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This course is a survey type course and discusses the practice and skills needed for facilities management and facilities engineering.  It also covers, in general, the topics in which a facilities manager or facilities engineer will need to develop competency.

Students are expected to learn:  1) about various facility functions of facilities management; 2) about each of the nine facility functions in general.

Students and employees at Oakton Community College are required to demonstrate academic integrity and follow Oakton's Code of Academic Conduct. This code prohibits:

• cheating,
• plagiarism (turning in work not written by you, or lacking proper citation),
• falsification and fabrication (lying or distorting the truth),
• helping others to cheat,
• unauthorized changes on official documents,
• pretending to be someone else or having someone else pretend to be you,
• making or accepting bribes, special favors, or threats, and
• any other behavior that violates academic integrity.

There are serious consequences to violations of the academic integrity policy. Oakton's policies and procedures provide students a fair hearing if a complaint is made against you. If you are found to have violated the policy, the minimum penalty is failure on the assignment and, a disciplinary record will be established and kept on file in the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for a period of 3 years.
Details of the Code of Academic Conduct can be found in the Student Handbook.

1.    Nature of Facilities Management
2.    Planning, Programming & Budgeting
3.    Real Estate - Residential & Nonresidential
4.    Design Build Cycle
5.    Operations and Maintenance
6.    Practice of Facilities Management and Facilities Engineering

Primary emphasis is placed on the interpretation of mechanical drawings and diagrams.  Instructions will include solution of workbook problems and construction of simple drawings.

Course may be taught as face-to-face, media-based, hybrid or online course.

The student is responsible for reading the assigned chapters in the textbook.  Attendance is mandatory.  All assignments must be handed in on time.  A grade lower will be given for any assignment not received on the date due.

Facilities Management, by David Cotts, Publisher

Students are required to solve workbook problems, take three tests and submit a semester project.

No makeup quizzes or tests will be given expect for cases of extreme illness and with the consent of the instructor.

If you have a documented learning, psychological, or physical disability you may be entitled to reasonable academic accommodations or services. To request accommodations or services, contact the ASSIST office in the Learning Center. All students are expected to fulfill essential course requirements. The College will not waive any essential skill or requirement of a course or degree program.