250-Project Management Through Client Management
4
List: $90.00
Sale: $9.95
This is our Featured Course of the week.
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
326-Railroads - 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 an introduction to railroads. The intent of the course IS NOT to make you an expert in railroad design, but rather, introduce you to the fundamental components that make up a railroad system. This course IS intended for those engineers that need to become sufficiently familiar with rail systems to discuss railroad requirements with a client, understand what the railroad representatives are saying, know what questions to ask on your client's behalf, and ease the pains involved if you get a project that requires a railroad construction permit. The course will begin by providing a very brief - but interesting - history of railroads in North America before presenting the technical topics on the subgrade, ballast, ties, rail, turnouts, road crossings, ladder tracks and… of course… frogs. Again, this introductory course is about what a railroad encompasses and provides the basic information necessary for an engineer to be able to discuss the topic intelligently with a client but is NOT intended to provide the knowledge to actually design a railroad, the turnouts, or any railroad signals that may be required.
Detailed course outline with timeline
- 7 Minutes — Course Description & Introduction
- 25 Minutes — History
- 14 Minutes — Railway Forces
- 23 Minutes — Railway Alignments
- 11 Minutes — Transit Rail
- 18 Minutes — Track Structure
- 24 Minutes — Subgrade and and Sub-ballast
- 12 Minutes — Drainage
- 11 Minutes — Ballast
- 12 Minutes — Railroad Ties
- 14 Minutes — Rail
- 18 Minutes — Turnouts
- 18 Minutes — Road Crossings
- 18 Minutes — Rail Crossing Signage, Gates, & Signals
- 18 Minutes — Customer Rail Facilities
- 18 Minutes — Glossary
- 11 Minutes — Summary
- 40 Minutes — The Test
077-Septic System Design
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, and contractors with knowledge of how a septic system works, the components that make up the system, and the considerations involved in designing a septic system. Biologically, every septic system treats effluent waste in the same manner but the design process changes slightly with each state. And because each state has its own code with slight variations in their requirements, this is not intended to be an all-inclusive course in the design or installation of septic systems for each state. However, the design process can be used in every state with minor adaptations for a specific state.
The course will start "at the beginning" and then progress through the sequence of components from the septic tanks to the drainfield and the design involved in each of these components. The course will cover gravity systems, trench and bed drainfields, mounded systems, pumped systems, and Aerobic Treatment Units. It will also cover site placement considerations that must be evaluated when determining the location of a septic drainfield.
140-Campgrounds - The Basics of Design
4
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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 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.
240-Kayak & Canoe Launch Design (a.k.a. Non-Motorized Boat Launches)
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
- 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.
269-An Introduction to Due Diligence Reports for Development Projects
4
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Sale: $39.95
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
483-Self-Sustaining Ecosystems
4
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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 an
introduction to Self-Sustaining Ecosystems. The intent of this course is NOT to make the reader an expert in every ecosystem design, but rather, introduce some challenges in creating a self-sustaining ecosystem by using an actual project that was successfully designed, permitted and constructed… but not just any project! This project consisted of not one, but two, different manmade tidal saltwater ecosystems. The course explains the process used to permit and construct a tidal saltwater marsh and a tidal saltwater pond at the Suncoast Conservation Center.
This course IS intended for those engineers and designers to:
- be aware of different ecosystem projects and become sufficiently familiar with the permitting requirements;
- discuss potential ecosystem opportunities with a client;
- understand the permitting challenges;
- know how to work with the regulatory agencies for projects and ecosystems that the regulators are not familiar with;
- discuss the construction challenges that were faced;
- ease the pains involved with an innovative ecosystem permit.
The course will begin by providing a brief background of the project goals and challenges before presenting the technical topics on the marsh and pond designs.
Again, this introductory course is about what creating new ecosystems may involve, and it provides a basic guide for an engineer to use in discussing ecosystem permitting intelligently with a client, as well as the initial discussions with the regulatory agencies.
518-Ethics for Professionals
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 to reinforce your ethical principles and ethical obligations. This course is intended for professionals that need to meet their Continuing Education requirements for Ethics. The course uses the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers to refresh and reinforce the obligations of engineers. The course will review the Fundamental Canons and the Rules of Practice found within this code. It will also discuss what is expected of a Professional Engineer in complying with the Code in practice. Have you read the NSPE Code of Ethics? If not, this is for you. This course provides the link to the NSPE Code of Ethics website for reference now and in your daily practice.
