Planning and Scheduling
Credits: 2
Course Number: 10-455-102
Course Description
10-455-102 PLANNING AND SCHEDULING ...students will learn how to plan, prepare and update construction project schedules in this course. We will learn how to define construction activities, determine activity duration, and assemble the activities into a logical construction schedule. We will learn to create and use bar charts and critical path schedules. Students are also introduced to computer-aided scheduling. (Prerequisite: Completion of related technical diploma, registered apprenticeship, or work experience; Corequisite: 10-455-105 Building Materials in Construction)
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What will I learn?
- Examine the value of planning.
- Prepare a project plan.
- Communicate a construction project plan.
- Produce network schedules that identify the critical path.
- Use scheduling software and applications.
- Use a schedule during construction of a project.