Carpentry (460201)  Diploma

2.00 Credits Pre-requisite(s): Program Admission Emphasizes human relations and professional development in today's rapidly changing world that prepares students for living and working in a complex society. Topics include human relations skills, job acquisition skills and communication, job retention skills, job advancement skills, and professional image skills.

3.00 Credits Pre-requisite(s): Entrance exam reading and writing scores in accordance with approved TCSG admission score levels Presents basic concepts within the field of psychology and their application to everyday human behavior, thinking, and emotion. Emphasis is placed on students understanding basic psychological principles and their application within the context of family, work and social interactions. Topics include an overview of psychology as a science, the nervous and sensory systems, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, intelligence, lifespan development, personality, psychological disorders and their treatments, stress and health, and social psychology.

3.00 Credits Pre-requisite(s): Appropriate Placement Test Score or appropriate learning support exit point. Emphasizes the application of basic mathematical skills used in the solution of occupational and technical problems. Topics include fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, measurement and conversion, geometric concepts, technical applications, and basic statistics.

3.00 Credits Pre-requisite(s): Appropriate Placement Test Score Emphasizes concepts and operations which are applied to the study of algebra. Topics include basic mathematical concepts, basic algebraic concepts, and intermediate algebraic concepts.

3.00 Credits Pre-requisite(s): MATH 1013 Emphasizes basic geometric and trigonometric concepts. Topics include measurement conversion, geometric terminology and measurements, and trigonometric terminology and functions.

3.00 Credit Hours Pre/Co-Requisite(s): Provisional Admission Introduces the concepts and practices of basic site layout, footings, and foundation construction. Students will use layout equipment for laboratory and field practice. Topics include: zoning regulations and building codes, plot plan interpretation, the nature of concrete, building layout, squaring methods, batter board installation, footings, foundation types, foundation forms, edge forms, and materials estimation.

4.00 Credit Hours Pre/Co-Requisite(s): (COFC 1020 or COFC 1080), COFC 1050 This course provides instruction in the development of construction sites with an emphasis on surveying, materials and processes for concrete forming and usage, and the various methods and materials used in the handling and rigging of steel components.

3.00 Credit Hours Pre/Co-Requisite(s): Provisional Admission Introduces finish floor coverings for residential construction projects. Emphasis will be placed on identification, estimation and installation of various types of hard and soft floor coverings. This course introduces design, construction and installation of fireplace trim. The course also introduces locating and installing cabinets and millwork. Topics include: identification of flooring materials, flooring estimation procedures, flooring installation procedures, fireplace trim, cabinets and millwork.

2.00 Credit Hours Pre/Co-Requisite(s): (COFC 1020 or COFC 1080), COFC 1050 Provides instruction in the identification and installation of a variety of doors, frames, and door hardware for commercial construction applications. Topics include: door types, door hardware, thresholds, weatherstripping, and overhead doors.

3.00 Credit Hours Pre/Co-Requisite(s): Program Instructor Approval Allows students the opportunity to complete an internship with a local business or industry, or to undertake a practical project in a lab setting if the internship opportunities are not available.

4.00 Credit Hours This course introduces the student to the basic fundamentals of the construction trades. Topics include: Basic Safety, Construction Math, Hand and Power Tools, Construction Drawings, Rigging, Materials Handling, and Job-Site Communication and Work Ethic Skills.

2.00 Credit Hours Pre-Requisite(s): Provisional Admission NOTE: Students enrolled in this course are required to complete the entry level occupational work ethics course during the same term. This course covers the introduction to a residential construction project from start to finish. Topics include: preparing to build, tools and equipment, building foundations, wood frame construction, completing the structure, finish carpentry and construction specialties, and materials and fasteners used in the construction industry.

3.00 Credit Hours This course provides instruction in the use of professional tools for the construction trades. Emphasis will be placed on the safe use of each tool discussed. Topics include layout and measuring tools, cutting tools, sawing tools, drilling and boring tools, finishing and fastening tools, general shop tool use, and job site setup.