ECTS - Construction Scheduling and Cost Control
Construction Scheduling and Cost Control (CE564) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Construction Scheduling and Cost Control | CE564 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Question and Answer, Problem Solving. |
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| Course Objectives | Scheduling and cost control are essential tools for successful construction management. Scheduling deals with network based schedules of construction activities (like critical path method) and cost control provides comparison of actual and planned financial information in the course of the project. Time extension claims in construction contracts wherein the proof of cause-effect relationship is the essence of the whole argument are currently required to be submitted together with construction schedules like critical path method.To furnish the civil engineering students with this skill set a popular computer software for construction scheduling and cost control shall be taught thoroughly in this course. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction and some advanced studies in a computer application like MS Project, extensively used for construction scheduling and cost control, time extension clauses in international construction contracts, cause-effect relationship to prove construction claims. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | What is scheduling and cost control in construction management . | |
| 2 | Types of scheduling techniques | |
| 3 | Types of scheduling techniques | |
| 4 | Precedence relationships and critical path method | |
| 5 | Precedence relationships and critical path method | |
| 6 | Preparing the list of construction activities ( teaching the computer application) | |
| 7 | Specifying construction resources | |
| 8 | Assigning resources to activities | |
| 9 | Formatting and sharing the plan | |
| 10 | Tracking progress on activities | |
| 11 | Advanced windows showing activity details | |
| 12 | Advanced windows to assign resources to activities | |
| 13 | Time extensions in construction conditions. Liquidated damages as opposed to penalties. | |
| 14 | How to implement construction schedules to prove loss and expense claims | |
| 15 | Final Exam Period | |
| 16 | Final Exam Period |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Microsoft Project 2010, Step by Step, Carl Chatfield and T. Johnson, Microsoft Press, Washington |
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| Other Sources | 2. Powell-Smith, V, J. Redmond and D. Stephenson, “ Civil Engineering Claims”, 1999, 3 rded, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | 6 | 25 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 3 | 25 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 10 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems analytically. | X | ||||
| 2 | An ability to solve mathematically defined advanced engineering problems numerically. | X | ||||
| 3 | An ability to use the technology and the literature effectively in the civil engineering research domain. | X | ||||
| 4 | An ability to conduct qualitative research in civil engineering and publish articles in conferences and journals in the area. | X | ||||
| 5 | Ability to design and apply theoretical, experimental and modeling based researches; analyze and solve complex problems encountered in this process. | X | ||||
| 6 | To complete and apply knowledge by using scientific methods using uncertain, limited or incomplete data; use information from different disciplines. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||