An- Najah National University
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
Construction Engineering and Management
Second Semester 2009/2010
Dr. Nabil Al-Dmaidi
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Course Description
This course is designed to prepare students to handle the practical and managerial tasks the engineer is exposed to in the real life. It covers the main concepts in the following field of planning, scheduling, organizing and controlling safety and quality control.This course covers a construction project schedule as a network of activities. An understanding of the logic diagram; network analysis through forward pass, backward pass, critical path and float; and updating, evaluation and use of schedule in cost crashing and resource leveling are explained. Application software systems are utilized
Course Objectives
The course is part of the core course requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. The course will provide the students with a thorough understanding of the issues related to the application of planning and scheduling principles in the construction industry. It is intended to provide an in depth discussion of some of the important scheduling issues faced by various agencies involved in the construction industry. The principal objectives of the course are to:
i) Provide an overview of the construction project planning and scheduling process
ii) Introduce various construction project scheduling techniques
Course Outcomes
At the conclusion of the course students should be able to:
linear schedules
ii) Perform schedule computations to calculate project duration, activity early and late dates, and total and free floats
iii) Identify the critical path(s)
iv) Update and monitor project progress
v) Recommend an appropriate course of action when the schedule must be shortened or crashed
vi) Evaluate construction project progress
Course Topics
The course will focus on the following broad topics. These topics will be covered with the help of lectures, assigned readings, and scheduling project.
1) Introduction of construction project planning and scheduling
2) Construction scheduling techniques
3) Preparation and usage of bar charts
4) Preparation and usage of the Critical Path Method (CPM)
5) Preparation and usage of Precedence Diagramming Method (PDM)
6) Issues relating to determination of activity duration
7) Contractual provisions relating to project schedules
8) Resource leveling and constraining
9) Time cost tradeoff
10) Schedule monitoring and updating
11) Management function.
12) Communicating schedule
13) Cost Control
14) Safety and Quality control.
Textbook
Hinze, Jimmie (2006) Construction Planning and Scheduling. Prentice-Hall, New Jersey
The instructor will provide class notes, handouts, technical papers, laboratory manual and other reading materials for the course
References
النظم الإدارية للهندسة النسبية د.محمد جحمجوم
إدارة المشاريع الهندسية د., محمد جاد الله
Each student will present a 5-10-minutes oral formal talk on an assigned topic. Students are expected to research the assigned topic to present material that supplements the text. Students are expected to present a professional quality PowerPoint briefing, and distribute copies of the presentation slides to the class before the presentation.
One copy of the report should be submitted not later than the end of twelfth weekof the semester.
Grading systems:
Report Assignments and Quizzes 15%
Mid-term Exams 2 No. 20% each
Final Exam 45%
Total 100