COURSE SYLLABUS

The University of Texas at Arlington

College of Engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
CE5342-Construction Project Administration
(3 Credit Hours)
Spring 2025
Instructor: Nilo Tsung
C.Eng., P.E., Ph.D.
Email
Address:[email protected]
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Office Hours: TU, Wed, and TH 3:30 – 4:30
PM, or by appointment
Office Location: NH 340
Cellular Phone Number: 720-473-3338
OfficePhoneNo.:817-272-6899 (via MS Teams)
Graduate Graders: Mr. Adit Kadam; Mr. Sai Chaithanya Aviraboina
Grader’s Email Addresses: [email protected]; [email protected] (via
MS Teams)

Course Number, Section Number, and Course Title:

CE5342-001, 101, 201-Construction
Project Administration
CM5342-001, 101, 201-Construction
Project Administration
CE4303-001, 101, 201-Construction
Project Administration
Time and Place of Class Meetings:
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00 - 3:20 PM; Place: NH 111 and
Echo360 recorded for online students only
Description of Course Content: Topics in construction management and
project administration, such as project delivery system, documentation
and specification, electronic project administration, construction safety,
risk allocation and liability sharing, changes and extra work, claims and
disputes, and project closeout.
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, the student will
have:
• An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and
engineering;
• An ability to design a system, component, or process
to meet desired needs within realistic
constraints such as economic, environmental, social,
political, ethical, health and safety,
manufacturability, and sustainability;
• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
• An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
• An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools
necessary for engineering practice.
Requirements: Senior or Graduate Standing
Textbook: Construction Project Administration (10th Ed.) |
Authors: E. R. Fisk and W. D. Reynolds| Publisher:
Pearson| Publication Date: 2014|ISBN-10: 0-13-286673-0|ISBN-13: 978-
0-13-286673-6

Reference Books:
• Canvas(course management system)
• Instructors’ Lecture Materials, Notes and Handouts
• Oglesby,C.H.,Parker,H.W.,andHowell,G.A.(1989).
“ProductivityImprovementinConstruction,”McGraw-Hill,
New York, NY.
• Hendrickson,C.andAu,T.
(2008).ProjectManagementforConstruction(Thisbookisa
vailableonthe
webathttp://pmbook.ce.cmu.edu/)
• OSHA Construction Safety and Health Manual
(This one is available on the web

athttps://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3252.pdf
)

Descriptions of major assignments and examinations with due dates:

There will be 3 exams (2 midterms and Optional Final Exam),weekly
homework assignments, and one term paper. See Course Outline for
specific dates.
Grading Policy: Grades will be determined according to the following
scale(the grading scale may be lowered at the discretion of the
instructor, but will not be raised):

Grade %Required
A 90 -100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F Less than 60

Students will be required to accumulate points from the following:

CE/CM 5342 in-class CE/CM 5342 online CE 4303 in-class CE 4303 online
Quizzes 5% - 5% -
Homework Assignments 5% 10% 5% 10%
Exam I (Non-comprehensive) 30% 30% 45% 45%
Exam II (Non-comprehensive) 30% 30% 45% 45%
Term paper 30% 30% - -
Optional Final Exam (Comprehensive) 30% 30% 45% 45%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%

A numerical average of the course grade will be computed based

on each component of the course posted on the Canvas and the
percentage specified in the tables above. The highest two grades
out of Exam 1, Exam 2 and Optional Final Exam are chosen for
calculating the final course grade.
Assignments: All works must be submitted to Canvas, NOT via the
email system, and be submitted by 11:59 PM of the due date as
specified. Any work submitted after that will NOT be graded, NO
EXCEPTIONS.

Attendance: The lectures are not live stream and video recorded. The
tapes will be delivered via the Echo 360. All in-
class students are expected to attend the lecture on campus regularly. A
quiz will be given at the beginning of the lecture. During the lecture, no
electronic devices are allowed.

