SPRING 2010 – NEW COURSES AVAILABLE
CEMT students may use the following course in place of CEMT 499
TECH 581 - Land Development
Course #: TECH 581
Section #: 28929
Credit Hours: 3
Day/Time: Web based
Semester Dates: 1/11/2010-05/07/2010
Instructor: Michael Stikeleather
Textbook: Residential Land Development Practices, A Textbook on Developing
Land into Finished Lots, , Johnson, ASCE, 2nd ed. ISBN 0784405611.
Course Description:
This course will provide a working knowledge of land development. Items will be covered in the sequence of land development: initial land evaluation; obtaining financing, land development entity formation; site design and layout; covenants, conditions and restrictions; obtaining zoning, easements and other governmental approvals; development of cost estimation plans; construction and inspections; and bonding. This is not a land development cost estimation course, but such concepts will be integrated into the course material as appropriate. Students will be involved in projects to be presented in class simulating a real developer’s activities in the various stages listed above. Since this is an introductory real estate course, the projects will be done in the context of developing a custom residential subdivision. Concepts covered in this course will provide a foundation of land development.
ECET & MET students may use the following course as a technical elective
TECH 581 - Renewable Energy Technology
Course #: TECH 581
Section #: 29575
Credit Hours: 3
Day: Monday
Time: 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Semester Dates: 1/11/2010-05/07/2010
Instructor: Rongrong Chen
Course Description:
Prerequisite: Engineering, technology or science background required. Students will learn basic energy concepts: present-day fuel use; sustainability problems; fundamental principles and applications of the various renewable energy, including solar energy, nuclear power, biomass energy, geothermal energy, hydropower, wind turbines, hydrogen and fuel cells. This course will provides hands-on experience related to fuel cell and solar cell technology. Project-based learning approaches will be used to teach this course. Graduates will be able to fulfill a wide range of career opportunities in renewable energy system design and planning, energy management and efficiency consulting, greenhouse gases accounting and reduction, renewable energy research and development.
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