You will study the roles and responsibilities of individuals involved in project management and contract administration. You will also study methods of effective contract administration used to ensure that a building construction project is completed on time and on budget in a legal context. You will practice selecting building materials and preparing inspection reports.

Credit Units: 5

Other Hours: 80

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will learn the fundamentals of residential building materials, light wood frame construction and residential detailing. You will use Part 9 of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) to size footings, beams, columns and joists. You will also learn how to interpret the building code, solve technical problems and express solutions using architectural drafting conventions.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Corequisites(s): DRFT 124

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will study the fundamentals of architectural drafting. Your studies will focus on lettering, layout, line types, dimensions and notes, materials indications, 3-D visualization, multi-view (orthographic) projections and sectional views. You will practice sketching, manual and computer (CAD) drafting methods.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Corequisites(s): CNST 122

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab, Web CT/Blackboard

You will learn fundamental graphic skills and graphic design concepts. You will learn how to apply these skills to graphic presentations and building design.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Corequisites(s): DRFT 124

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will develop the required background in algebra, geometry and trigonometry that is necessary to do basic calculations in applied areas to advance to a study of calculus. The course content includes algebraic operations, solution of equations, functions, graphing plane geometry, trigonometry and vectors. Problem solving will be emphasized throughout the course.

Credit Units: 3

Lecture Hours: 48

Equivalent Course(s): MAT 120, MAT 122

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

You will receive an orientation to your program and learn where and how the technician/technologist fits into the workplace and society. You will become familiar with the role of technicians/technologists in society, study and time management skills, increasing diversity in the workplace, principles of sustainability, the impact of technology on society and workplace safety requirements.

Credit Units: 1

Lecture Hours: 16

Equivalent Course(s): ENGM 181, ETHC 183, ORTN 120

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Theory

Your studies will focus on the basic skills required of the technologist in the workplace. You will examine the communication process and interpersonal and workplace communication techniques. The course content includes technical writing and job search skills.

Credit Units: 3

Lecture Hours: 48

Equivalent Course(s): COMM 191, JOBS 190, JOBS 288, JOBS 290, TCOM 120, TMGT 180

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Learn Linc, Lecture/Theory, Web CT/Blackboard

You will study the methods of effective contract administration used to ensure that a building construction project is completed on time and on budget in a financial control context. You will practice cost estimating and manage your project’s time, costs, materials and labour resources.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): ADMN 225

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Lab

You will apply the Part 9 of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and manufacturers' literature to light wood frame construction, residential detailing and working drawings for tract housing. You will solve technical problems and construct a scale framing model.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): CNST 122

Corequisites(s): DRFT 220

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will learn how to apply architectural drafting fundamentals and computer drafting skills to prepare architectural working drawings. You will also learn how to coordinate drawings including plans, elevations, sections, schedules and details. You will prepare a minimum set of working drawings using Building Information Modelling software (BIM) and AutoCAD.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): DRFT 124

Corequisites(s): CNST 221

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Lab

You will learn fundamental graphic skills and manual visual communications. Your studies will emphasize design theory principals and elements. You will employ your skills to analyze design and develop graphic presentations in two and three dimensional projects.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): DSGN 121

Corequisites(s): DRFT 220

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will study the basic elements of differential and integral calculus of algebraic functions. Analytical, graphical and numerical methods will be used to help you gain an understanding of the concepts and operations of technical calculus. The course content includes relevant engineering applications.

Credit Units: 3

Lecture Hours: 48

Prerequisites(s): MATH 114

Equivalent Course(s): MAT 222, MAT 246

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Theory

Building on the skills you developed in TCOM 102 (Communication in Technology), you will apply basic research skills to create workplace documents. Your studies will focus on the workplace skills of creating effective client relations, conducting meetings and giving presentations.

Credit Units: 3

Lecture Hours: 48

Prerequisites(s): TCOM 102

Equivalent Course(s): COMM 181, COMM 190, TCOM 123, TCOM 190

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Theory, Web CT/Blackboard

Your co-operative education term will provide you with the opportunity to consolidate theoretical and practical concepts learned in the classroom and gain valuable experience in a work setting.

Credit Units: 0

Other Hours: 0

Learning Method(s): Coop Education Work Term

Your studies will focus on the preliminary design, coordination and drafting conventions of building engineering systems as applied to architectural working drawings. You will study structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems and use manufacturers' literature and technical handbooks.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): DRFT 220

Corequisites(s): DRFT 224

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab, Web CT/Blackboard

You will review the residential portion of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC) Part 9 pertaining to materials and construction techniques. Your studies will focus on fundamental materials selection, detailing for commercial/multi-family construction and the NBCC Part 3. You will study occupancies, construction types, building sizes and fire protection code.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): CNST 221

Corequisites(s): DRFT 224

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

From preliminary design data, manufacturers' literature and the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC), you will produce a full set of residential working drawings using CAD.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): DRFT 220

Corequisites(s): CNST 222

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will learn how to apply manual and computer techniques to designing and presenting buildings. You will plan and design building spaces to meet specialized client needs (including spatial and functional needs).

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): DSGN 231

Corequisites(s): DRFT 224

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will study management theory and management practices with specific applications to project, economic, human resource and stress management. Training exercises, cases, videos and other materials will help you develop practical management skills.

