008-Foundations of Project Management - Streaming Video Course
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Even the smallest projects are multifaceted these days and the large projects are more complex than ever. Managing these projects requires a professional who is specially trained and equipped with the tools to meet the expectations of regulators, owners and the public. This course, lead by a world-renowned authority on project management, was created to give construction and design professionals the tools and understanding needed to be a successful Project Manager. Foundations of Project Management is the first in a series of project management courses offered by SunCam and Dr. Jeffrey Pinto of Penn State University.
The Project Management Institute (PMI) accepts this courses for category 4 credit
Course Topics and timeline:
- 0:05:30 Introduction
- 0:28:15 Why Project Management
- 0:38:15 Project Scope Management
- 0:32:00 Risk Management
- 0:42:00 Basics of Planning and Scheduling
- 0:22:00 Project Tracking and Control
- 0:29:00 Project Close-out
- 0:10:00 Time allowance for test
- 3:27:00 Total Contact Time
- 3:20:00 Contact time required for 4-PDH
The objective of this course is to equip project personnel with the skills to:
- Control and assure the quality of the work product
- Anticipate the perils that will threaten the project
- Coordinate the work of the various disciplines involved in producing the project
- Apply the resources that are needed at the various stages of the project
- Control project costs and schedule in order to meet the owner's requirements
011-The Technical Side of Project Management - Streaming Video Course
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Participants in this course will gain a working knowledge of the concepts, tools and techniques of project management through educational demonstrations, examples and illustrations.
Ten questions for Project Managers:
- Are your projects ever late?
- Are your projects ever over budget?
- Which task should you start next?
- Do you have enough people to complete your project on time?
- Do you have too many people to keep your project on budget?
- Do you know what tasks you must complete next week or next month to stay on schedule?
- Do you have a list of uncompleted tasks for your project?
- Do you know who will complete each of those tasks?
- Do you have a strategy in place to deal with the loss of key individuals or other resources?
- Do you lose sleep, worrying about any of these things?
This course will help you learn or relearn the skills of Project Management and end those sleepless nights.
This training program is a distance-learning course, created to give design, construction and manufacturing professionals the tools and understanding needed to be a successful Project Manager. The course is offered on Free Streaming Video. You earn continuing education credit by viewing the video and passing a 30-question online test.
The Technical side of Project Management is the second in a series of project management courses offered by SunCam and Dr. Jeffrey Pinto of Penn State University.
The Project Management Institute (PMI) accepts this courses for category 4 credit
Course Topics and timeline:
- 0:04:00 Introduction
- 0:14:00 Work Breakdown Structure
- 0:37:00 Network Diagramming
- 0:12:00 Activity Duration Estimation
- 0:58:00 Developing the Critical Path
- 0:20:00 Crashing Projects
- 0:55:00 Monitoring Project Performance
- 0:10:00 Time allowance for test
- 3:32:00 Total Contact Time
- 3:20:00 Contact time required for 4-PDH
The objective of this course is to equip project personnel with the skills to:
- Understand and write a work breakdown structure
- Prepare and manage a network diagram for the project
- Estimate the duration of all of the activities in the network diagram
- Use the network diagram to establish the critical path for the project
- Differentiate between the effective and ineffective methods for crashing projects
- Monitor project costs and schedule
030-How Your Projects Will Go Wrong - Streaming Video Course
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Most projects fail to meet their cost and schedule objectives and only a small fraction achieve full success. This course offers practical advice and suggestions on how to recognize the warning signs that your project may be on the wrong path and what you can do to alleviate the problems. Just as the old saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" remains valid, the key to fixing project problems is through early recognition and effective solutions.
How Your Projects Will Go Wrong is the third in a series of project management courses offered by SunCam and Dr. Jeffrey Pinto of Penn State University.
The Project Management Institute (PMI) accepts this courses for category 4 credit
Course Topics and Timeline:
- 0:10:00 Introduction
- 0:10:00 Causes of Project Failure
- 0:18:00 Poor leadership
- 0:31:00 Setting ourselves up to fail
- 1:00:00 Poor knowledge of Project Status
- 0:21:00 Ineffective solutions
- 0:33:00 10 Ways to ruin your project
- 0:08:00 Unwillingness to learn
- 0:05:00 Conclusions
- 0:10:00 Time allowance for test
- 3:26:00 Total Contact Time
- 3:20:00 Contact time required for 4-PDH
Learning Objectives:
The learning objectives of this continuing education course are to give attendees a better understanding of major reason why projects fail, including:
- Poor leadership
- Setting ourselves up to fail
- Poor knowledge of project status
- Ineffective "solutions"
- The unwillingness to learn the correct lessons
055-The Energy Audit of an Existing Home
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Professional Engineers have great advantage in understanding the energy systems of a house. With new construction of homes at a slow pace today, there is time for our nation to devote resources to making our existing houses more energy efficient. Standards and techniques used by the Building Performance Institute, Inc. should be familiar to PEs, who have a knowledge foundation in this field that is greater than the populace in general. The country can use the expertise of its engineering community to stop wasting valuable energy and money. Certainly the political will is there to achieve this.
While it may not be a profession changing opportunity for most, this course will enhance what you already know from your related engineering fields. It should allow Professional Engineers to exercise more leadership in their communities, where the Home Energy Audit and Weatherization businesses are exploding. And it could motivate PEs to gain additional credentials by proceeding toward Building Analyst certification.
070-Solar Power Part I - Design for Small Structures - An Introduction
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Those who take this course will learn about the basic solar power system components. They will learn how the components work together to provide power to supply a small structure. They will learn how to size and select the necessary components based on the power demands. They will understand how the power is generated, what is required to store the power for later use, and the power losses that occur within a system.
085-Introduction to Daylighting
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course provides the basic understanding of daylighting, beginning from its origins: the history of its use throughout time, why we stopped using daylight for its benefits and why we are seeing resurgence.
Successful integrated building design includes utilizing daylight for its positive benefits, and which may include lowering energy costs by reducing the required HVAC system size of a building, a closer connection with the outside for those working and living in a building, and reducing environmental impact, specifically carbon emissions.
Daylighting may contribute to a building achieving LEED certification, and this course discusses the LEED system, version 3, and the rating systems under Building Design and Construction (BD+C) and Existing Building: Operations and Maintenance (EBOM).
089-Solar Power Part IV - Inspecting and Evaluating Systems
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is intended to provide engineers, designers, or contractors with the knowledge and process for inspecting or evaluating a solar power system in a small structure. We will also look the problems commonly associated with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, brief reviews of the system components and their potential problems, and wiring issues. We will also note those items that you need to perform the inspection.
The course will start "at the beginning" … from the solar panels to the electrical outlets and the components installed along the way. This course is not intended to be all-inclusive in the evaluation and trouble-shooting of a solar PV electrical system but is intended to provide you with knowledge of how to evaluate a system and the typical problems associated with a solar powered system. Obviously, these same principles apply to a system for a larger structure but there is much more involved with larger power systems. Note, that this is not the design course. The design course is entitled "Solar Design for Small Structures" and is also available from SunCam.
098-LEED for Existing Buildings
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Today's built environment is being scrutinized due to current economic conditions, reduced availability of non-renewal resources, and tenant requests for healthier workspaces. This combination has changed the way we build, operate, and manage our buildings.
LEED® certified buildings are one way in which the places we work are meeting expectations of building owners, mangers, and the people who work in them. LEED for Existing Buildings, Operations and Maintenance (EB:O&M), is one standard within the LEED family of certifications, which specifically addresses the operational activities of the current inventory of commercial buildings in the United States, and sets guidance for increase profitability and sought after real estate.
This paper will introduce the LEED - EB:O&M rating system, demonstrate the benefits of a certified building, offer examples of how to successfully design a project, and provide examples of Federal, State, and Local Incentives related to sustainable buildings.
122-Solar Basics - Radiation Data Online
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Whether you are planning/designing a photovoltaic solar power system, a passive solar heating system or solar collectors for a solar thermal system to provide space heat or hot water, you could use data on the average rate of solar radiation to be expected at your project location each month. In fact, such information is readily available from online sources for locations in the United States and around the world. This course will provide information about three sources of such data. Two of the sources are from the Renewable Resource Data Center (RREDC), which is a unit of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The other source is a NASA Langley Distributed Active Archive (DAAC) Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy Data Set. Discussion of each of these sources will include how to access them, what type of data is available at each, and how to interpret that data.
This course is intended for mechanical, electrical, chemical and energy engineers, and architects. It will also be of interest to any engineers wanting to learn more about the renewable energy field and to professional surveyors who are responsible for the accurate orientation and layout of solar collection devices.
The overall objective of this course is to prepare those completing the course to access the three online sources of solar radiation data that are presented and discussed in the course. A more detailed list of learning objectives is included in the course document.
140-Campgrounds - The Basics of Design
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is intended to provide engineers and designers with an introduction into the design requirements of campgrounds… from primitive camping to Recreational Vehicles. The course will discuss the issues that impact the different types of campgrounds. Some examples are potable water supply, sewage, garbage collection, access for emergency vehicles, environmental impacts, etc.
The course will start with discussions of the different "types" of camping experiences found in campgrounds. This is followed by a discussion of some of the codes and considerations that must be incorporated into the final campground design. Designing a campground in the various states can be considerably different but all will have the same design components and issues. So this course will focus on the design aspects that are common to all campgrounds.
153-Decision Making in Engineering Planning and Design
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course illustrates the categories of decision making under conditions of Certainty, Uncertainty, and Risk and introduces some tools related to decision processes in engineering planning and design. Conditions of Certainty may be assumed as a reference or bench-mark for defining the best possible outcomes, but may also be used as a simplification often used to provide a first level of feasibility checking or for conditions with negligible risk. A first example of decision making under conditions of certainty is taken from the use of Linear Programming (LP) tools to optimize constrained resource allocation to optimize a monetary return. Both a graphical approach and the "Simplex Method" are introduced to illustrate how to identify an optimum. A second example is taken from the use of the Critical Path Method (CPM) as used in determining the planning of a project. Extensions of CPM to include elements of risk and the PERT Method in the decision making under conditions of Risk are deferred until that risk is discussed, but the CPM elements are used as a framework. A short discussion of decision making under conditions of Uncertainty is included with introduction of payoff tables and both optimistic and pessimistic approaches. Because the predominant form of decision making is under conditions of Risk, concepts of probability are discussed including conditional probability, Bayes' Theorem, expected values, the value of research and information, and the extensions of CPM to develop estimates in the PERT scheduling technique. Links are provided in several locations to available free, open-source software tools associated with certain topics. The tools and techniques are useful both during initial planning and as more information becomes available suggesting plan revision.
154-Free Open-Source Software (FOSS) in Engineering
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course introduces the engineer to the subject of "Free Open-Source Software" (FOSS). Materials from various sources are referenced widely throughout the course. Each source of software is described along with a "screen shot" of its source from the internet. Although there is a rich history of free distribution of software, some commercial ventures have striven to eliminate the practice, providing proprietary commercial and often copyrighted software products as an alternative. Commercial software has its advantages with deep and wide support that is sometimes lacking in the open-source community. However, the price of commercial software is often a barrier-to-entry for emerging "Small and Medium Enterprise" (SME). The materials are introduced by progressing from a general case of operating system software and general-purpose documentation, modeling, and system-level examples through ever-more specialized tools. As a particular case exemplified in this course, the "Silicon Renaissance Initiative" is used to counter the high-cost of Engineering Design Automation (EDA) software tools and the design flow for that use in Integrated Circuit (IC) design. As commercial tools often require hundreds of thousands of dollars investment to support the design effort, FOSS EDA tools offer an attractive alternative. In the USA, with its copyright enforcement, the SME may face competition from foreign entities with "illegal" copies of commercial software and thus cannot compete. This course illustrates both the general tools available and useful for any computer user and professional engineer with any practice specialty, as well as the professional engineer involved in designing electronic circuits.
155-Solar Power Part V - Installing Systems - An Introduction
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is basically a detailed type of course for contractors and professionals that work closely with contractors or monitor the installations… a guide of what's behind all those component covers, how they are connected, grounded, protected, what goes where, etc. It includes installation tips that many contractors simply aren't familiar with or don't worry about in their haste to complete the job and get paid.
Note: The course assumes that you have a working knowledge of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) design and are familiar with the terminology and components found in a typical system. This course is intended to provide an introduction to the installation of a solar PV system for a small structure. The design and basic explanations of a solar power system are not included in this course but are found in the first two courses:
070-Solar Power Design for Small Structures - An Introduction and 089-Solar Power Systems - Inspecting and Evaluating
Obviously, the course doesn't cover the installation of all the products manufactured today but does cover a complete off-grid solar system installation that can be used as a reference for the different products available today.
Detailed course outline with timeline
- 11 Minutes — Introduction
- 5 Minutes — Safety
- 11 Minutes — Needed Items
- 21 Minutes — Course Project
- 21 Minutes — Panel Mounts
- 37 Minutes — Solar Panels
- 11 Minutes — PV Combiner
- 11 Minutes — Electrical Disconnect Box
- 11 Minutes — Charge Controller
- 12 Minutes — Batteries
- 11 Minutes — Inverter
- 21 Minutes — Breaker Boxes
- 11 Minutes — Grounding
- 5 Minutes — Summary
- 40 Minutes — The Test
175-Programming Excel in Visual Basic Part 1: An Introduction
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is a hands-on, step-by-step, introduction to computer programming for engineers, scientists and business professionals. By the end of this course, participants will gain the knowledge and skills to develop their own creative customized applications to assist them in their analyses, design, computations, and data management, in their fields of specialty. Participants will be able to identify professional situations in which the application of computer programming methods will be of great advantage to their work and their organization.
This course uses screen captures and an easily readable click-by-click narrative, to present fundamental concepts of computer programming to engineers, scientists and business professionals. The programming language used is Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Excel, which is readily available in the Microsoft Office package. This course can be mastered by beginners with no programming experience as well as experienced professionals in need of a refresher, or looking to add a new programming language to their skillset.
This course is the first of a four-part series. A general overview of computers and computer programming languages is presented. A tour of the Excel VBA programming environment follows. The concept of variables is presented as it specifically relates to the VBA programming language.
Each chapter presents the fundamentals and theory of the topics, with practical examples from real-world situations. The course presents two hands-on mini projects in which the concepts and methods learned are applied and discussed in detail. The examples and mini projects cover fields from engineering, project management, business, and government.
176-Programming Excel in Visual Basic Part 2: Branching, Looping, Message Boxes, Alerts
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is a hands-on, step-by-step, introduction to computer programming for engineers, scientists and business professionals. By the end of this course, participants will gain the knowledge and skills to develop their own creative customized applications to assist them in their analyses, design, computations, and data management, in their fields of specialty. Participants will be able to identify professional situations in which the application of computer programming methods will be of great advantage to their work and their organization.
This course uses screen captures and an easily readable click-by-click narrative, to present fundamental concepts of computer programming to engineers, scientists and business professionals. The programming language used is Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Excel, which is readily available in the Microsoft Office package. This course can be mastered by beginners with no programming experience as well as experienced professionals in need of a refresher, or looking to add a new programming language to their skillset.
