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May 03, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BCTI 270 - Project Supervision
PREREQUISITES: Program Advisor Approval.
PROGRAM: Building Construction Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2015
This course covers NCCER Project Supervision. It is a comprehensive, competency-based course that gives both veteran and new field managers a step- by-step approach to honing their natural abilities, developing essential skills, and generally improving their performance as leaders. Topics such as human relations and problem solving, safety, and quality control will be covered. The NCCER Project Supervision certificate and wallet card will be awarded upon successful completion of this course.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon the successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Investigate the history of the construction industry and organization theory. List the phases of a construction project and the role and duties of the supervisor.
- Describe the communication process and develop effective communication and leadership skills. Compare problem solving to decision making. Discuss potential human relations difficulties and how to resolve them.
- Covers the supervisor’s role in job site safety, the true cost of accidents, and how to train and involve all employees in job safety. Includes OSHA safety inspections.
- Define quality control and the types of quality control. Explain how to incorporate quality and safety through effective communication, document control, and inspections.
- Understand and interpret construction drawings, technical specifications, and as-built drawings. Discuss different types of bidding, contracts, change orders, and closeout documents.
- Describe how to use and maintain document control. Define the elements of material, labor, and equipment estimates and how to develop, organize, and look for errors in an estimate.
- Discuss the stages of planning, how to implement a plan, and how to coordinate with other contractors. Examine planning resources, materials, equipment, tools, and labor. Discuss short- and long-term schedules.
- Describe how to measure job site productivity and how to increase it. Discuss resource, material, tool, equipment, labor, quality, and cost and resource control. Investigate cost awareness and types of reports.
- Take required outcomes assessment tests
- Attain readiness to take NCCER Project Supervision certification exams.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Orientation to the job
- Human relations and problem solving
- Safety
- Quality control
- Contract and Construction Documents
- Document Control and Estimating
- Planning and Scheduling
- Resource Control and Cost Awareness
GRADING POLICY
Students must score 70 percent or higher on all module examinations to receive recognition from NCCER. Students must also complete each performance task to the satisfaction of the instructor to receive recognition from NCCER. If either of the above requirements are not met the student will forfeit NCCER certification and will receive a one letter grade reduction for the class.
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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