Department: Engineering & Technology

Discipline: Engineering

Subject Code: BCT Course #: 217

Course Title: Construction Project Administration

HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FORM 335

Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years to qualify for state reimbursement.

1. Digital Description [§335.2]:

Credit hours: 3.0

Lecture hours: 3.0

Lab hours: 0.0

2. Catalog Description [§335.2]:

The procedures for effective project cost control and systematic methods of handling

changes, claims, and disputes for both general and subcontracting. Construction accounting

and the administrative issues associated with job performance are included.

Minimum Grade Required

3. Prerequisites: ARCH 110 and 130 C

Corequisites:

Other: Permission of Coordinator

4. Learning Outcomes [§335.2]

[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential knowledge and

skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

  • Identify the duties for the construction project manager
  • Define construction project organization
  • Describe the "buy-out" process of the project
  • Summarize the project cost-control procedures
  • Record proper project documentation
  • Process intricate construction claims, disputes, arbitration, and mediation
  • Describe the basic approach to construction accounting
  • Relate the importance of the use of computers in construction

5. Planned Sequence of Learning Activities [§335.2]

[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]

  1. The Construction Project Manager
  2. The Construction Project Organization (General C.M.)
  3. Burying Out the Job
  4. Cost Control Procedures and Construction Accounting
  5. Project Documentation
  6. Claims, Disputes and Litigation/Arbitration
  7. Change-Orders and Liquidated Damages
  8. The Computer in Construction (Estimating, P.M., Planning and Scheduling
  9. Tests

6. Assessment of Student Learning

[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]

Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is maintained in the College’s assessment management system.

7. List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials (code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online,

BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship,

F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.]

A - Levy, Sidney, Project Management in Construction, McGraw-Hill, 4th Edition

(ISBN 0-07-139587-3)

8. Prepared by Faculty Member: Kazim Dharsi Date: 10/24/2005

9. Approved by Associate Dean: Linda A. Lefevre Date: 10/25/2005

This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A / B.

This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the college mission.

If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and universities.

Whether transfer or career, this course is articulated with other courses so that it is an elective or a requirement of one of the college programs and it does not require students to have more than 30 credit hours of post secondary study prior to enrolling in the program.

10. VP, Academic Affairs and Enrollment Mgt.: Ronald R. Young Date: 10/25/2005

11. Original Date of course approval by the college: 1/1998

12. Date(s) of subsequent reviews:

12/01/01

10/24/03

12/15/03

10/25/05