Credit Units: 3

Lecture Hours: 48

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

Your studies will focus on the basic principles of statics (including the concepts of vectors, forces and equilibrium in two dimensions) and properties of materials (including stress and strain, elasticity and other mechanical properties). The course concludes with a study of centroids and moments of inertia of cross-sections of structural members.

Credit Units: 3

Lecture Hours: 48

Prerequisites(s): MATH 115

Equivalent Course(s): SCAL 122

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Theory

Your second co-operative education term will build on the experience gained during your first work placement and provide you with additional opportunities to develop skills and techniques related to your field of studies in a real work setting.

Credit Units: 0

Other Hours: 0

Learning Method(s): Coop Education Work Term

You will study the design and construction of commercial/multi-family and low-rise buildings. Your studies will focus on steel and heavy timber frame buildings including wall sections, structural connections and issues of modularity and dimensional instability. You will practice your skills by proposing construction materials.

Credit Units: 3

Other Hours: 45

Prerequisites(s): CNST 222

Corequisites(s): DRFT 232

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

Your studies will focus on the analysis stage of building renovation (including the design of a sympathetic addition). You will prepare of as-found drawings, compare past and present construction methods and develop design requirements.

Credit Units: 3

Other Hours: 45

Prerequisites(s): DRFT 224

Corequisites(s): DRFT 232

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

Your studies will focus on the synthesis stage of building renovation (including the design of a sympathetic addition). You will prepare preliminary drawings, detailed working drawings and a final report.

Credit Units: 3

Other Hours: 45

Prerequisites(s): DRFT 224

Corequisites(s): DRFT 231

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

Your studies will focus on a survey of art, culture and architecture in primitive, classical, medieval and modern societies. You will gain an understanding of the relationship between architecture and social values, and the influence of early precedents on later design. You will also examine Saskatchewan's architectural heritage and analyze case studies in building preservation, restoration and rehabilitation.

Credit Units: 3

Other Hours: 45

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will explore the fundamentals of landscape construction and site planning. You will prepare various site plans and a planting schedule.

Credit Units: 3

Other Hours: 45

Prerequisites(s): DRFT 224

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will review contract documents, business plans, marketing and management processes, as applied to a renovation project.

Credit Units: 3

Lecture Hours: 45

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

Your studies will focus on the fundamental principles of dynamics, light and illumination, electrical generation and distribution, heat production and transfer, fluid flow, vibration, waves and sound. The basic principles of physics in each of these areas will be studied in the context of building systems applications.

Credit Units: 3

Lecture Hours: 45

Prerequisites(s): PHYS 227

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Theory

You will focus on the basics of surveying. This includes horizontal measurement, levelling, angle and direction measurement, closed surveys, computations and drafting plans.

Credit Units: 3

Other Hours: 45

Prerequisites(s): DRFT 224

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Lab

Your third co-operative education work term will round out the work term experience by adding related work knowledge through the application of theories and practices relevant to your field of studies.

Credit Units: 0

Other Hours: 0

Learning Method(s): Coop Education Work Term

You will be introduced to estimating and control concepts within project management. You will practice your skills by using building construction applications and spreadsheets. The course focuses on all aspects of a project, from its initiation to its close out. You will apply research techniques in a variety of projects.

Credit Units: 3

Other Hours: 48

Prerequisites(s): ADMN 226, DRFT 224, DRFT 229, DRFT 251

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will examine the preliminary design, detailing, coordination and drafting conventions of building engineering systems as applied to architectural working drawings. You will analyze "green building", mechanical, water and waste as well as electrical systems. You will use manufacturers' literature and technical handbooks appropriate to Part 3 of the National Building Code of Canada.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): BLDG 220

Corequisites(s): DRFT 229

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab, Web CT/Blackboard

You will review materials selection and detailing for commercial/multi-family high-rise construction. Your studies will focus on Part 3 of the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC); including occupancies, construction types, building sizes and fire protection.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): CNST 232

Corequisites(s): DRFT 229

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Lab

You will produce a full set of working drawings for a commercial/multi-family building using CAD. Your drawings will be based on preliminary design data, manufacturers' literature and the National Building Code of Canada (NBCC).

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): CNST 232

Corequisites(s): CNST 224

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Lab

You will learn how to do a preliminary design of steel structures as used in commercial/multi-family buildings. You will use the Handbook of Steel Construction to do a complete preliminary design of a multi-storey building.

Credit Units: 6

Other Hours: 96

Prerequisites(s): PHYS 227

Corequisites(s): BLDG 221

Learning Method(s): Lecture/Lab

You will develop a technical proposal and apply advanced research skills to a technical problem. You will use the technical problem-solving process in an applied research project and present your research findings in a written report and oral presentation.

Credit Units: 2

Lecture Hours: 34

Prerequisites(s): TCOM 103

Equivalent Course(s): COMM 115, COMM 182, COMM 290

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Theory

Your studies will focus on understanding the relationship between history, literature and architecture in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. You will examine major historical events and selected readings in each period to determine the interrelationship between culture and architecture. The subject is approached from the point of view of architectural design. The approach encourages the use of research and critical thinking skills to investigate the historical, aesthetic, literary and social significance of eighteenth-century and nineteenth-century architecture as it applies to major European and local landmarks.

Credit Units: 1

Lecture Hours: 16

Prerequisites(s): TCOM 103

Learning Method(s): Prior Learning, Lecture/Theory