605-Ethics & Professional Obligations
1
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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:
The intent of this course is to remind you of both the ethical principles and the ethical obligations required of professional engineers. This one-hour course is intended for professionals that need to meet their Continuing Education requirements for Ethics. The course uses the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics for Engineers and focuses on the professional obligations of engineers listed within the NSPE document. The course will review the Professional Obligations found within Section III of this code and how this Section addresses what is expected of a Professional Engineer in complying with the Code for your successful practice. Have you read the entire NSPE Code of Ethics? Yes or No, this course is for you. This course also provides the current link to the NSPE Code of Ethics website for reference now, for the test, and for your daily practice.
424-Ethics for Engineers Part 2 - Based on the NSPE "Code of Ethics for Engineers"
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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 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 |
324-Ethics for Engineers Part 1 - Based on the NSPE "Code of Ethics for Engineers"
1
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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 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 |
224-Ethics for U.S. Engineers
1
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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. 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 |
362-Python Programming for Engineers - Part 1: Expressions, Data Types, Variables and Strings
5
List: $112.50
Sale: $44.95
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
List: $112.50
Sale: $44.95
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
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List: $135.00
Sale: $54.95
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
List: $135.00
Sale: $54.95
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.
458-Cast, Lift, and Release: Tilt-Up Concrete Walls - Part 1: Construction
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:
This course, Cast, Lift and Release: Tilt-up Concrete Walls, Part 1:Construction, is the first in a series of courses on tilt-up concrete walls.
This course focuses on informing the reader about the construction of tilt-up concrete walls. Background information on buildings and the sites they are built on, unique challenges, types of loading, design and construction methods, and recommendations for details.
Ideally, readers should be familiar with structural drawings, as well as construction terms related to concrete.
459-Cast, Lift, and Release: Tilt-Up Concrete Walls - Part 2: Design
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:
This course, Cast, Lift and Release: Tilt-up Concrete Walls, Part 2: Design, is the second in a series of courses on tilt-up concrete walls.
This course focuses on informing the reader about the structural design of slender exterior concrete walls subject to gravity loads from floors and roofs combined with out-of-plane lateral loads due to wind and earthquakes.
Ideally, readers should be familiar with statics and mechanics of materials, as well as concrete design.
052-Introduction to Piping Engineering
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:
Every industrial plant has numerous piping systems that must function reliably and safely. Piping systems are often easy to ignore or take lightly. However, industry around the world continuously experiences pipe failures, sometimes with catastrophic results. Plant personnel expect piping systems that operate safely, and plant owners need piping systems that are reliable.
This course introduces the engineers, to the fundamental considerations, the evaluation criteria and the primary solutions in the design of piping systems. The types of common failure modes are described, with the general approaches to determining if a piping system design is adequate for operation. Pipe support types are described, and their normal applications. This is not a pipe stress analysis course, but is much broader in context and only briefly introduces pipe stress analysis.
This course is intended for those who interface with piping design, maintenance and operation, and those who may be starting to work in piping engineering. There are three related courses by Mr. May on the Suncam syllabus titled:
- Building Mechanical Integrity Programs Into New Plants
- Pipe Support Failures
- Life Cycle Mechanical Integrity of Piping Systems
096-Building Mechanical Integrity Programs into New Plants
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:
Mechanical Integrity (MI) is the process of assuring equipment is in satisfactory condition to safely and reliably perform its intended purpose. MI is more than a set of inspection programs, as it should have an affect on design basis of the plant, operational procedures and maintenance procedures.
The most effective method to implement MI is to define the goals in the Conceptual Design phase, and to develop strategies to reduce the Risk of Failure, and to reduce the Consequences of Failure. With this basis, a body of knowledge is available during the design, construction, commissioning, operational and maintenance phases of a plant to assist technical personnel in accurately assessing the condition of the equipment during the operational phase.
This course describes the necessary processes and approaches to define the end goals, and to assure the goals are achieved. By taking this course, the student should understand:
- History of MI implementation
- Reasons that MI should be implemented during the Conceptual Design phase
- Available technical resources
- Driving Factors for MI implementation
- Problem areas to be avoided
- Implementation strategies
167-Pipe Support Failures
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 stability and integrity of industrial piping systems are dependent upon the proper design, installation and maintenance of the pipe supports. Numerous photos of pipe support failures, and some pipe support successes are presented to illustrate what should exist, and the result when a pipe support deteriorates and fails.
