Home Renovation Technician

Course Code: HMRN 100

Reading architectural and engineering drawings provides an overview of what is commonly referred to as blueprint reading. The student shall develop a basic knowledge of drawings, symbols and conventions. The student will demonstrate an awareness of the meaning and use of construction documents, drawings and specifications.

Course Code: HMRN 101

This course will allow the student to demonstrate an awareness of safety in the workplace, by investigating workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS), material safety data sheet (MSDS), Ontario Safety Act, ASHRAI, ISO 9000/14000 programs, Human Comfort and Health in the workplace, acoustics, plumbing and preventive maintenance issues will be investigated.

Course Code: HMRN 102

This course will allow the student to demonstrate an awareness of procedures, processes and standards in preparing the site, sub-structure and super-structure construction.

Course Code: HMRN 106

This course will allow the student to demonstrate an awareness of procedures, processes and standards in basic installation concepts for plumbing, electrical and heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Practical application will be the basic conceptual design considerations of each element as it pertains to the requirements of the mock-up new and renovated construction.

Course Code: HMRN 203

Trim refers to the finishing around openings of a building, also called the finish, which completes the visual appreciation. Trim describes the installation of cornices, mouldings, panelling, crown mouldings, deep sculpt mouldings, door trim mouldings, chair rail mouldings, picture hanging mouldings, mirror mouldings, step mouldings, brick mouldings, drip caps, corner guards, fluted pilaster, astragals, base mouldings, base cap mouldings, beaded casings, cover mouldings, panel mouldings, handrails, balusters, rounds, clam shell and stop mouldings.

Course Code: TMTH 110

This course is designed to provide a solid mathematical background for students entering studies in the building construction and renovation program at Humber. The course covers arithmetic operations, mensuration, simple equation, geometry, and their associated applications. Metric and British systems and their conversions will be addressed, as well as the identification and measure of geometric angles, and basic right angle triangles.

Course Code: WRIT 108

This course is designed to develop the writing skills that will be required in the technical workplace. Students will learn to select and use appropriate language and layout for technical documents and write documents that are clear, accurate, and grammatically correct. Students will practice reading and writing skills that will be valuable in their college programs and build a strong base for professional technical and business writing. Those students who plan to further their studies will develop the fundamental skills for writing acceptable academic English. To help students reach these goals, the course covers the following: analytical reading and critical thinking; the organization and development of various technical documents; and the elements of clear writing, including grammar and punctuation skills. To complete WRIT 108 successfully, students must produce writing that meets or surpasses the minimum departmental standards as set out in the attached sample criterion sheets.

Course Code: GNED 101

The humanities course focuses on fundamental questions individuals ask of themselves as they proceed through life. Why are we the way we are? Do we have free will or are we prisoners of our past experience or our biological inheritance? What motivates societies to change? Why do societal changes so often divide people into opposing camps? Why do so many people find contemporary life at home, at work, and in the community unfulfilling? What constitutes good government? How should injustice be fought? Can nations successfully deal with global problems? What is science and how does it differ from other kinds of inquiry? Can scientists provide solutions to the problems we face? What is art and does it offer answers of its own? What is its relationship to beauty, to knowledge, and to ethics? Is objectivity about art (or anything) possible? These questions are organized into units that begin with issues concerning the nature of the individual and then extend outward to various social, cultural and physical contexts.

The issues explored in this course are too complex to have any one right answer. Rather, individuals must search for answers that make sense of their experiences via various theoretical perspectives. The humanities course supports this endeavour through study of different thinkers presented in the readings and exploration of different points of view explored in class discussions.

Course Code: HMRN 150

The student will investigate the Ontario Building Code (OBC), demonstrating an

Course Code: HMRN 151

The student will become familiar with establishing their scope of work, proposals, scheduling activities, material take-off systems, substitutions of materials, waste control, change orders and quality administration. The goal is to assess the job in detail before starting and work out all problems that can be anticipated and increase profitability and customer satisfaction.

Course Code: HMRN 153

This course will consider in depth, the assemblies of materials chosen to compose a wall system. The wall system may be framed with steel, wood, or masonry units to meet specific performance requirements relating to structural strength, fire resistance, durability and acoustical isolation.

Course Code: HMRN 154

Building Systems 2 is a continuation of Building Systems 1 and the concepts of mechanical electrical installations are more specifically reviewed as they relate to the function and the esthetics of the building. For example, fixture types, costing, estimating, and post rough-in.

Course Code: HMRN 156

Introduction to the residential building envelope including sheathing and exterior finishes. The course will also involve installation of all doors and windows and all service access openings.

Course Code: WRIT 208

This course is designed to reinforce and expand on the skills students learned in English 1. In English 2, students will learn to design and write informal reports and a variety of other technical documents, using appropriate research, language, layout, and graphics.

Course Code: GNED

The following courses represent the GNED General Education electives that you can choose from as part of your program's curriculum.

