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Description

About the Course

This six-week course serves as a baseline mathematics course for civil technicians, inspectors, and surveyors. It will cover practical mathematical principles used by civil technicians in the field.

Students will learn the skills necessary to complete volume and area calculations, unit conversions, angles, and other daily calculations in inspection and surveying.

Course Format

The course starts with an instructor-led live orientation. Then, each week of the course will include a prerecorded lecture and self-paced classroom lesson, available on Mondays, as well as a live, instructor-led discussion. Students are encouraged to attend the discussion sessions to hear a recap of the week’s lesson, get help with their assignments, and ask questions.

In addition to the weekly lectures, the course includes topical assignments that must be completed during the same week as the lesson. Students are expected to watch the weekly recorded session and complete the assignments prior to each live discussion session.

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for anyone who would like to learn practical math, which is used by civil technicians in the field.

Course Instructor

Carolyn M. Fackler, P.E., MPa, has been a practicing civil engineer for over twenty years, mostly in government, and has been teaching part time at Dakota County Technical College in the Civil Engineering Technology program for the last three years.  She is a civil servant who enjoys finding ways to make technical topics more approachable and promoting understanding of public works.

Objectives

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Compute area, volumes, and slopes
  • Convert units from metric to imperial, imperial to metric
  • Compute angles using trigonometry
  • Estimate stockpile and other quantities
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Section Title
Math for Civil Engineering Technicians
Type
Online, instructor led
Dates
Nov 30, 2026 to Jan 22, 2027
Course Fee(s)
Tuition $250.00

Section Details

About the Course

This six-week course serves as a baseline mathematics course for civil technicians, inspectors, and surveyors. It will cover practical mathematical principles used by civil technicians in the field.

Students will learn the skills necessary to complete volume and area calculations, unit conversions, angles, and other daily calculations in inspection and surveying.

Course Format

The course starts with an instructor-led live orientation. Then, each week of the course will include a prerecorded lecture and self-paced classroom lesson, available on Mondays, as well as a live, instructor-led discussion each Thursday from 7am-8:30am. CDT. Students are encouraged to attend the discussion sessions to hear a recap of the week’s lesson, get help with their assignments, and ask questions.

In addition to the weekly lectures, the course includes topical assignments that must be completed during the same week as the lesson. Students are expected to watch the weekly recorded session and complete the assignments prior to each live discussion session.

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