This course provides examples of the primary pipe support design types in industrial facilities, such as rigid rods, sliding supports, guides, sway struts, snubbers, anchors, variable spring hangers and constant support hangers. Photos are shown of each type of support and the types of failures often observed, such as this shattered spring. 
Guidelines for proper design to avoid the common failures are provided.
This course is intended for those who work in industrial facilities to make them aware of the types of damage they might observe when in a plant, and for those on the design side who work in piping engineering or interface with piping engineering to understand the importance of pipe supports, and the design constraints that need to be planned for from the beginning of design.
The Piping Engineering curriculum by Mr. May includes:
- Introduction to Piping Engineering
- Building Mechanical Integrity Into a Plant Design
- Life Cycle Mechanical Integrity of Piping Systems
168-Life Cycle Mechanical Integrity Of Piping 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:
The long term mechanical integrity of piping systems is critical to ensuring safety of personnel, and the reliability of a plant. Pipe failures do occur at many facilities, and most failures can be avoided by proper periodic visual observation of the pipe and pipe supports; and Non Destructive Examination (NDE) focused on certain piping systems and locations.
This course describes the methods, checklists and examples of performing visual observations. When finished, the student will understand why the variable spring hanger in the photo is a concern. 
The course also shows a method to set up a long term NDE monitoring system, and guides to evaluating the results. Guidelines for developing Short Term and Long Term Recommendations are also provided to maintain the Mechanical Integrity of piping systems over decades.
This course is intended for those who work in industrial facilities to make them aware of a system they could set up, or maintain; for management who should be focused on reliability and safety issues; and for engineers designing plants to set up appropriate programs during the design and construction phases of the project.
The Piping Engineering curriculum by Mr. May includes:
- Introduction to Piping Engineering
- Building Mechanical Integrity Into the Plant Design
- Pipe Support Failures
428-Creating Effective Teamwork In Project Management
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:
Almost all companies espouse the desire to have efficient project teams, but often the teams are not effective. There are many reasons for these failures, including management culture, ineffective leadership, contracts that diminish teamwork, and even not recognizing who the project team really is.
Several real-life examples are described to illustrate the positive and negative teaming situations. Some of the major mistakes are created by asking the wrong questions, failing to listen carefully to others, and cutting off communications when discussions are most needed. These examples are based upon experiences building and maintaining large petrochem, power and pulp & paper facilities. But the principles apply equally well to software development, facility operations, construction companies, in-house development projects, or any project that requires people to work together to develop an end product.
This course provides the most important individual principles for teaming effectively, which most people want to do, and then describes the management requirements to create an environment conducive to teaming. The remainder of the course assumes the company, project management and the project personnel want an effective team, then describes the concrete actions individuals, and management must do to allow the teaming to occur.
This course is intended for individuals to recognize their responsibilities to work as a team, and managers to see how they can be Effective Team Creators, and not Team Destroyers.
323-What every Engineer should know about Power Engineering fundamentals
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:
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
357-Transformers - What Every Engineer Should Know
2
List: $45.00
Sale: $22.50
Course Objectives: The purpose of the course is to give non Electrical and novice Electrical engineers a basic understanding of transformers.
Course Description:
The course starts with the basic theory of operation to simple calculations and then considerations when specifying a transformer.
327-An Introduction to Pond and Lake Dredging
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 is designed to be an introduction into the planning, assessment, design and execution of dredge projects in inland waterways of Ponds and Lakes (coastal waterbodies that are tidally influenced will need to be approached differently). These bodies of water are an incredible resource in our country, they are sources of our drinking water, they provide flood storage and recreational opportunities, and are an integral part of our landscape.
There are numerous influences that affect the quality of our Ponds and Lakes, from development within the watershed, changes in environment and water levels (floods and droughts), and aging infrastructure (both on the inputs and the outlet/control structures). All of these influences may result in diminished water quality, invasive aquatic species, and sedimentation and infill of the waterbody. Dredging is an effective approach to counteract these negative effects on the waterbodies and that's what we will discuss in this course. It is important to note that dredging may help reduce the negative impacts of the past, but it should also be paired with compatible projects to reduce those impacts from the future, including stormwater management treatment strategies, invasive species monitoring, and other strategies, which will not be covered in this course.
