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CARP-141
Introduction to Residential Carpentry
Credit(s): 3
CARP 141 is a four-week class introducing the carpentry trade and its application as a career in the construction industry. Basic building materials and construction methods are thoroughly covered in preparation for the carpentry program's construction of NIC's "Really Big Raffle" house. Classroom emphasis is placed on construction-related math, reading and interpretation of house plans and blueprints, applicable building codes, house layout and sustainable "green" construction methods. CARP 141 has a laboratory component that will apply classroom curriculum to assigned shop projects, include appropriate local field trips, and begin site preparation and layout for the fall and spring semester's class project house. Lecture: 2 hours per week Lab: 1 hour per week
CARP-142
Safe and Savvy Tool Use
Credit(s): 3
CARP 142 is a four-week class that introduces and emphasizes safe and proper use of the tools of the carpentry trade. Shop and job-site safety issues are thoroughly covered, including developing a class safety plan for the year's construction of NIC's "Really Big Raffle" house. Hand tools, hand held power tools and shop-based bench power tools are individually covered. The laboratory component of CARP 142 includes assigned projects in the shop as well as activities on-campus or on-site. Laboratory projects are designed to require use of all tools and procedures covered in the classroom. Lecture: 2 hours per week Lab: 1 hour per week
CARP-143
Blueprints for Carpenters
Credit(s): 3
This course includes a classroom and laboratory component. It covers detailed interpretations of both residential and commercial blueprints, specific engineered shop drawings, models, sketches, and other representation of construction projects. Students will learn to identify and use critical building information contained in the plans, including accurate dimensioning and the meanings of architectural notations and symbols, especially as they apply to the construction of NIC's annual Really Big Raffle house, the carpentry program's main yearly class project. Related and required municipal building codes are thoroughly covered as they apply to the raffle house construction. Classroom time includes a heavy construction math emphasis as the class does materials take-offs from a variety of plans and creates a materials list and budget for the raffle house. Laboratory time is spent practicing house layout procedures with a variety of plans, especially the current project house plans. On-site, the raffle house is located and laid out and preparations are made of excavation. As time permits through the semester students independently plan, sketch and lay out smaller projects and side jobs around the NIC campus and local Coeur d'Alene community. Lecture: 2 hours per week Lab: 2 hours per week
Prerequisites:
Carpentry program students must first complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 or present transcripted post-secondary articulation credits. CARP-143 is open to the campus and community at large with no prerequisites with instructor permission and depending on available class space. Carpentry program students must first complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 or present transcripted post-secondary articulation credits. CARP-143 is open to the campus and community at large with no prerequisites with instructor permission and depending on available class space. Carpentry program students must first complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 or present transcripted post-secondary articulation credits. CARP-143 is open to the campus and community at large with no prerequisites with instructor permission and depending on available class space. Carpentry program students must first complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 or present transcripted post-secondary articulation credits. CARP-143 is open to the campus and community at large with no prerequisites with instructor permission and depending on available class space.
Corequisites:
CARP-144CARP-145CARP-146CARP-147
CARP-144
Construction Materials, Equipment and Methods I
Credit(s): 3
This course covers a broad range of both current and timeless construction materials and methods with emphasis on problem solving, tool savvy and building techniques directly applicable to carpentry work on a residential construction site. The classroom curriculum includes a text and special calculator, classroom lecture, after-class research and assignments, field trips, websites and visitors from the community and industry. The laboratory time consists primarily of building NIC's Really Big Raffle house, with other projects around the NIC campus and local Coeur d'Alene community added as time permits. Special attention is given to all construction safety issues, especially tool use and OSHA standards. Sustainable, energy efficient green building practices are infused into all course curriculum. Lecture: 2 hours per week Lab: 2 hours per week
Prerequisites:
Carpentry program students must first complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 or present transcripted post-secondary articulation credits. CARP-144 is open to the campus and community at large with no prerequisites with instructor permission and depending on available class space. Carpentry program students must first complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 or present transcripted post-secondary articulation credits. CARP-144 is open to the campus and community at large with no prerequisites with instructor permission and depending on available class space. Carpentry program students must first complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 or present transcripted post-secondary articulation credits. CARP-144 is open to the campus and community at large with no prerequisites with instructor permission and depending on available class space. Carpentry program students must first complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 or present transcripted post-secondary articulation credits. CARP-144 is open to the campus and community at large with no prerequisites with instructor permission and depending on available class space.
Corequisites:
CARP-143CARP-145CARP-146CARP-147
CARP-145
All Things Concrete
Credit(s): 2
This course is a half-semester course designed to impart knowledge about the characteristics of concrete as a building material, and its many forms and uses in construction. Concrete's chemical composition, specific terminology, estimating methods and common related building codes are thoroughly covered. Aspects of site preparation, including soils and excavation knowledge, are also covered. This course is intended to give students the skills and knowledge to construct standard forms for footings, foundation stem walls, flatwork and stairs. Skills and methods taught in class are practiced as students construct the required concrete forms and then place the concrete for NIC's annual Really Big Raffle house as part of CARP-147, Residential Construction Lab I. Also covered are concrete's related products, including code required steel reinforcement, concrete masonry units (CMU's), insulated concrete forms (ICF's), and decorative concrete products such as stamped and colored concrete, manufactured stone veneers, bricks, blocks, and others. Course curriculum is delivered through classroom lecture, independent student research, class field trips and cogent internet websites on the carpentry classroom's big screen. Lecture: 4 hours per week Recommend: CARP-143 CARP-144
Prerequisites:
Complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 with a minimum grade of C-.
