Course Syllabus

CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

CONST 109
EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION
CIP # 46.0415

4 Credits

Lecture: 30 hrs. - Lab: 34 hrs. - Total: 64 hrs.

Instructor: Christopher Saucedo
Office Hours: 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM Daily
Telephone: 253-589-5686
Location: Building 5
Email Address christopher.saucedo@cptc.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Explain the history of apprenticeship, its subsequent evolution into the present-day form, and how this translates into an effective method of on-the-job training resulting in journeyman credentials that are recognized industry wide throughout this country and in many other parts of the world. Provides apprenticeship program. Provides an overview of government agencies, regulatory bodies and actual regulations that affects the construction industry, Participants are also given information related to job success, including but not limited to, ethical standards, attitude and behavioral expectations, teamwork and communication strategies, personal financial management, ergonomic, physical fitness and nutrition and the use of basic MS Office computer programs to conduct job search activities.

PREREQUISITES

None

ASSESSMENT OF OBJECTIVES

Canvas assignments, quizzes and tests; instructor’s physical observation of hands-on demonstrations of skills taught in the workshop sessions.

COLLEGE-WIDE CORE ABILITIES

Core abilities are transferable skills that are essential to an individual’s success, regardless of occupation or community setting.  These skills……

• Complement specific occupational skills
• Broaden one’s ability to function outside a given occupation, and
• Connect occupation, personal, and community roles.

Graduates of all Clover Park Technical College programs will be able to demonstrate competency in each of the following CORE ABILITY areas:

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

Personal/Professional Responsibility 

Information/Technological Literacy

GRADING SCALE

Grading:

25% – Assignments
10% – Quizzes
25% – Lab Component (participation) (group work)
20% – Midterm Exam
20% – Final Exam

Reasonable accommodations for Absence for Reasons of Faith or Conscience:
Students who will be absent from course activities due to reasons of faith or conscience may seek reasonable accommodations so that grades are not impacted. Such requests must be made within the first two weeks of the quarter and should follow the procedures listed in the Student Absence for Reasons of Faith or Conscience Policy. Policy website: http://www.cptc.edu/policies/student-absence-for-reasons-of-faith-or-conscience.

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