Introduction to Liberal Arts and Sciences
GNED 101 An Introduction to Arts and Sciences

Anthropology
ANTH 202 Physical Anthropology
ANTH 205 Cultural Anthropology

Arts
ARTS 138 Understanding Movies: An Introduction to Film Studies
ARTS 229 Musical Pioneers
ARTS 241 Exploring Music and Film
ARTS 246 Art and Artists - Money, Madness and Masterpieces

Cultural Studies
CULT 211 Conspiracy Theories and Critical Thinking
CULT 214 AlterNative Pathways: Aboriginal People in Canada
CULT 217 Encounter with Latin America
CULT 228 Pop Culture: Shaping How We Live
CULT 236 China: The Next Superpower
CULT 239 Digital Culture
CULT 242 Culture, Technology and Identity
CULT 243 Crossing Borders: Migration and Culture
CULT 244 Gender, Race and Ethnicity
CULT 245 The Body: Beauty, Sex and Consumerism
CULT 248 Women and Popular Culture

Economics
ECON 110 Real Life Economics
ECON 204 People, Money and Markets
ECON 206 The History of Money

English
ENGE 110 Literature: An Introduction
ENGL 239 Dark Days Ahead
ENGL 242 Pulp Fiction
ENGL 246 Contemporary Fiction
ENGL 247 Life Stories
ENGL 248 Voices from the Underground

Geography
GEOG 210 The Nature of Ontario
GEOG 212 Political Geography

History
HIST 110 Canada: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
HIST 203 Monsters of the 20th Century
HIST 217 History of War
HIST 218 The Making of the Modern World
HIST 222 The Age of Europe: From the Enlightenment to 1989

Humanities
HUMA 137 Art Matters: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Art
HUMA 226 The Arts and the 21st Century Imagination: Longing for Paradise
HUMA 235 World Religions
HUMA 241 Risky Business: Living in a Dangerous World
HUMA 242 Vampires: In Film and Literature
HUMA 244 Ordinary Heroes: Extraordinary Lives!
HUMA 250 God, Science and Religion

Languages
SPAN 110 Introductory Spanish 1

Philosophy
PHIL 100 Ideas: An Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 110 The Love of Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 217 Ethical Issues
PHIL 225 Philosophy of Love and Sex
PHIL 227 Business Ethics
PHIL 228 Success: Philosophical Perspectives
PHIL 229 Violence, Order and Justice: An Introduction to Political Philosophy
PHIL 230 Environmental Ethics

Political Science
POLS 110 Introduction to Politics
POLS 204 Morality, Democracy and Politics
POLS 219 Globalization
POLS 223 War and Terrorism
POLS 224 Justice, Equality and Rights
POLS 225 Environmental Policy and Economics

Psychology
PSYC 110 Psychology - An Introduction
PSYC 205 Applied Psychology and Leadership
PSYC 207 Psychology of Sport
PSYC 210 Psychology - Developmental
PSYC 220 Psychology - Social
PSYC 230 Psychology - Abnormal

Science
SCIE 110 The Science of Everything
SCIE 208 Water: A Life or Death Issue
SCIE 213 Astronomy: The Evolving Universe
SCIE 216 Origins of Life
SCIE 219 Dangerous Earth
SCIE 221 The Environment
SCIE 223 Astrobiology: Life in the Universe
SCIE 224 Discovering Dinosaurs

Sociology
SOCE 100 Canadian Society and Culture
SOCI 110 Sociology: Introduction
SOCI 205 Social Entrepreneurship: Profit, People and the Planet
SOCI 219 Sport and Society
SOCI 232 Gender, Power and Society
SOCI 233 Sociology of Cultural Difference
SOCI 234 Society and Conflict
SOCI 236 Issues in Crime
SOCI 237 Sociology of Fashion
SOCI 238 Sociology of Food
SOCI 239 Citizenship, Immigration, and Democracy
SOCI 240 Sociology of the Family
SOCI 246 Sociology of Emotions
SOCI 247 Leadership
SOCI 249 Imagining the City
SOCI 257 Canada Today
SOCI 277 Sexual Diversity: Contemporary Social Issues

Course Code: HMRN 201

As a building constructor/renovator, the student has to consider payrolls, trade payments, suppliers and creditors, as well as maintaining a place of business. Contending with conditions beyond your control, such as adverse economic trends and/or strong competition, as well as difficult customers are part and parcel of maintaining financial stability of the renovation business.

Course Code:

Course Code: HMRN 208

The student will become familiar with deck, stairs and rails for interior and exterior construction specifically within the home renovation field. As a home renovator, some of the non-skilled trades can be substituted by the home renovator in order to be more profitable and efficient. Deck stairs and rails is a non-skilled trade that can be mastered by understanding the techniques used with different materials.

Course Code: HMRN 209

The student will become familiar with flooring specifically within the home renovation field. As a home renovator, some of the non-skilled trades can be substituted by the home renovator in order to be more profitable and efficient. Flooring is considered as a non-skilled trade that can be mastered by knowing simple trade secrets and techniques used with different materials.

Course Code: HMRN 210

The student will become familiar with wall panelling and millwork specifically within the home renovation field. There are many options to wall finishes but the most popular are panelling and millwork. The students will explore the different wall panelling systems that are available to residential construction and the associated millwork and trim work that will enhance the project.