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 apply advanced computational and/or manufacturing technology knowledge to solve manufacturing engineering problems.
2 Develops the ability to analyze and define issues related to manufacturing technologies.
3 Develops an approach for solving encountered engineering problems, and designs and conducts models and experiments.
4 Designs and manufactures a comprehensive manufacturing system —including method, product, or device development— based on the creative application of fundamental engineering principles, under constraints of economic viability, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability.
5 Selects and uses modern techniques and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications.
6 Performs research in manufacturing engineering and implements projects involving innovative manufacturing technologies.
7 Effectively uses information technologies to collect and analyze data, think critically, interpret results, and make sound decisions.
8 Works effectively as a member of multidisciplinary and intra-disciplinary teams or individually; demonstrates the confidence and organizational skills required. X
9 Communicates effectively in both spoken and written Turkish and English.
10 Engages in lifelong learning, accesses information, keeps up with the latest developments in science and technology, and continuously renews oneself.
11 Demonstrates awareness and a sense of responsibility regarding professional, legal, ethical, occupational safety, and social issues in the field of Manufacturing Engineering.
12 Effectively utilizes resources (personnel, equipment, costs) to enhance national competitiveness and improve manufacturing industry productivity; conducts solution-oriented project and risk management; and demonstrates awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development.
13 Gathers knowledge about the health, environmental, social, and legal impacts of engineering practices at both global and local levels when making decisions.

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