Course Descriptions

CIT 101 - Surveying
An introduction to plane surveying techniques, including distance measurement, note keeping, leveling, angle measurement, care and use of instruments, traversing, stadia, topographic surveys, and mapping. 4 Credits.

Prerequisite/corequisite: MTH 135 or MTH 152

CIT 112 - CAD for Construction
Applications in this course will include roof truss, concrete and steel reinforcing, welding, site plans, contour lines, property lines, DOT highway plans, piping plans, and bridge plans. 2 Credits.

CIT 122 - Construction I: Elements of Building Construction
The study of the materials, methods and techniques used in building construction projects. The course will cover the construction process from idea conception to project closeout, including building and material codes, materials and methods, material quantity surveys, and construction procedures. Primary emphasis will be on structural steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, wood, and combined structural systems. Also included will be building exterior and interior finishing systems. The laboratory includes a study of the methods and techniques used in blueprint reading for building construction. It will cover the use of construction drawings, scales, orthographic views, symbols, sections, and graphical interpretation, specific to the building construction industry to include structural steel detailing, reinforced concrete detailing, masonry sections, wood sections, and schedules for interior finishes and accessories. 4 Credits.

Prerequisite/corequisite: MTH 135 or MTH 152

CIT 123 - Introduction to Heavy, Highway and Site Construction
The study of the materials, methods and techniques used in site work, highway, utility, and other heavy construction projects. The primary emphasis is construction equipment selection, production calculations, and material handling. Topics will include site layout, aggregates and soils classifications, earthmoving basics, cranes and lifting equipment, concrete and asphalt production and paving. The study of the methods and techniques used in blueprint reading for heavy, highway, and site construction. The laboratory will cover the use of construction drawings, scales, orthographic views, symbols, sections, and graphical interpretation, specific to the heavy and highway construction industry to include topographic maps, profiles, engineering scales, and cross sections. 4 Credits.

Prerequisite: MTH 104 OR MTH 152 OR Placement at Math Level 8 OR Higher OR Permission of Program Coordinator. Completion of CIT 122-Elements of Building Construction is recommended.

CIT 202 - Route Surveying
Horizontal and vertical curves, spirals, sight distance, staking out a highway. Earthwork including cross-sections, areas, volumes, borrow pits. 4 Credits.

Prerequisite: CIT 101.

CIT 204 - Strength of Materials
Study of stress, strain, bolted, riveted and welded joints, centriods, shear, moments, designing of beams and columns. Demonstrations by instructor and some tests performed by students on various materials such as steel, timber, cast iron and aluminum. 3 Credits.

Prerequisite: MET 203

CIT 205 - Structural Design
Design, investigation, and crafting of elementary reinforced concrete and structural steel members including rectangular beams, T-beams, columns, foundations, retaining walls, prestressed concrete, steel plate girders and columns, welded and bolted connections. 4 Credits.

Prerequisite: CIT 204.

CIT 206 - Soil and Concrete Testing
The study and laboratory testing of soils and concrete. Topics include the nature of soils, soil testing, plain concrete, asphalt concrete, and aggregates. The laboratory covers field and lab tests including soil and aggregate graduation, specific gravity, soil compaction, soil liquid limit and plastic limit, soils shear, concrete proportioning, slump, air content, compression testing and inspection. 4 Credits.

CIT 210 - Highway Technology
Fundamental principles and processes in the practice of highway engineering. Study of highway structure, materials of construction, and methods of construction and maintenance. 3 Credits.

CIT 217 - Construction Management
An introduction to basic construction management and organization. Topics include project organization, staffing, labor relations, planning, critical path scheduling, integrated job cost control, production control, and job site safety. 4 Credits.

Prerequisites: CIT 122, 123; prerequisites/corequisites: CIT 221, 232

CIT 221 - Cost Estimating
An introduction to cost estimating of a construction project. Topics include generating preliminary cost estimates from early phase design drawings and specifications, and estimating techniques used to prepare a final bid for a project, including quantity take offs, material pricing, and labor costs. 3 Credits.

CIT 232 - Construction Contracts and Specifications
This course will cover the application of the construction contracts, drawings, and specifications to the construction process. It will cover the role construction documents play as a communication tool for understanding the roles and responsibility of the construction parties. It will follow both the CSI (Construction Specification Institute) and the NYSDOT (New York State Department of Transportation) formats. 2 Credits.

Prerequisites: CIT 122, CIT 123 or permission of instructor; corequisite: CIT 217.

CIT 290 - Independent Study
See the Department Chairperson. Variable Credit.