Schedule

This is a strictly tentative schedule. Consider it to be a sequential listing of topics that we plan to complete in the course of the semester. Please keep checking this page on a weekly basis. I will try to keep it up to date and help you trace the class.

Table 1: Tentative Plan

Week	Topic	Readings/	Comments
Starting		Chapters
01/09	Introduction: Scheduling Process	Chapter 1	Class notes Week 1 problem Case study notes AISC Case Study
	Activities & Relationships
01/16	Networks, Constraints	Chapter 2	No class on the 16th Week 2 problem
	Linear projects, Repetitive activities	Chapter 14
	Scheduling Methods
01/23	Critical Path Method Resource Restrained Scheduling	Chapter 3	Class work on the 24th Quiz 1, on the 25th Note
01/30	Linear & Repetitive Scheduling Methods	Chapter 14	Week 4 problem Classwork Classwork Erection Schedule
	Resource Scheduling
02/06	Activity duration calculation	Chapter 4	Week 5 problem No Class on 10th
02/13	Resource allocation and leveling	Chapter 6	Week 6: Note 1 Week 6: Note 2 Excel Worksheet Classwork: Series, Parallel, Brooks methods and Minimum Moment Algorithm
02/20	Cash flow	Chapter 7	Class Cash Flow Problem Classwork: Cash Flow Week 7 Problems
02/27	Revision	Article by Hanson	Test 1 on 02/28 6pm-8pm No class on 03/02
03/05	Spring Break	Spring Fling	No Class
	Schedule Monitoring & Control
03/12	Time cost trade-offs Earned Value	Chapter 10,7	Presentation by Chris Brokaw on 03/12 Note Note Classwork: Time Cost Trade-off
03/19	Classwork	Classwork	Classwork
	Practice Issues
03/26	Lab & Classwork	Lab & Classwork	Lab & Classwork
04/02	Scheduling software	Handouts	04/03, Test 2, 6pm-8pm 203 Dillman No class on Friday 04/06
04/09	Scheduling software	Handouts
04/16	Final Projects Due	Presentation	Reports