Course Syllabus
Fall 2009
CM 4510 Construction Scheduling
Prerequisite: CM 3000
Classroom:
H 339
Class/Lab
Periods: M, W @ 6:00pm – 6:50pm Lecture 7:00pm –7:50pm Lab
Text: Construction
Scheduling Practices and Principals, by Jay S. Newitt
Grading
Policy: Mid-Term Exam -- 20% Case Study Presentation Reports – 20%
Final Exam – 20% Master Schedule
Project –30%
Class Participation & Attendance – 10%
Instructor:
Office
Hours:
Office Hours can be scheduled by
appointment only
E-mail: jjambro@spsu.edu (Preferred Correspondence)
Fax: 678-915-4966
Cell:
404-216-6925
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Class |
Date |
Subject of Lecture/Lab |
Assignments Due |
|
1 |
8/24 |
Introduction Assign Course Project
Groups Overview of Project Management
Basics |
Read Chapter 1 and 2 |
|
2 |
8/26 |
Distribute Why Schedule Bar Chart Schedules |
Read Chapter 2 and 4 |
|
3 |
8/31 |
Introduction to CPM
Scheduling |
Read Chapter 5 |
|
4 |
9/2 |
Creating Network Logic
Diagram |
Case Study and Read Chapter
6 |
|
5 |
9/7 |
|
|
|
6 |
9/9 |
Determining Durations |
Master Schedule Project
Status Report Read Chapter 7 |
|
7 |
9/14 |
Calculating Start and
Finish Dates |
Read Chapter 8 and
Case Study |
|
8 |
9/16 |
Reviewing and Analyzing the
Schedule |
Read Chapter 11 |
|
9 |
9/21 |
Updating the Schedule |
Read Chapter 14 Master Schedule Activity
List Due - Excel |
|
10 |
9/23 |
Creating Teamwork Getting Subcontractors to
Conform to the Schedule |
Case Study and Read Chapter 17 Master Schedule Durations
Due - Excel |
|
11 |
9/28 |
Three Week Look Ahead
Schedule |
Case Study and Read Chapter
18 |
|
12 |
9/30 |
MID TERM EXAM Managing Projects Using
Sure Track Super Bowl Project Schedule
Demo |
Read Chapter 21 |
|
13 |
10/5 |
Sure Track –
Introduction-Set up New Project File |
Complete New Project
File |
|
14 |
10/7 |
Sure Track – Import
Activity ID’s Sure Track – Determine
Durations |
Complete Activity ID’s and
Durations |
|
15 |
10/12 |
Sure Track- Develop Critical
Path Sure Track – Successors and
Predecessors |
Complete CPM and Logic
|
|
16 |
10/14 |
Sure Track – Assign Responsibilities,
Area, Phases |
Assign all Resp /
Area / Phase |
|
17 |
10/19 |
Sure Track – Establish
Logic and Relationships |
Evaluate Construction
Sequencing w/ Instructor |
|
|
10/21 |
Sure Track – Updating the
Schedule |
Complete Percent Complete
Updates |
|
18 |
10/26 |
Sure Track Schedule
Evaluations |
Complete Group Evaluations |
|
19 |
10/28 |
Microsoft Project –
Introduction-Set up New Project File |
Read Chapter 22 Complete New Project File |
|
20 |
11/2 |
Microsoft Project – Import
Activity ID’s Microsoft Project – Determine
Durations |
Complete Activity ID’s and
Durations |
|
21 |
11/4 |
Microsoft Project- Develop Critical
Path Microsoft Project –
Successors and Predecessors |
Complete CPM and Logic |
|
22 |
11/9 |
Microsoft Project – Assign Responsibilities,
Area, Phases |
Assign all Resp / Area /
Phase |
|
23 |
11/11 |
Sure Track Course Master Project
Complete |
Suretrack Schedule
Complete for Submission as per Course Project Minimum Criteria |
|
24 |
11/16 |
Microsoft
Project – Establish Logic and Relationships |
Complete Percent Complete
Updates |
|
25 |
11/18 |
Microsoft
Project-Updating the Schedule |
Complete Percent Complete
Updates |
|
26 |
11/23 |
Student off Site Group Work
Session |
|
|
27 |
11/25 |
|
|
|
28 |
11/30 |
Student Scheduling Lab Microsoft Project Course Master
Project Complete |
Microsoft Project Schedule
Complete for Submission as per Course Project Minimum Criteria |
|
29 |
12/2 |
Presentation Prep Final Exam Prep |
|
|
30 |
12/7 |
FINAL EXAM |
|
|
31 |
12/7 |
Master Schedule Project
Presentations |
|
|
32 |
12/9 |
Master Schedule Project
Presentations |
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NOTE: This
syllabus is intended to represent the general format of the class. The
instructor may make changes if it is determined that such changes will better
suit the needs of the students.
Catalog Description:
A Study of the management
techniques used in controlling time and cost of construction projects,
including development of schedules and budgets, organization and presentation
of project information, and updating and monitoring progress using critical
path methodology. Development of a
construction schedule and budget is required.
Commonly used commercial software packages are introduced.
Learning Outcomes:
Desired Educational
Outcomes
Each
student will have the ability to
-Demonstrate proficiency in using
a commercially available software program to schedule a construction project.
-Update and analyze project
status and reschedule a construction project.
-Demonstrate and master CPM
(Critical Path Methodology) with respect to scheduling and project cost
control.
-Prepare a CPM schedule as a tool
for project measurement, updates, and overall subcontractor / vendor
performance.
-Develop an activity list from an
example commercial building and establish predecessor / successor relationships
for sequencing the construction work.