Make-up Exam Policy: All students must take the exams. Only
extenuating circumstances will be accepted as excuse for
missing the exam. Health related excuses require medical reports and the
signature of a licensed physician that provided
treatment.
Grade Grievance Policy: Refer to UTA Catalog.
Final Review Week: A period of five class days prior to the first day of
final examinations in the long sessions shall be
designated as Final Review Week. The purpose of this week is to allow
students sufficient time to prepare for final
examinations. During this week, there shall be no scheduled activities
such as required field trips or performances; and no
instructor shall assign any themes, research problems or exercises of
similar scope that have a completion date during or
following this week unless specified in the class syllabus. During Final
Review Week, an instructor shall not give any
examinations constituting 10% or more of the final grade, except
makeup tests and laboratory examinations. In addition,
no instructor shall give any portion of the final examination during Final
Review Week. During this week, classes are
held as scheduled. In addition, instructors are not required to limit
content to topics that have been previously covered;
they may introduce new concepts as appropriate.
Attendance Policy: At the University of Texas at Arlington, taking attendance is
not required. Rather, each faculty
member is free to develop his or her own methods of evaluating his or her
students’ academic performance, which
includes establishing course-specific policies on attendance. As the instructor of
this course, I have established the
following attendance policy: students are expected to attend all classes. For total
professional development, class
participation and oral discussions will be encouraged. Everyone is
asked to arrive and be seated promptly for duration of
class to minimize the disruption to others. Online Students are expected
to watch the recorded lecture videos soon after
receiving them.
Drop Policy: Students may drop or swap (adding and dropping a class
concurrently) classes through self-service in
MyMav from the beginning of the registration period through the late
registration period. After the late registration period,
students must see their academic advisor to drop a class or withdraw.
Undeclared students must see an advisor in the
University Advising Center. Drop scan continue through appoint two-
thirds of the way through the term or session. It is
the student's responsibility to officially withdraw if they do not plan to
attend after registering. Students will not be

automatically dropped for non-attendance. Repayment of certain types of

financial aid administered through the
University may be required as the result of dropping classes or
withdrawing. For more information, contact the Office of
Financial Aid and Scholarships(http://wweb.uta.edu/aao/fao/).
Americans with Disabilities Act: The University of Texas at Arlington is
on record as being committed to both the spirit
and letter of all federal equal opportunity legislation, including the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). All instructors
at UT Arlington are required by law to provide "reasonable
accommodations" to students with disabilities, so as not to
discriminate on the basis of that disability. Any student requiring an
accommodation for this course must provide the
instructor with official documentation in the formal letter certified by the
staff in the Office for Students with Disabilities,
University Hall 102. Only those students who have officially
documented a need for an accommodation will have the
request honored. Information regarding diagnostic criteria and policies
for obtaining disability-based academic
accommodations can be found at www.uta.edu/disability or by calling
the Office for Students with Disabilities at
(817)272-3364.

Title IX: The University of Texas at Arlington is committed

upholding U.S. Federal Law “Title IX” such that no
member of the UT Arlington community shall, on the basis of sex,
be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education
program or activity. For more information,
visitwww.uta.edu/titleIX.

Academic Integrity: Students enrolled in this course are expected to adhere to

the UT Arlington Honor Code:
Ipledge,onmyhonor,toupholdUTArlington’straditionofacademicinte
grity,atraditionthatvalueshardworkand honest effort in the pursuit of
academic excellence.
I promise that I will submit only work that I personally create or
contribute to group collaborations, and I will appropriately
reference any work from other sources. I will follow the highest
standards of integrity and uphold the spirit of the Honor Code.

UT Arlington faculty members may employ the Honor Code as they

see fit in their courses, including (but not limited
to)having students acknowledge the honor code as part of an
examination or requiring students to incorporate the honor
code into any work submitted. Per UT System Regents’ Rule 50101,
§2.2, suspected violations of university’s standards
for academic integrity (including the Honor Code) will be referred to
the Office of Student Conduct. Violators will be
disciplined in accordance with University policy, which may result in
the student’s suspension or expulsion from the
University.

Student Support Services Available: UT Arlington provides a variety of

resources and programs designed to help
students develop academic skills, deal with personal situations, and better
understand concepts and information related to
their courses. Resources include tutoring, major-based learning centers,
developmental education, advising and mentoring,
personal counseling, and federally funded programs. For individualized
referrals, students may visit the reception desk
atUniversityCollege(RansomHall),calltheMaverickResourceHotlineat817
-272-6107,[email protected], or
view the information at www.uta.edu/resources.
Engineering Librarian:
Sylvia George-Williams,
Engineering Librarian
UT Arlington Science
&Engineering Library
Mailing address: B03B Nedderman Hall, Arlington, TX 76019. Phone:
(817)272-7519, Email:[email protected]
Electronic Communication: UT Arlington has adopted MavMail as its
official means to communicate with students about important deadlines
and events, as well as to transact university-related business regarding
financial aid, tuition,
grades, graduation, etc. All students are assigned a MavMail account
and are responsible for checking the inbox regularly. There is no
additional charge to students for using this account, which remains
active even after graduation. Information about activating and using
MavMail is available at http://www.uta.edu/oit/cs/email/mavmail.php.
Laptop use in the classroom: In order to minimize distraction, the use
of laptop and/or any other digital device (except standard scientific
calculators) in the classroom is NOT allowed.

