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ERIC Number: ED397332
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1996-Jul-30
Pages: 66
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Mississippi Curriculum Framework for Civil Technology (Program CIP: 15.0201--Civil Engineering/Civil Technology). Postsecondary Programs.
Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College.
This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the course sequences in the civil technology programs cluster. Presented in the introductory section are a description of the program and suggested course sequence. Section I lists baseline competencies, and section II consists of outlines for each of the courses in the sequence. Twelve civil technology courses are as follows: road design and construction methods and materials; route surveying; road construction plans and specifications; land surveying lab; legal principles of surveying; global positioning satellite/geographical information system surveying; advanced surveying practices; soil mechanics; concrete and hot-mix asphalt testing; water and water distribution; special project; and work-based learning in civil technology. Nine related vocational-technical courses include the following: fundamentals of drafting, principles of computer-aided drafting (CAD), intermediate CAD, elementary surveying, advanced CAD, structural drafting, mapping and topography, professional development, and real property I. Each course outline contains some/all of the following: course name and abbreviation; course classification; course description; prerequisites; and competencies and suggested objectives. Recommended tools and equipment are listed in section III. Appended are lists of related academic topics and workplace skills for the 21st century and student competency profiles for both courses. (YLB)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Office of Vocational and Technical Education.
Authoring Institution: Mississippi Research and Curriculum Unit for Vocational and Technical Education, State College.
Identifiers - Location: Mississippi
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