Course Overview
This course introduces the student to some of the fundamentals in managing a typical civil engineering project. Basics of tendering, components of construction contracts, and the application of typical clauses to construction related issues and contract administration. Engineering economics is also introduced covering the following topics: the time value of money, present and future value, sources and cost of financing, and economic comparison of alternatives. The topics of scheduling including Gantt charts, CPM methods, resource leveling, schedule crashing, and scheduling software will be discussed.
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- List, define and discuss the requirements for a contract. [1, 11]
- Locate information with regard to specific subject areas within the Contract Documents. [1, 11]
- Identify the role of an experienced owner's representative with management of a construction contract. [1, 5, 11]
- Discuss the concepts of cost of capital, debt and equity financing. [11]
- Compute the present value and future value of a single payment and multiple cash flows. [11]
- Perform cost analysis of proposals based on projected cash flows and accounting for the time value of money. [11]
- Explain decisions on ownership, rental, or lease options for heavy construction plant. [11]
- Describe the concept of opportunity cost and its effect on investment decisions. [11]
- Create a work breakdown structure of a typical civil construction project. [11]
- Apply scheduling techniques and CPM principles in project planning. [11]
- Develop and refine Gantt charts, activity-on-arrow diagrams, activity-on-node diagrams, and time-logic diagrams. [5]
- Create a basic construction schedule for a heavy construction project and identify critical path(s) and activities. [5, 11]
Effective as of Fall 2026
Related Programs
Construction Management 1 (CIVL 3033) is offered as a part of the following programs:
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School of Construction and the Environment
- Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering Full-time
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