Florida-Civil Engineering Package #2 w/AFBC: 19 PDH

In this course the student will study the Florida Board of Professional Engineers Laws and Rules. This course consists of four sections, 1) Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended, or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium, 2) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 455, 3) Florida Statutes: Changes to Chapter 471, and 4) Disciplinary Cases Review.
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SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• The engineer's guidelines for practicing within Florida's laws and rules
• Florida Rules: Rules adopted, amended,  or repealed during the immediate preceding biennium
• Florida Statutes:  Changes to Chapter 455
• Florida Statutes:  Changes to Chapter 471
• Disciplinary Cases Review

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a 11 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 1 continuing education hour (CEH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• 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 10 question multiple-choice quiz. The quiz can be retaken unlimited times until a passing grade of 70% or better is earned. This course satisfies 1 continuing education hour (CEH).

This course presents the significant code changes from the 20202 Florida Building Code to the 2023 Florida Building Code. The course highlights the differences and includes base code changes in the 2012 International Building Codes and the Florida specific changes.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Become familiar with some of the significant changes including additions, deletions, and modification from the 2020 7th Edition Florida Building Code: Building to the 2023 8th Edition Florida Building Code: Building.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after completion of this course. This course satisfies one (1) continuing education hour (CEH)/professional development hour (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain accidents and accident models
• Discuss cause and effect relationships
• Understand human performance considerations
• Describe safety management systems
• Recognize accident types/ individual and systems
• Explain the design of accident investigations

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 four (4) professional development hours (PDH) of continuing education.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain gravel roadways routine maintenance and rehabilitation
• Discuss drainage and its importance
• Describe surface gravel types
• Discuss dust control and stabilization
• Recognize innovations and recent trends
• Explain construction guidelines and gradation determination
• Explain gravel road project quantity calculations
• Discuss gravel deterioration and when to pave

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 four (4) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain overall building design and construction best practices
• Discuss general building site and landscape guidelines
• Discuss envelope/structure essential tips
• Understand architecture/interiors best practices
• Describe mechanical/plumbing lessons learned
• Explain lighting/electrical essentail tips
• Explain operational fundamentals as relates to accessibility, durability, reliability, and maintainability/cleanability

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 three (3) hours of professional development (PDH).

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE OR SKILL OBTAINED

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

• Explain American housing relative to its history, construction characteristics, regulation, and performance experience
• Discuss structural sesign as it applies to residential buildings
• Discuss the latest technical knowledge and engineering approaches for the design of homes
• Explain design loads for residential buildings
• Explain the various loads and load combinations
• Review the various design approaches and corresponding calculations

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 five (5) hours of professional development (PDH).