20 courses with the subject ARCH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ARCH 1000Residential Construction2
Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/0 credits lab Techniques for residential construction in Minnesota are the focus of this course. Building materials and construction methods will be covered through lecture and illustrated examples. Building systems covered will be the footing, foundation, floor framing, wall framing, and roof framing moisture protection and windows and doors.
Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/0 credits lab This course covers the knowledge required for a drafter or estimator to interpret residential and commercial construction drawings. Topics covered include architectural floor plans, elevations, sections, details and material schedules. Also covered are drafting symbols, material abbreviations, reading an architectural scale ruler, construction calculations and dimensioning standards for the construction industry.
ARCH 1004Introduction to the Architectural Profession2
Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/0 credits lab This course introduces the entry-level architectural technician to topics in the profession of architecture. Introducing the business aspects of the architectural profession will prepare the graduate architectural technician for a role in an office setting. Topics covered will be project economics, project delivery methods, contracts, industry organizations, construction codes and zoning regulations, as well as job seeking skills for the architectural industry.
Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/0 credits lab Techniques for constructing light commercial to high-rise construction is this course focus. Building materials and construction methods will be covered with lecture and illustrated examples. Building systems covered are footings, foundations, masonry, steel framing, precast concrete, curtain wall, flat roof construction, hollow metal doors, aluminum window frames and moisture protection.
Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/0 credits lab The architectural technician needs to understand all components of a building, including: plumbing, heating/air conditioning and ventilation (HVAC), electricity and insulation R-values. An overview of each component will be covered through lecture, illustrated examples and projects.
Credit(s) 0 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course focuses on the process to analyze and draw a small one-story residence design to meet industry standards and building codes. From a given design concept, students will draw a floor plan, learning how to determine the correct dimensions for placing walls and selecting code compliant door and window sizes. Exterior elevations of the house will be drawn based on wall section details that will also be drawn. The drawing will be created on computer aided design (CAD) software.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/2 credits lab The architectural technician must gain mastery of industry standard Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software and computer drafting techniques. This is the first course required to gain mastery. This course will be using the newest version of industry standard CAD software to teach the basic drawing and editing commands. Other topics covered will be placing text, dimensioning, and plotting architectural drawings. The course covers drawing simple floor plans and exterior elevations of a building.
Credit(s) 0 credits lecture/1 credit lab This course is designed to advance knowledge in commercial construction detailing. The major focus is understanding the industry standards of drawing commercial building material connections using computer aided design (CAD) software.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/2 credits lab This course is a continuation of Architectural computer-aided design (CAD) I. The purpose is to gain mastery of the draw and edit commands and become familiar with advanced commands that architectural technicians use on the job. This course will focus on the use of paper space/model space for architectural drafting applications. The drawing projects will be residential plans, sections, and exterior elevations.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/1 credit lab This course builds on skills from Construction Document Management utilizing the BlueBeam program. This software application is used in different trades and industry partners that require real-time updates and changes utilizing workflow applications. In this course we will focus on markups used in the Structural Design area.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/3 credits lab This course covers creating residential construction drawings use by a residential building contractor to obtain bids and building permits using computer aided design (CAD) software. Topics covered include analyzing home design, implementing wood framing technology, complying with residential building codes, and CAD drafting skills.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/1 credit lab This course provides a hands-on learning environment in the 3D modeling software, Revit. The course focus will be understanding build and modify commands, manipulating views, inserting 3-D objects, rendering, and preparing drawing sheets for plotting construction documents.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/1 credit lab This course is designed to build on the fundamental understanding and skills of a beginning Revit user. The primary objective of this intermediate course is to expand the student’s knowledge of the power of BIM (building information modeling). The student will complete a commercial building model utilizing a central model with worksets and all the required software settings and sheet set up for construction drawings. Also, 3D modeled rendering will be explored and the student will create a simple walk through of the project.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/2 credits lab This course will focus on the creation of a building information model (BIM) of a library, resulting in a construction drawing set. Topics covered include advanced modeling commands, linking computer-aided design (CAD) drawings, using worksets, and manipulating views to create a variety of construction documents.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/0 credits lab The construction building code provides a framework for the architectural design process. A code review must be performed to ensure conformity to life and safety issues. The focus of this course will be the International Building Code and Minnesota Accessibility Code. Course topics will include occupancy groups, occupancy loads, building area, building height, types of construction, means of egress and accessibility dimensional clearances.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/2 credits lab This course covers creating construction documents for an office/warehouse using computer- aided design (CAD) software. The learning objectives are to understand the necessary drafting standards for a commercial building. Topics covered include analyzing a floor plan, implementing correct material, complying with building codes, and drafting skills.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/1 credit lab The thought process of an architect during the design phase of commercial construction will be the focus of this course. The students will be exposed to building design, office space planning and major architectural history movements that have shaped the American architectural scene. Other topics include building codes, programming, proportion, circulation patterns, and exterior building massing. The student will take from the course an understanding of the architectural design process and terminology used when discussing architectural design.
Credit(s) 3 credits lecture/0 credits lab This course will focus on the basic concepts of building structures for wood and steel structural systems. Topics covered include examining section and material properties, calculating live load and dead load, calculating maximum moment and maximum shear in beams, and calculating maximum beam deflection. Calculation results will determine the size of the joist, beam or column to be selected for a building. Other topics include interpreting structural drawing details, analyzing welded and bolted connections, and drafting structural framing and plans and connection details.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/2 credits lab This course introduces user interface and basic building components of the design software. The goal is to familiarize the user with the tools required to create, modify, analyze, and document the parametric model.
Credit(s) 1 credit lecture/2 credits lab This course is a continuation of Structural Fundamentals I and is intended to advance the understanding of the components in the structural model. The examples and practices are designed to take students through the basics of a full structural project, from linking in an architectural model to construction documents.
