Course Descriptions exhaust fans, and packaged heating and cooling units. To complete this course, students are required to submit a commercial project. This project includes design, calculation, and computer-generated drawing components. Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Prerequisites: Computer-Aided Drafting (ENGT107), Heating and Cooling Load Calculations (HVAC116), and HVAC Principles (HVAC204), or permission of instructor. HVAC206 Hydronics and Piping Design
4 Credits
electrical, and heating and cooling systems components. Emphasis is placed on the diagnosis of operational failure and the appropriate corrective action required. Refrigerant leak detection, recovery, and recycling procedures are covered in detail. Laboratory: 6 hours. Prerequisites: Heat Principles and Application (HVAC114), Refrigeration Principles and Application (HVAC201), and HVAC Equipment Controls (HVAC213), or permission of instructor.
This course covers the study of concepts for hot water, steam heating, and chilled water systems, including pumps, fluid flow, piping, valves, boilers, air venting, and condensate handling. Weekly labs will provide related practical experiences including the layout of basic one- and two-pipe systems, calculation of pressure drops through the system, and proper pipe-sizing methods. Trainers will be used by the student in the measurement of fluid flow, supply, and return temperatures and the performance of hot water systems. Projects include the design of residential and commercial piping systems, developing specifications, and equipment selection. Prerequisites: Introductory Algebra (MATH101) or higher, Survey of Physics (PHYS131), Heat Principles and Application (HVAC114), Heating and Cooling Load Calculations (HVAC116), and Computer-Aided Drafting (ENGT107).
HVAC224 HVAC Systems Control
HVAC207 Psychrometrics and Duct System Design
HIST101 History of Western Civilization I
4 Credits
This course examines the properties of air and the interpretation of the properties of air and air conditioning processes on the psychrometric chart. Requirements for good air distribution, outlet performance, volume control, noise limitations, selection, and location of air outlets are studied. Discussions of centrifugal fans and fan laws as well as air balancing and system commissioning are part of this course. Design of ducted systems, ventilation and exhaust requirements, and equipment selection are also covered. Prerequisites: Introductory Algebra (MATH101) or higher, Survey of Physics (PHYS131), Heating and Cooling Load Calculations (HVAC116), and Computer-Aided Drafting (ENGT107). HVAC211 Cost Estimating
3 Credits
This course is designed to acquaint students with the installation practices, pricing, and sales concepts used within the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning industry. Discussed are codes and standards and their effect upon the cost of construction. Students take a basic installation and price the job, breaking down all of the component parts. Students are exposed to cost-volume-profit relationships and the use of cost data in decision making. Customer needs and work habits are discussed to develop the understanding and the skills needed in professional sales. Skills necessary to interpret blueprints will be developed. Students are required to complete many assignments utilizing computer applications. Prerequisites: Heat Principles and Application (HVAC114), Refrigeration Principles and Application (HVAC201), HVAC Principles (HVAC204), and Beginning Windows (CTIM101) or higher, or permission of instructor. HVAC213 HVAC Equipment Controls
4 Credits
This course is a detailed study of circuitry found in HVAC equipment. Topics covered are controlling factors, system control components, and heating and cooling equipment control circuitry. Utilizing the theories learned, students develop equipment control circuitry. In the laboratory, students investigate the application and troubleshooting techniques of these circuits. Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Prerequisite: Basic Electricity and Control Theory (HVAC111) or permission of instructor. HVAC223 HVAC Service Procedures
3 Credits
This course introduces students to the basic service, troubleshooting, repair, and startup procedures found within the HVAC industry. Areas covered include refrigeration,
4 Credits
This course explores the principles of electric, electronic, and pneumatic systems control. An examination of current practices regarding application and design of commercial systems is studied. Discussions include energy savings through computer application in building automation systems. In the laboratory, students investigate the principles, application, and troubleshooting techniques of these circuits. Students will also develop computer-generated control drawings. Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 2 hours. Prerequisites: Basic Electricity and Control Theory (HVAC111), HVAC Principles (HVAC204), and Computer-Aided Drafting (ENGT107), or permission of instructor.
HISTORY 3 Credits
This course is a study of the foundations and development of the history, ideas, and institutions of the Western world from ancient to early modern times. The Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian heritages and the Renaissance and Reformation receive special attention. This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking. (HIST101 and HIST102 may be taken in either order.) Prerequisites: Preparing for College Reading II (ENGL092) and Introductory Writing (ENGL099), waiver by placement testing results, or departmental approval. HIST102 History of Western Civilization II
3 Credits
This course deals with the development and problems of the Western world in early modern times. Emphasis is given to the development of nation-states; the impact of wars, revolutions, and ideas; industrialization and modern science; and the development of political systems such as democracy and totalitarianism. This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking. (HIST101 and HIST102 may be taken in either order.) Prerequisites: Preparing for College Reading II (ENG092) and Introductory Writing (ENG099), waiver by placement testing results, or departmental approval. HIST103 United States History I
3 Credits
This course traces the political, economic, social, and cultural development of what became the United States from its beginnings to the end of the Civil War. Particular attention is paid to the nature of Puritanism, the complex background of the American Revolution, the creation of the Federal and State Constitutions and their implementation, the growth of sectionalism, westward expansion, the nature of slavery, and the breakdown of the American political system resulting in the Civil War. This course emphasizes reading, writing, and critical thinking. (HIST103 and HIST104 may be taken in either order.) Prerequisites: Preparing for College Reading II (ENGL092) and Introductory Writing (ENGL099), waiver by placement testing results, or departmental approval. HIST104 United States History II
3 Credits
This course traces the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the United States since the Civil War. Emphasis is placed on the discord of the Reconstruction Era; the rise of industrialization, urbanization, and immigration; the development of American
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