CATALOG 1952-1953


grades for job layout by use of carpenter's level, steel tape, plumb bob, straight edge,
and surveyor's transit and level; theories and design of structural elements consisting of
timber or steel members, and the design or checking of temporary structures, shoring,
forms, trestles, and cribbing used for construction purposes.
 BCN. 411-412-413-414.-Projects in Building Construction, Group 4.
24 hours conference-laboratory per week. 3 credits each; group total 12
credits. Prerequisites: Completion of BCN. 401-402-403-404, or equivalent.
Offered 1, 2, 3.
 These projects are a continuation of the work in Groups 1, 2, and 3, and include:
professional relations, methods of modern practice, ethics, contracts, specifications, law,
and labor relations as affecting the building industry; study of types, uses, and capacity
of construction equipment, and possible modification for additional capacity or uses;
quantity and cost estimates, and labor and cost analysis; studies of modern heating,
ventilating, and air conditioning equipment, with special emphasis on job handling and
installation.
 These courses will provide for the selection, with faculty counseling, of work direct-
ed toward the individual objective of each student in his field of special interest in the
building industry.
 GRADUATE COURSES
 BCN. 501.-Building Construction. Variable credit. The first half of the
course BCN. 501-502. Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree in Building Construc-
tion or Architecture, or equivalent. Offered 1, 2, 3.
 Advanced studies in building technology or in specialized areas of the building con-
struction field selected by the student and approved by the faculty.
 BCN. 502.-Building Construction. Variable credit. The second half of
the course BCN. 501-502. Offered 1, 2, 3.

 BCN. 503.-Building Research. Variable credit. The first half of the
course BCN. 503-504. Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in Building Construc-
tion, Architecture, or equivalent. Offered 1, 2, 3.
 Detailed investigation of a selected problem in the building construction field de-
signed to make a significant contribution to present knowledge and practices in that
field.
 BCN. 504.-Building Research. Variable credit. The second half of the
course BCN. 503-504. Offered 1, 2, 3.

 BUSINESS EDUCATION
 Instructional Staff 1951-52
 Moorman, J. H., Head; Braddy, V. L., Crews, J. W., Maxwell, H. C.
 Note: These courses do not count as credit in Education.

 BEN. 81.-Introductory Typewriting. 4 hours laboratory. 2 credits. Of-
fered 1, 2, 3.
 Skill in typewriting is developed through practice upon personal and business
problems. It is intended that the student will develop the skill necessary to meet his
personal needs in typing.



The statement "Offered 1" means offered first semester; 2, second semester; 3, summer session.