INTEGRATED PROJECT ESTIMATING AND SCHEDULING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and describe the core components of construction estimating, planning, and scheduling Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. List the steps needed to develop a cost estimate for a real-life project, then create a construction cost estimate using industry-appropriate software Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. List the steps needed to develop a time schedule for a real-life project, then create a construction schedule with a critical path plan using industry-appropriate software Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Interpret construction blueprints Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Integrate estimating and scheduling as a function of construction planning Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Prepare and develop a contractor’s bid document and deliver quantitative information in an organized manner to clients Audience: Graduate 7. Work in a collaborative environment; lead and guide undergraduate students throughout the development of a scheduling and estimating project Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and describe the core components of construction estimating, planning, and scheduling Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. List the steps needed to develop a cost estimate for a real-life project, then create a construction cost estimate using industry-appropriate software Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. List the steps needed to develop a time schedule for a real-life project, then create a construction schedule with a critical path plan using industry-appropriate software Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Interpret construction blueprints Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Integrate estimating and scheduling as a function of construction planning Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Prepare and develop a contractor’s bid document and deliver quantitative information in an organized manner to clients Audience: Graduate 7. Work in a collaborative environment; lead and guide undergraduate students throughout the development of a scheduling and estimating project Audience: Graduate