Construction contracts, project planning and scheduling, resource management, cost estimation, budgeting, project
organization, project control, use of specialized software, labor, health, and safety. Includes a service-learning project with requirements gathering, planning, and development of a product for an internal/external client.
Athena Title
Civil Engineering Project Mgmt
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CVLE 3730E
Prerequisite
ENGR 2110
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students will be exposed to the typical steps involved in planning and executing construction projects and the tools available to manage them.
Students will learn techniques of project planning, scheduling, budgeting, resource management and overall project control and learn their applications through the use of specialized software.
Students will learn human resource management. Health and safety are also addressed.
Students will complete a service-learning project with requirements gathering, planning, development, and reflection on a product for an internal/external client.
Topical Outline
Project management – need and scope
Project initiation
• Contracts
• Planning and organization
• Scheduling
• Estimating, budgeting
• Resource management
• Project control – schedule and cost
• Execution – from kick-off to closeout
• Human resource management, health and safety
