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- Catalog Description
- 497 Mechanical Systems for Construction. Irr; 1-4cr.
- Course Prerequisite(s)
- See catalog description above.
- Course objectives
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This course will provide the student with a basic knowledge of building mechanical systems. Pluming, Heating, Ventilating, Air conditioning, Fire protection, Controls, Automation and Specialty mechanical systems will be covered. The emphasis well be on basic machanical system types, rules or thumb, design, cost, and constructability.
- Topics covered
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1. Building mechanical systems
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2. Pluming
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3. Heating
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4. Ventilating
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5. Air conditioning
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6. Fire protection
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7. Controls
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8. Automation
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9. Specialty mechanical systems
- Class/laboratory schedule
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Week 1 - Introduction, Procedures, and Schedules
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Week 2 - Mechanical Systems - Building Impacts/History
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Week 3 - Plumbing Design
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Week 4 - Plumbing Materials (Field Trip)
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Week 5 - Water & Wastewater Treatment (Field Trip)
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Week 6 - Fire Protection Systems
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Week 7 - HVAC Basic of Design
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Week 8 - HVAC
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Week 9 - HVAC
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Week 10 - HVAC
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Week 11 - Automation & Controls
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Week 12 - Field Trip - Power Plant
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Week 13 - Field Trip - Kohl Center
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Week 14 - Mechanical (Estimating, Project Management)
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Week 15 - Panel Discussion
- Contribution of course to meeting the professional component
- This course contributes primarily to the students' knowledge of engineering topics, but does not provide design experience.
The following statement indicates which of the following considerations are included in this course: economic, environmental, ethical, political, societal, health and safety, manufacturability, sustainability.
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This course provides realistic, thorough and advanced design experience with an Mechanical system design problem that gives students experience with how to plan and design the Mechanical Systems through the use of concepts of engineering and science. Also, this course focus on the real field projects.
- Relationship of course to undergraduate degree program objectives and outcomes
- This course primarily serves students in the department. The information below describes how the course contributes to the undergraduate program objectives.
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1.developing teamwork and communication skills required for multi-disciplinary civil and environmental projects
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2.providing experiences to develop leadership, citizenship, and professionalism
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3.providing experiences in realistic civil and environmental engineering design and construction practice
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4.An ability to participate in various roles of a team whose function is to define, analyze, and synthesize a solution to an open ended design problem and to understand that problem's relevant multi-disciplinary aspects and contemporary issues
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5.An ability to prepare and present accurate, well organized, written and oral engineering solutions, design, or plans that are appropriate for a particular audience
- Assessment of student progress toward course objectives
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1. Attendance 15%
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2. Weekly Journal or Observation Report 20%
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3. Design/Cost Estimating/Report 35%
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4. Weekly Assignments 30%
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