Corequisites:
CARP-147
CARP-146
Residential Framing
Credit(s): 2
In this course students will learn how to frame a residential structure from the foundation to the roof. Framing terminology, dimensional and manufactured lumber, floor frame systems, wall framing, roof framing and truss systems are fully covered. A special construction calculator is required and used to determine and lay out walls, rafter cuts and stairs. Advanced green framing techniques are explored and emphasized. Classroom topics include applicable building codes pertaining to framing, an array of available fastener systems, commercial metal stud framing, balloon framing, post and beam framing, sustainable green building practices and the latest and greatest in construction methods. Skills, methods and techniques taught in the classroom are practiced as students from NIC's annual Really Big Raffle house as a part of CARP-147 - Residential Construction Lab I. Lecture: 4 hours per week
Prerequisites:
Complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 with a minimum grade of C-.Complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 with a minimum grade of C-.Complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 with a minimum grade of C-.
Corequisites:
CARP-143CARP-144CARP-147
CARP-147
Residential Construction Lab I
Credit(s): 5
This course is a semester-long, on-site, hands-on laboratory application of all student learning outcomes from previous and corequisite carpentry courses. There is heavy and frequent tool and equipment use, climbing of scaffolds and ladders, caring for lumber and other building materials and working in any kind of weather. Safety issues and OSHA standards are daily course curriculum fare. The bulk of student activity is directed toward building NIC's annual Really Big Raffle house, with time made for other smaller projects and side jobs benefitting the NIC campus and the local Coeur d'Alene community. Work is most often completed by small groups of students using their own basic tools with ample opportunity for both leadership and team player roles. Emphasis is placed on real-world construction industry demands for critical thinking, problem solving, positive work ethic and teamwork. Carpentry students work alongside the other hired professional subcontractors also working on the raffle house through its construction stages, starting with site preparation and excavation, through concrete footings and foundation, ending the term with a framed house. Lab: 10 hours per week
Prerequisites:
Complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 with a minimum grade of C-.Complete CARP-141 and CARP-142 with a minimum grade of C-.
Corequisites:
CARP-143CARP-144
CARP-153
Carpentry Theory III
Credit(s): 8
Topics covered in this course will coincide with the house project. Such areas as stair layout, roofing, drywall and interior/exterior finish will be the primary focus. As time permits, new materials and techniques, commercial construction applications and related construction areas may be examined. Safety aspects will be covered throughout. Lecture: Varies
Prerequisites:
Take CARP-151 CARP-151L CARP-152 CARP-152L; Minimum grade C-.
Corequisites:
CARP-153L
CARP-153L
Carpentry Laboratory III
Credit(s): 8
As the project house nears completion, students will focus on sharpening and refining those skills taught in previous courses as well as applying new concepts such as drywall, siding, and exterior/interior finish. As students prepare to find jobs in the carpentry field, much of the emphasis will be placed on work ethics, habits, and teamwork. Depending on the progress of the project house, other carpentry projects that benefit the NIC campus or the local community may be introduced. Lab: 20 hours per week
Prerequisites:
Take CARP-151, CARP-151L, CARP-152, CARP-152L; Minimum grade C-
Corequisites:
CARP-153
CARP-251
Carpentry Management I
Credit(s): 4
This course consists of weekly theory and field study. Students will obtain experience in planning and management of various construction projects that are part of the program's laboratory curriculum. Cost and materials estimating, advanced math concepts applied to construction projects, worksite issues/ethics, advanced communication skills, and construction scheduling and estimating are applied under supervision. In addition, advanced specialty construction skills will be addressed according to student's individual preferences. Weekly seminars will provide opportunities for students to share experiences, debrief, and obtain faculty assistance in applying theory concepts to field experience. Lecture/Lab: 35 hours per week
Prerequisites:
Take CARP-151, CARP-151L, CARP-152, CARP-152L, CARP-153, CARP-153L, Minimum grade C-.
CARP-252
Carpentry Management II
Credit(s): 4
This course provides students with opportunities to further their skills in advanced carpentry techniques and to advance their supervisory skills through on-site supervision of students in the first-year Carpentry program. Students will continue to meet weekly to share experiences, debrief, and obtain faculty assistance in applying theory concepts to field experience. During their supervised experience, students will be evaluated on their performance of program outcomes. Lecture/Lab: 35 hours per week
Prerequisites:
Take CARP-151, CARP-151L, CARP-152, CARP-152L, CARP-153, CARP-153L, CARP-251; Minimum grade C-.
