Course
| code | CB416 |
| credit_hours | 3 |
| title | Construction Management 2 |
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| prequisites | CB311 |
| credit hours | 3 |
| Description/Outcomes | The project life cycle and main project processes - project administration and documentation - construction productivity - value engineering, safety and health - risk management - procurement and supply chain management - sustainable construction and strategic management concepts. |
| arabic Description/Outcomes | |
| objectives | The course objective is introducing the student to the basic concepts of construction management. |
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| ref. books | A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge by PMBOK Publisher: Project Management Institute, Latest Edition.rnConstruction Project Administration by Fisk, R. Publisher: Latest Edition.rnManaging Risk: In Construction Projects by Smith, N., Merna, T., and Jobling, P Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, UK, Latest Edition.rnConstruction Management by Halpin, D. W., Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Latest Edition.rnSustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery by Kibert, C., Publisher: Wiley, Latest Edition.rnProject Management for Construction by LEVY S.M. Publisher: McGraw Hill Inc., N.Y., USA, Latest Edition.rn |
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| textbook | Project Management: A Systems Approach by Kerzner, Harold Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey, USA, Latest Edition |
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| objective set | combined |
| content set | combined |
Course Content
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Week No.1: Project phases and life cycle.rn
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| 2 |
Week No.2: Main project processes.
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| 3 |
Week No.3: Project administration and documentation.
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| 4 |
Week No.4: Construction productivity.
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| 5 |
Week No.5: Construction productivity.
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| 6 |
Week No.6: Construction productivity.
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Week No.7: Methods of productivity improvement.
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| 8 |
Week No.8: Safety and health in construction.
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| 9 |
Week No.9: Safety and health in construction.
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| 10 |
Week No.10: Safety and health in construction.
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| 11 |
Week No.11:Risk management: identification of risk factors.
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| 12 |
Week No.12: Introduction to value engineering.
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| 13 |
Week No.13: Procurement and supply chain management.
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| 14 |
Week No.14: Sustainable construction.
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Week No.15: Strategic management concepts.
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Week No.16: Final Exam.
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