329-Mooring Field Layout and Design
2
List: $45.00
Sale: $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 has been designed to provide a background and broad overview of mooring systems and their components, as well show the design process behind laying out a mooring field. Moorings provide for easy and secure vessel tie up in areas of transient boat users or in locations in which berths or slips are not available. The advantage of a mooring over anchoring the vessel is that the moorings are typically selected based on the harbor bottom sediment types and are weighted and/or secured to better hold and secure various types of vessels in that area. When properly designed and laid out, a mooring field will represent a safer, more manageable harbor area, with less disruption and damage to the seabed, and less chance of damage between vessels.
342-A Guide to Port Redevelopment Assessments
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:
The purpose of this course to provide a guideline on how to conduct an assessment for a port redevelopment project, specifically looking at the infrastructure and environmental constraints present within the properties to be reviewed. This initial assessment phase should be considered non-invasive, i.e. no sampling of soils, groundwater, and physical buildings and structures, but more of a roadmap for where future investigations should be focused should a site be attractive for redevelopment. The assessment should be used as a tool to analyze the environmental impacts and physical infrastructure present at the site with relation to the potential redevelopment of the Site. A complete redevelopment assessment will go beyond engineering review and include economic assessments (market analysis) and planning assessments, as well as legal reviews. This course will focus on the environmental and infrastructures assessments associated with a port site, since this course is aimed at an engineering audience. Sometimes redevelopment assessments are conducted with a specific new use in mind, which helps narrow the scope of the assessments, other times its conducted with a broader view of what could happen with the site in the future. For the purposes of this course, we will spend the most time looking at the broad view redevelopment aspects, but we will also discuss screening site for a specific end use as well.
Oftentimes ports that have potential for redevelopment are blighted and have fallen past their peak usages, therefore, the environmental impacts dominate the redevelopment options. Environmental limitations are common within properties that have current and historical industrial usage and do not represent a barrier to redevelopment, rather they represent factors and limitations that need to be addressed as part of the redevelopment.
Similarly, the physical infrastructure for sites that are being eyed for redevelopment may have fallen into some level of disrepair or less frequent maintenance. Other times the physical infrastructure on site is in good working order, however your client is anticipating or exploring a market change. In any redevelopment scenario, it’s important to look at the physical infrastructure to see how it has played a role on site in the past, currently, and what role it could play in a redeveloped site.
It is very important however during these initial assessments to highlight what the potential issues could be with respect to both infrastructure and environmental considerations so that your client or the end-user can have a better understanding of what cost considerations could impact the redevelopment of the site and warrant further investigation.
366-Resiliency Strategies for Smaller Scale Sites
2
List: $45.00
Sale: $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 explore different options that are available for helping to make smaller scale sites more resilient and adapted to better handle the larger, more frequent storm events. Resiliency is usually thought of being done at a much larger scale; municipalities and states implementing large scale strategies that are focused at making their target areas more resilient and less susceptible to large storm events or rising sea levels. Those large-scale resiliency projects are often complicated and very expensive; therefore, it doesn’t seem like there is much that can be done on a smaller site. In the course, however we will exam some of the ideas and strategies that are implemented on a large scale and see how they can be scaled down to be viable on a smaller site. We will also review other strategies that can be implemented to make a site better situated to withstand or minimize the impact of a large storm event. It may not be feasible to completely protect a site and its infrastructure by itself, however we will review design strategies and actions that can mitigate or reduce impacts from large storm events, flooding, and sea level rise. There are both physical and operational changes for almost every budgetary range that can be made to make a site more resilient and better protected from rising sea levels, flooding and larger, more frequent storm events.
102-Memories in Computers — Part 1: Overview and DRAM 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:
Modern computers include many types of memories, including magnetic hard drives, Flash memories, Static Random Access Memories (SRAM) and Dynamic Random Access Memories (DRAM). The characteristics, advantages and limitations of each of these memory implementations are described and compared. The most important of these memory types is DRAM, and this course takes you inside the DRAM so you can understand how it operates and why it is the largest selling integrated circuit ever invented.
