Engineering Technology - Construction

Overview

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering Technology (CET) program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET; https://www.abet.org,  under the General Criteria.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Construction Engineering Technology (CET) is designed to provide today’s construction industry with professionals skilled in the complexities of the construction field. Given the diversity of the construction profession, this program covers multiple areas to produce a graduate who is employable in a variety of professional construction positions.

The construction program is designed to provide understanding and experience in the following five major construction areas:

• Management / Supervision
• Accounting / Cost Control
• Field Engineering
• Design
• Material Testing

Student Outcomes – Engineering Technology Programs

Engineering Technology students are expected to have demonstrated proficiency in the following areas:

1. An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
2. An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
3. An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
4. An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
5. an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Program Specific Outcomes Criteria -Construction Engineering Technology

Those program criteria are:

1. Utilization of techniques that are appropriate to administer and evaluate construction contracts, documents, and codes;
2. Estimation of costs, estimation of quantities, and evaluation of materials for construction projects;
3. Utilization of measuring methods, hardware, and software that are appropriate for field, laboratory, and office processes related to construction;
4. Application of fundamental computational methods and elementary analytical techniques in sub-disciplines related to construction engineering;
5. production and utilization of documents related to design, construction, and operations;
6. Performance of economic analyses and cost estimates related to design, construction, and maintenance of systems associated with construction engineering;
7. Selection of appropriate construction materials and practices;
8. Application of appropriate principles of construction management, law, and ethics; and
9. Performance of standard analysis and design in at least one sub-discipline related to construction engineering.

Program Educational Objectives (PEO’s)

The educational objectives of the Construction Engineering Technology Program are consistent with the mission and goals of ETSU as well as the ABET Criteria. The program in Construction Engineering Technology provides education and training to produce graduates who can meet the educational objectives listed below.

• Objective 1 (PEO 1): Produce graduates that are prepared for successful careers in the areas associated with construction engineering technology, project/construction management, field engineering, materials testing and evaluation, design, sales, and construction finance.
  
  
• Objective 2 (PEO 2): Will produce graduates who advance in their careers and continue their professional development.
  
  
• Objective 3 (PEO 3): Will produce graduates who understand the overall human context in which engineering technology activities take place.

Faculty

Kenneth

KelloggP.E.                                  Program Coordinator, Associate Professor

• kellogg@etsu.edu
• 1-423-439-7702

Joseph

ShresthaAssistant Professor

• shresthak@etsu.edu
• 1-423-439-7821

Curriculum

This curriculum incorporates communication (oral & written), on-the-job training (cooperative education), and real life examples and projects throughout the program.  To graduate from ETSU with a degree in Construction Engineering Technology a student must complete a total of 128 hours. These hours contain:

• General Education

  ENGL 1010 Critical Reading and Expository Writing
  ENGL 1020 Critical Thinking and Argumentation
  COMM 2045 Public Speaking
  Literature (choose 1)
  Fine Arts Elective (choose 1)
  ENTC 3020 Technology & Society
  PYSC 1310 Introduction to Psychology 
  HIST 2010 The United States to 1877
  HIST 2020 The United States since 1877
  MATH 1530 Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus
  PHYS 2010 General Physics I Noncalculus
  PHYS 2011 General Physics Laboratory I-Noncalculus
  CHEM 1110 General Chemistry
  CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
  CSCI 1100 Using Information Technology

• Technology Core Requirements

  ENTC 1510 Student in University
  ENTC 2170 Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)
  ENTC 3030 Technical Communication
  ENTC 4017 Industrial Supervision
  ENTC 4060 Project Scheduling
  ENTC 4600 Technology Practicum
• Construction Concentration

  ENTC 2410 Construction Fundamentals
  ENTC 2420 Residential & Commercial Plan
  ENTC 2440 Mechanical Systems
  ENTC 3010 Statics & Strength of Materials
  ENTC 3400 Construction Materials
  ENTC 3410 Construction Estimating
  ENTC 3420 Advanced Construction Estimating
  ENTC 3430 Materials and Methods I
  ENTC 3440 Materials and Methods II
  ENTC 3620 Thermal and Fluid Technologies
  ENTC 3650 Applied Electricity-Electronics<
  ENTC 4417 Construction Finance and Administration
  ENTC 4777 Safety Management
  SURV 4957 Special Topics in Surveying and Mapping Science
  MATH 1720 Precalculus
  MATH 1840 Analytical Geometry and Differential Calculus
  MATH 1850 Integral Calculus for Technology
  ACCT 2000/2010 Accounting for NonBusiness Majors/Principles of Accounting I

Facilities

 In-depth study of construction is made possible with educational facilities such as the:

• Construction plan reading room (with state-of-the-art estimating and scheduling systems)
• Material testing labs
• Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) labs
• Construction Library
• Dedicated lecture & design classrooms and
• State-of-the-art, multimedia-enabled classrooms

Student Organization

Students currently declaring a major in the Construction Technology Program or a related program of study have the opportunity to join the ETSU Construction Management Association. The CMA is an unaffiliated, student governed organization which provides extracurricular activities with a construction-oriented emphasis. This student organization is recognized and supported by the following professional organizations:
 

• Associated General Contractors of America
• National Association of Home Builders
• American Association of Cost Engineers
• American Society of Professional Estimators
• American Society of Civil Engineers

Enrollment and Graduation Data