This course is the second of a four-part series. In this course the topics, conditional statements, message boxes and alerts, and looping structures are presented. Computer Programming in Visual Basic (VBA) — Part 1 is not required as a pre-requisite to this course. It would however be helpful to understand the basic principles of computer programming as well as the fundamentals of the Excel VBA language as presented in Part 1 of this series.
Each chapter presents the fundamentals and theory of the topics, with practical examples from real-world situations. The course presents two hands-on mini projects in which the concepts and methods learned are applied and discussed in detail. The examples and mini projects cover fields from engineering, project management, business, and government.
177-Programming Excel in Visual Basic Part 3: Functions Procedures & String Variables
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is a hands-on, step-by-step, introduction to computer programming for engineers, scientists and business professionals. By the end of this course, participants will gain the knowledge and skills to develop their own creative customized applications to assist them in their analyses, design, computations, and data management, in their fields of specialty. Participants will be able to identify professional situations in which the application of computer programming methods will be of great advantage to their work and their organization.
This course uses screen captures and an easily readable click-by-click narrative, to present fundamental concepts of computer programming to engineers, scientists and business professionals. The programming language used is Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Excel, which is readily available in the Microsoft Office package. This course can be mastered by beginners with no programming experience as well as experienced professionals in need of a refresher, or looking to add a new programming language to their skillset.
This course is the third of a four-part series on computer programming in Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). In this course, topics on functions and procedures, and working with string variables are covered. A tour of the VBA object library is also presented. Computer Programming in Visual Basic (VBA) — Part 1 and Part 2 are not required pre-requisites to this course. It would however be helpful to understand the basic principles of computer programming as well as the fundamentals of the Excel VBA language as presented in Part 1 and Part 2 of this series.
Each chapter presents the fundamentals and theory of the topics, with practical examples from real-world situations. The course presents two hands-on mini projects in which the concepts and methods learned are applied and discussed in detail. The examples and mini projects cover fields from engineering, project management, business, and government.
178-Programming Excel in Visual Basic Part 4: Errors, Arrays, Dialog Boxes, Charts
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is a hands-on, step-by-step, introduction to computer programming for engineers, scientists and business professionals. By the end of this course, participants will gain the knowledge and skills to develop their own creative customized applications to assist them in their analyses, design, computations, and data management, in their fields of specialty. Participants will be able to identify professional situations in which the application of computer programming methods will be of great advantage to their work and their organization.
This course uses screen captures and an easily readable click-by-click narrative, to present fundamental concepts of computer programming to engineers, scientists and business professionals. The programming language used is Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) in Excel, which is readily available in the Microsoft Office package. This course can be mastered by beginners with no programming experience as well as experienced professionals in need of a refresher, or looking to add a new programming language to their skillset.
This course is the fourth of a four-part series on computer programming in Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). In this course the topics, error handling, arrays, dialog boxes, and charts and graphs are presented. Computer Programming in Visual Basic (VBA) — Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 are not required pre-requisites to this course. It would however be helpful to understand the basic principles of computer programming as well as the fundamentals of the Excel VBA language as presented in Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this series.
Each chapter presents the fundamentals and theory of the topics, with practical examples from real-world situations. The course presents a hands-on mini project in which the concepts and methods learned are applied and discussed in detail.
180-Asbestos Fundamentals
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The reader will learn what asbestos is, how it is used, and how it becomes dangerous to humans. You will have a basic understanding of asbestos in construction, the methods used to abate it, and the requirements of the United States (US) law for doing so. You will also learn how certain demolitions and renovations are regulated by US law in order to protect the public and the industry workers. Throughout the course material there will be comments regarding the desirable green or sustainable philosophy. An environmentally friendly ideology, action, standard, or process, which is more stringent than the law or regular construction standards and has a higher sensitivity toward human life or health will be herein deemed to be "green".
186-Intellectual Property and Patents for the Professional Engineer
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is organized with an introduction to the general practice of the engineering arts with emphasis on the facets that are specific to the profession of the Registered Professional Engineer. A similar emphasis on and distinctions of the general forms of intellectual property is introduced with particular emphasis on the United States Patent Office and issued patents; such as are likely to be associated with the practice of the Professional Engineer. Some practical considerations are developed as apply to the practice of Professional Engineering.
This course has been produced by two practicing Professional Engineers. One author, Dr. Raymond L. Barrett, Jr., PhD, PE has many years of engineering experience and is an author of books, articles, and courses, as well as an inventor with 36 issued US patents as a named inventor. Similarly, Luis Figarella, PE also has over 20 years of experience as a practicing engineer and Patent Agent and is an author of books, articles, and courses, as well as an inventor with 14 issued US patents as a named inventor, and over 35 issued/allowed US Patents for his clients.
Due to the nature of the course, the materials presented in this course were extensively obtained from referenced public sources with links to those sources conveniently provided. On completion of the course the terms should be clear, many of the issues as well as an introduction to the processes and procedures needed to identify intellectual property issues and protect the rights of the owner of the identified intellectual property should be clearer. The course is presented as an overview and is not a substitute for competent legal advice in any particular cases.
190-Web-Based Programming For Engineers - Part 1
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The objective of this course series is to present web-based computer programming to engineers. Engineers generally learn a conventional computer programming language such as FORTRAN, Pascal, C++, etc. Since the advent of the internet and the World Wide Web, web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc. have built-in capabilities to interpret and implement programmed instructions written in a class of programming languages called scripting languages. Web-based programming involves writing codes, called scripts, in a scripting language. The scripts are embedded in the structure of web pages. Unlike conventional general purpose programming languages, web-based programming does not require any special software to be installed. The scripts are interpreted and implemented directly by the web browser. Web-based programming is an increasingly relevant and advantageous tool for engineers competing in the global marketplace in the age of the internet and the World Wide Web. Once uploaded to the World Wide Web, web-based applications are immediately exposed to a global audience.
This course is the first of a series on web-based programming. This course prepares participants for learning scripting languages and web-based programming. This course uses screenshots and an easily readable click-by-click narrative that engages participants as they proceed through the topics. An introduction to computers and computer networks, the internet and the World Wide Web, is presented. The fundamentals of the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), for building web pages, are presented in detail. Several examples are presented to illustrate the creation and editing of web pages using HTML alone. At the end of this course, participants will be capable of building a web page from scratch, and editing and updating existing web pages. Upon completion of this course, participants will be prepared to begin learning how to program web-based applications. On completion of this course participants will be able to identify professional situations in which applying web-based programming will be of great benefit to them in their fields of specialty, and to their organizations.
191-Web-Based Programming For Engineers - Part 2
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The objective of this course series is to present web-based computer programming to engineers. Engineers generally learn a conventional computer programming language such as FORTRAN, Pascal, C++, etc. Since the advent of the internet and the World Wide Web, web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc. have built-in capabilities to interpret and implement programmed instructions written in a class of programming languages called scripting languages. Web-based programming involves writing codes, called scripts, in a scripting language. The scripts are embedded in the structure of web pages. Unlike conventional general purpose programming languages, web-based programming does not require any special software to be installed. The scripts are interpreted and implemented directly by the web browser. Web-based programming is an increasingly relevant and advantageous tool for engineers competing in the global marketplace in the age of the internet and the World Wide Web. Once uploaded to the World Wide Web, web-based applications are immediately exposed to a global audience.
This course is the second of a series on web-based programming. This class presents Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) forms and the JavaScript scripting language. This course uses screenshots and an easily readable click-by-click narrative that engages participants as they proceed through the topics. This course starts with an overview of the HTML language used to create web pages, followed by HTML forms and controls. The fundamentals of the JavaScript language are then presented in detail. Several examples and illustrations from many fields of specialty are presented to illustrate the creation and editing of interactive web pages using HTML codes and JavaScript scripts. At the end of this course, participants will be capable of building a web page from scratch, editing and updating existing web pages using HTML and JavaScript alone. Participants will be able to create fully functional interactive web pages and web applications that can be used to input and output data, as well as run complex algorithms. On completion of this course participants will be able to identify professional situations in which applying web-based programming will be of great benefit to them in their fields of specialty, and to their organizations.
192-Web-Based Programming For Engineers - Part 3
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The objective of this course series is to present web-based computer programming to engineers. Engineers generally learn a conventional computer programming language such as FORTRAN, Pascal, C++, etc. Since the advent of the internet and the World Wide Web, web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, etc. have built-in capabilities to interpret and implement programmed instructions written in a class of programming languages called scripting languages. Web-based programming involves writing codes, called scripts, in a scripting language. The scripts are embedded in the structure of web pages. Unlike conventional general purpose programming languages, web-based programming does not require any special software to be installed. The scripts are interpreted and implemented directly by the web browser. Web-based programming is an increasingly relevant and advantageous tool for engineers competing in the global marketplace in the age of the internet and the World Wide Web. Once uploaded to the World Wide Web, web-based applications are immediately exposed to a global audience.
This course is the final part of a series on web-based programming. This course presents topics on the JavaScript scripting language. This course uses screenshots and an easily readable click-by-click narrative that engages participants as they proceed through the topics. This course starts with an overview of the branching and looping structures in JavaScript, followed by an in-depth presentation of JavaScript objects. Techniques to manipulate the web browser as well as handling of errors are also presented. Examples from various fields are presented to illustrate the application of the fundamental concepts in real world situations. On completion of this course, participants will be able to create fully functional interactive web pages and web applications that can be used to input and output data, as well as run complex algorithms. On completion of this course participants will be able to identify professional situations in which applying web-based programming will be of great benefit to them in their fields of specialty and to their organizations.
There are no required pre-requisites for this course. However, it will be helpful to understand the basics of creating web pages as well as the fundamentals of scripting languages as presented in the earlier parts of this course series.
195-Solar Power Part II - Design for Grid-Tie Systems - An Introduction
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Detailed course outline with timeline
- 6 Minutes - Introduction, brief history, and current applications
- 26 Minutes - Basic Grid-Tie Concepts
- 16 Minutes - System components
- 15 Minutes - Power Company Disconnects
- 10 Minutes - DC Power Disconnects
- 7 Minutes - Battery Banks
- 16 Minutes - DC Power Circuits
- 11 Minutes - Emergency Power
- 16 Minutes - System Sizing
- 37 Minutes - Solar Panels
- 8 Minutes - Batteries
- 5 Minutes - Charge Controllers
- 11 Minutes - Inverters
- 5 Minutes - Meters
- 7 Minutes - Generators
- 5 Minutes - Summary
- 40 Minutes - The Test
This is a course that begins where the first course "Solar Power Design for Small Structures" ends. You will be introduced to the components needed to connect a solar PV system to the power grid and how they work together to provide power for a building. You will also be provided a quick refresher of the design process.
196-Structural Concepts for Non-Structural Engineers
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Structural Concepts for Non-Structural Engineers is a course designed to promote understanding of why structures work the way that they do, and why they are designed the way that they are.
It is a course for people that do not have a heavy background in structural design, such as Electrical Engineers, Mechanical (HVAC) Engineers, and Architects.
It is, perhaps, a review for people who have studied structures in college, but have not been seriously involved with it since.
201-Electrical Engineering Fundamentals for Non-Electrical Engineers
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals for Non-Electrical Engineers is a course designed to promote an understanding of the fundamentals of electricity. The course covers the differences between Alternating Current (AC) and Direct Current (DC) power sources by explaining the behavior of the voltage and current for both types of sources. The fundamental circuit building blocks including resistors, capacitors and inductors are covered including their behavior in series and parallel circuits as well as transient analysis. The course covers Ohm's law and Kirchoff's Laws and their application to performing circuit analysis. This course also includes a brief introduction to imaginary numbers and phasors as related to current, voltage, and impedance.
It is designed as a course for engineers that either have not had a substantial amount of electrical training or it has been some time since receiving that training. The course offers easy to read graphs, real world examples, and sample problems to promote understanding.
202-Solar Power Part III - Design Considerations
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $39.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Detailed course outline with timeline
- 15 Minutes — Introduction
- 20 Minutes — Components Review
- 10 Minutes — PV Panels
- 35 Minutes — Mounts
- 5 Minutes — PV sizing
- 10 Minutes — Batteries
- 10 Minutes — Charge Controllers
- 15 Minutes — Inverters
- 5 Minutes — Meters, Monitors, Generators
- 30 Minutes — System Wiring
- 10 Minutes — Surge Protectors
- 15 Minutes — Schematics
- 20 Minutes — Emerging Technologies
- 5 Minutes — Summary
- 40 Minutes — The Test
Those who take this course should already have a basic understanding of a PV system. This course will briefly review and highlight the components and process of designing a solar power system for small structures but does not provide all of the explanations and basic information found in the introductory course (Solar Power Part I to Design for Small Structures - An Introduction). This course provides more details and calculations used when expanding beyond a very basic system and by providing additional information on items not included previously such as surge protectors, battery capacities and their selection, DC appliances, sample solar system schematics, and emerging technologies. This course is intended to build on the Solar Power Part I and Solar Power Part II introductory courses.
203-What Every Engineer Should Know About Structures - Part A - Statics Fundamentals
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Written in an easy to understand style, the course What Every Engineer Should Know About Structures Part A — Statics Fundamentals focuses on presenting simplified methods of calculations, and the presentation of intuitive methods for the understanding and solving of basic statics problems. Statics is fundamental to the field of engineering mechanics — including structural analysis and design. Included among the many topics covered are loads and forces on members; how to deal with uniformly varying distributed loads; solving equilibrium equations using an intuitive and simple method where up equals down and left equals right; and simplifying assumptions to determine the forces necessary to keep an extension ladder from sliding down a wall. Many example problems are worked with simple and easy to understand diagrams. Newton's three laws of motion are presented and reduced to two for use in statics.
This course is not a design course. However the methods and techniques presented can be used to determine the forces in many common structures including storage shelves in the garage, the support forces of an NFL player's bench, and drifting snow loads on a porch roof.
Anyone who has taken high school trig and algebra can complete this course.
What Every Engineer should Know About Structures Part B — Statics Applications, the second in a series, continues on with a look at how the fundamentals are applied to solving real-life statics problems. Included are sections on reactions; friction; forces in truss members; forces in cables used to support traffic lights hanging over intersections; and the huge mechanical advantages gained by using pulleys and sheaves.
Basic Trigonometry, Significant Figures, and Rounding — A Quick Review is a zero credit course intended for those who might find themselves a bit rusty and would like a quick refresher. The information in the course is useful for application to the solution of structural problems especially in the fields of statics and strength of materials.
This course is free and can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
400-Basic Trigonometry, Significant Figures, and Rounding
The trigonometry review includes demonstrating - through the use of several example problems — the use of the basic trigonometric functions including: the sine, cosine and tangent and their inverse; the Pythagorean Theorem; the Sum of the Angles; the Law of Sines; and the Law of Cosines. The significant figures and rounding review includes a discussion of the precision and validity of an answer, along with rules and guidelines for using the appropriate number of significant figures, and for rounding answers appropriately.
207-What Every Engineer Should Know About Structures - Part B - Statics Applications
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Written in an easy to understand style, the course What Every Engineer Should Know About Structures Part B — Statics Applications is a logical extension of the previous course in the series, What Every Engineer should Know About Structures Part A — Statics Fundamentals.
