Construction Engineering and Management Courses
C E 633 Construction Planning and Scheduling 3(3,0). Principles and applications of the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Project Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT). Project breakdown and network graphics. Identification of the critical path and resulting floats. Definition and allocation of materials, equipment, and manpower resources. Resource leveling, compression, and other network adjustments. Computer applications using packaged routines. Preq: C E 331 or consent of instructor.
C E 634 Construction Estimating and Project Control 3(3,0). Specifications, contracts, and bidding strategies; purchasing and subcontracting policies; accounting for materials, supplies, subcontracts, and labor; procedural details for estimating earthwork, reinforced concrete, steel, and masonry; overhead and profit items. Preq: C E 331 or consent of instructor.
C E 638 Construction Support Operations 3(3,0). Describes activities necessary for the completion of a construction job although not specifically recognized as direct construction activities: general conditions, safety, security, quality assurance, value engineering; organizational support features, and typical implementation procedures. Preq: C E 331 and EX ST 301, or consent of instructor.
C E 835 Construction Project Modeling 3(3,0). Mathematical and computer models to simulate construction operations; linear models and optimization applications to construction materials, scheduling, and equipment allocation; typical computer models used in construction; simple modeling examples. Preq: C E 331 or consent of instructor.
C E 836 Civil Engineering Quality Management 3(3,0). Principles of total quality management (TQM) and their applications in the engineering and construction industry; TQM implementation techniques emphasizing the construction environment; concepts of quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) in construction.
C E 837 Construction Specifications and Contracts 3(3,0). Elements of specifications delineating responsibilities of all involved parties and identifying courses of action during abnormal circumstances; necessary parts of a contract dealing with governmental regulations and institutional preferences, licenses, bonds, insurance, and taxes. Preq: C E 331 or consent of instructor.
C E 838 Materials Management 3(3,0). Functions of construction materials management including design interface, purchasing, expediting, transportation, field control, and warehousing; design and application of integrated materials management computer systems; new technology that impacts materials management including bar coding, electronic data interchange, and voice recognition. Preq: Consent of instructor.
C E 839 Expert Systems Applications in Civil Engineering 3(3,0). Applications of expert systems in civil engineering design, construction, and facility management; use of expert systems shells for expert systems development; linking expert systems to external programs; knowledge acquisition and system validation.
C E 840 Project Management Applications 3(3,0). Quantitative tools for effective management and control of engineered projects from design through construction; cost coding and control, advanced schedule management techniques and quality management principles; extensive hands-on use of the microcomputer. Preq: C E 433 and 434, or consent of instructor.