Revised 03/98
BLD 247 - Construction Planning and Scheduling (3 CR.)
Course Description
Introduces principles of planning and scheduling of a construction project. Includes sequence of events and processes on a construction site. Studies scheduling techniques including the critical path method. Lecture 3 hours per week.
General Course Purpose
Purpose is to acquaint the student with fundamentals of construction planning, scheduling, and managing.
Course Prerequisites/Corequisites
College level competencies in knowledge of construction [building] materials and methods; contract documents and codes, and construction [building] cost estimating.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, student will:
- have knowledge of construction and building planning and scheduling; introduction to GANTT [bar] chart; introduction to critical path methods [CPM]
- be able to analyze and plan task and job duration; capability to organize individual task into optimum job using CPM, and PERT methods
- have capability to revise job planning to accommodate changes
- have capability to utilize current microcomputer, software for construction planning
Major Topics to Be Included
- Overview of Construction/Building Planning and Scheduling
- Introduction to GANTT scheduling methods
- Introduction to Critical Path Methods [CPM] and Project Evaluation and Review Techniques [PERT]
- Utilization of CPM method; concept of early and late start and finish; calculation and use of float
- Methods for accelerating and decelerating projects; compression and decompression
- resource allocation and leveling
- cash flow projection using CPM; Introduction to microcomputer software for project management
- Computer Applications: Hands-on experience with microcomputer project management software