Where the first course in the series, "Part A — Statics Fundamentals", presented the fundamental principles of statics including nomenclature, definitions, Newton's Laws, and procedural methods, this course, "Part B — Statics Applications", applies the principles learned to real-life problems.
The course is divided into five sections. Included are sections on calculating reactions for beams, trusses, and frames; determining forces in truss members; calculating the different forces is a single cable supporting point and distributed loads; presenting the basics of friction; and understanding the principles of sheaves and pulleys.
Statics is fundamental to the field of engineering mechanics — including structural analysis and design. Included among the many topics covered are discussions of the uncertainties of design loads, why utility linemen are careful to sight along a line when making a final hook-up, and why simplifications in stating a statics problem is an acceptable and common practice. Many example problems are worked with simple and easy to understand diagrams and calculations.
This course is not a design course. However the methods and techniques presented can be used to determine the forces in many common structures including metal building frames, traffic light suspension cables, and multi-line hoisting systems, as well as to determine the minimum lean angle of an extension ladder as limited by friction.
Anyone who has completed the first course in this series can complete this course.
Basic Trigonometry, Significant Figures, and Rounding — A Quick Review is a zero credit course intended for those who might find themselves a bit rusty and would like a quick refresher. The information in the course is useful for application to the solution of structural problems especially in the fields of statics and strength of materials.
This course is free and can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
400-Basic
Trigonometry, Significant Figures, and Rounding
The trigonometry review includes demonstrating - through the use of several example problems — the use of the basic trigonometric functions including: the sine, cosine and tangent and their inverse; the Pythagorean Theorem; the Sum of the Angles; the Law of Sines; and the Law of Cosines. The significant figures and rounding review includes a discussion of the precision and validity of an answer, along with rules and guidelines for using the appropriate number of significant figures, and for rounding answers appropriately.
224-Ethics for U.S. Engineers
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering. This course will address a few of the ethics considerations that confront engineers in the normal conduct of their professional life.
Course Description:
Engineers have the obligation to protect the public health safety and welfare. Training in the first two of these (health and safety) is generally the subject of Laws & Rules courses. Protections of the public welfare are more nebulous and harder to define in the law. This course will address a few of the public welfare considerations that confront engineers in the normal conduct of their professional life. The learning objectives are to increase the attendee's understanding of:
- Optimization
- Honest Service
- Predicting Results
- Qualifications
- Reliance on Software
- Influence
- Standardization
- Automation
- Learn/Teach/Mentor
- Errors
- Respect
| This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards: |
| Delaware |
3-6 hours required |
| District of Columbia |
1-hour required |
| Florida |
1-hour required |
| Indiana |
1-hour required |
| Iowa |
2-hours required |
| Louisiana |
2-hours required |
| Maryland |
1-hour required |
| Minnesota |
2-hour required |
| Mississippi |
1-hour required |
| New Jersey |
2-hours required |
| New Mexico |
2-hours required |
| New York |
1-hour required |
North Carolina
|
1-hour required |
| Ohio |
2-hours required (rules or ethics) |
| Texas |
1-hour required |
| Wisconsin |
2-hours required |
226-Introduction to Thermal Imaging
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Modern day technology allows us to see in the dark. Thermal imaging is the technology that identifies and records images that are not visible by the human eye by using specialized equipment. These images represent the infrared radiation emitted by the object.
This course will provide a background on the discovery of infrared energy and an overview of the electromagnetic spectrum. It will define key terms and concepts related to thermal imaging. It will explain the types of thermal imaging equipment and night vision technologies.
Traditionally used in military and security operations, thermal imaging has expanded to other industries. Examples will be provided for the application of thermal imaging in the manufacturing and healthcare industries as well as building inspections. Finally, this course will distinguish between the levels of professional certifications for thermographers.
228-What Every Engineer Should Know About Fire Protection
3
List: $67.50
Sale: $29.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course provides a basic familiarity with the essentials of fire protection, and in particular, focused on sprinkler systems. The National Fire Protection Association Chapter 13 is the most followed guide for the installation of sprinklers. This course covers the essential thoughts and theories for the necessity of fire sprinkler protection, and how the building fuel load strongly influences the amount of required protection. It then discusses how best to meet that need using different components that make up a complete and operational fire protection system.
The course design gives a broad overview of fire protection and touches on many subjects without going to great in-depth levels. It is intended for engineers who need to interact with fire protection professionals, or facility maintenance engineers and management who desire a good working background knowledge of fire protection. It will not teach the complicated calculations and methodologies for designing fire protection systems. Forthcoming courses plan to address that topic in more detail.
239-What Every Engineer Should Know About Drive Trains and Linkages
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Mechanism Design for the Real World focuses on the applications and in particular, the serviceability of the basic parts that make up mechanisms. Drive trains made from gears, chains, timing belts, and V-belts are covered, as are the many kinds of bearings that they run on. The uses of various kinds of linkages are described.
It is a course for people who do not have a heavy background in mechanisms design, such as Structural Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical (HVAC) Engineers, and Architects.
It is, perhaps, a review for people who have studied Machine Design in College, but have not been seriously involved with it since, or who have had little experience in its practical application.
240-Kayak & Canoe Launch Design (a.k.a. Non-Motorized Boat Launches)
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Detailed course outline with timeline
- 24 Minutes — Introduction
- 10 Minutes — Design Considerations
- 49 Minutes — Parking Design
- 5 Minutes — Design Examples
- 54 Minutes — NMB Launch Design
- 10 Minutes — Facilities
- 20 Minutes — ADA Accessibility
- 5 Minutes — Special Cases
- 24 Minutes — Examples of Bad Designs
- 5 Minutes — Summary
- 40 Minutes — The Test
Those who take this course will learn about the basic design of canoe and kayak launches. They will learn about the pre-design considerations, parking issues, different types of launches, support facilities, ADA accessibility, and look at some examples of bad designs. They will learn how to incorporate all of these considerations into a functional cost-efficient design required for a successful NMB launch project.
242-What Every Engineer Should Know About Reinforcement Corrosion in Concrete Highway Bridges
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course provides a summary of a topic that is much in the news — the incidence and causes of the deteriorating condition of an important segment of the physical infrastructure in the United States - concrete highway bridges. In these structures the primary cause of damage is corrosion of the embedded steel reinforcement. The course condenses selected information from (20) cited engineering standards, articles and government reports to supply an overview of the topic.
Included are the ways corrosion damage occurs, control methods by which corrosion can be minimized for new construction and during remediation along with several techniques used to assess the extent of existing corrosion damage. The types of construction discussed are traditional rebar in concrete and prestressed bridge members — both pre and post-tensioned. The causes of problems with coated structural steel in bridges that are fully exposed to the atmosphere are briefly reviewed. Much of the information is applicable beyond bridges to other reinforced concrete structures that may experience corrosion of embedded reinforcement.
The learning objectives are to allow professional engineers to gain a basic understanding of how corrosion in reinforced structures occurs and how it may be assessed and controlled.
The course is most suitable for civil, structural and transportation engineers plus persons in other engineering disciples that plan and supervise construction and remediation of concrete structures in which corrosion may be an issue.
250-Project Management Through Client Management
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is intended to provide professionals with a different perspective in Project Management by addressing the Client's needs in a Project Manager. The course will discuss the attributes that Clients expect and demand from the Professional that will be managing the project development.
The course will start with assessing the client, the project, and the professional's qualifications. This is followed by discussions of some of the client's expectations, contracts, communications, relationships, and more. So many professionals fall short of what a client is looking for because the professional is focused on the technical aspects of the design and lose sight of the overall project development. This course is for all of those that honestly want to be a truly effective Project Manager for their Client and their company.
Detailed course outline with timeline
- 7 Minutes — Contents and Introduction
- 25 Minutes — Assessments
- 14 Minutes — Expectations
- 23 Minutes — Cheap Fast Good
- 11 Minutes — Contracts
- 18 Minutes — Schedule
- 24 Minutes — Communications
- 12 Minutes — Responsiveness
- 11 Minutes — Relationships
- 12 Minutes — Roles
- 14 Minutes — Multiple Clients
- 18 Minutes — Invoices
- 11 Minutes — Summary
- 40 Minutes — The Test
This course is an introduction on how to manage a project through managing the client.
Have you ever met a Project Manager that stated publicly that he's not a good project manager? Of course not! Every Project Manager believes he is a good manager. Part of being a good Project Manager includes working with the Client in the concept development, design, permitting, and construction process. Not working effectively with the Client in any one of these stages will pretty much eliminate you from future work with this Client. This course is for all of those that honestly want to be a truly effective Project Manager for their Client and their company.
The Project Management Institute (PMI) accepts this courses for category 4 credit
257-A Case Study in Engineering Ethics: The Deepwater Horizon Disaster
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to educate or remind licensees of the ethical expectations required of licensed engineers and surveyors. A case study on the Deep Water Horizon oil rig explosion will focus on the questionable as well as obvious ethical violations enacted by engineers and businessmen that have led to continuing litigation for an oil company. The course will decipher between ethical violations, and civil or criminal violations. The two can be mutually exclusive. This course will also recite established laws and rules related to ethics, as they relate to both engineers and surveyors. It will also highlight the positions taken and changes made by engineering societies and councils as a result of this disaster.
This course is not based upon investigative reporting, nor was it intended to be. It is a compilation of news from several reports, studies, and articles researched and collected by this author over the years. An attempt was made to compile authoritative and unbiased news from a wide variety of sources. Questions on ethical decisions were raised, but no one is judged except by a court of law. A partial list of resources are referenced for the reader's convenience at the end of the course.
| This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards: |
| Delaware | 3-6 hours required |
| District of Columbia | 1-hour required |
| Florida | 1-hour required |
| Indiana | 1-hour required |
| Iowa | 2-hours required |
| Louisiana | 2-hours required |
| Maryland | 1-hour required |
Minnesota
| 2-hour required |
| Mississippi | 1-hour required |
| New Jersey | 2-hours required |
| New Mexico | 2-hours required |
| New York | 1-hour required |
| Ohio | 2-hours required (rules or ethics) |
| Texas | 1-hour required |
| Wisconsin | 2-hours required |
261-What Every Engineer Should Know About Structures - Part C - Axial Strength of Materials
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Written in an easy to understand style, the courseWhat Every Engineer Should Know About Structures - Part C — Axial Strength of Materials is the third course in the series of courses in the
field of study called engineering mechanics. This course focuses on presenting simplified methods of calculations, and the presentation of intuitive methods for the understanding and solving of basic problems. The
course contains 18 solved example problems to illustrate the principles discussed.
This Course Includes:
- stress and strain in a member, and their relationship, including material properties such as Hooke's Law and modulus of elasticity;
- axial loads in tension and compression, including deformation;
- shear stresses, including shear modulus of elasticity, single and double shear, and punching shear;
- design stresses and factors of safety;
- temperature deformation and thermal stresses, and;
- cross sectional properties of structural members including determining the centroid of a cross section.
The first two courses in the series, calledStatics, focused on solving problems related to the exterior (or externally) applied loads on a stationary body - a body at rest. It is expected that
you have a good background in the study of Statics. If you are not familiar with statics, consider taking the two SunCam courses titledWhat Every Engineer Should Know About Structures Part A — Statics
Fundamentals andWhat Every Engineer Should Know About Structures Part B — Statics Applications.
Basic Trigonometry, Significant Figures, and Rounding — A Quick Review is a zero credit course intended for those who might find themselves a bit rusty and would like a quick refresher. The information in the course is useful for application to the solution of structural problems especially in the fields of statics and strength of materials.
This course is free and can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
400-Basic Trigonometry, Significant Figures, and Rounding
The trigonometry review includes demonstrating - through the use of several example problems — the use of the basic trigonometric functions including: the sine, cosine and tangent and their inverse; the Pythagorean Theorem; the Sum of the Angles; the Law of Sines; and the Law of Cosines. The significant figures and rounding review includes a discussion of the precision and validity of an answer, along with rules and guidelines for using the appropriate number of significant figures, and for rounding answers appropriately.
265-Verilog for Digital Design
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
With the recognition of the Professional Engineering status for the practice of Computer Engineering in April of 2009, the practice of Control Systems Engineering in October of 2011, and the practice of Software Engineering in April of 2013, there has been the need for specialized continuing education courses related to these practices. Computer Engineering majors may have taken a course with some component of digital design without using Verilog, or may have had a course using the VHDL language. Control Systems engineers will find Verilog to be a useful tool for modeling and simulating real-time hardware and embedded systems for control applications, Software engineers can apply the principles of the concurrent parallel system representations available in Verilog for numerous applications. Other disciplines, including Electrical Engineers will also find the digital design practices encapsulated in Verilog useful all the way to the device level representations available in the language.
We assume that all readers are familiar with digital design concepts, but are interested in an introduction to the capabilities of the Verilog Design Language and how to use it in the design practice. Likewise, we assume that readers generally have rudimentary experience with computer languages, text editors, and general concepts of computer program compilation.
We lead the reader through installation of Free, Open Source Software tools to enter designs, compile and display results, then take the reader through the Behavioral, RTL, and Structural levels of abstraction available, illustrating with simple examples. This course is not exhaustive on the topic but makes a case for the value and usage of Verilog in Digital Design.
269-An Introduction to Due Diligence Reports for Development Projects
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This course is intended to provide professionals with an introduction to the research conducted and the submittal required for a Due Diligence Report of a Development Project. The course will discuss the process for preparing a Due Diligence Report (aka the "Report") beginning with the initial meeting with the Client and then proceeding to the field investigation, and the regulatory research required to produce the final Report. In the course are tips and examples that are provided for assistance and clarification of the various topics being discussed.
As you will learn, there are professional liabilities and risks associated with Due Diligence Reports that the professional needs to understand in order to protect his company, and himself, before executing a contract with a Client. Also included at the end of the course documentation is a sample Due Diligence checklist that can be used as a starting point for conducting the research for a Due Diligence Report.
Course Description:
Detailed course outline with timeline
- 6 Minutes — Contents and Introduction
- 11 Minutes — Course Description
- 14 Minutes — The Contract
- 23 Minutes — Due Diligence Research
- 11 Minutes — Field Work
- 18 Minutes — Regulatory Research
- 24 Minutes — Environmental Research
- 12 Minutes — Legal Research
- 11 Minutes — Utilities Research
- 12 Minutes — Transportation Research
- 14 Minutes — Miscellaneous Client Requests
- 18 Minutes — Estimates of Development Costs
- 11 Minutes — Summary
- 40 Minutes — The Test
270-Fundamentals of Linux For the Professional Engineer
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
With the recognition of the Professional Engineer (PE) status for the practice of Computer Engineering in April of 2009, the practice of Control Systems Engineering in October of 2011, and the practice of Software Engineering in April of 2013, there has been the need for specialized continuing education courses related to these practices.
In some curricula, the operating system employed is assumed to be learned by the student without a formal course. We have chosen to examine Linux because it is a Free Open-Source Software (FOSS) system and as such we can delve into any and all of its components to draw examples.
