Construction Methods and Material
Construction Accounting
A-Z of construction engineering and management both at the corporate and project level. All participants, processes and aspects of the construction industry are introduced. Course concentrates on all major topics of company and project management, e.g. business development and marketing, bidding, planning and controlling of all vital processes, financial management, cost control, risk management, etc. Lectures are based on the real practice experience of all course’s lecturers and various case studies are studied and solved.
Online Building Industry Game (BIG) will be played by all course participants through the whole semester (a computer simulation of a realistic business environment where participants play the role of contractors, competing in a market with variable demand for construction work). In this online game, developed and directly operated by the California Polytechnic State University, students act as contractors, managing both, their companies and projec
This course will uses the simulation called Construction Industry Simulation (COINS) to create focus on the subject of the class. It will also help student and faculty navigate COINS. Online lectures, reading assignments, assignments will all relate to COINS as the class participates using the simulation, each being a member of a team that is also a construction firm with full financial documents and the ability to procure work starting with the bid process and moving to be able to negociate work. The team will build as it grows, hiring personnel and developing mission statement/goals statements.
Modern Methods for Planning, Organization, Scheduling, and Control of Construction Projects.
This course will use the software Project Libre to create a focus on the subject of the class. It will also help student and faculty navigate modern cost and schedule controls (Project Management). ProjectLibre is a free, open source project management software. Cost, Planning, Scheduling, Monthly invoice calculations using the schedule and the creation of the month invoice, velocity curve s, linear scheduling and use of short interval schedules will also be discussed. Schedule analysis will be a key during the session.