SPECIFIC
REQUIRMENTS FOR THIS COURSE:
Format
of the Course:
This
course will draw on the material presented in the required textbook. In addition other references, professional
journal articles, internet publications, etc. will be used in class
lectures/discussions. Material will also
be derived from the Instructor's experiences of past commercial projects that
required master schedules and critical path methodologies consisting of multi
million dollar commercial projects in the K-12 / Higher Education building
construction sector.
Lecture
/ Lab:
This course will consist of a first part lecture (
6:00pm to 6:50pm) and then followed by a learning lab (7:00pm to 7:50pm). It is expected and mandatory that all
students attend the lecture and lab sections to successfully pass this
course. The times noted above for lecture
and lab may change at incremental rates based upon how the overall class is
progressing with the course material. It
is essential that students do not miss any classes due to the rigorous pace and
material covered during the lecture and lab sessions throughout this semester.
Attendance and participation account for 10 percent
of the students overall grade
Progress
Exams:
Two exams will be given during the semester. A Mid-Term exam and Final Exam will be
administered as per the dates set fourth in the syllabus. Exam material will be derived from the text
book, class handouts, class discussions, and computer scheduling lab
demonstrations. Progress exams account
for 40 percent of the students overall grade.
Case
Study Presentation Reports:
A case study and corresponding formal presentations
will be required of all students. The case
studies will be completed in student groups selected by the instructor. The Instructor will administer several case
study exercises throughout the semester at any given time to correspond to the
learning material imbedded within the scheduling course. Students will prepare a formal written
summary of the groups’ consensus about the case study findings during the lab
section of the class. Students who are
absent from the case study sessions will not receive credit.
-Written report- Submitted by group with members
names on front cover. This report should
be professionally typed and stapled. The content of the report should be
drafted in an executive summary format.
Presentation- The presentation duration shall not
exceed 10 minutes. A Question and answer
session will follow the presentation accordingly. Written reports are to be submitted to the
instructor directly after the class presentation has been completed.
Case Study Presentation reports account for 20 percent
of the students overall grade.
Master
Schedule Project:
Each student will be required to participle fully in
instructor selected group teams to build a Master Schedule of a commercial
project from start to finish. Two phases
of the project will be scheduled such as Pre-construction and Construction
phases.
The commercial project(s) will be selected by the
Instructor. The building plans for these
commercial buildings will be administered to one group member per group who
will be responsible for turning in the plans at the end of the course. One set of plans will be distributed per
group.
The expected delivery of the Master Schedule project
will be a CPM schedule developed from Sure track 3.0 and Microsoft Project of a
commercial building project handed in into the instructor with an Executive
Summary attached. Listed below is the
minimum Criterion for this project to be handed in via hard copy. Each group will present their schedule as per
the syllabus.
PART
A: SCHEDULE COMPONENT- Sure
Track
-CPM Sure track Schedule
with complete successors / predecessors
-Preconstruction
activities scheduled out to Construction start
-Preconstruction
activities that are CPM
-Construction activities
schedule through Closeout
-Close out activities
scheduled throughout One year warranty
-Mile Stones
Start Design
Complete
Design
Start
Sitework
Building
Permit
Steel Fabrication
Steel
Erection
Roofing
MEP Start up
Building
Enclosed
Substantial
Completion
Punch List
Owner
Turnover
Occupancy
Warranty
Start
Warranty End
PART
B: SCHEDULE COMPONENT – Microsoft
Project
-CPM MS Project Schedule
w/ complete successors / predecessors
-Preconstruction
activities scheduled out to Construction start
-Preconstruction
activities that are CPM
-Construction activities
schedule through Closeout
-Close out activities
scheduled throughout One year warranty
-Mile Stones
Start Design
Complete
Design
Start
Sitework
Building
Permit
Steel
Fabrication
Steel
Erection
Roofing
MEP Start up
Building
Enclosed
Substantial
Completion
Punch List
Owner
Turnover
Occupancy
Warranty Start
Warranty End
Thoughts About Group Projects:
Please note that much
of the project work and presentations will be done in groups. All members of the team will have to live
with the team grade, regardless of anyone’s opinion of the relative
contribution of individual team members.
Teams will be
assigned not self-selected. There will
be opportunities for team meetings during class time and also prior each team
during the run-up to your presentations.
Early signs of a team’s cohesiveness need to be brought to the
Instructors attention early on to better resolve any potential issues.
Specific Requirements
for the Course:
Scheduling Project
and Case Study Presentations are Required for Passing this Course.
Attendance
Policy:
Students are required
to attend every class. However if they have to miss a class for any reason, it
is their responsibility to catch up with the class material, be aware of any
scheduled exam or any announcement. No make up test will be given.
CELL PHONE and PERSONAL DEVICE POLICY
The use of cell phones/PDAs/pagers
during class will not be tolerated. Turn them OFF before entering class and
they are to remain off until the class is completed. The classroom environment will be treated the
same way as if this was a corporate meeting in a large conference room in which
your boss was delivering a presentation. He/she would not tolerate their use
and a “wise” young employee would probably shy away from their use in order to
prevent their discharge from the firm as a result of their rudeness.
Use of cell phone/PDA/Pager/blackberry
etc. during class will result in the dismissal of the student from that
particular class and the receipt of a “zero” for that class’s particular
assignment, exercise, exam, quiz, etc. The second use of the device during
class will result in the withdrawal of the student from the class by the
instructor. Withdrawal of the student by the instructor after the official
“drop date” will result in the grade of a “WF” for the student.
______________________________________________________________________
Student Signature sheet:
I__________________________ have read the
Syllabus for CM 4510. I fully
understand the class requirements as well as the grading policy.
Signed :____________________________
Name: _____________________________
Date :______________________________