Catalog Description: Civil Engineering with Construction option. The construction industry. Topics covered include: project evaluation, project planes, project delivery systems, contracts, estimating and scheduling. Also drawing and specifications.
Pre-requisite(s):
EGN 3613 Engineering Economics Analysis
Designation: Required
Contribution of course to meeting the Professional Component:
| Math & Science Topic | 0.0 credit hours |
| Engineering Topics | 3.0 credit hours |
| General Education Topics | 0.0 credit hours |
| Class Schedule: | Laboratory Schedule: | ||
| Number of sessions per week | 1 | Number of sessions per week | 0 |
| Duration of each session | 3 hours | Duration of each session | 0 |
Course Objectives: This
class is an introduction to project management in the construction industry.
The course goals are to enable students to
· Understand Project Life Cycles, and Players
· Select project Delivery Systems
· Understand Construction Contracts
· Evaluate Project Documents
· Project Bonding & Insurance
· Study Project Scheduling
· Study Conceptual Estimating
· Review of Project Safety, and Engineering Ethics
Topics:
1. Project Life Cycle & Project Players
· Understanding project phases
· Project Players & Roles
· Selection of Project Team
2. Project Delivery System
· Design-Bid-Build
· Construction Management
· Design-Build
3. Construction Contracts· Contract Language
· Contract Types
4. Construction Document
· Drawings
· Specifications
· Specification Types
· Evaluating Documents
5. Project Bonding & Insurance
· Insurance Types
· Bid, Performance & Payment Bonds
6. Project Scheduling
· Bar Charts and Critical Path Scheduling· Introduction to Project
Administration & Control
7. Project Estimating
· Types of Estimates
· Estimate Makeup
· Quantity Takeoff & Pricing
8. Safety, Labor & Professional Ethics
· Project Safety System and Labor Laws
· Engineering & Professional Ethics
Textbook(s):
Managing the Construction Process, F.E. Gould, Prentice Hall, 2002.
Reference(s):
N/A
Relationship of the
course to Program Outcomes:
This course addresses CEE Program Outcomes 2, 4, 8 and 10.