DRAMs were a $38B (USD) business in 2010, and appear in every computer (PC, Mac, tablet, laptop, desktop, server or mainframe) and home gaming console (PlayStation, Xbox or Wii). DRAMs first appeared on the scene in 1970, introduced by a small start-up company called Intel. Today they are a commodity, produced by companies all over the world in essentially interchangeable form.
Both the original DRAM architecture, called the asynchronous DRAM, and the higher speed synchronous version, the SDRAM, are discussed in detail. You will be introduced to the concepts of refreshing, access time, multiplexed addresses, fill frequency, CAS latency and burst length. No math beyond simple arithmetic is required.
Outline
- Memories in Computers
- DRAM History
- DRAM Architecture and Basic Operation
- Accelerated Access Modes
- Fill Frequency
- SDRAM Architecture and Operation
- SDRAM Operation
- Access Time in SDRAMs
- Data Burst Operation
- Multiple Data Pins
- Multi-Bank Architecture
- Mode Register
- Memory Standardization
111-Memories in Computers — Part 2: DDR SDRAMs
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:
As the largest dollar volume portion of the semiconductor industry, memories appear in every computer, printer, home game console and car; as well as a growing number of home appliances. Total memory sales were $124B in 2017, out of $412B worldwide semiconductor sales. DRAM sales alone grew by 77% in 2017, to a total of $72B. But memory demand is cyclical. 2018 saw DRAM sales of almost $100B, the highest ever. 2019 sales dropped to $62B; 2020 sales were $67B; and 2021 revenue soared to $98B.
Since the late 1990s, four increasingly capable Double Data Rate (DDR) Synchronous DRAM architectures have evolved. The first generation, DDR, doubled the rate of information flow to and from the memory device as compared to single-data-rate synchronous DRAMs. To meet the resulting very tight timing requirements, a new circuit called the delay locked loop was introduced.
The second generation, DDR2, added several features to improve device usability. In particular, on-die termination (ODT) improved signal integrity and reduced external component count.
The third generation, DDR3, provided a refined ODT capability and further defined external device timing in terms of clock cycles instead of internal device parameters.
The fourth generation, DDR4, continued increasing storage capacity and improving the rate of data transmission. But it also emphasized reducing power by many architecture modifications and feature additions.
The fifth generation, DDR5, built on DDR4 with more storage capacity, faster data rates, and reduced power. DDR5 added a new capability, on-chip error correction (ECC).
This course discusses the characteristics and advantages of each of those architectures in a clear and concise manner that any technically trained person can understand. You will be introduced to and become familiar with concepts such as CAS latency, burst length, delay locked loops, on-die termination, prefetch, mode registers and redundancy. Memory packaging in dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) is also discussed.
This course builds on, but is independent of, Memories in Computers—Part 1. No math beyond high school algebra is required.
112-Memories in Computers — Part 3: Flash Memory
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:
Flash memories will account for $26B in sales in 2010. They are used in all modern digital cameras, camcorders, cell phones, PDAs, music players, home video game machines and computers.
Why is flash so popular? Flash excels in three areas: technical, physical and financial. The technical reasons are (1) nonvolatility–flash memory retains its information for more than 10 years even with no power applied and (2) speed–flash memory is 100 to 1000 times faster than magnetic hard drives. The physical reasons are (1) density–flash memory has 8x as many bits per chip as DRAM, and (2) power–flash memory consumes far less power than magnetic hard drives. In the financial area, flash memory is about 40% of the cost of DRAM on a per bit basis.
Why isn't flash memory used in place of DRAM and magnetic hard drives? Again, there are three areas that hold back flash: reliability, speed and cost. Regarding reliability, flash memories can endure from 5000 to over 100,000 erase/program cycles. That is adequate for many but not all applications. Flash speed is indeed much faster than magnetic hard drives, but programming speed is far slower that DRAMs; much too slow for main memory applications. And flash cost, although lower than DRAMs, is still far above that of magnetic hard drives.
This course discusses all of the above issues, as well as the historical background, physical basis, cell structure, and chip architecture and operation of these omnipresent devices. You will learn and understand hot electron injection, Fowler-Nordheim tunneling, NOR and NAND array structures and operation, multi-level storage and error correction coding. The flash memory market, including applications and major producers, are explored; and two major portions of that market, flash memory cards and solid state drives, are examined in detail.
This course builds on, but is independent of Memories in Computers–Part 1. No high-level math is required.
