ECTS - Construction Scheduling and Cost Control

Construction Scheduling and Cost Control (CE464) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Construction Scheduling and Cost Control CE464 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
CE399
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre Caner AKÇAY
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To provide students with fundamental knowledge and practical skills in construction project scheduling and cost control. It introduces planning techniques, network-based methods, resource allocation strategies, and computer applications used in managing construction projects effectively.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Explain the economic and legal foundations of construction planning and the role of planning within project management functions.
  • Develop construction schedules using Gantt charts, arrow diagrams, and precedence network techniques.
  • Perform time calculations including forward and backward pass, float analysis, and identify the critical path using CPM.
  • Analyze time–cost trade-offs, apply network compression techniques, and evaluate resource allocation strategies.
  • Utilize project planning software tools to prepare and assess construction schedules and address implementation challenges.
Course Content Introduction and some advanced studies in a computer application like MS Project, extensively used for construction scheduling and cost control; time extension clauses in international construction contracts; cause-effect relationship to prove construction claims.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Historical review of the development of management science in construction, organization types, planning function, executive function, communication. Lecture notes
2 Historical review of the development of management science in construction, organization types, planning function, executive function, communication. Lecture notes
3 Principles of Gantt charts, advantages and disadvantages of using Gantt charts, types of Gantt charts. Lecture notes
4 Network analysis, historical background, advantages/disadvantages of using network analysis, network logic. Lecture notes
5 Preparation of arrow diagrams, dummy activities, forward and backward pass calculations. Lecture notes
6 Calculation of floats, network time calculations, Critical Path Analysis (CPM), analyzing the network. Lecture notes
7 Network compression. Lecture notes
8 Network compression. Lecture notes
9 Network compression. Lecture notes
10 Resource allocation by networks. Lecture notes
11 Resource allocation by networks. Lecture notes
12 Precedence diagrams, implementation problems in the construction industry. Lecture notes
13 Introduction to project planning software Lecture notes
14 Introduction to project planning software. Lecture notes
15 Practical applications and future potential for development in the construction planning sector Lecture notes
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Derste dağıtılan not ve dokümanlar/Lecture Notes and Course Handouts
Other Sources 2. Construction Project Scheduling and Control, Saleh Mubarek, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2005

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 2 5
Homework Assignments 2 5
Presentation - -
Project 1 10
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 8 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains the ability to have in-depth knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, and to use this knowledge in solving Civil Engineering problems. X
2 Gains the ability to design and produce Civil Engineering systems under economic, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability constraints.
3 Gains the ability to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, and acquires the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
4 Gains the ability to develop an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and to design and conduct models and experiments. X
5 Gains the ability to effectively use modern engineering tools, techniques, and capabilities necessary for design and other engineering applications.
6 Gains the ability to independently conduct fundamental research in the field, report research results effectively, and present them at scientific meetings.
7 Acquires sufficient verbal and written English skills to follow scientific developments in the field and to communicate with colleagues.
8 Gains the ability to effectively use the knowledge acquired in intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, and to take leadership roles in such teams.
9 Gains awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, personal development, and continuous self-renewal in the field; follows developments in science and technology; acquires awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation.
10 Recognizes the importance of considering social, scientific, and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, disseminating, and applying data related to civil engineering problems.
11 Gains the competence to critically examine, develop, and, when necessary, take action to change social relations and the norms that govern them.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 5 5
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics 2 5 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 150