CONST 230 Planning and Scheduling I (5 credits)
Prerequisite CONST 150 , CONST 160 , BTECA 121 , BTECA 122 , and BTECA 123 with at least a 2.0 grade.
Course Description
Principles of scheduling and planning to control and manage a construction project.
Course Content
A. Four constraints of construction scheduling: Quality, Time, Costs and Safety
B. Scheduling and its relationship to quality.
C. Basic principles of Critical Path Method scheduling
D. Determination of project activities, their durations and sequencing
E. Resource loading of schedule
F. Cost loading of schedule activities
G. Short interval scheduling techniques
H. Scheduling
Student Outcomes
1. Demonstrate ability to apply principles of schedule development and use to manage a typical construction project.
2. Determine the critical path through a project by analysis of all project activities by developing activity durations.
3. Resource load a schedule and use that information to analyze flow of work.
4. Cost load a schedule and use that information to analyze and manage project cash flow.
5. Using computerized industry software, produce a schedule that conforms to time limits based on “critical path planning.”
6. Determine the appropriate construction sequence necessary to avoid unsafe working conditions.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcome:
1. Become a professional a. Ethics and Advocacy
2. Safety and accident prevention
3. Use effective communication tools to disseminate technical and professional business information to a diverse audience. a. Hardware and Software for scheduling, estimating and costing b. Cost projections c. Cash flow projections
4. Analysis and Problem Solving d. Scheduling
5. Planning and Organization Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
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