CIVILEN 5830
Transcript Abbreviation:
Const Schedule
Course Description:
Practical aspects in identifying construction activities and their relations, establishing visual representation of a project schedule, and computing the completion date of the project.
Course Levels:
Undergraduate (1000-5000 level)
Graduate
Designation:
Elective
General Education Course
(N/A)
Cross-Listings
(N/A)
Credit Hours (Minimum if “Range”selected):
3.00
Max Credit Hours:
3.00
Select if Repeatable:
Off
Maximum Repeatable Credits
(N/A)
Total Completions Allowed
(N/A)
Allow Multiple Enrollments in Term:
No
Course Length:
14 weeks (autumn or spring)
12 weeks (summer only)
Off Campus:
Never
Campus Location:
Columbus
Instruction Modes:
In Person (75-100% campus; 0-24% online)
Prerequisites and Co-requisites:
Prereq: 2810 (682), or permission of instructor.
Electronically Enforced:
No
Exclusions:
Not open to students with credit for 684.
Course Goals / Objectives:
Understand the importance of planning & scheduling construction operations. This will also include reviewing bar chart schedules
Learn how to prepare network schedules manually and later by using the computer. This will include emphasizing the importance of acquiring information, acquiring durations, specifying relationships, and identifying the critical path
Learn how to use scheduling skills to minimize the project duration, balance the resources, and use the schedule to prove delay claims
Be able to prepare a complete network schedule for a construction project
Check if concurrence sought:
No
Contact Hours:
| Topic | LEC | REC | LAB | LAB Inst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to CPM Planning and Scheduling; Project Control Systems Evolve in the Academia; Project Control Systems Evolve in the Marketplace; Network Construction; The Durations of the Logic Network; Determining the Critical Path | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Adding Complexity to the Project Schedule; Enhancements by Software Vendors; Data Acquisition and Data Verification; Choosing Activity Codes; Acquiring Information to Initial Schedule; Acquiring the Durations | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Specifying the Relationships Between Activities; Workforce Planning and Resource Leveling; Material Procurement; Preconstruction Activities; Evolution of the Project Schedule | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| CPM and Cost Control; Primavera Project Planner (P3); Converting the Team Plan to the Calculated Schedule | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Engineer’s Review of the Submitted Initial CPM; Updating the Schedule; Engineer’s Review of the Submitted Update; CPM in Claims and Litigation; Delay Analysis Techniques | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Total | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Grading Plan:
Letter Grade
Course Components:
Lecture
Grade Roster Component:
Lecture
Credit by Exam (EM):
No
Grades Breakdown:
| Aspect | Percent |
|---|---|
| Midterm Exam | 25% |
| Final Exam | 40% |
| Homework assignments | 20% |
| Term Paper | 10% |
| Attendance | 5% |
Representative Textbooks and Other Course Materials:
| Title | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|
| CPM in Construction Management, Sixth Edition | James J. O’Brien & Fredric L. Plotnick, |
ABET-CAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
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ABET-ETAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
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ABET-EAC Criterion 3 Outcomes
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Embedded Literacies Info
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Additional Notes or Comments
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