Schedule - Spring, 2007

Date

Topic

Readings

1/30

Course Introduction

2/2 - 2/6

Module 1 - Material Take-off and Construction Bid Estimating - Review of Theory, Introduction to Software Solutions

2/8

Introduction to COST software

2/13

Module 1 - Excel Spreadsheets used in Estimating

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/
Excel/

2/15 - 2/20

Module 1 - Estimating Software Packages + Estimating project

http://www.rsmeans.com/demosource/
index.asp

2/22

Module 1 Project DueEXAM 1 - Estimating and Bidding

n/a

2/27

Term Project Description - Dreamweaver Software Introduction

http://www.macromedia.com/software
/dreamweaver/

3/1 Module 2 - Review of Energy Efficient Housing Theory
Energy-10 - Software Manual pp. 1-30,

Energy-10 Publication resources

3/6

Personal Digital Assistants

3/8 Module 2 - Introduction to Passive Solar Design - Glazing, Shading Energy-10 - Software Manual pp. 31-54, 69-84

3/13-3/15 Module 2 - Insulation & Air Leakage Control Energy-10 - Software Manual pp. 95-104

3/20, 22

NO CLASS

SPRING BREAK

3/27

Telephony

Telephony & Internet History Lecture

3/29

Website Design

Site Map, Organizing information effectively

4/3

Module 2 Project DueModule 3 - Review 4 P's of Marketing

4/5

EXAM 2 - Energy Efficient Housing

4/6

Module 3 - Product Knowledge - Software tools

http://www.build.com/

4/12 Personal Digital Assistants Dr. David Bloniarz

4/17 NO CLASS ***Monday Schedule ****

4/19
Module 3 - Promotion - Customer Relationship Management
http://www.planetpdamag.com/content
/050102sc.htm

4/18

Module 3 - Promotion - E-Commerce in the Forest Products Industry

Vlosky, "E-Commerce in the Forest Products Industry"

4/24

Module 3 - Publicity

n/a

4/26 EXAM 3 - Ecommerce, Marketing & Sales

5/1-3
Module 3 - Marketing IT Applications
n/a

5/8-10 Module 3 Project Due Module Presentations

5/15

Module 3 - Sales - Wireless technologies and applications

http://palmaddict.typepad.com/palmaddicts/2006/05/field_employees.html

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Building Materials and Wood Technology
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College of Natural Resources and the Environment
University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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