printer friendly pageCEE 240: Design and Management of Construction Operations
Designing on-site construction processes including: goals, roles, responsibilities, performance metrics; inputs/outputs; labor and capital intensive construction methods, task assignments and crew instructions, safety management and site supervision, and productivity measurement; value stream modeling, materials management, daily and weekly progress, and financial reports; site operations and management; observation methods for field operations; construction process modeling and simulation methods; and digital models for planning and executing site operations. Field and computer lab work. Prerequisite: 100 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Recommended corequisite: 241.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Fischer, M. (PI)
CEE 241: Managing Fabrication and Construction
Methods to manage the physical production of construction projects; design, analysis, and optimization of the fabricate-assemble process including performance metrics. Project management techniques and production system design including: push versus pull methods; master scheduling and look-ahead scheduling; scope, cost, and schedule control; earned value analysis; critical path method; location-based scheduling; 4D modeling; workflow; trade coordination; methods to understand uncertainty and reduce process variability; and supply chain systems including made-to-stock, engineered-to-order, and made-to-order. Prerequisite: 100 or consent of instructor. Recommended corequisite: 240.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Fischer, M. (PI)
CEE 241A: Infrastructure Project Development (CEE 141A)
Infrastructure is critical to our economy, global competitiveness and quality of life. Course analyzes condition of nation's infrastructure and how infrastructure projects are planned and financed. Focus on public works projects in the US. Analyzes role of public and private sectors through a step-by-step study of the project development process. Extensive case studies of real infrastructure projects. Industry guest speakers. Field trips to real world of project development.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Griggs, G. (PI)
;
Chi, C. (TA)
CEE 241B: Infrastructure Project Delivery (CEE 141B)
Provides an understanding of public and private sector roles in delivery (design and construction) and operation of infrastructure projects. Primarily focuses on public works projects in the United States. Covers alternative project delivery approaches and organizational strategies. Extensive use of actual case studies and guest speakers from public and private sector. Field trips to organizations and projects engaged in design and construction of infrastructure projects.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Griggs, G. (PI)
CEE 241C: Global Infrastructure projects Seminar (CEE 141C)
Infrastructure is critical to our economy, global competitiveness and quality of life. Course analyzes and compares the development and delivery of mega-projects around the world. Covers alternative project delivery methods, the role of public and private sector, different project management strategies, and lessons learned. Extensive use of actual case studies of real infrastructure projects. Industry guest speakers. Field trips to local projects.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Griggs, G. (PI)
CEE 242: Organization Design for Projects and Companies
Introduction to organizational behavior. Information-processing theory and computer analysis tools to design organizations for projects and companies; practice facilitating 12-person case study discussion groups. Cases focus primarily on engineering and construction organizations, but applicable to project-based organizations in all industries.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Levitt, R. (PI)
CEE 242A: Negotiating Sustainable Development (CEE 142A, IPER 242)
How to create a more sustainable world by learning the skills required to negotiating tensions and differences between stakeholders who advocate for their own interests. How ecological, social, and economic interests can be effectively balanced and managed. How to be effective actors in the sustainability movement, and use frameworks to solve complex, multiparty processes. Case study analysis of domestic and international developments. Students negotiate on behalf of different interest groups in a variety of arenas. Guest speakers. Field trips. No prerequisites.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Christensen, S. (PI)
CEE 244: Fundamentals of Construction Accounting and Finance
Concepts of financial accounting and economics emphasizing the construction industry. Financial statements, accounting concepts, project accounting methods, and the nature of project costs. Case study of major construction contractor. Ownership structure, working capital, and the sources and uses of funds.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Meyer, P. (PI)
;
Tucker, A. (PI)
CEE 246: Managing Engineering and Construction Companies
Management of design and construction companies in the architecture-engineering-construction industry. Focus is on management of risks inherent in the A/E/C industry: developing business strategies and organizations to cope with cyclical demand, alternative contracting approaches, managing receivables and cash flow, administration of human resources, safety, quality, insurance, and bonding. Students play different management roles in a computer simulation of a construction company. Prerequisites: introductory accounting course such as
ENGR 60,
CEE 244A, or MS&E 140.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Levitt, R. (PI)
CEE 246A: Engineering Economy Primer
Satisfies the engineering economy prerequisite for 246
or 253. Application of engineering economy concepts and principles to the construction industry. Equivalence concept; interest formulas; value of money across time; present value, annual cash flow, internal rate of return and benefit-cost methods; retirement and replacement; depreciation; capital budgeting; and sensitivity and risk analysis. Construction finance concepts, loans, mortgages, and construction pro formas.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Koen, N. (PI)
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