Minnesota Packages

Minnesota – Ethics, Statutes, and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

In this course the student will study two ethics courses including the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Statutes and Rules.

Stress and Strain in Soils: 4 PDH

In this course the student will understand the properties and mechanics of soils and accurately calculate the stresses and deformations of soil masses.

Engineering Description of Soils and Rocks: 4 PDH

In this course the student will understand the engineering characteristics of soils and rocks and to how to properly identify and classify to develop a subsurface profile for site evaluations.

Slope Stability in Embankments and Structures: 5 PDH

In this course the student will understand the design of slope stability in embankments and structures and how to recognize, analyze, and solve slope instability issues encountered.

Approach Roadway Deformations: 4 PDH

In this course the student will understand roadway approach embankment design and construction and methods to mitigate deformations typically seen in these structure, including the infamous “bump” encountered at the approach to structure interface.

Strategies for Improving Sustainability of Asphalt Pavements: 3 PDH

In this course the student will understand sustainability throughout the entire pavement life cycle and the importance of recognizing context sensitivity and assessing trade-offs in developing sustainable solutions.

Minnesota – Ethics, Statutes, and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

In this course the student will study two ethics courses including the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Statutes and Rules.

Design and Development of Hybrid Power Plants: 4 PDH

In this course the student will understand the hybrid power plant and the necessary design and planning details required to ensure reliable and efficient means for power production.

Compressed Air Energy Storage and Pumped Storage Hydropower Concepts: 4 PDH

In this course the student will understand understand current Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) and Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) technologies and explore future advances of this technology by examining the feasibility of a variety of different concepts.

Energy Storage Technology Cost and Performance: 4 PDH

In this course the student will understand a variety of different energy storage technologies and explore their advantages and disadvantages with an in-depth cost and performance comparison. This course follows the report: Energy Storage Technology and Cost Characterization Report, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Electrical Storage Guide for Electrical Engineers: 5 PDH

This course provides a thorough overview of current electrical storage technologies including batteries, flywheels, compressed air energy storage (CAES), and pumped storage hydropower (PSH) and is a how-to guide for engineers to aid in the selection, procurement, installation, and/or operation of stationary energy storage systems in today’s electric grid.

Analysis of National Charging infrastructure for Electric Vehicles: 3 PDH

This courses addresses the fundamental question of how much plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging infrastructure is needed in the United States to support both plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs). In this course the student will understand PEV charging infrastructure requirements and analyze a range of plausible scenarios that consider the relationship between the evolution of the PEV fleet and charging infrastructure.

Minnesota – Ethics, Statutes, and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

In this course the student will study two ethics courses including the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Statutes and Rules.

Improving Pumping System Performance: 4 PDH

This course provides a thorough overview of pumping systems and their components and practical guidelines to enhance performance and increase efficiency.

Improving Process Heating System Performance: 4 PDH

This course provides a thorough overview of process heating systems and their components and practical guidelines to enhance performance and increase efficiency.

Improving Steam System Performance: 5 PDH

This course provides a thorough overview of steam systems and their components and practical guidelines to enhance performance and increase efficiency.

Improving Compressed Air System Performance: 4 PDH

This course provides a thorough overview of compressed air systems and their components and presents various methods and opportunities to enhance performance and increase efficiency.

Coating Types and Characteristics of Metals: 3 PDH

In this course the student will understand the characteristics and applications of various industrial coatings and metal finishes.

Minnesota – Ethics, Statutes, and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

In this course the student will study two ethics courses including the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Statutes and Rules.

Engineer’s Guide to Corrosion-Causes, Protection and Control: 8 PDH

In this course the student will understand the process of corrosion on metals from its causes and effects into protection and control. The student will understand corrosion on a variety of metals and methods to mitigate and control corrosion over the life of a material.

Essentials of Heating and Cooling of Buildings: 7 PDH

In this course the student will understand all elements effecting heating and cooling of structures and to properly calculate loads and loss for ideal thermal comfort.

Solar Hot Water Systems Design: 6 PDH

This course will assist an engineer to understand the optimal and reliable configurations of solar water heating systems in different climates along with design specifications, planning principles, and guidelines for such systems that serve building clusters with significant domestic hot water needs.

Minnesota – Ethics, Statutes, and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

In this course the student will study two ethics courses including the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Statutes and Rules.

