Industry Upgrading Courses

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CMDP-2018: Infrastructure / Heavy Civil Construction Online

This is a Construction Management Degree Program Bridging Course. It is also open to industry members looking for an introduction or refresher on the subject. This course is online and self-directed. It is approximately 35 hours in length but set up over the course of a month to allow student flexibility.  There is no specific scheduled class time and students will work at their own pace under the guidance of an instructor.

This course introduces concepts, design principles, and materials related to infrastructure construction for Student’s with an existing technology background. Route location, Common building materials, Horizontal and Vertical Alignments, and Earthworks calculations are introduced for the student.

CMDP-2015: Structural Analysis Online

This is a Construction Management Degree Program Bridging Course. It is also open to industry members looking for an introduction or refresher on the subject. This course is online and is self-directed. It is approximately 35 hours in length but set up over the course of a month to allow student flexibility.  There is no specific scheduled class time and students will work at their own pace under the guidance of an instructor.

This course will introduce students with an existing technology background to the basic principles of analyzing structures – both qualitatively and quantitatively.  The course consists of analysis of beams and frames to determine external reactions and internal forces (axial force, shear and bending moment), sketching approximate deflected shapes for beams, using beam diagrams to predict maximum shear, moments, and deflections, and applying the determinacy test to beams and frames to establish degree of indeterminacy and identifying stable and unstable structures.  Students learn to calculate normal and shear stresses due to bending, sketch these distributions, and apply them to design decisions.  Finally, students are introduced to lateral load resisting systems, as well as Limit States Design as a lead-in to Structural Design.

This course is a prerequisite for CMDP-2016 Structural Design 1.

CMDP-2017: Environmental Management Online

This is a Construction Management Degree Program Bridging Course. It is also open to industry members looking for an introduction or refresher on the subject. This course is online and is self-directed. It is approximately 48 hours in length but set up over the course of a month to allow student flexibility. There is no specific scheduled class time and students will work at their own pace under the guidance of an instructor.

This course will provide a working knowledge of the importance, purpose, and process of environmental site assessment and environmental impact assessments. It will enable students to develop an environmental management systems plan, by creating an environmental policy, recognizing significant aspects and impacts, and develop appropriate business targets, objectives and programs. Special emphasis will be placed on best environmental management practices related to the construction industry.

CMDP-2013: Materials & Methods Online

This is a Construction Management Degree Program Bridging Course. It is also open to industry members looking for an introduction or refresher on the subject. This course is online and is self-directed. It is approximately 35 hours in length but set up over the course of a month to allow student flexibility.  There is no specific scheduled class time and students will work at their own pace under the guidance of an instructor.

This short yet intensive course introduces the students to the principles of how structures are built with an emphasis on commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings. Following the MasterFormat, it provides an overview of the major building systems from foundation up, how each is constructed, and how each is influenced by its relationship to other systems (e.g. concrete, masonry, steel, wood structural systems, thermal/moisture protection, and interior finishes). Actual project drawings/specs are used to review building systems and materials.

CMDP-2016: Structural Design Blended Online

This is a Construction Management Degree Program Bridging Course. It is also open to industry members looking for an introduction or refresher on the subject. This course is delivered online and contains approximately 35 hours of course work. It will be offered through ten 2-hour WebEx Lecture & Tutorial sessions evenly spread over two weeks. Students will complete homework/exercises in between the sessions.

In this course, students are introduced to the limit state design philosophy and fundamentals of reinforced concrete design. Students will learn how to evaluate loads that affect building structures. Students will also learn how to design reinforced concrete beams and slabs for flexure, shear and deflections, short reinforced columns for axial load and eccentricity and footing foundations.

This course is a prerequisite for CMDP 2010.

CONF-1629: Fluid Mechanics (Hydromatics)

This is a bridging course for Structural Engineering Technology graduates who want to continue to Lakehead University and complete their engineering degree. It is also open to industry members looking for an introduction or refresher on the subject. This 3-week course is delivered in a blended format (combination of in-person and online). Note: Students will be required to attend a minimum of 4 days on campus. Schedule TBA.

Topics covered in this course include: Basic fluid properties; Pressure, pressure gauges, manometers; Forces on submerged objects, hydrostatics; Bernoulli equation (ideal fluid pressure and velocity); Friction and energy loss in pipes, Reynolds number; Flow meters, venturi, pitot-static tubes; Pipe size, local losses, Darcy-Weisbach, Hazen Williams; Open channel flow; Drag, forces due to flowing fluids; Pumps. There will be assignments and two exams (Midterm and Final.)

WRKS-9119: BIM Structure Essentials

In this 3-day, in-person course, the student will explore Building Information Modeling (BIM) with Autodesk Revit by learning essential tools, commands and workflows for the structural discipline. Students will create 3D structural building information models to generate construction documents – plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules and 3D views of structural projects. This course is designed for students with no Revit experience.