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Civil Engineering

• Asphalt Pavement Preservation & Rehabilitation
• Concrete Basics: Commercial Slab on Grade
• Concrete Basics: Residential Slab on Grade
• Corrosion Prevention and Control
• Design and Construction of a Concrete Frame Building
• Design of Composite Beams Using LRFD
• Design of Structural Steel Members Using LRFD
• Designing Modern Timber Bridges
• Designing With Wood: Part 1 - The Basics of Designing with Wood
• Designing With Wood: Part 2 - Allowable Stress Design for Wood Construction
• Designing With Wood: Part 3 - Load/Resistance Factor Design for Wood Construction
• Erosion Control Using Geosynthetics
• Hot Mix Asphalt Mix Design
• Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement Construction
• Landfill: Basics of Design and Operation
• Reinforced Concrete Design: Part 1 - Flexural Members
• Reinforced Concrete Design: Part 2 - Columns
• Role of Engineers and Surveyors in Geographic Information Systems 
• Shallow Foundations: Part 1 - Geotechnical Aspects of Design
• Shallow Foundations: Part 2 - Structural Design of Spread Footings
• Soil Basics for Engineers
• Soils for Pavements 
• Stories From The Field: What Engineers Need To Know About Construction
• Storm Water Drainage System Design
• Storm Water Hydrographs and Their Use
• Storm Water Management for Construction Projects
• Unpaved Low Volume Road Design, Construction, and Maintenance

Electrical Engineering

Many courses taught by Dr. Charles Gross and IEEE Fellow 2008 for contribution to Power Engineering Education. Dr. Gross also received the international "Outstanding Power Engineering Education Award for 2001" from the IEEE Power Engineering Society.

• Electric Motors and Generators 
  • Electric Motors & Gen - Part One: Fundamentals
  • Electric Motors & Gen - Part Two: Three-phase Induction Machines
  • Electric Motors & Gen - Part Three: Power Electronic Control
  • Electric Motors & Gen - Part Four: Three-phase sycnhronous machines
  • Electric Motors & Gen - Part Five: DC Machines
  • Electric Motors & Gen - Part Six: Single-phase Induction Machines
• Electric Power System Protection:
  • Part One - Fundamentals
  • Part Two - System Modeling
  • Part Three - Fault Calculations
  • Part Four - Hardware
  • Part Five - Component Protection
  • Part Six - Line Protection
• Electrical Circuit Fundamentals for Power Applications
• Electrical Power Systems:
  • Part One - Fundamentals Review
  • Part Two - Power Systems
  • Part Three - Loads
  • Part Four - Protection
• General Lighting Design:
  • Part One - Fundamentals of Indoor Calculations
  • Part Two - Design, Fixtures, Flood Lighting
• Power Electronics
• Signals and Systems:
  • Part One - Fundamentals
  • Part Two - Fourier Concepts
  • Part Three - Analog Transform Concepts
  • Part Four - Discrete Transform Concepts

• Transformers (Available in Jan 2008)

Ethics and Legal

• Business Ethics Module I
• Business Ethics Module II
• Contracts for Engineers, Surveyors and Technical Professionals
• Ethics and Professionalism
• Land Surveying Ethics - Mississippi
• Legal Issues For Construction
• Pincushion Effect 
• Professional Ethics for the Kentucky Surveyor
• Professional Ethics for the Land Surveyor
• Tort Liability and Ethics for Public Agencies
• Trench Safety ,Version 4.0 (Online) 

Management

• Buying/Selling The Engineering or Land Surveying Firm
• Construction Project Management
• Contract Administration: Change Order Basics
• Effective Marketing of Professional Services for Engineers and Surveyors
• Engineering Economic Analysis 
• Establishing Your Engineering or Surveying Firm
• Information Security: Protect Your Company and Yourself 
• Leading Lean
• Managing the Engineering and Surveying Firm
• Marketing Engineering and Surveying Services to Government Agencies
• Marketing Model for Success: RAMPS
• On Time: Project Scheduling Basics
• Presentation Skills for Engineers and Technical
• Strategic Business Writing Workshop
• Value Stream Mapping
• Office Ergonomics (Pending)
• OSHA:  The General Industry and Construction Standards 

Structural Engineering

• Concrete Basics: Commercial Slab on Grade
• Concrete Basics: Residential Slab on Grade
• Corrosion Prevention and Control
• Design of Composite Beams Using LRFD
• Design of Structural Steel Members Using LRFD
• Designing Modern Timber Bridges
• Designing with Wood:
  • Part One - The Basics of Designing with Wood
  • Part Two - Allowable Stress Design for Wood Construction
  • Part Three - Load / Resistance Factor Design for Wood
• Design and Construction of a Concrete Frame Building
• Reinforced Concrete Design:
  • Part One - Flexural Members
  • Part Two - Columns
• Shallow Foundations:
  • Part One - Geotechnical Aspects of Design
  • Part Two - Structural Design of Spread Footings

Surveying

 

• 2007 National Readjustment of the North American Datum 1983
• ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey (V06E hrs changed 04-01-07)
• Colonial Land System and the Building of America
• Construction Surveying
• Geodesy for Engineers and Surveyors
• History of Surveying Instruments: Impact and Accuracy
• History of the Government Land Office
• Improving Surveying Field Procedures using the Total Station
• Land Surveying Ethics - Mississippi
• Professional Ethics for the Kentucky Land Surveyor
• Professional Ethics for the Land Surveyor
• Rectangular Land System: Subdivision of Public Lands
• Role of Engineers and Surveyors in Geographic Information Systems 
• Soils for Pavements 
• Standards of Practice for Surveying in Alabama
• State Plane Coordinates
• Surveying with GPS (V05D hrs changed 05-01-07)
• Understanding Boundary Law - Case Law and Principles of Surveying Law
• Vertical Datums and Leveling