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CEEN 4812: Construction Management

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Youngstown State University, Fall 2010

Professor Uzair (Sam) Shamsi, PhD, PE

Our thanks to the following Guest Lecturers: Dan Wallace, P.E. (President, Wallace and Pancher, Inc.), Scott Zang, P.E. (Technical Consultant, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.), Frank Obhof, P.E. (Project Manager, Kirila Construction Co.), Joe Kurtanich, P.E. (President, Kurtanich Engineers), and Bill Johngrass, P.E. (Project Manager, URS, Inc.)

Contact: Dr. Sam Shamsi (sshamsi@mbakercorp.com), 412-375-3076
Teaching Assistant: A.M. Rahman (amrahman01@my.ysu.edu), 330-261-0576

REMINDERS: Homework 5 due on: 10/5/2010

 

No.

Date

Lecture Name

Homework Solution

1

8/24/2010

Overview of civil engineering practice – organizations and roles, team project

Project Teams

2

8/31/2010

Leadership principles and attitudes, Ethics and professionalism

2. Ethics

3

9/7/2010

Estimation and bidding; award of contracts

Sample RFP

3. Estimating

4

9/14/2010

Preparation and interpretation of common engineering reports
Sample RFP
Hoover Dam Report

4. Hoover Dam Report

5

9/21/2010

Project management 1; Basics and scheduling

6

9/28/2010

Project management 2; MS Project

5. Gantt Chart

7

10/5/2010

Const. Mgmt Game, Quiz, Team project,  Pizza Party

Game Photos

8

10/12/2010

Sustainable development

 

9

10/19/2010

Environmental requirements and permits (Guest lecture by Dan Wallace)

10

10/26/2010

Construction equipment and safety (Guest lecture by Dan Wallace)

 

11

11/2/2010

Plans and specifications (Guest lecture by Scott Zang)

Homework

Scott Zang Homework Solution

12

11/9/2010

Interactions between engineers and construction professionals (Guest lecture by Frank Obhof)

 

13

11/16/2010

Construction management; project controls (Guest lecture by Joe Kurtanich)

 

14

11/23/2010

Project financing and asset management; value engineering (Guest lecture by Bill Johngrass)

 

15

11/30/2010

Team project presentations / Introduction to Integrated Design Project (Dr. Martin / Husain)

 

16

12/7/2010

Final Examination