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ELE 104 - Print Reading & Estimating


Last Date of Approval: Spring 2020

1 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 15
Course Description:
This course is designed to increase the proficiency of the student in the making of a material take off sheet from a print. The student will also be introduced into common building and electrical symbols. The course will cover the topics of working with prints in the professional construction environment. The student will be exposed to how a print is used in the bidding process of construction. There is also topics discussed on what it takes for the student to potentially become their own business owner, which will provide a great quality of life once their business is in operation. 

Prerequisites/Corequisites: none

Mode(s) of Instruction: Traditional/Face-to-face

Course Fees: none

Common Course Assessment(s): none

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes: 

  • The student will learn to identify common structural symbols.
  • The student will learn to identify common electrical symbols.
  • The student will learn to identify common HVAC/Mechanical symbols.
  • The student will develop the skills to build equipment lists and be exposed to labor estimation.

Course Objectives:

  • Differentiate between terms and identify physical concepts as they apply to industrial machinery.
  • Understand the symbol language used in construction prints.
  • Identify the basic line types used in construction prints.
  • Understand how drawings are dimensioned.
  • Identify the types of drawing views.
  • Interprate and understand what the specifications of a print are for and how to use them.
     



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