Also, as software is increasingly included as an integral part of the practice of all disciplines of Professional Engineering practices and it is the legal responsibility of the PE that all results are correct, all disciplines face the need for understanding the tools they employ.
In recent years, the computer community has become acutely aware of the possibility of malicious attacks on software; most often through internet connections of the operating system. This course offers an overview of the Linux operating system discussing its operation and structure and why it is perceived to be less vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
This course introduces the origins of Linux along with the Free-Software and Open-Source developments leading to todays distributions. We discuss the relation of the Linux kernel to popular distributions and two examples from the diverse suite of distributions. Using the bootstrap process involved in loading the Linux kernel, we discuss the memory management, I/O bus hardware interface and file system loading. In a set of appendices, we show how the VirtualBox application is used to support virtual machines and demonstrate concurrent installations of two Linux distributions. We contrast those distributions into the arena of the shell interface, shell programming, process management, communications and applications support.
We introduce many of the topics germane to the study of operating system software in the context of a Free Open-Source Software environment and equip the student with sufficient knowledge to answer basic why and how questions about operating systems software.
274-What Every Engineer Should Know About Structures - Part D - Bending Strength Of Materials
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Written in an easy to understand style, the courseWhat Every Engineer Should Know About Structures - Part D - Bending Strength of Materials is the
fourth course in the series of courses in the field of study called engineering mechanics. This course focuses on presenting intuitive methods for the understanding of basic principles of forces
and stresses in beams. And solutions to basic problems with simplified methods of calculations. The course contains 19 solved example problems and additional drawings to illustrate the principles discussed.
Part D Includes:
- Cross sectional properties of structural members including defining and determining the Moment of Inertia and Section Modulus of a cross section.
- Torsional stresses and deformations of rods and shafts.
- Shear and bending moment diagrams of beams.
- Bending stresses in loaded beams.
- Shear stresses in loaded beams.
The first two courses in the series, titledWhat Every Engineer Should Know About Structures - Part A — Statics Fundamentals andWhat Every Engineer
Should Know About Structures - Part B — Statics Applications focused on solving problems related to the exterior (or externally) applied loads on a stationary body - a body at rest. The third course in the series,
titledWhat Every Engineer Should Know About Structures - Part C — Axial Strength of Materials, focuses on what happens inside a structural member, including stresses
and strains, axial deformation, factors of safety, thermal deformations, and properties of cross sectional areas.
It is expected that you have a good background in the material covered in the three previous courses. If you do not, consider taking the three SunCam courses for Part A, Part B, and Part C.
Basic Trigonometry, Significant Figures, and Rounding — A Quick Review is a zero credit course intended for those who might find themselves a bit rusty and would like a quick refresher. The information in the course is useful for application to the solution of structural problems especially in the fields of statics and strength of materials.
This course is free and can be downloaded by clicking the link below.
400-Basic Trigonometry, Significant Figures, and Rounding
The trigonometry review includes demonstrating - through the use of several example problems — the use of the basic trigonometric functions including: the sine, cosine and tangent and their inverse; the Pythagorean Theorem; the Sum of the Angles; the Law of Sines; and the Law of Cosines. The significant figures and rounding review includes a discussion of the precision and validity of an answer, along with rules and guidelines for using the appropriate number of significant figures, and for rounding answers appropriately.
275-What Every Engineer Should Know About Engineering Probability and Statistics I
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The concept of probabilistic design is quite pervasive across the engineering disciplines because of its implication on engineering design decisions. Typically, assumptions and simplification of
engineering and other related natural processes are often idealistic and do not consider uncertainties inherent in those processes and phenomenon (be they mechanical, chemical, electrical, biological,
etc). There is also the tendency to assume that the situation is either deterministic or qualitative or both. Under certain circumstances such assumptions may suffice. However, in the realm
of engineering design, such assumptions and simplifications are not acceptable as uncertainties are unavoidable in almost all engineering analyses and design activities. Thus, any recommendations that are
formulated without proper identification and assessment of the inherent risks and uncertainties would not only be invalid but would paint a wrong picture of the situation under consideration.
The purpose of this course therefore is to present the fundamental concepts of probability and statistics from the perspective of engineering practice. As part of the learning objective, the course would demonstrate:
- The role of probability and statistics in engineering design decisions, and
- The concepts of variability
Additionally, the student will be able to:
- Develop an appreciation of the notion of events, the sample space and the real line.
- Understand the notion of enumeration and counting techniques that are applicable in probability and statistics analyses.
- Explore the meaning of density and mass functions with respect to their relationship to random variables.
- Discover some of the common discrete and continuous distributions that are employed in describing engineering problem situations and scenarios
276-What Every Engineer Should Know About Engineering Probability and Statistics II
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The concept of probabilistic design is quite pervasive across all engineering disciplines because of its implication on engineering design decisions. Quite often because of the complexity of the processes and the difficulty in explicating the inherent relationships, assumptions about engineering and other related natural processes are simplified and so do not consider uncertainties inherent in those processes and phenomenon. Safety factors and safety margins have often been employed to overcome the need for probabilistic designs. Under certain circumstances such assumptions may suffice. However, in the realm of engineering design, such assumptions and simplifications may not be acceptable as uncertainties are unavoidable in almost all engineering analyses and design activities. Therefore any recommendation developed without proper identification and assessment of the inherent risks and uncertainties would not only be invalid but would paint an unrealistic and unrepresentative picture and thus could jeopardize public safety.
This second course in the series focuses on an important area of engineering analyses and design, namely Statistical Inference. Statistical Inference is about how we analyze data and use the information to make decisions about a given engineering problem. The process of explicating the complexities of the data to yield information that would eventually be used to make design or mission decisions is known as inference or more appropriately Statistical Inference. If we examine the relationship between the population and the sample (as we did in the first course) we note that there is sort of a symbiotic (parent-population, offspring-sample) relationship between the two. Probability deals with the population with its parameters (parent values) while Statistical Inference deals with the sample and its statistic (values computed from the sample and used to estimate the population or universe parameters). The following areas would be covered in the course but not necessarily in the order shown:
- The Point Estimates for the Mean and the variance.
- The Central Limit Theorem (CLT) and its role in estimating parameters of a population.
- Sampling distributions for means and variances with variance both known and unknown
- Sampling distribution for two means & two variances with variance known and unknown
- Point Estimator, Interval Estimators and Tests of Hypothesis
- Error of estimation and the effect on sample size (n).
- Type I and Type II errors and the effect on ample size n
- Confidence Intervals for one means and one variances
- Confidence Intervals for two means and two variances
Due to the nature of the materials, a significant number of numerical examples have been included to provide better insight into the materials presented. At the end, the engineer should feel well equipped to explore the important area of Statistical Inference and what it offers with regards to Engineering design decisions.
280-Intro to Thermodynamic Cycles Part 1 - 1st Law and Gas Power Cycle
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The focus of this course is to introduce some of the most common thermodynamic cycles. The course is divided into three parts. Part 1 of the course provides a quick overview of the first law for both closed and open systems and discusses gas power cycles. Part 2 covers vapor cycles and part 3 of this course covers the second law of thermodynamics along with refrigeration cycles.
Part 1 is intended to cover the preliminary concepts and theories required to analyze gas power cycles. The course begins with basic concepts of thermodynamics; with a brief coverage of topics such as the laws of thermodynamics, processes and cycles, properties of a pure substance, heat capacity, and the ideal gas law. The first law of thermodynamics is covered for both closed systems and open systems. Gas power cycles are covered with a focus on the Otto cycle and the diesel cycle using air-standard analysis.
This course is at an introductory level, and no prior knowledge of thermodynamics is required.
283-What Every Engineer Should Know About the Design and Analysis of Engineering Experiments I
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Design of experiment is an activity that every Engineer should take very seriously. Engineers are called upon every day to make decisions regarding programs, processes and systems that have
significant implications on the safety and well-being of society, be they chemical processes, the environment, infrastructure, machinery and equipment, and others. And while Engineers are known for sound
and fact based judgment, those laudable qualities and characteristics may not be enough and may not serve them well in certain circumstances. This is especially true when they are called upon to make decisions
regarding variables and factors whose underlying distributions are stochastic and thus have uncertain, albeit questionable, predictability. Handling these situations requires an understanding of
the formal schemes and structures necessary to deal with variability, bias, and randomness.
This is the first of a two-course sequence in this subject area. As the prerequisite to the second course, it provides the Engineer with the rudimentary, but necessary, toolkit
needed to plan, design and analyze basic engineering experiments and to make recommendations about design and operational decisions. It sets the stage for the second course, where more robust and higher
level designs are explored, including Factorial designs, Fractional designs, Nested designs, Confounding schemes and Regression Analysis. The second course also addresses a fundamental problem of design,
namely cost and resource utilization, and also the all important issue of missing values. While the two courses are not strictly about mathematics and statistics, they do utilize those subject matters to
further elucidate how to plan, design, and analyze engineering experiments. Some of the areas covered in this course include:
- The Role of Experiments in the Engineering Design Process
- The Role of Statistics and Probability in Engineering Design
- Purpose and Nature of Planned Experiments
- Important Issues in Planned Experiments
- The Effects of Changes in the Independent Variables
- The Effect of Noise in An Experiment
- Restrictions on Randomization
- Single Factor Experiments including Model Analysis
- Randomized Block Designs
- Latin and Other Designs
- Incomplete Block Designs
285-What Every Engineer Should Know About the Design and Analysis of Engineering Experiments II
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Design of experiment is an activity that every Engineer should take very seriously. Engineers are called upon everyday to make decisions regarding programs, processes and systems that have significant implications on the safety and well being of society, be they chemical processes, the environment, infrastructure, machinery and equipment,
and others. Engineers are known for sound and fact based judgment but while those qualities and characteristics are laudable, they may not be enough and may not serve them well. This is especially true when they are called upon to make decisions regarding variables and factors whose
underlying distributions are stochastic and thus have uncertain and questionable predictability. Handling these situations requires an understanding of the formal schemes and structures necessary to deal with variability, bias, and randomness.
This second course, in the two-course sequence, focuses on some of the more practical issues that engineers encounter during the design and analysis of experiments. This course focuses on more robust and higher level designs such as Factorial designs, Confounding Schemes Fractional
designs, Fixed and Random factors, Expected Mean Squares, Nested or Hierarchical designs, and Regression Analysis. The course also addresses, with realistic examples, some of the common problem in design of experiments, namely, missing data or missing values. It also provides practical justification for confounding, which arises due to the physical limitation as it relates to acquiring all the needed data.
It addresses the issue of cost and resource utilization where fractional factorial designs are used because the cost to run full higher order designs is prohibitive. The course has a very practical bent and while there are theoretical foundations undergirding the material, the course itself utilizes basic arithmetic for computation and analysis. Some of the areas covered in the course include:
- The Role of Experiments in the Engineering Design Process
- Missing Values for Randomized Block and Latin Designs
- Factorial Designs for 2f and 3f
- Confounding Schemes for 2f and 3f
- Fractional Factorial Designs for 2f and 3f
- Modeling of Fixed and Random Effects and Expected Mean Square (EMS)
- Nested/Hierarchical Designs
- Regression Analysis
286-Engineering Methods in Microsoft Excel - Part 1: Linear Algebra
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
In their fields of specialty, Engineers are constantly challenged with solving a wide range of complex analytical and computational problems. These problems involve analysis methodologies and the management of data. The application of computers enables repetitive, time-consuming and often tedious calculations to be conducted rapidly, efficiently, and less prone to errors. The application of computer tools also enables the results and outputs of such engineering analyses to be readily transferred and incorporated into reports and other engineering documents. An even greater advantage - in terms of productivity and efficiency - is realized when these calculations and outputs are replicated across numerous projects. Competence in computer skills predisposes engineers to pursue and develop more creative and innovative solutions to problems.
Microsoft Excel is an electronic spreadsheet program developed by the Microsoft company, and is part of the software products. A spreadsheet is a grid that organizes data and calculations into columns and rows. The intersection of a column and a row is called a cell. An electronic spreadsheet enables users to store, organize, manipulate, and analyze data in the cells of the spreadsheet. As of this publication, the software is into the 2016 release.
Microsoft Excel is widely and increasingly being used as a tool to assist engineers in conducting and replicating intricate calculations and analysis, designing complex systems, and managing large data sets. This course presents a selection of engineering analysis topics and how to formulate, implement and solve them in Microsoft Excel.
This course presents fundamental principles and engineering applications of problems in linear algebra, and demonstrates the Excel tools, methods, and strategies that can be used to formulate and solve them.
Upon completion of this course, participants will have gained insight into applying Excel tools, methods, and strategies in analyzing, formulating and implementing a variety of engineering related problems, as well as managing large sets of complex data. Participants will also be able to identify professional situations where the application of innovative Excel techniques will be of great benefit and advantage, and will enable practitioners to significantly improve their productivity, efficiency, and the quality of their work product.
287-Engineering Methods in Microsoft Excel - Part 2: Applied Optimization
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is part of a series on engineering methods in Microsoft Excel tailored to practicing engineers. This course series presents Microsoft Excel
tools that can be used for a wide range of engineering analyses and data management. This course covers an introduction to applied optimization problems. This course presents a review of the fundamental principles
followed by a real-life example encountered by a practicing engineer. The real-life examples are then formulated and implemented in Microsoft Excel and worked using
the various Excel tools, spreadsheet techniques, and built-in functions. Examples from various engineering fields are used to demonstrate the concepts and methods
learned throughout this course. Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to apply the methods learned to a variety of engineering problems, and also to identify situations in their fields
of specialty where the innovative application of these tools and methods will be advantageous to their output and to their work product.
288-Engineering Methods in Microsoft Excel - Part 3: Data Analysis
7 $157.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is part of a series on engineering methods in Microsoft Excel tailored to practicing engineers. The course series presents Microsoft Excel tools that can be used for a wide range of engineering analyses and data management. This course covers introductory topics on engineering data analyses. Each topic includes a review of the fundamental principles followed by a real-life example encountered by a practicing engineer. The real-life examples are then formulated and implemented in Microsoft Excel and worked using the various Excel tools, spreadsheet techniques, and built-in functions. Examples from various engineering fields are used to demonstrate the concepts and methods learned throughout this course.
Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to apply the methods learned to a variety of engineering problems, and also to identify situations in their fields of specialty where the innovative application of these tools and methods will be advantageous to their output and to their work product.
290-What Every Engineer Should Know About Reliability I
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Reliability Engineering is concerned with the design, implementation, and prediction of the life profiles of a system or component using a disciplined analysis approach that has strong roots in statistics, mathematics and engineering. Given a system, subsystem or component, one of the major challenges of the discipline is to understand the inherent failure mechanisms that govern the system and the development of the appropriate analytical scheme to determine the system's life profiles. The problem becomes even more acute given the phenomenon of aging and related transient phenomenon as well as the practical realities of little or no data. Today, these challenges still persist especially as companies try to shorten the time to market in order to gain market share.
This first in a two-course sequence has examined some of the basic issues related to reliability such as:
- Understand the various viewpoints of reliability, especially the engineering design viewpoint.
- The use of nonparametric approach to estimate the reliability and hazard function functions
- Understand the performance measures used to characterize reliability.
