CE 501 Syllabus Fall '10
CE 501 Syllabus Fall '10
CE 501 Syllabus Fall '10
COURSE OUTLINE
The emphasis of the course focuses on construction management and the range of professional services available
including program management, construction management, and general contracting. The course provides an
overview of all phases of project development from concept through transfer of completed projects/services.
Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the varying approaches to construction projects,
alternate project delivery methods and various organizational approaches between owner, architect / engineer,
and constructor. Students will also develop a thorough understanding of construction terminology, contractual
methodology/types, risk mitigation/management, labor/industrial relations, safety management, and project
control systems to monitor/manage the cost, schedule, and quality of projects.
Topics Include:
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COURSE SCHEDULE:
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TERM PROJECTS
The term project will be a group project, including an oral and written presentation, in which student teams will
be competing amongst each other to be the successful bidder for a multi-million dollar construction project.
Team Names and Team Members must be submitted by November 3, 2010.
Term Projects are Due December 1, 2010 at 3:30PM.
OFFICE HOURS
Make-up lectures will not be given. Students will be responsible for obtaining lecture information from fellow
students.
Grading Weights
Exams will consist of problems and written response from the Textbooks, as well as lecture materials and
homework assignments.
Any student requesting academic accommodations based on a disability is required to register with Disability
Services and Programs (DSP) each semester. A letter of verification for approved accommodations can be
obtained from DSP. Please be sure the letter is delivered to me (or to TA) as early in the semester as possible.
DSP is located in STU 301 and is open 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The phone number for DSP is
(213) 740-0776.
USC seeks to maintain an optimal learning environment. General principles of academic honesty include the
concept of respect for the intellectual property of others, the expectation that individual work will be submitted
unless otherwise allowed by an instructor, and the obligations both to protect one’s own academic work from
misuse by others as well as to avoid using another’s work as one’s own. All students are expected to understand
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and abide by these principles. Scampus, the Student Guidebook, contains the Student Conduct Code in Section
11.00, while the recommended sanctions are located in Appendix A:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/publications/SCAMPUS/gov/. Students will be referred to the Office of Student
Judicial Affairs and Community Standards for further review, should there be any suspicion of academic
dishonesty. The Review process can be found at: http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/SJACS/.
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