2010-2011 Catalog 
    
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2010-2011 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

CTOP 160 - Grade Stakes and Plan Reading

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 2-0-2
This course explores the advanced knowledge needed to safely and proficiently move materials with heavy equipment utilizing practical methodology. This course provides continued development of skills relating to grade stakes, plan reading, layout, lasers, global positioning systems, metric, and mathematical computations. Safety procedures for various categories of excavation equipment will be detailed and demonstrated during a practical exercise. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.Prerequisite: CTOP 155  and acceptance into the Operators Apprenticeship program or consent of department.