Pavement Design for Roads, Streets, Walks, and Open Storage Areas: 6 PDH

This online course provides guidance for design of pavements and supporting materials for roads, streets, walks and open storage areas. The contents include procedures for conducting preliminary site reconnaissance, traffic analyses, and criteria for the design of subgrade, subbase, base courses, flexible and rigid pavements.

Home Builders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Building Design: 5 PDH

In this course, the student will review Chapters 1-4 from “Homebuilders Guide to Earthquake Resistant Design and Construction”, FEMA 232 – June 2006 prepared by the Building Seismic Safety Council for the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the Department of Homeland Security.

Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes Part I: 4 PDH

Part I of a two-part series. This course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes, and the design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, internal/external fluid pressures, cast-in-place conduits for dams, circular reinforced concrete pipe for small dams and levees, and corrugated metal pipe for rural levees and culverts.

Conduits, Culverts, and Pipes Part II: 4 PDH

Part II of a two-part series. This course provides guidance on the design and construction of conduits, culverts, and pipes, and the design procedures for trench/embankment earth loadings, highway loadings, railroad loadings, surface concentrated loadings, internal/external fluid pressures, cast-in-place conduits for dams, circular reinforced concrete pipe for small dams and levees, and corrugated metal pipe for rural levees and culverts.

Deterioration of Concrete: 2 PDH

This course is most relevant to engineers wishing to attain knowledge on the most common causes of problems in concrete. The course also provides a brief description of the basic mechanism of each common problem, a description of the typical symptoms that would be observed during a visual inspection, and suggests preventative methods or techniques to prevent further damage.

Minnesota – Ethics, Statutes, and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

In this course the student will study two ethics courses including the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Statutes and Rules.

Basic Electrical and DC Theory: 9 PDH

In this course you’ll learn the basics involving: matter, electron theory, magnetism, electromagnetism, the laws of electrical circuits, series circuits, parallel circuits, series-parallel circuits and the basic electrical formulas.

Batteries, DC Circuits, DC Generators, & DC Motors: 6 PDH

This electrical training course provides a basic introduction to DC theory, electrical circuits, batteries and DC machinery (motors and generators). This course is essential to electrical engineers to refresh upon the basics and relearn the basic knowledge of electrical principals and equipment usages and applications.

AC Theory, Circuits, Generators & Motors: 6 PDH

AC circuit theory can cause engineers a lot of difficulty; however this course will attempt to make the concept easy to see and understand. Numerous pictures and graphs are used to show the basic fundamentals of how Alternating Current works. This course also details the general theory and equations for AC Circuit analysis, AC generators and AC Motors.

Minnesota – Ethics, Statutes, and Rules for Professional Engineers: 4 PDH

In this course the student will study two ethics courses including the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design Statutes and Rules.

Thermodynamics: 8 PDH

This course provides a detailed overview of Thermodynamics Principles and Practices including thermodynamic principles in practical industrial, commercial and residential applications. The student will comprehend, analyze and solve various types of practical thermodynamic problems through several case studies. Laws, equations, graphs, charts, tables and diagrams, pertaining to various thermodynamics concepts, are covered and utilized in the analysis and solution of the case study problems.

Heat Transfer: 4 PDH

The transfer of heat is an integral part of many industrial processes. Moreover, heat transfer affects our everyday lives – from an oven heating our dinner to the wind cooling us on a hot summer day. Thus, it is important that the engineer understands how to apply the basic principles of heat transfer to solve real-world problems.

Fluid Flow: 4 PDH

Fluid flow and practical fluid mechanics is essential to any engineer’s knowledge base. This course will overview the basic principles of fluid flow including the three key attributes to solve all fluid problems. Bernoulli Equation will be discussed in detail to enable understanding of different types of energy in a fluid stream. Laminar and turbulent flow, head loss, and factors affecting head loss will also be dicussed in detail and explained with practical problems.

Diesel Engine Fundamentals I: 3 PDH

Part I of a two-part series. This course provides the engineer the basic understanding of the operation and design of Diesel Engines. The student will learning learn the fundamentals from the earlier history to the basic components which make up all diesel engines today.

Diesel Engine Fundamentals II: 3 PDH

Part II of a two-part series. This course provides the engineer the basic understanding of the operation and design of Diesel Engines. The student will learn in depth, the diesel engine operation including an overview of all basic components as well as the different cycles and the operation of all essential systems of modern day diesel engines.