- Appropriate reliability based intervention strategies that lead to optimally maintained system.
- Availability, Maintainability and related Performability measures.
Under these broad themes, the topics to be covered include:
- Reliability Models
- Static Reliability
- Reliability Improvement
- Reparable Systems-Availability Models
- System Redesign
- Maintenance
The second sequence will focus on the all important area of dependency analysis, interference theory, data analysis and testing.
293-What Every Engineer Should Know About Reliability II
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Reliability Engineering is concerned with the design, implementation, and prediction of the life profiles of a system or component using a disciplined analysis approach that has strong roots in statistics, mathematics and engineering. Given a system, subsystem or component, one of the major challenges of the discipline is to understand the inherent failure mechanisms that govern the system and the development of the appropriate analytical scheme to determine the system's life profiles. The problem becomes even more acute given the phenomenon of aging and related transient phenomenon, as well as the practical realities of little or no data. Today, these challenges still persist especially as companies try to shorten the time to market in order to gain market share.
This second in a two-course sequence has examined some more practical issues related testing and parameter estimation as well as some topology or configurations that are practical and realistic but have not received enough attention.
Some of the issues addressed include:
- Understand the various viewpoints of reliability, especially the engineering design viewpoint.
- The use of nonparametric approach to estimate the reliability and hazard function functions
- Understand the performance measures used to characterize reliability.
- Appropriate reliability based intervention strategies that lead to optimally maintained system.
- Availability, Maintainability and related Performability measures.
Under these broad themes, the topics to be covered include:
- Reliability Models
- Static Reliability
- Reliability Improvement
- Reparable Systems-Availability Models
- System Redesign
- Maintenance
The second sequence will focus on the all important area of dependency analysis, interference theory, data analysis and testing.
294-Drones for Engineers
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Drone technology has leaped forward as the Federal Aviation Administration issued its part 107 rules for small unmanned aircraft system drones. About 40,000 remote pilots had been certified in the first year. Engineering firms have recognized the benefits accrued by using a stable airborne platform to see and document views necessary for their facility inspections. Surveyors see the photogrammetry business evolving as an inexpensive way to create topography maps. Construction companies are using drones to track project progress.
For engineers and firms interested in exploring drone use, this course gives an overview of drone uses. Whether developing an in-house drone program, purchasing a license to use drone software for a particular function, or subcontracting out work to a drone specialty company, knowing the drone basics presented here is essential.
297-What Every Engineer Should Know About Statistical Process/Quality Control I
5
List: $112.50
Sale: $44.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) defines Quality Assurance (QA) as "All of those planned or systematic actions necessary to provide adequate confidence that an item will perform satisfactorily in service". A more operational definition of quality is the one that defines as: "Fitness for Use" This points to the inescapable fact that it is the customer rather the producer or manufacturer that determines what quality is or should be.
There is a tendency to think of quality as a recent development or phenomenon. However, the basic idea of making a quality product with high degree of uniformity has been around for as long as man has made a product the idea that statistics may be instrumental in assuring the quality of manufactured products goes as far back as the advent of modern production. The widespread use of statistical methods in problems of quality control is even more recent. Many problems encountered in the manufacturing or of product and services and the associated supply chains exhibit process characteristics and as such are amenable to statistical treatment or analysis. Statistical Process/Quality control refer to three special techniques:
- Process/Qualitycontrol,
- Acceptance control,
- Parameter design and the establishment of tolerances.
The course places emphases on the significance of process control rather than inspection as a means of reducing rework and nonconformance. Many experts agree that inspection (especially human inspection) does not add value to quality and thus is a necessary but non-value adding activity.
This first in a two-course sequence will focus on Process/Quality control with emphasis on:
- Historical review of Statistical Process/Quality Control
- Cost of Quality (Cost of Poor Quality)
- Quality Auditing Process
- The difference between Quality of Design and Quality of conformance
- Differences and similarities between SQC and SPC
- Total Quality Management (TQM)
- The Three Gurus of TQM
- Lean Six Sigma
- Off-line Control and On-Line Control
- Shewhart Control Charts--Interpreting Shewhart Control Charts
- Process Capability Evaluation
The second course will focus on acceptance sampling and will explore some of the Military and Commercial Standards that have been developed to aid acceptance control.
301-Spacecraft Propulsion
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is recommended for:
- All engineering disciplines - Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.
The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:
- How does a spacecraft in orbit or deep space maintain or change its position in space?
306-Spacecraft Telemetry & Command
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is recommended for:
- All engineering disciplines
Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.
The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:
- How do we communicate with a spacecraft in order to monitor its health (telemetry) and make changes (command) when necessary?
309-Spacecraft Payloads
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is recommended for:
- All engineering disciplines
Since this is a fundamentals (breadth) level course, professional engineers in any discipline can benefit from this course.
The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:
- What is the purpose of a spacecraft as identified by its payload subsystem?
320-What Every Engineer Should Know About Systems Engineering
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is recommended for:
- All engineering disciplines
The main objective of this course seeks to answer the following question:
- What every engineer should know about systems engineering?
321-What Every Engineer Should Know About Endangered Species
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is intended as an overview of the Endangered Species Act and how it relates to land development projects. This knowledge is helpful in the early planning stages of a development and can prevent costly delays as the project progresses.
The overall objective of this course is to provide a basic understanding of what endangered species are and how their presence can affect land development. The course includes information as to where an engineer can gain preliminary data on this topic for a specific project.
323-What every Engineer should know about Power Engineering fundamentals
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Want to know more about Transformers, and not the kind in the movies? Electrical power is utilized for just about everything in the world. Without electricity, we could not function as a technical society. Electrical equipment can be seen everywhere, be it your house, office, stores or along the roads. What happens when you lose power at your house? Do you every wonder how things are powered up? Ever wonder what the big green humming box is near your offices front door? Do you want to know what a panelboard, circuit breaker, conductor or conduit is? This course will provide some fundamentals of electrical power engineering.
At the conclusion of this course, the student will:
- Understand about the major equipment for electrical power equipment.
- Learn more about residential electrical equipment.
- Learn about conduits and conductors and other electrical equipment seen around construction sites and residential houses
- Learn power equipment names seen in the consulting industry
- Learn what major power equipment looks like
- Learn about electrical construction tips
324-Ethics for Engineers Part 1 - Based on the NSPE "Code of Ethics for Engineers"
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and to familiarize the professional engineer with the "Code of Ethics" of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
Course Description:
This one-hour course consists of ten short hypothetical case studies that illustrate the ethical principles espoused in the NSPE "Code of Ethics for Engineers". For each case, the course test asks the question:
"Does this case adhere to the principals of ethical conduct as defined in the NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers?"
To answer the question, the licensee must read the NSPE code document to find the passage that applies to the conditions in the case.
| This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards: |
| Delaware |
3-6 hours required |
| District of Columbia |
1-hour required |
| Florida |
1-hour required |
| Indiana |
1-hour required |
| Iowa |
2-hours required |
| Louisiana |
2-hours required |
| Maryland |
1-hour required |
| Minnesota |
2-hour required |
| Mississippi |
1-hour required |
| New Jersey |
2-hours required |
| New Mexico |
2-hours required |
| New York |
1-hour required |
North Carolina
|
1-hour required |
| Ohio |
2-hours required (rules or ethics) |
| Texas |
1-hour required |
| Wisconsin |
2-hours required |
345-What Every Engineer Should Know about Statistical Process/Quality Control II
5
List: $112.50
Sale: $44.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The focus of this course is to provide an understanding of the principles of Quality Assurance with a focus on Design for Robustness, Quality Loss, Loss Function Computation, and Acceptance control as well as current definitions, terminologies, inherent assumptions that are applicable in industry and as required by the US Government. It also introduces the student to the relevant Military Standards and other Government publications used in the industry. The course also further develops the concepts of system design, parameter design, and tolerance design, as the foundational elements of Robust Product Design. It also goes into a detailed analysis of the use of MIL-STAD-1916 and MIL-HDBK-1916 in establishing attribute-based Acceptance Sampling plans. The course is replete with numerical examples on the computation of the probability of acceptance (Pa) and other important parameters for single, double and multiple sampling plans including; the Average Outgoing Quality (AOQ), the Average Outgoing Quality Limit (AOQL), the Average Total Inspection (ATI), as well as the Average Sampling Number (ASN).
The course is concept based and uses basic arithmetic to develop the fundamental aspects of the techniques. The topics covered include:
Designing for Robustness
System Design, Parameter Design, Tolerance Design, Process Capability (Cp, Cpk) and Process Performance (Pp, Ppk), Process Errors, Quality Loss, and Loss Function
Acceptance Control
Lot Acceptance Sampling Plans (LASP):
Single sampling plans (SSP), Double sampling plans (DSP), Multiple sampling plans (MSP), Sequential Sampling Plans (SSP), Skip Lot Sampling Plans (SLSP), Operating Characteristics Curves (OC Curves), AOQ Curve
MIL- STD-1916 and MIL-HDBK-1916
Requirements and Applicability of MIL-STD-1916 and MIL-SHDBK-1916
Preferred sampling plans
Determination of sampling plan: Verification Level (VL), Code Letter (CL)
Sampling of lots or batches
Disposition of nonconforming product
346-Tiny Houses Part 1 - Planning and Design Considerations, Legality, and the Engineer's Role
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: After completing this course participants should be able to:
1. Understand the differences between tiny houses on wheels, recreational vehicles, and manufactured homes.
2. Recognize the professional services opportunities in the tiny house industry available to engineers.
3. Comprehend the challenges in determining where and how tiny houses on foundations and tiny houses on wheels may be legally placed.
4. Identify the different building/manufacturing standards available for a tiny house on wheels and the pros and cons of each standard.
5. Understand the importance of the addition of Appendix Q to the 2018 International Residential Code.
6. Know the reasoning behind maximum width and maximum height thresholds for mass produced tiny houses on wheels and how and when to exceed these thresholds.
Course Description:
This course serves as an introduction to designing tiny houses (houses 400 square feet or less in size). The majority of this multi-part course series focuses on tiny houses mounted on trailers which are often referred to as tiny houses on wheels (THOW). This introduction covers general planning and design considerations regarding trailers, appliances, utility connections, floor plans, and lofts. It also goes over the legal issues concerning construction standards and physical placement of both THOW and tiny houses on foundations. The basis of this course came from my own research, planning, designing, and construction of a THOW I built myself.
347-Tiny Houses Part 2 - Structural Design
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: After completing this course participants should be able to:
1. Understand the pros and cons of using wood and metal structural framing members.
2. Size floor joists and roof joists using tables from the International Residential Code.
3. Calculate the size of wood loft joists and window headers using allowable stress design methodologies.
4. Recognize when advanced framing techniques are useful or not useful in given situations.
5. Recall additional structural measures often used for highly mobile tiny houses on wheels.
Course Description:
This course is part two of a multi-part course series on designing tiny houses (houses 400 square feet or less in size). The majority of this multi-part course focuses on tiny houses mounted on trailers, which are often referred to as tiny houses on wheels (THOW). This second course focuses on structural design. Also presented are specific techniques to structurally handle the mobile nature of THOW. Both prescriptive and engineered methodologies are used. Five extensive examples with calculations and 35 figures and photos are included. The basis of this course came from my own research, planning, designing, and construction of a THOW I built myself.
349-Engineering Economics Made Easier with MS Excel
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
When we submit engineering proposals, we often have to overcome a number of physical limitations in order to come up with the "best" way of solving a problem.But we should also ask ourselves, "Is this the most economical way of solving the problem?"
We must be able to speak both our "technical language" and the "language of managers" (paraphrasing slightly from quality guru Joseph Juran). Managers are concerned with the bottom line and want to ensure that resources are being used in the best way possible. As engineers, we too have a similar responsibility as we protect the welfare of the public.
The field of engineering economics, formerly known as engineering economy, estimates the costs and potential savings of proposals, and then determines if the proposals make "money-sense". Because the value of money today is not the same as money in the future, we must account for the time value of money, and calculate the proposal's "net present value" based on a rate of return desired by the organization.
Back in those engineering economy days, we often would have to go to tables of numbers and look up the correct "factors" to use to calculate present values and future values. We would have to "interpolate" from the tables if we were to use an interest rate of 7.5% (because the tables skipped from 7% to 8%).It was difficult to "back into" a rate of return for a proposal, or to estimate how long it may take to recoup an investment based on a desired rate of return. (Dare I mention slide rules?)
When you take this course, you will see that MS Excel has quite a few functions that will speed through calculations involving present value, future value, annuities, rates of return, and others. Woven throughout the course are engineering, business, and personal illustrations to help you better relate to the time value of money and the rate of return.
Engineering economics is not easy. But after completing this course, you should be able to see how Excel can make it "easier".
The FREE Microsoft Excel® spreadsheet that accompanies this course will be available for download after purchase. You will need Excel version 1997 or later to open the file.
351 - Indiana Statutes and Rules: Building Codes
1
List: $22.50
Sale: $14.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for Indiana professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and meeting the Indiana training requirement for Statutes and Rules.
Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to the laws and regulations that create, implement, and enforce Indiana's 2014 Building Code. We all freely accept that most buildings in Indiana must comply with the Indiana Building Code. This course explores whywe follow the Indiana Building Code as well as who actually writes it and who has the authority to change it. In an easy to understand style, the course explains the differences between statutes, regulations, and codes, and explores the legal foundation and structure of the Indiana Building Code and answers all of these questions and more. Upon completion of this course, you will understand which two branches of the Indiana state government work together to create the system of statutes and regulations that operates as the 2014 Indiana Building Code.
This course meets the Indiana Board of Engineers requirement for one-hour of Indiana Statutes and Rules training. The course is also accepted for general credit in all states except New York, Ohio and New Mexico.
362-Python Programming for Engineers - Part 1: Expressions, Data Types, Variables and Strings
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This course presents introduction to the Python programming language. This course presents the concepts of expressions, data types, variables, strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries and sets, and how they are applied in the Python programming language. Upon completion of this course learners will be able to use Python to perform engineering calculations, manage data, and build desktop applications.
Course Description:
This course is the first of a series on the Python programming language. The course presents a general overview of computers and computer programming, followed by an introduction to the Python programming language. The course presents applications for developing and testing Python programs.
363-Python Programming for Engineers - Part 2: Branching and Looping, Functions and Error Handling
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This course presents introduction to the Python programming language. This course presents the concepts of conditional statements, looping structures, functions, modules, input and out (I/O) functions, file handling, and error handling techniques, and how they are applied in the Python programming language. Upon completion of this course learners will be able to use Python to build computer programs that manage large data sets, automate complex and repetitive engineering calculations and implement algorithms.
Course Description:
This course is the second of a series on the Python programming language. This course presents techniques and programming structures of the Python programming language for
automating complex, repetitive tasks and implementing algorithms. This course presents techniques for troubleshooting and debugging Python programs.
