Mississippi – Laws, Rules, & Ethics for Professional Engineers: 3 PDH

In this course the student will study the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Laws and Rules including Ethics.

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.

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 structures, including the infamous “bump” encountered at the approach to structure interface.

Mississippi – Laws, Rules, & Ethics for Professional Engineers: 3 PDH

In this course the student will study the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Laws and Rules including Ethics.

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 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).

Mississippi – Laws, Rules, & Ethics for Professional Engineers: 3 PDH

In this course the student will study the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Laws and Rules including Ethics.

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.

Mississippi – Laws, Rules, & Ethics for Professional Engineers: 3 PDH

Preview Course: Mississippi Laws, Rules and Ethics
In this course the student will study the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Laws and Rules including Ethics.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Mississippi laws and rules
  • The engineer’s duty to protect the public
  • The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
  • The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
  • The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
  • The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Mechanical Systems Commissioning: 6 PDH

Preview Course: Mechanical Systems Commissioning
In this course the student will learn the various benefits commissioned mechanical equipment has to a facility by understanding the procedures in developing a commissioning program for mechanical equipment and the detailed processes effective in verifying proper system installation.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Discuss the need for commissioning mechanical equipment
  • Understand the commissioning process
  • Explain commissioning of HVAC equipment
  • Explain commissioning of Generators And Ancillary Equipment
  • Explain commissioning of Air Compressors And Pneumatic Control Systems
  • Explain commissioning of Fire Suppression Systems
  • Explain commissioning of Cranes And Elevators
  • Explain commissioning of Water And Sewage Treatment Systems

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Solar Hot Water Systems Design: 6 PDH

Preview Course: Solar Hot Water Systems Design
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.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Discuss solar energy and its constraints
  • Understand solar hot water thermal system configurations
  • Discuss applications in the government sector
  • Explain solar hot water design and design considerations
  • Discuss solar hot water system performance
  • Understand solar hot water system maintenance

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Mississippi – Laws, Rules, & Ethics for Professional Engineers: 3 PDH

Preview Course: Mississippi Laws, Rules and Ethics
In this course the student will study the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Laws and Rules including Ethics.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Mississippi laws and rules
  • The engineer’s duty to protect the public
  • The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
  • The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
  • The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
  • The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

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

Preview Course: Pavement Design
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.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Have a better understanding of the characteristics of the flexible and rigid pavements; and
  • Be familiar with the criteria for the design of pavements and supporting materials

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Foundations in Expansive Soils: 6 PDH

Preview Course: Foundations in Expansive Soils
This course presents guidance and information for the geotechnical investigation necessary for the selection and design of foundations for heavy and light buildings constructed in expansive clay soil areas. The information in this course is generally applicable to many types of structures such as residences, warehouses, and multi-story buildings. Emphasis is given to the maintenance of an environment that encourages constant moisture conditions in the foundation soils during and following construction. Special attention must always be given to specific requirements of the structure such as limitations on allowable differential movement.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Guidelines of the geotechnical investigation and analysis
  • Field exploration
  • Laboratory investigations
  • Methodology for prediction of volume changes
  • Selection of the type of foundation
  • Structural details of design procedures provided for reference
  • Methods of minimizing foundation movement
  • Construction techniques and inspection Remedial repair of damaged structures

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Requirements

Continuing Education or PDH is known as CPC in Mississippi
Mississippi professional engineers are required to earn 15 PDH annually. All of the required hours can be earned through online continuing education courses. EZpdh.com courses are accepted by the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Surveyors. The following table shows a quick rundown of license renewal requirements.

Mississippi – Laws, Rules, & Ethics for Professional Engineers: 3 PDH

Preview Course: Mississippi Laws, Rules and Ethics
In this course the student will study the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Laws and Rules including Ethics.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Mississippi laws and rules
  • The engineer’s duty to protect the public
  • The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
  • The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
  • The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
  • The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

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

Preview Course: Batteries, DC Circuits, DC Generators, & DC Motors
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.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Battery theory and terminology
  • Battery operations: series, parallel, primary, seconday, shelf life, etc
  • Battery types: wet, dry, alkaline, etc
  • Battery hazards
  • Inductance
  • Capacitance
  • DC generator construction
  • DC generator theory of operation
  • DC generator voltage production, ratings, & losses
  • DC motor theory
  • DC motor construction and operation

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a twenty (20) question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies six (6) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

AC Theory, Circuits, Generators & Motors: 6 PDH

Preview Course: AC Theory, Circuits, Generators & Motors
This course also introduces the basic electricity and electrical circuit concepts associated with direct current. Topics include calculation of current, voltage, resistance and power in series, parallel and combination circuits with direct current (DC) power sources.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • AC motor theory
  • AC motor construction and operation
  • AC motor applications and usage
  • Transformer theory and design
  • Electronic Measuring devices
  • Instrument construction
  • Distribution systems

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 20 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 6 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Requirements

Continuing Education or PDH is known as CPC in Mississippi
Mississippi professional engineers are required to earn 15 PDH annually. All of the required hours can be earned through online continuing education courses. EZpdh.com courses are accepted by the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Surveyors. The following table shows a quick rundown of license renewal requirements.

Mississippi – Laws, Rules, & Ethics for Professional Engineers: 3 PDH

Preview Course: Mississippi Laws, Rules and Ethics
In this course the student will study the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors Laws and Rules including Ethics.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • The engineer’s guidelines for practicing within Mississippi laws and rules
  • The engineer’s duty to protect the public
  • The engineer’s duty to make objective and truthful statements
  • The engineer’s duty to limit practice to his or her field of competence
  • The engineer’s duty to maintain client confidentiality
  • The engineer’s responsibility to the profession

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 25 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 3 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Thermodynamics: 8 PDH

Preview Course: Thermodynamics
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.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Energy concepts and extension/application of the law of conservation of energy
  • Conversion of thermal energy to electricity through steam turbines and electric generators
  • Understanding and application of Steam Tables
  • Fundamental and essential concepts such as entropy, enthalpy, heat of fusion, heat of sublimation, latent and sensible heat
  • Thermodynamic processes
  • Heat engine cycles
  • Psychrometric analysis based on psychrometric chart
  • Refrigeration cycle related numerical analysis utilizing Pressure –Enthalpy Charts

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 30 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 8 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Heat Transfer: 4 PDH

Preview Course: Heat Transfer
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.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• • Heat transfer definitions and terminology, including heat flux, thermal conductivity, LMTD, and heat transfer coefficients
  • Conduction and the equivalent resistance formulas
  • Convection and use of the overall heat transfer coefficient
  • Radiant heat transfer, including black bodies, gray bodies and emissivity

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 15 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 4 professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Requirements

Continuing Education or PDH is known as CPC in Mississippi
Mississippi professional engineers are required to earn 15 PDH annually. All of the required hours can be earned through online continuing education courses. EZpdh.com courses are accepted by the Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers & Surveyors. The following table shows a quick rundown of license renewal requirements.