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Dec 26, 2024
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BLC 103 - Construction Planning and Control
Credits: 3
3 Lecture Hours
Description
This is a course in the step-by-step procedures and organizational planning necessary for program construction projects using Critical Path Method (CPM). Topics include manual and computer methods of construction, job scheduling, organization and time planning, CPM networking and monitoring of construction progress, cost controlling and determining the applications and advantages of the CPM.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- Analyze the building and break down its elements.
- Prioritize the sequence of construction elements.
- Identify parallel processing elements.
- Assign time per task and schedule the sequence of events as per the CPM process.
- Set up CPM schedules using appropriate computer programs.
Listed Topics
- Introduction to Scheduling
- Requirements for Construction Schedules
- Participants in the Construction Process
- Instruction of Project Schedule Methods
- Uses of Construction Project Schedules
- Task Definition
- Definition of a Task
- Task Attributes
- Work Breakdown
- Logic Diagrams and the Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Introduction
- Essential Terms
- Logical Relationships
- Symbols
- Rules of Job Planning
- Steps in Network Planning
- Rules for Numbering Nodes
Reference Materials
“Means Schedule Manual,” F. Williams Horsley, Robert Snow Means Company, Inc. Industry Publications and Articles
Approved By: Johnson, Alex Date Approved: 05/11/2009
Last Reviewed: 5/11/2023
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