DESIGNED TO ASSIST ADMINISTRATORS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS TO PLAN, DEVELOP, AND EVALUATE PROGRAMS, THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE OFFERS COURSE OUTLINES, PROCEDURES, LABORATORY LAYOUTS, TEXTS AND REFERENCES, LISTS OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND ITS COST, AND A SELECTED LIST OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOCIETIES. BASIC MATERIALS WERE PREPARED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PURSUANT TO A U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION (USOE) CONTRACT. THESE WERE REVISED, AND THE FINAL DRAFT WAS PREPARED BY USOE PERSONNEL. TECHNICAL COURSE OUTLINES FOR BOTH OPTIONS INCLUDE HOURS REQUIRED, DESCRIPTION INSTRUCTION SUGGESTIONS, MAJOR DIVISIONS, TEXTS AND REFERENCES, AND VISUAL AND TRAINING AIDS. SOME COURSES ARE--(1) TECHNICAL DRAWING, (2) CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND EQUIPMENT, (3) SURVEYING AND MEASUREMENTS, (4) SOILS AND FOUNDATIONS, AND (5) REINFORCED CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION. TEACHERS SHOULD HAVE ADVANCED TECHNICAL TRAINING. STUDENTS SHOULD BE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WITH 1 1/2 YEARS OF ALGEBRA, 1 YEAR OF GEOMETRY, AND 1 YEAR OF PHYSICS. AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF TEXTS AND REFERENCES IS GIVEN. THIS DOCUMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS FS 5.280--80041 FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENT, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20402, FOR $0.60. (EM)