364-Python Programming for Engineers - Part 3: Graphical User Interfaces I
6 $135.00
Course Objectives: This course presents the Python tkinter module used to build Python graphical user interface (GUI) applications. This course presents the Python tkinter widgets used to build GUIs such as labels, text and entry widgets, click buttons, check buttons, radio buttons, listboxes, spinboxes, menus and frames, as well as message and canvas widgets. Upon completion of this course participants will be able to build desktop GUI applications that can manage large data sets, automate complex and repetitive engineering calculations and implement algorithms.
Course Description:
This course is the third of a series on the Python programming language. This course presents techniques to build graphical user interfaces (GUI) in Python. A GUI application or app is an interface that enables a user to interact with a computer program or an electronic device, in certain designed ways, through visual indications and graphical elements.
365-Python Programming for Engineers - Part 4: Graphical User Interfaces II
6 $135.00
Course Objectives: This course presents the Python tkinter module used to build Python graphical user interface (GUI) applications. This course presents the Python tkinter widgets used to build GUIs such as messageboxes, slider and scrollbar widgets, toplevel windows, paned windows, comboboxes and dialog widgets. Upon completion of this course participants will be able to build desktop GUI applications that can manage large data sets, automate complex and repetitive engineering calculations and implement algorithms.
Course Description:
This course is the fourth of a series on the Python programming language. This course presents more techniques to build graphical user interfaces (GUI) in Python. A GUI application or app is an interface that enables a user to interact with a computer program or an electronic device, in certain designed ways, through visual indications and graphical elements.
368-Tiny Houses Part 3 - Building Enclosure Design
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: After completing this course participants should be able to:
1. Understand the importance of climate zones as they relate to tiny house insulation and vapor retarder requirements.
2. Comprehend the differences between vented and unvented roof assemblies.
3. Recognize the code approved, and most commonly used, materials for THOW roofs and exterior siding.
4. Identify the most common interior finish materials used in THOW and why some materials used commonly for THOW are different than those used for tiny houses on foundations.
Course Description:
This course is part three of a multi-part course series on designing tiny houses (houses 400 square feet or less in size). The majority of this multi-part course focuses on tiny houses mounted on trailers, which are often referred to as tiny houses on wheels (THOW). This third course focuses on building enclosure design: insulation, air sealing, roof assemblies, ventilation, exterior siding, doors, windows, and interior finishes. Over 60 figures and photos are included. The basis of this course came from my own research, planning, designing, and construction of a THOW I built myself.
370-Ethics in the Practice of Engineering
1
List: $22.50
Sale: $14.95
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The intent of this course is not to make you ethical, but rather, remind you of your ethical obligations. This course is intended for professionals that need to meet their Continuing Education requirements for Ethics. The course reviews ethical conduct as it relates to the requirement for professionals to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. It will look at some of the areas in which ethics impacts our professional careers.
Detailed course outline with timeline
- 7 Minutes — Course Description & Introduction
- 6 Minutes — Ethics for Professionals
- 5 Minutes — Conflicts of Interest
- 5 Minutes — Preferential Treatment
- 6 Minutes — Ethics in Our Relationships
- 5 Minutes — Prohibited Gifts
- 5 Minutes — Regulations
- 6 Minutes — Summary
- 12 Minutes - The Test
| This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards: |
| Delaware |
3-6 hours required |
| District of Columbia |
1-hour required |
| Florida |
1-hour required |
| Indiana |
1-hour required |
| Iowa |
2-hours required |
| Louisiana |
2-hours required |
| Maryland |
1-hour required |
| Minnesota |
2-hour required |
| Mississippi |
1-hour required |
| New Jersey |
2-hours required |
| New Mexico |
2-hours required |
| New York |
1-hour required |
North Carolina
|
1-hour required |
| Ohio |
2-hours required (rules or ethics) |
| Texas |
1-hour required |
| Wisconsin |
2-hours required |
373-The Citicorp Tower: Professional Ethics and Disaster Averted
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The first fundamental canon of engineering ethics from the National Society of Professional Engineers directs engineers to “hold paramount the health, safety, and welfare of the public.” In engineering, keeping people safe from harm means doing sound engineering calculations and having a full understanding of the possible real-world scenarios that engineering designs will face. The third fundamental canon states that engineers shall “issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner,” and the fourth holds that the engineers shall, “act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees”. The case of the Citicorp building in New York City raises questions about what kinds of calculations can be expected of an engineer, what kinds of agencies or groups should oversee design calculations, and what kinds of public statements an engineer is responsible to make. In this case, action was taken by engineers who recognized a problem and were able to avoid a possible catastrophe, but statements made to the public did not reflect the true danger of the situation.
| This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards: |
| Delaware | 3-6 hours required |
| District of Columbia | 1-hour required |
| Florida | 1-hour required |
| Indiana | 1-hour required |
| Iowa | 2-hours required |
| Louisiana | 2-hours required |
| Maryland | 1-hour required |
| Minnesota | 2-hour required |
| Mississippi | 1-hour required |
| New Jersey | 2-hours required |
| New Mexico | 2-hours required |
| New York | 1-hour required |
| Ohio | 2-hours required (rules or ethics) |
| Texas | 1-hour required |
| Wisconsin | 2-hours required |
384-Practical Guide to Writing Engineering Reports
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
The course covers basic elements of an effective technical report. A first consideration is the purpose of the report and the audience needs. Readability factors include language choices and organization strategies, such as highlighting/orienting devices: paragraphing, headings, bulleted lists, bold, italics, underline, etc. Proper documentation of sources allows for incorporating the work of others smoothly and accurately. Effective choice of graphics can visually support your text. Simplified outlines of common types of reports in the course include procedures, proposals, and progress reports. Additionally, there are tips on grammar, punctuation, and spelling common to engineering and technical topics, as well as commonly confused words.
385-Sustainability Comparisons for All Engineers
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
It is increasingly common for engineers in all fields to consider sustainability when designing a product, process, or facility. This course will cover recent trends in sustainability including the “triple bottom line”, life cycle assessment, lifecycle cost, renewable energy, the precautionary principle, and greenhouse gas emissions.
It can be challenging to quantify sustainability and to reduce subjectivity. This course will directly address these challenges and present a ten step framework for calculating and comparing the sustainability of alternatives. Two example comparisons are provided to guide you through the process of quantifying sustainability, comparing the alternatives, and picking a winner.
390-Ethics in Design and Oversight: The Case of the Florida International University Bridge Collapse
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List: $22.50
Sale: $14.95
Course Objectives: The course objective is to improve the licensee’s knowledge and understanding of the ethical issues surrounding the collapse of the Florida International University pedestrian overpass of SW 8th Street in Miami on March 15, 2018.
Course Description:
This course is a description of the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse on March 15, 2018. The bridge collapsed while under construction over a busy motorway resulting in the deaths of six people and serious injuries to another six. Analysis by the National Transportation Safety Board found errors in the design of the bridge, the review of the design, and the response to signs that the bridge was failing. The case serves as a reminder for designers that reviews can be imperfect and a reminder for reviewers that designs can be imperfect. It also highlights the possible dangers of professional distance between the design and construction processes. The course is designed to give course takers evidence from which they can determine how widely distributed accountability for the collapse should be.
| This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards: |
| Delaware | 3-6 hours required |
| District of Columbia | 1-hour required |
| Florida | 1-hour required |
| Indiana | 1-hour required |
| Iowa | 2-hours required |
| Louisiana | 2-hours required |
| Maryland | 1-hour required |
| Minnesota | 2-hour required |
| Mississippi | 1-hour required |
| New Jersey | 2-hours required |
| New Mexico | 2-hours required |
| New York | 1-hour required |
| Ohio | 2-hours required (rules or ethics) |
| Texas | 1-hour required |
| Wisconsin | 2-hours required |
391-What Every Engineer Should Know About Regression Analyses
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Modern computing technologies and Big data have significantly changed the discourse on data mining and data efficacy. In any system where quantities change, it is of interest to look at the effects if any, of the system variables. Indeed, there may be a relationship (in our case statistical relationship) which may be approximated by a simple mathematical relationship. At other times, the mathematical or functional relationship may be complicated. Still there may be situations where there does not seem to be meaningful relationships between the variables and yet we might want to express or relate those variables by some sort of mathematical equations.
Regression Analysis is one of the most important statistical techniques used for data mining applications. It is a statistical methodology that helps estimate the strength and direction of the relationship between two or more variables, more specifically regressor and response variables and provides detailed insight that can be applied to further improve system outcomes. The importance of regression analysis lies in its singular focus on data which means numbers and figures that ultimately define a business entity. In Regression Analyses, two types of variables are of major concern, namely the regressor or predictive variables also known as independent variables, and the response variable.
The independent or predictor variable is one that is not random but is controlled (sometimes observed such as the amount of rainfall on a plot of land when the interest is on the effect of rainfall on crop yield) during an experiment. The dependent or response variable cannot be controlled but is rather measured as an outcome of the manipulation (or observation in the case of rainfall) of the independent variable and thus is a random variable. In this course, we will focus primarily on the following elements of Regression Analyses, namely:
- Parameters & Estimates
- Probability Distribution of the Parameters
- Covariance between two variables
- Simple hypothesis tests involving parameters including one- and two-sided t and F tests
- Confidence Interval for the parameters
- Orthogonal Columns, Diagonal and Symmetric Matrices
- Estimation of model R2, Adjusted R2, (?? or r) to assess data efficacy
- Coefficient of Variation (CV)
- Multicollinearity and Variance Inflation Factors
398-Engineering Methods in Microsoft Excel - Part 4: Simulation and Systems Modeling I
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Simulation is a set of techniques used to conduct experimentation on a system, virtually, on a computer, by applying mathematical and statistical models. This course presents the formulation and implementation of a simulation model in Microsoft Excel, and discusses statistical distributions and how they can be applied in simulation models. Simulation is useful in a broad variety of engineering problems where the direct physical experimentation of the system or process is impractical, infeasible, or time or cost prohibitive.
399-Engineering Methods in Microsoft Excel - Part 5: Simulation and Systems Modeling II
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Simulation is a set of techniques used to conduct experimentation on a system, virtually, on a computer, by applying mathematical and statistical models. This course presents the formulation and implementation of a simulation model in Microsoft Excel, and discusses how statistical distributions are selected to be applied in a simulation model. Simulation is useful in a variety of scientific and engineering problems where the direct physical experimentation of a system or process is impractical, infeasible, or time or cost prohibitive.
402-External Ballistics Primer for Engineers - Part I: Aerodynamics & Projectile Motion
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: This course was written to introduce engineers of any discipline to the basics of external ballistics. The engineer will gain a general understanding of many of the factors, effects and forces which affect the flight path of a projectile in unpowered flight.
Course Description:
The intriguing subject of this primer explores the characteristics of the unpowered portion of flight of a projectile on a ballistic trajectory, or external ballistics. It was created for the broad range of engineers who have an interest in learning the basics of external ballistics. In order to accurately describe the factors, which affect the trajectory of an object on a ballistic flight path and the path itself, an engineer will rely on rigorous calculations, computer simulations and experimental data. For the purposes of this primer, gun related pun intended, we only resort to a conceptual understanding of the mechanics, augmented by the use of simplified equations including mentions of some of the governing equations with focuses on some specialized cases. The focus areas are kept concise so that tangential topics such as orbital mechanics are generally not treated. The course has been broken into two parts. Part I targets the aerodynamic characteristics of general projectiles in flight and relevant factors which affect its flight path. In Part II we dive into the use of associated measurement hardware an engineer or ballistician might use to characterize flight paths and conclude with a spotlight on the physics of the ballistic pendulum.
404-Tiny Houses Part 4 - Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: After completing this course participants should be able to:
1. Understand the basic components that make up each MEP system.
2. Size various MEP system components in accordance with building code requirements.
3. Identify key differences between designing and installing MEP systems in THOW and traditionally built dwellings.
4. Comprehend the importance and impact of selecting various energy sources for mechanical equipment and appliances.
Course Description:
This course is part of a multi-part course series on designing tiny houses (houses 400 square feet or less in size). The majority of this multi-part course focuses on tiny houses mounted on trailers, which are often referred to as tiny houses on wheels (THOW). This fourth course focuses on mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems. Over 50 figures and photos are included. The basis of this course came from my own research, planning, designing, and construction of a THOW I built myself.
411-External Ballistics Primer for Engineers - Part II: Test Equipment
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This course was written to introduce engineers of any discipline to the basics of external ballistics. The engineer will gain a general understanding of many of the factors, effects and forces which affect the flight path of a projectile in unpowered flight.
Course Description:
In part one of this external ballistics course several factors were introduced which affect the flight of a ballistic projectile. Some basic equations were presented that are useful to a great many engineers outside of ballistics for making approximations with a fair bit of accuracy. Several flow regimes that a ballistic projectile may pass through were also treated, though there were cases that were omitted for either lack of space or complexity. Fast forward to part deux. Projectiles launched from earth generally move through air for most or all of their flight, which means understanding the properties of that air is very important. Besides air there are other flightpath modifiers including Coriolis’ effects, so many times it is important to know the direction the projectile is headed in and its speed. The list of measurement equipment used in relation to external ballistics research is extensive, however there are tools which may be more noteworthy or common than others. The balance of this part of the full course delivers descriptions and general information of some of the equipment used to measure atmospheric air pressure, humidity, windspeed, wind direction, projectile speed and direction. There are also a few characteristic comparisons in table form appended to a handful of the sections.
The tools that follow are used throughout much of engineering and research rather than being confined to external ballistics, so it is likely you have used at least some of them in relation to your own work.
415-What Wetlands Boards Expect from Engineers
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Engineers are prominent members of application teams seeking
permission to begin construction projects. When pursuing a Wetlands
Permit, many common issues arise across the United States. Some
approaches and techniques are more successful than others.
This
SUNCAM Course is written by a PE who developed his own subdivision
properties for years, representing himself before Boards and New England
Wetland Commissions as both the design professional civil engineer of
record and the developer land owner. In recent years, he has received
wetlands permits for geothermal and other construction jobs. Winning
strategies are shared with Engineers who may be approaching a Board or
Commission for the first time, or with Engineers who seek better
knowledge on proper terminology, what will occur at a meeting, or which
engineering design methods are effective.
The author's objective
is to familiarize you with meeting procedure, and for you to have more
efficient approvals the first time, without having to redesign and
resubmit plans, in accordance with regulations that control the process.
424-Ethics for Engineers Part 2 - Based on the NSPE "Code of Ethics for Engineers"
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and to familiarize the professional engineer with the "Code of Ethics" of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
Course Description:
This one-hour course consists of eight short hypothetical case studies and two general questions that illustrate the ethical principles espoused in the NSPE "Code of Ethics for Engineers".
To answer the question, the licensee must read the NSPE code document to find the passage that applies to the conditions in the case.
| This course satisfies one hour of the ethics training requirement for license renewal for the following state engineering boards: |
| Delaware |
3-6 hours required |
| District of Columbia |
1-hour required |
| Florida |
1-hour required |
| Indiana |
1-hour required |
| Iowa |
2-hours required |
| Louisiana |
2-hours required |
| Maryland |
1-hour required |
| Minnesota |
2-hour required |
| Mississippi |
1-hour required |
| New Jersey |
2-hours required |
| New Mexico |
2-hours required |
| New York |
1-hour required |
North Carolina
|
1-hour required |
| Ohio |
2-hours required (rules or ethics) |
| Texas |
1-hour required |
| Wisconsin |
2-hours required |
425-Florida Laws & Rules for 2021
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and to familiarize the professional engineer with the laws and rules that govern the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course meets the Florida Board of Engineers requirement for one-hour of laws and rules training. The course is also accepted for general credit in all states except New York, Ohio, Minnesota, and New Mexico.
