CNST 1126 - Residential Builder’s Pre-License Course

Credit Hours: 4.00

Objectives:

1. Students will determine the various methods and principles of risk management.
2. Students will identify business plans, balance sheets, profit and loss statements and identify basic bookkeeping principles.
3. Students will estimate projects using estimating formulas and calculations.

Outcome 2: Design and Building Science Upon completion of this course, students will assess how elements of design and building science affect the built environment.

Objectives:

1. Students will identify buildings that use energy, materials, water, and land to create the right environment for occupants. 
2. Students will examine indoor thermal, lighting, and acoustical environments; indoor air quality; and building resource use, including energy and building material use.

Outcome 3: Contracts, Liability, and Risk Management Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify the key elements of contracts, liability, and risk management.

Objectives:

1. Students will identify the classification of contracts.
2. Students will determine liability pertaining to work related injuries and workers compensation.
3. Students will identify various risk management with the topics of construction law.

Outcome 4: Marketing and Sales Upon completion of this course, students will be able to implement marketing and sales skills needed as a licensed builder.

Objectives:

1. Students will identify principles of marketing and licensure requirements.
2. Students will explain the responsibilities of a salesperson and compliance requirements of the Home Solicitation Sales Act.

Outcome 5: Project Management and Scheduling Upon completion of this course, students will be able to implement project managament techniques to adhere to the construction schedule.

Objectives:

1. Students will identify business management techniques as they relate to various business organizations and management structures.
2. Students will identify the various construction scheduling techniques.

Outcome 6: Current Michigan Residential Code Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply current Michigan Residential codes.   

Objectives:

1. Students will identify the Michigan Residential Code requirements.
2. Students will examine how the codes are applied to the design and construction process.
3. Students will establish a process to access which codes apply to various building types and locations.

Outcome 7: Construction Safety Standards Upon completion of this course, students will be able to complete a job following all construction safety standards.

Objectives:

1. Students will identify the MIOSHA (Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act) safety rules pertaining to construction safety standards.

Outcome 8: Subject Matter Electives Upon completion of this course, students will interpret building systems as they relate to construction documentation.

Objectives:

1. Students will identify Articles 1 through 6, Article 24, and the Administrative Rules of the Occupational Code Act 299.
2. Students will construct and solve trade math problems related to construction.
3. Students will identify dimensions used to calculate square footage, volume, angles, and sizes and quantity of material used in construction. 
4. Students will identify abbreviations and symbols used to illustrate objects on the construction drawings.
5. Students will identify building systems in the construction drawings.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Introduction to the course reading scales, dimensions, review of construction math
2. Drawings symbols and abbreviations used on working drawings
3. Plot plans foundation and floor plans, framing
4. Elevations, windows and doors sections and details
5. Fireplace, stairs and trim details, finish schedules interior elevations
6. Roof framing and coverings
7. Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems.
8. Specifications and elements of a Contract
9. Debt Collection
10. Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss Statements
11. Construction Cost Estimates
12. Michigan Construction Code
13. Michigan Real Estate Law
14. Occupational Code