Both approaches are discussed in this course, and students design and develop a simple management database to track and analyze RFIs, submittals, and payments based on a specific case study. Static and dynamic Web sites and applications are introduced within the context that commercially available Internet-based project management systems are beginning to emerge and will certainly be in widespread use in the next five years. WAN, Internet, and intranet systems are explained, including network hardware and software as well as system methodologies for project team computing, document workflow, e-mail and shared calendars, tasks, and contacts. Group exercises and examples are used as well.
Enrollment is limited.
PE, is the CEO of NuSpectra, a Bay Area firm providing live telerobotic Internet camera systems for monitoring construction projects. Previously, he led the design and development of VisualCM, a construction management database application. He worked on large infrastructure projects for more than 10 years as a project manager with Shimmick Construction, Taisei Corporation, and the Federal Highway Administration.