426-Florida Engineering Laws & Rules Online for 2023
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering and to familiarize the professional engineer with the laws and rules that govern the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course meets the Florida Board of Engineers requirement for one-hour of laws and rules training. The course is also accepted for general credit in all states except New York, Ohio, Minnesota, and New Mexico.
463-The Space Shuttle Challenger Case: Ethics and Engineering Dissent
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: - To give students an understanding of their rights and responsibilities in according to the NSPE codes of ethics in situations where their engineering judgment is overruled by their company in circumstances that endanger life or property.
- To give students an understanding of the specific circumstances under which legal protections against retaliation for dissent apply.
Course Description:
This case study of one of the most iconic episodes in engineering history is designed to highlight some of the difficulties engineers might encounter should their engineering judgment regarding matters that endanger life or property be overruled by their employer and to give students an understanding of their rights and responsibilities in such circumstances according to the NSPE codes of ethics. The Challenger case was chosen precisely because it is not a clear-cut case of unsafe engineering, thus providing the kind of realistic complexity that engineers face in the course of their professional lives. NASA and the relevant contractor, Morton Thiokol, were adamant both before and after the Challenger failure that proper engineering analysis drove their decision making – that it was not a case of succumbing to outside pressure or weighing political or financial considerations. Students can decide for themselves what they would have done given the public facts of the case. The case also brings out the limited legal support that exists for engineers who might face retaliation from such dissent.
467-Ohio Engineering Ethics
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course presents the Ohio Code of Ethics for Professional Engineers and Surveyors, the rules governing the sealing and signing of engineering documents by Ohio registered professional engineers, and actions of the State Board of Professional Engineers and Surveyors. This course is tailored to the registered professional engineer in the 2022 –2023 biennium seeking credit for the ethics/ laws and rules requirement. Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will earn one hour of the required twohours in professional ethics or rules relevant to the practice of engineering.
468-Ohio Engineering Laws and Rules 2022 - 2023 Biennium
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course presents Ohio laws and rules regarding professional engineers, the practice of engineering, engineering firms, renewal of registration, the state board of professional engineers and surveyors, and disciplinary actions of the state board. This course is tailored to the registered professional engineer in the 2022 – 2023 biennium seeking credit for the ethics/ laws and rules requirement. Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will earn two hours of the required two hours in professional ethics or rules relevant to the practice of engineering.
479-Tiny Houses Part 5 - Highly Mobile and Off-Grid Case Studies
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: After completing this course participants should be able to:
1. Understand what potential solutions exist for a tiny house’s water source(s), wastewater treatment or disposal system(s), and energy source(s).
2. Identify what solutions are feasible for a variety of situations or given scenarios.
3. Size an off-grid solar photovoltaic system array and battery bank.
4. Apply “toolbox” information and calculation methods to case studies and/or real life.
Course Description:
This course is part of a multi-part course series on designing tiny houses (houses 400 square feet or less in size). This fifth course presents case studies related to highly mobile tiny houses on wheels (THOW) and off-grid tiny houses, whether THOW or tiny houses on foundations (THOF). Prior to the case studies, a “toolbox” of flowcharts, methods, and products is given to help show possible solutions for tiny house water, wastewater, and energy needs. Six examples and five case studies are included. Much of the basis of this course came from my own research, planning, designing, and construction of a THOW I built myself and the subsequent search for a property to place it on. This course is intended as a stand-alone course, meaning you can take it without having taken previous courses in the series. Certain topics and background are covered in greater detail previously in the series, so when appropriate, I make reference to other courses.
484-What Every Engineer Should Know About Engineering Economic Analysis, Part I
6 $135.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This first course is a practical guide in Engineering Economic Analysis for the Professional Engineer. Although somewhat lengthy, the idea was to develop a course filled with practical examples that would serve as a ready reference for the Professional Engineer. There are more examples with drawings in this course material than the materials and references and that is the reason for the length of the document.
No unnecessary assumptions were made, and every formula was developed from first principles so that the engineer would feel comfortable that they at least can see and know where the formulas came from. We were careful to provide the formulas for the computation of the interest factors since we did not provide any interest tables.
Particular emphasis was given to different interest periods as well as nominal and effective interest rates. Both the internal rate of return (IRR) and the external rate of return(ERR) were given detailed treatments with copious practical examples. A lot of details on the Gradient series (Arithmetic and Geometric) were provided with succinct and very detailed drawings and practical examples. Detailed drawing and examples were also provided to deal with the topic of Capitalized Cost (CC) or Capital worth(CW).
The questions on quiz were ALL taken from the course material, every single one. So, there are no magic or tricky questions because we developed this as a hands-on practical course for the Professional Engineer.
The follow up second course focuses on the other remining topics such as Financial Decision Making Among Alternatives, Replacement Analysis, Decision Making Involving Risk, Break-Even and Minimum Cost Analysis, among others.
We hope that the Professional Engineer would be excited to have a ready reference for this important topic of Engineering Economic Analysis.
490-Florida’s Mandatory Structural Inspections
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Florida passed a law requiring structural inspection of all older three story or higher condos. This provides important work for Florida PEs. Out of state engineers can also learn from Florida guidelines. Legal Statutes and practical on site investigations are addressed.
Peter J. Tavino Jr. PE is a practicing civil engineer with broad civil, environmental and structural experience. He has been president of his own small firm for 30 plus years.
As mentioned in the course, he was team leader for the World Trade Center structural inspection before it collapsed. Since relocating to Florida, he has PE consulted on building structure projects, with wind mitigation certification, etc. As an experienced trainer of engineers, he is pleased to present this relevant course on Structural Inspections.
491-A Guide to Environmental Impact Statements for Engineers
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is intended for engineers who are involved in projects that require environmental impact statements (EIS). Sometimes it is the engineer’s responsibility to write the EIS or to collaborate with others in writing it. On other projects, the EIS will be written by other professionals. However, in any case, it is important for the engineer to have an understanding of what is required and where the data constituting the statement is found.
The overall objective of this course is to provide an overview of the various components that go into writing environmental impact statements. When you complete this course you should be familiar with many sources of information that can be used in generating an EIS.
493-Engineering Ethics: Conflicts of Interest
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is intended to satisfy the professional engineer’s requirements for continuing education in ethics. It looks closely at two hypothetical situations and determines whether the engineers involved are engaging in behaviors that are unethical because they constitute conflicts of interest. The yardstick by which this is gaged is the National Society of Professional Engineer’s Code of Ethics.
501-Water Reuse Applications
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: Gain engineering skills for water reuse applications.
Course Description:
Clean water sources are becoming scarcer at the same time as municipal water and wastewater fees continue to rise faster than inflation. These trends have given increased attention to water reuse as a sustainable approach to managing water and wastewater. Water reuse utilizes treated wastewater as a water source for useful applications, thereby reducing water demands and wastewater discharges. Water reuse requires an engineered design that protects public health and achieves economic goals. This course includes example problems to highlight design approaches for various water reuse applications.
The following topics are covered in this course:
- Defining Water Reuse
- Brief History
- Engineering Insights into these Applications:
- Agricultural Reuse
- Industrial Reuse
- Urban Reuse
- Landscaping Reuse
- Potable Reuse
- Environmental Reuse
- Groundwater Recharge
502-Basics of Energy, Momentum, and Power for All Engineers - Part 1 – Basics of Energy
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to provide a broad conceptual understanding of energy as it applies to all disciplines of engineering. This will include a familiarity with both Imperial and Metric systems when dealing with energy related problems.
Course Description:
Energy and power are basic to all engineering disciplines. Part 1 of this course provides an overview of energy concepts and principles. As such, it will be very broad and not too deep. The various types of mechanical energy will be covered in detail, as well as thermal, radiation, elastic and hydraulic energy. Content and example problems will be presented using both Metric and Imperial units. Part 2 will continue by covering the related subjects of power and momentum. This course is intended for engineers, not physicists. Derivation of equations will only be used where useful.
504-What Every Engineer Should Know about Game Theory
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
Whether engaged in design, construction, maintenance or operations activities, engineers are continually engaged in negotiation and decision making. However, very little formal negotiation and decision making training exists for engineers, despite the fact that in recent decades there have been significant developments in the game theory field. These developments in game theory have resulted in a standardized terminology and provide theoretical and mathematical concepts that, when adopted in the engineering community, could provide significant advantages to the initiated professional. This course provides introductions to game theory concepts that have immediate application to typical activities that engineers are engaged in on a day-to-day basis.
Application of these concepts can result in better and more rapid decision making and assists in the disentanglement of technical and operational problems when they occur. Understanding of these concepts can be as vital as oral and written communication skills for engineers to successfully achieve their technical objectives for the client’s and the public’s best interests.
This course presents these concepts at an introductory level and provides several real world examples. Since the instructors are maritime engineers, many of the examples are maritime, but the lessons apply equally to any engineering specialty. The course also provides a substantial amount of references and a bibliography for further study.
505-Net Zero Principles for Engineers
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: Understand the engineering principles behind net zero strategies.
Course Description:
Achieving net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a global strategy that offers the hope of slowing down or even stopping global warming. Engineers are being called on to apply net zero emissions to a variety of applications including buildings, facilities, industrial processes, and entire companies. The net zero concept has also been extended to apply to energy use, waste management, and water use. This course covers all these applications and provides examples that teach basic principles for net zero balance calculations.
The following topics are covered:
• Defining Net Zero
• Net Zero GHG Emissions
• NZE 2050
• Net Zero Energy
• Net Zero Waste
• Net Zero Water
511-Ethics, Competition, Regulation - The Case of the Boeing 737 Max Failures
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: - To give engineers an understanding of their responsibilities, across different codes of engineering ethics, in situations where the health, safety, and welfare of the public is affected by engineering decisions.
- To give engineers an understanding of how recent code of ethics changes have made the engineers’ responsibility for the health, safety, and welfare of the public more explicit.
Course Description:
After Lion Air flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea thirteen minutes after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia, on October 29, 2018, Boeing cited pilot error as a likely cause of the tragedy that killed all one 189 people on board its 737 Max aircraft. Post-flight analysis, however, showed an unusual trajectory for the crash. Shortly after takeoff, a series of twenty nosedives started to drive the plane downward, with the pilots recovering each time only to experience another rapid dive as the plane got lower and lower in the sky and crashed. On the recovered flight recorder, pilots could be heard furiously leafing through the technical manual of the airplane as it crashed into the sea. When another 737 Max, Ethiopia Airlines flight 302, crashed with a similar trajectory after taking off from Addis Ababa on March 10, 2018, killing all 149 people on board, the search for a cause beyond pilot error began in earnest. In both cases, an automatic system operating unbeknownst to the flight crews that they had no way of interacting with or turning off had taken control of the airplanes and driven them down, despite pilots’ efforts to save the planes and, indeed, even determine what was happening. How could an autonomous system that pilots could not interact with during flight, nor turn off, come to be installed in widely used aircraft unbeknownst to pilots flying those aircraft—and why did that system fail? What roles did engineers play in the design and certification process? What consequences did engineers, and Boeing as a company, face after the crashes? What do different codes of ethics say about engineering decisions that affect the health, safety, and welfare of the public in such circumstances? Did the engineers involved act appropriately according to the different ethical codes?
512-Vertical Pump Selection
5 $112.50
Course Objectives: Develop skills for selecting and sizing vertical pumps.
Course Description:
Vertical pumps, also called vertical suspended pumps, are common for a variety of applications. For example, the largest pump station in the world uses vertical pumps to move flood waters. Vertical well pumps supply groundwater that is treated as drinking water to a large portion of population. That tap water or bottled water nearby you right now probably started its journey with a vertical pump.
This course explains several types of vertical pumps and then walks through the pump selection process, including comparing pump curves. After completing this course, you should have the basic knowledge and skills for vertical pump selection. A spreadsheet is included for performing hydraulic calculations and plotting curves.
The following topics are covered:
• Advantages of vertical pumps
• Types of vertical pumps
• Choosing the number of pumps
• Creating a system curve
• Plotting pump curves on system curves
• Pump selection examples
515-Design Management for Capital Improvement Projects
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: Develop skills for managing the design phase of capital improvement projects.
Course Description:
The bar has been raised for engineers to create inspiring designs while also meeting business goals such as budget, schedule, and quality. Design management helps the design team reach the various project goals while still producing an amazing design.
This course covers project management principles for the design phase of capital improvement (CapEx) projects. Several example problems are given to show how to apply the principles to real world projects. An excel file is provided with templates for schedule and budget management.
The following topics are covered:
• Creating a Work Plan
• Baseline and Progress Schedules
• Earned Value and S-Curves
• Inspiring the Team
• Risk Registers
• Quality Reviews
• Change Order Logs
516-Basics of Energy, Momentum, and Power - Part 2 - Basics of Mechanical Power and Momentum
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: The objective of this course is to provide a broad conceptual understanding of power as it applies to all disciplines of engineering. This will include a familiarity with both Imperial and Metric systems when dealing with energy and power related problems.
Course Description:
The concept of energy and power is basic to all engineering disciplines. Part 1 of this course provided an overview of energy concepts and principles. Part 2 continues with a similar overview of power. The various types of mechanical power will be covered in detail. An introduction to momentum is included, with an explanation of the difference between energy and momentum. Included is a basic introduction to electrical power, but a thorough discussion of electrical energy and power is beyond the scope of this course. Content and example problems will be presented using both Metric and Imperial units. This course is intended for engineers, not physicists. Derivation of equations will only be used where useful.
521-Safety in Design
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: Develop skills for prioritizing safety in design.
Course Description:
Engineers play a critical role in creating safe conditions during construction, system operations, maintenance, and public use. Considering safety in the design process can prevent injuries for years to come and potentially save lives!
This course covers engineering principles and techniques that result in designs that prioritize safety. The techniques apply to most engineering disciplines and applications. Examples are given to show how to apply the principles to real world projects.
The following topics are covered:
• Prevention through Design
• Inherent Safety
• Error Tolerance
• Safety Factors
• Fail Safe
• Defence in Depth
• HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study)
• LOPA (Layers of Protection Analysis)
524-Stage Gate Project Management
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: Develop skills for managing projects with stage gates.
Course Description:
Projects are more successful when they follow a front-end planning (FEP) process with a series of design stages and gates. With this course you will learn the stage gate process from an engineering and project management perspective. Example applications are included.
The following topics are covered:
• Front-end planning (FEP)
• Front-end loading (FEL)
• PMBOK Process Groups
• Design-Build Approaches
• Agile
• Project Definition Rating Index (PDRI)
• Cost Estimate Classes
525-PFAS in Drinking Water
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: Understand the engineering challenges related to PFAS in drinking water.
