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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-2-1987 |
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IND140
1988 Fall – 2010 Fall |
LEC
1.0 Credit(s) 1.0 Period(s) 1.0 Load Occ |
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Construction
Planning and Scheduling |
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Provides
fundamental training in planning and scheduling, including listing and
sequencing, bar charts, precedence diagrams, arrow diagrams, and Critical
Path Method networks. Emphasis on the systematic application of logic to the
needs and conflicts involved in construction projects. Prerequisites: None. |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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IND140 1988
Fall – 2010 Fall |
Construction Planning and Scheduling |
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Prepare a simple construction project schedule using
listing and sequencing. (I) |
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Describe the uses of a bar chart, citing the advantages
and disadvantages of this scheduling method. (II) |
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Define precedence and identify the dependency relationships
expressed in precedence diagrams. (III) |
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List the rules for drawing an arrow diagram and identify
common errors in arrow diagrams. (IV) |
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Summarize the critical path method (CPM) and calculate
late start and early start times. (V) |
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Prepare a bar chart, or a precedence diagram and develop a
CPM network for a small number of activities. (II-V) |
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Describe the superintendent's role and responsibilities as
they relate to the scheduling and planning activities of a large construction
project. (VI) |
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Locate and interpret the information found in the legends
of complex scheduling diagrams. (VII) |
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Describe the use of a large CPM network in managing a
construction project at the field level. (VIII) |
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Formulate a short time period bar chart from the network
schedule of a large construction project. (VIII) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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IND140 1988
Fall – 2010 Fall |
Construction Planning and Scheduling |
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I. Listing and Sequencing A. Analyze the Project B. Develop a List of Tasks C. Sequence Activities II. Bar Charts A. Advantages and
Disadvantages B. Uses of a Linear Time
Display C. Planning Bar Charts 1. Activity Duration 2. Level of Detail 3. Equipment and Crew
Conflict III. Precedence Diagrams A. Series and Parallel
Relationships B. Advantages and
Disadvantages IV. Arrow Diagram
(Networks) A. Identify and Interrelate
Activities B. Rules and Procedures C. Planning and Drawing
Arrow Charts 1. Dummy Arrows 2. Improper Assumption V. The Critical Path Method
(CPM) A. Early Start/Late Start
(ES/LS) B. Forward Pass/Backward
Pass C. Resource and Natural
Dependency D. Float E. Rules for Calculating
ES/LS F. Using Critical Path
Schedules VI. Scheduling and Planning
Process A. Planning B. Scheduling C. Monitoring Progress D. Updating Schedules E. Communicating F. The Superintendent's
Role VII. Reading Legends A. Number of Crew Work Days
B. Sheet Connectors C. Milestones D. Code Identification VIII. Large Project CPM
Network A. Scheduling and Planning
Documents 1. Summary Schedules 2. Short Interval Schedules
3. Network Diagrams 4. Work Item Sequence
Printouts 5. Early Start Sequence
Printout 6. Organization and
Sequence Printout 7. Summary and Index B. Cross References C. Updating Schedules D. Relationships of Bar
Charts to Networks |