3374 or 4374, or consent of instructor. Prerequisite concurrent: MATH 3322, or consent of instructor. Steady and transient heat conduction; forced, natural, and multiphase convection; heat exchanger design and analysis; radiation heat transfer; mass transfer. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 4379. Fall only.
CNMG 4380 Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HVACR) Engineering Fundamentals
Prerequisite: CNMG 2274 or SYEN/CNMG 3378, or consent of instructor. Fundamentals of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) engineering; refrigeration cycles; psychrometrics; indoor air quality and ventilation; heating and cooling loads. Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Three credit hours. Cross-listed as SYEN 4380. Fall only.
CNMG 4381 Thermal Powerplant Engineering
Prerequisite: CNMG 2274 or SYEN/CNMG 3378, or consent of instructor. Thermodynamics of combustion and power cycles; internal combustion engines; steam turbine powerplants; gas turbine powerplants; combined cycle powerplants; introduction to alternative energy systems. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 4381. Offered on demand.
CNMG 4185 Professional Engineering Seminar
Prerequisites: Junior standing or higher, or consent of instructor. This course is a focused exploration of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century, as developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Students research the foundational, technical, and professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for success in the engineering profession and present their results to peers, through oral and written presentations. Three hours lab. One credit hour. Fall only.
CNMG 4285 Civil and Construction Engineering Design Project
Prerequisite: Restricted to students in the final semester of the civil and construction engineering program. Prepare for engineering practice by designing a major civil/construction engineering project, based on knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiple realistic constraints (e.g., economic, ethical, and safety). One hour lecture, three hours lab. Two credit hours. Spring only.
CNMG 4389 Professional Engineering Licensure
Prerequisite concurrent: Senior standing and registration for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, or consent of instructor. Legal, regulatory, and ethical issues related to the practice of engineering; preparation for engineering licensure examinations. Two hours lecture. Three hours lab. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 4389/5389. Offered on demand.
CNMG 4391 Cooperative Education
Prerequisites: junior standing, declared major in construction management or construction engineering, and cumulative GPA of at least 2.50; approval of assignment by department chairperson. Requires at least 200 contact hours on the job. Three credit hours. Offered on demand.
CNMG 4395 Professional Development
Prerequisites: senior standing and consent of instructor. Partnerships between students and nonprofit community organizations will be established. Students use skills in construction management or construction engineering to assist with construction-related projects. Service hours will be established at the beginning of the course. Three credit hours. Offered on demand.
CNMG 4199, 4299, 4399 Special Topics in Construction
Prerequisites: consent of instructor based on relevance of subject matter to student career goals. Designed to meet special needs of students or industry to cover application of construction management or construction engineering to specific problems. Meets equivalent of one hour per week for each credit hour value. May be taken more than once for credit. One, two, or three credit hours. Offered on demand.
CNMG 4100, 4200, 4300 Independent Study
Prerequisite: junior standing. Topic and method of procedure must have approval of the supervising faculty member. Four to six hours per week of work on the project for each hour of credit earned. The exact hourly commitment per week and credit hour value depends on the nature of the project and is agreed on in advance by the student and the instructor. With approval, may be repeated for up to six hours of credit. One, two, or three credit hours. Offered on demand.
CNMG 5329 Construction Planning and Scheduling
Prerequisite: CNMG 4211 or equivalent. An in-depth study of the process of creating and monitoring a construction project schedule. Creation of project schedules on a variety of scheduling software, with primary focus on Primavera. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Dual-listed in the UALR Undergraduate Catalog as CNMG 4329. Students cannot receive graduate credit for CNMG 5329 if they have previously taken CNMG 4329.
CNMG 5334 Construction Contracts and Law
A study of construction contracts in relation to project delivery systems and the basic principles of construction law. Case studies are used to analyze selected areas that affect the construction process. Topics include standard agreements and conditions, negligence, risk, indemnities, modifications, mechanics lien, claims, dispute resolution, conflicts of interest, ethical consideration, and labor law. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Dual-listed in the UALR Undergraduate Catalog as CNMG 4334. Students cannot receive graduate credit for CNMG 5334 if they have previously taken CNMG 4334.
CNMG 5342 Construction Safety
A study of the principles of construction safety management and OSHA 29 CFR PART 1926. The OSHA Construction Industry Training Course 500 topics covered in depth. Students develop a company safety plan and hazardous communications program, perform safety analysis, conduct safety meetings, and write accident investigation reports. Students complete the topic requirements for the OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour Construction Safety and Health training card. Two hours lecture and two hours lab. Three credit hours. Dual-listed in the UALR Undergraduate Catalog as CNMG 4342. Students cannot receive graduate credit for CNMG 5342 if they have previously taken CNMG 4342.
CNMG 5361 Green Construction
Overview of design and construction delivery systems for high performance green buildings; relevant criteria and established guidelines; green standards; high performance green buildings and sustainability; vocabulary associated with sustainability and green buildings; physical limitations of materials. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours. Dual-listed in the UALR Undergraduate Catalog as CNMG 4361. Students cannot receive graduate credit for CNMG 5361 if they have previously taken CNMG 4361.
CNMG 5389 Professional Engineering Licensure
Prerequisite concurrent: Registration for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam, or consent of instructor. Legal, regulatory, and ethical issues related to the practice of engineering; preparation for engineering licensure examinations. Two hours lecture. Three hours lab. Three credit hours. Cross listed as SYEN 5389. Dual-listed in the UALR Undergraduate Catalog as CNMG 4389. Students cannot receive graduate credit for CNMG 5389 if they have previously taken CNMG 4389.
CNMG 7318 BIM and 4D Simulation
Prerequisite: CNMG 4218 or equivalent. Advanced techniques of using Building Information Modeling (BIM) together with scheduling control to do 4D simulation. Potential applications of computer and information systems in construction industry. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
CNMG 7345 Applied Construction Management
Prerequisites: CNMG 4211 and CNMG 5329 or equivalent, or consent of the instructor. This course discusses design, development, estimating, scheduling, contracting, and administering small construction projects, including extensive site and feasibility analyses. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
CNMG 7376 International Construction Business Management
Construction contracting , with emphasis on international economics, marketing , contracts, design, and specifications. Issues of local construction techniques, construction marketing, international construction, sustainability, global economics, and influence on construction of local culture, traditions, architecture, history, and political climate. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
CNMG 7385 Construction Management Graduate Project
Prerequisites: graduate standing, completion of at least 18 graduate credit hours in the MS in construction management program, or consent of the advisor. Students, under faculty supervision, will work on practical problems related to construction management, and will submit a project report documenting the results. Three credit hours.
CNMG 7399 Special Topics
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Selected advanced topics in construction. Three hours lecture. Three credit hours.
CNMG 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, 8500, 8600 Construction Management Master’s Thesis
Prerequisites: graduate standing, completion of at least 18 graduate credit hours in the MS in construction management program, or consent of the thesis advisor. Scholarly investigation of a selected problem in an area related to construction management culminating in a written thesis and an oral defense. A maximum of six hours may be applied toward the MS degree. Variable credit of one to six hours.