Course Description:
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or PFASs, have been used in coatings, firefighting foam, and consumer products since the 1950’s. PFAS can have serious health effects from regular ingestion in drinking water. PFAS is present in many public and private drinking water supplies. Current and proposed regulations require limiting the concentrations of several PFAS compounds. This course explains these regulations and summarizes the current techniques for PFAS removal from water. Example problems and applications are included.
The following topics are covered:
• Types of PFAS
• State Drinking Water Limits
• EPA Proposed National Limits
• Hazard Index
• Lab Test Methods
• PFAS Removal Technologies
• Lifecycle Costs
528-Florida Building Code 8th Edition: Advanced Course
2 $79.00
Course Objectives: To gain an understanding of many of the changes from the Florida Building Code 7th Edition to the Florida Building Code 8th Edition.
Course Description:
Credit Hours: 2
Approval Number: 1179.0
This 2-hour Florida Building Code 8th Edition Advanced Course discusses many highlights and changes from the previous Florida Building Code 7th Edition. While completing this course, it is especially important to note that the Florida Building Code 7th Edition was based on the 2018 International Building Code, while the Florida Building Code 8th Edition is based on the 2021 International Building Code. The Florida Building Code 8th Edition is scheduled to replace the Florida Building Code 7th Edition on 12/31/2023.
This course is designed to cover some of the significant changes from the 7th Edition to the 8th Edition of the Code. However, this course does not cover every change between the codes. Building professionals will have their own areas of expertise, making it essential that every architect, engineer, and contractor carefully study the code sections that most affect and pertain to their professional practice.
529-PFAS in Biosolids
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: Understand the engineering challenges related to PFAS in biosolids
Course Description:
There can be serious health effects from regular consumption of food and water with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or PFASs. PFAS is present in the wastewater at most municipal wastewater treatment facilities, including in the biosolids (residuals) produced. If the biosolids are land applied the PFAS can enter crops and groundwater. Many states require monitoring for PFAS in biosolids and future regulations with limits are anticipated. This course explains current regulations and summarizes the current techniques for PFAS removal, destruction and stabilization. Example problems and applications are included.
The following topics are covered:
• Biosolids Overview
• Measuring PFAS in Biosolids
• Fate and Transport of PFAS
• Federal and State Regulations
• PFAS Removal and Destruction
• Biosolids Disposal Costs
535-Vector Fundamentals
2 $45.00
Course Objectives:
Course Description:
Vector analysis is a mathematical tool used to explain and predict physical phenomena in the study of mechanics. A vector is a depiction or symbol showing movement or a force carried from point A to point B. A vector has properties of both magnitude and direction. A scalar only has the property of magnitude. A scalar is a quantity, like mass (14 kg), temperature (25°C), or electric field intensity (40 N/C) that only has magnitude and no direction. On the other hand, a vector has both magnitude and direction. Physical quantities that have magnitude and direction can be represented by the length and direction of an arrow.
Mechanics is the science of motion and the study of the action of forces on bodies. Mechanics is a physical science incorporating mathematical concepts directly applicable to many fields of engineering such as mechanical, civil, structural and electrical engineering. Vectors are tools used in the study of mechanics.
The purpose of this course is to describe vectors and to explain their use and to demonstrate their many applications. This course also describes several vector operations including the dot product and cross product.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course the student will learn:
• How to apply the use of vectors to different fields of engineering
• How to decompose a vector into its individual components
• How to find the length of a vector
• How to compute the dot product of a vector
• How to compute the cross product of a vector
• How to determine the angle between two vectors
536-Engineering Ethics: Navigating Your Way Through Expert Reports and Expert Testimony
2 $45.00
Course Objectives:
Course Description:
We live in a legal world.
Professional Engineers live in a legal world.
Although it is seldom taught in the engineering curriculum in universities and colleges, the field of engineering is not a standalone field, but rather is an intertwining of engineering methods, legal requirements, and the quantity and quality of information and data.
This course will cover information on how to navigate your way through expert reports and expert testimony, should you ever be called as an expert witness.
539-Florida Condo Structural SIRS Visual Inspections by PEs
4 $90.00
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
After the Champlain Towers collapsed in Surfside, Florida, the state legislature passed a new statute requiring all condos three stories or taller occupied for 25 or 30 years to be structurally inspected by a Florida Licensed Engineer or Architect. The new law also requires a visual inspection of newer condos by a PE or other professional for the (SIRS) Structural Integrity Reserve Study. The program provides abundant work for qualified firms. This SUNCAM course introduces PEs to the law and inspection requirements. Sample inspection elements are shown and discussed, to prepare private engineering inspectors to perform the necessary work.
541-Artificial Intelligence in Engineering Design
3 $67.50
Course Objectives: Understand the engineering challenges related to the use of AI in engineering design
Course Description:
It is common for engineering software to include aspects of machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, or other forms of artificial intelligence (AI). Software such as CAD, BIM, and basic calculation tools have been used for design tasks for decades. Now, software boosted by AI can create novel designs, run iterations to optimize parameters, and learn from past design decisions. AI is a gamechanger for many applications! This course covers current AI trends with over a dozen specific design examples. The course also addresses concerns for a licensed professional engineer who must remain in "responsible charge" when AI software is involved.
The following topics are covered:
- Forms of AI
- Advances in AI for Engineers
- AI Applications:
- Transportation
- Structural
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Responsible Charge and AI
542-Ethics for AI in Engineering
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: Learn ethical approaches to using AI in engineering applications
Course Description:
As artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities grow, so does the potential for AI to cause harm. For example, AI can spread misinformation, lack transparency, and cause unsafe conditions. “AI ethics” promotes the responsible application of AI, especially when the public welfare is at stake. This course reviews professional behavior standards for engineering professionals that utilize or specify AI technology. The course also addresses concerns for a licensed professional engineer who must remain in “responsible charge” when AI software is involved.
The following topics are covered:
• AI Ethics
• NSPE Code of Ethics as it relates to AI
• AI in Engineering
• Responsible Charge
• Transparency and XAI
• AI Bias
545-Illinois Statutes and Rules for Professional Engineers
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: Review relevant statutes and rules for professional engineers in Illinois
Course Description:
For continuing education, the Illinois Administrative Code (IAC) requires professional engineers to take a 1-hour program, course or activity in the area of Illinois Statues and IAC Part 1380 (rules) that regulate professional engineers and professional engineering. This course satisfies those requirements by providing an overview of the relevant statutes and rules and providing excerpts in areas of interest for practicing engineers. There is a separate course for “structural engineering” which is separate from “professional engineering” in Illinois.
The following topics are covered:
• Relevant Statutes (225 ILCS 325)
• Relevant Rules (IAC Part 1380)
• Sign and Seal Requirements
• Practice of Professional Engineering
• Renewal and Continuing Education
547-Texas Laws and Rules for Engineers
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: Review important laws and rules for licensed engineers in Texas
Course Description:
For continuing education, the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) requires licensed engineers to obtain a minimum of 1 PDH in the area of professional ethics, roles and responsibilities of professional engineering, or review of the Texas Engineering Practice Act and Board Rules. This course satisfies that requirement by providing an overview of practicle laws and rules in the Texas Engineering Practice Act (Occupations Code 1001) and Board Rules (22 TAC, Part 6).
The following topics are covered:
• Texas Engineering Practice Act (OC 1001)
• Board Rules (22 TAC, Part 6)
• Practice of Engineering
• Continuing Education Requirements
• Sign and Sealing Requirements
548-Nevada Statutes and Regulations for Engineers
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: Review important statutes and regulations for licensed engineers in Nevada
Course Description:
Nevada biannual continuing education requirements include a minimum of one hour in the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 625 and Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 625. This course satisfies that requirement by providing an overview of practical statutes and regulations in NRS 625 and NAC 625.
The following topics are covered:
• NRS 625 (Statutes)
• NAC 625 (Regulations)
• Practice of Engineering
• Engineering Disciplines in Nevada
• Continuing Education Requirements
• Sign and Sealing Requirements
549-Maryland Laws and Regulations for Engineers
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: Review important statutes and regulations for licensed engineers in Maryland
Course Description:
Maryland continuing professional competency requirements include a minimum of one PDH in either ethics related to engineering, code of conduct for engineers, standards of practice or care for engineering, or laws and regulations applicable to the practice of engineering in Maryland. This course satisfies this requirement by providing an overview of engineering laws in Title 14 of Maryland Code and engineering regulations in Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 09.23.
The following topics are covered:
• Organization of State Statutes and Regulations
• Title 14 of Maryland Code
• COMAR 09.23
• Continuing Education Requirements
• Sign and Seal Requirements
550-New York Laws and Rules for Engineers
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: Review important laws and rules for licensed engineers in New York
Course Description:
New York continuing education requirements accept courses in various subject areas including matters of law which contribute to the professional practice of engineering. This course qualifies by covering engineering laws and rules in the State of New York, with excerpts in important areas for practicing engineers.
The following topics are covered:
• Organization of State Laws and Rules
• Education Law Article 145
• 8 NYCRR 29 and 68
• State Board
• Practice of Professional Engineering
• Continuing Education Requirements
• Sign and Seal Requirements
551-North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: Review rules of professional conduct for licensed engineers in North Carolina
Course Description:
North Carolina continuing education requirements for licensed engineers require at least 1 PDH in Ethics or Rules of Professional Conduct. This course satisfies that requirement. Relevant excerpts from the code are included along with a summary of the rules of professional conduct for practicing engineerings.
The following topics are covered:
• Organization of State Laws and Rules
• NCGS 89C-20
• 21 NCAC 56.07
• Summary of Rules of Professional Conduct
• NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers
• NCEES Model Rules
552-Georgia Laws and Rules for Engineers
2 $45.00
Course Objectives: Review important laws and rules for licensed engineers in Georgia
Course Description:
This course covers engineering laws and rules in the State of Georgia, with excerpts in important areas for practicing engineers. Although Georgia continuing education requirements do not require a course in laws and rules, this course can contribute towards the minimum 15 PDH credits a year. An objective of this course is to help professional engineers of all fields comply with state regulations.
The following topics are covered:
• Organization of State Laws and Rules
• OCGA §43-15
• GA R&R 180
• State Board
• Practice of Professional Engineering
• Structural Engineering and Designated Structures
• Continuing Education Requirements
• Sign and Seal Requirements
553-Vector Mechanics: Statics
4 $90.00
Course Objectives:
Course Description:
Statics is the study of forces and moments on physical systems in static equilibrium. Unlike dynamics, where the components of the system are in motion, components of a system in static equilibrium do not move or vary in position relative to one another over time. This course is intended to be a refresher course for statics (vector mechanics). This course is intended for someone who has a general working knowledge of vectors. This course has a lot of sample problems and teaches by showing examples and sample problems.
Learning Objective
At the conclusion of this course the student will learn:
• how to decompose a force into its vector components
• how to determine the equilibrium of a particle
• how to determine the equilibrium of a rigid body
• how to determine the mechanical advantage of a pulley system
• how bodies are subject to moments (or torque)
• how to reduce a force couple to a moment
• how to reduce a system to a force and a moment
• how to determine if a truss is stable
• how to determine the axial forces within a truss by the method of joints
• how to determine the axial forces within a truss by the method of sections
• how to calculate the force of friction between a body and a surface
• how the determine the equilibrium of a body when the force of friction acts on the body
Intended Audience
This course is intended for all engineers.
Course Introduction
Mechanics is the branch of science concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the effects of the bodies on their environment. Mechanics is a physical science incorporating mathematical concepts directly applicable to many fields of engineering such as mechanical, civil, structural and electrical engineering.
Vector analysis is a mathematical tool used in mechanics to explain and predict physical phenomena. The word “vector” comes from the Latin word vectus (or vehere – meaning to carry). A vector is a depiction or symbol showing movement or a force carried from point A to point B.
Statics (or vector mechanics) is the branch of mechanics that is concerned with the analysis of loads (or forces and moments) on physical systems in static equilibrium. Systems that are in static equilibrium are either at rest or the system's center of mass moves at a constant velocity. Problems involving statics use trigonometry to find a solution.
Newton's First Law states that an object at rest tends to stay at rest or an object in motion tends to stay in motion at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by an external force. In the area of statics Newton's First Law dictates that the sum of all forces, or net force, and net moment on every part of the system are both zero.
The term "static" means still or unchanging. In relation to vector mechanics the terms "still" or "unchanging" pertain to the system under evaluation. The system may be at rest or may be moving at a constant velocity, but all of the components of the system are still or in equilibrium with each other. However, there are forces within the system usually acted upon by gravity, but all of the forces are balanced.
Course SummaryStatics is the study of forces and moments on physical systems in static equilibrium. Unlike dynamics, where the components of the system are in motion, components of a system in static equilibrium do not move or vary in position relative to one another over time. Statics is concerned with physical systems in equilibrium and the conditions that require equilibrium given the forces and moments that are acting on the components of the systems. These physical systems can include but are not limited to trusses, beams, pulleys and systems that use support cables.
558-Ethics Case Study on Flint Water Crisis
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: Learn about the Flint Water Crisis and lessons learned in ethics
Course Description:
The Flint Water Crisis is one of the most well-known and studied drinking water crisis in the United States. This course provides a timeline of events for the crisis and an overview of the engineering issues involved. Reflections are provided for applying the six fundamental canons in the NSPE Code of Ethics.
The following topics are covered:
• NSPE Code of Ethics
• Flint Water Crisis Overview
• Timeline of Events
• Lead in the Tap Water
• Lessons Learned
559-Ethics Case Study on Lake Peigneur Disappearance
1 $22.50
Course Objectives: Learn about the Lake Peigneur Crisis and lessons learned in ethics
Course Description:
The disappearance of Lake Peigneur was a very bizarre event. An oil rig drilled into a large salt mine and caused the entire lake to drain into the mine. This course provides a timeline of events for the crisis and an overview of the engineering issues involved. Reflections are provided for applying the fundamental canons in the NSPE Code of Ethics.
The following topics are covered:
• NSPE Code of Ethics
• Lake Peigneur Disappearance Overview
• Timeline of Events
• Engineering Failures
• Lessons Learned
602-What Every Engineer Should Know About Engineering Economic Analysis, Part II
5 $112.50
New Course
Course Objectives: This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description:
This course is sequel to course, “What Every Engineer should Know about Engineering Economic Analysis I”. In that course we examined some of the basic principles and underlying assumptions of Engineering Economic Analysis. However, in this course, our focus is on some of the fundamental issues that make it easy to transition from the basic concepts developed in the earlier course to more robust and complex issues that undergird the framework of Engineering Economic Analysis. These fundamental issues build upon the basic principles and assumptions to form the building blocks that are central to understanding the subject matter of Engineering Economic Analysis.
No unnecessary assumptions were made, and every formula was developed from first principles so that the engineer would feel comfortable that they at least can see and know where the formulas came from. We were careful to provide the formulas for the computation of the interest factors since we did not provide any interest tables.
The questions on quiz were ALL taken from the course material, every single one. So, there are no magic or tricky questions because we developed this as a hands-on practical course for the Professional Engineer.
We hope that the Professional Engineer would be excited to have a ready reference for this important topic of Engineering Economic Analysis.
