| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the planning and scheduling methods including the new methods emerging to meet the needs of both contractors and design managers,
2) Gain an understanding of additional topics and their impact on planning and scheduling,
3) Know basic principles on the delay issue and its analysis.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | Economical and juridical basis of construction planning. Methods of planning. Gantt charts, cyclogrammes, networks. (CPM and PERT) Arrow and precedence systems. Resource leveling and time-cost trade-offs. Probabilistic and deterministic networks. Computer applications of construction planning process by using available software. Problems encountered during implementation. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Planning and Scheduling within the Construction Context | | 2nd Week | Planning and Scheduling within the Construction Context | | 3rd Week | Planning and Scheduling Techniques and Practices | | 4th Week | Planning and Scheduling Techniques and Practices | | 5th Week | Planning and Scheduling Techniques and Practices | | 6th Week | Planning and Scheduling Methods | | 7th Week | Planning and Scheduling Methods | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Planning and Scheduling Methods | | 10th Week | Planning and Scheduling Methods | | 11th Week | Planning and Scheduling Methods | | 12th Week | Delay Analysis | | 13th Week | Delay Analysis | | 14th Week | Delay Analysis |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Reference Book:
Jimmie W. Hinze, Construction Planning and Scheduling, Pearson; 4 edition (2011).
Additional Resources:
Andrew Baldwin, David Bordoli, Handbook for Construction Planning and Scheduling, Wiley-Blackwell (2014).
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Assignment | 4 | 20 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Total Workload | | | 144 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 4,8 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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