Course overview
This course will extend students' knowledge of the scheduling and planning of building projects. This includes breaking down a project into activities, selecting an appropriate scheduling method, carrying out the scheduling and predicting the project cash flow. The planning and scheduling of simple construction operations using flow charts, network analysis, Gantt charts, Critical Path Method, precedence diagrams, PERT, resource optimisation, decision theory and risk analysis. Computerised scheduling packages. Project management standards and scheduling. Introduction to 4D BIM.
Course learning outcomes
- Achieve cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge related to scheduling and its interaction to cost and resources management.
- Achieve ability to work out planning, execution and control problems in professional practice of scheduling and its interaction to cost and resources management.
- Achieve ability to work in teams and provide results in a professional manner.
- Achieve ability to apply initiative and judgement for problem solving and decision making in complex issues regarding interactions of schedule, cost and limited resources in the context of construction management.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 53836
Section PR01
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 53837
Section PR02
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 53838
Section PR03
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 53835
Section SE01
Size 120
Available 120
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