Public Works Management
6 courses · Palomar College · 2026-2027 Catalog
PWM 50 Introduction to Public Works
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
Designed by the American Public Works and Maintenance Superintendents Associations in order to prepare public works and maintenance workers for lead and supervisory positions. Students will receive an introduction to techniques; materials and equipment used in public works, maintenance and repair projects.
PWM 51 Street Construction and Maintenance
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
Provides instruction on street construction and maintenance; including materials and methods, specifications, records and cost accounting systems, revenue sources and budget preparation. Other subjects include safety, drainage, equipment records and specifications, as well as public relations. Codes and industry standards that pertain to improvements and repair will be reviewed.
PWM 52 Asphalt and Portland Cement
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
Provides instruction on the recommended procedures, practices, and testing criteria used by the Asphalt Institute highlighting local city and county asphalt requirements. Content includes specifications for roads, runway floors, and hydraulic structures and Portland Cement concrete design and uses. Includes transporting, placing, curing, and testing concrete as well as application and construction methods employed.
PWM 53 Public Works Inspection
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
Provides an overview of the inspector's role and responsibilities as it relates to a project. The student will be given the necessary information and training necessary for entry-level inspection responsibilities. The course will apply to construction of municipal infrastructure and civil engineering type projects.
PWM 55 Public Works Administration
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
Provides an introduction to the organizational concepts used by the Public Works Department. Content includes typical organization, management concepts, political considerations, planning, financial management and public relations.
PWM 57 Plan Interpretation and Cost Estimating
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 3.00 hours lecture
Provides a basic introduction into reading and interpreting construction plans related to public works and street improvement projects. Will provide the student with the fundamental understanding of how construction plans relate to actual construction and how to use the plans to determine the quantity of materials needed to complete the work proposed on the plans and to estimate a cost for the completion of the work.