Student Feedback Survey: At the end of each term, students enrolled in

classes categorized as “lecture,” “seminar,” or
“laboratory” shall be directed to complete an online Student Feedback
Survey (SFS). Instructions on how to access the
SFS for this course will be sent directly to each student through Mav
Mail approximately 10 days before the end of the
term. Each student’s feedback enters the SFS database anonymously and
is aggregated with that of other students enrolled
in the course. UT Arlington’s effort to solicit, gather, tabulate, and
publish student feedback is required by state law;
students are strongly urged to participate. For more information, visit
http://www.uta.edu/sfs.

Emergency Exit Procedures: Should we experience an emergency event

that requires us to vacate the building, students should exit the room and
move toward the nearest exit. When exiting the building during an
emergency, one should never take an elevator but should use the
stairwells. Faculty members and instructional staff will assist students in
selecting the safest route for evacuation and will make arrangements to
assist handicapped individuals.
Campus Carry: Effective August 1, 2016, the Campus Carry law (Senate
Bill 11) allows those licensed individuals to
carry a concealed handgun in buildings on public university campuses,
except in locations the University establishes as
prohibited. Under the new law, openly carrying handguns is not allowed
on college campuses. For more information,
visithttp://www.uta.edu/news/info/campus-carry/

CE5432-Construction Project Administration

TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE

WK Date Topic Reading assignment

1 • Course Introduction N/A
1/14 (TU) & 1/16 (TH)
• The project delivery system Chapter 1

2 1/21 (TU) & 1/23 (TH) • Responsibility & authority Chapters 2 & 3
• Resident project representative office
responsibilities

3 1/28 (TU) & 1/30 (TH) • Documentation: Records & reports Chapters 4 & 5
• Electric project administration
4 2/4 (TU) & 2/6 (TH) • Specifications & drawings Chapters 6 & 7
• Using the specifications in contract
administration

5 2/11 (TU) & 2/13 (TH) • Construction laws and labor relations Chapters 8 & 9
• Construction safety
6 2/18 (TU) & 2/20 (TH) • Meetings and negotiations Chapter 10
7 2/25 (TU) & 2/27 (TH) • Catch up and/or Pre-exam review
• Exam I (CH1 - 10): 2:00 - 3:20 AM on Feb. 27 (Thursday)

8 3/4 (TU) & 3/6 (TH) • Risk allocation and liability sharing Chapters 11 & 12
• Preconstruction operations
Topic of your term paper must be accepted by
Grader prior to 11:59 PM, March 7 (Friday)

9 3/11 (TU) & 3/13 (TH) Spring vocation and No Classes N/A
9 3/18 (TU) & 3/20 (TH) • Planning for construction Chapters 13 & 14
• CPM scheduling for construction
•
10 3/25 (TU) & 3/27 (TH) • Construction operations Chapters 15 & 16
• Value engineering
11 4/1 (TU) & 4/3 (TH) • Measurement & payment Chapters 17 &18
• Construction materials and workmanship
•
12 4/8 (TU) & 4/10 (TH) • Changes and extra work Chapters 19 & 20
• Claims and disputes
13 4/15 (TU) & 4/17 (TH) • 11/12: catch up and/or review
• Exam II (CH 11 - 20): 2:00 - 3:20 PM on April 17 (Thursday)
14 4/22 (TU) & 4/24 (TH) Term paper & its PowerPoint slides must be in
PDF format and submitted by11:59PM, April 21 (Monday)
• 4/22 (TU): Term paper presentation via MS Teams
• 4/24 (TH): Term paper presentation via MS Teams
15 4/29 (TU) • 4/29 (TU): Term paper presentation via MS Teams, Last day of classes
16 5/6 (TU) Optional Final Exam (Comprehensive; CH 1 - 20)
2:00-4:30 PM on May 6 (Tuesday)
Date, time, location, and format must be verified.

As the instructor for this course, I reserve the right to adjust this
syllabus in any way that serves the educational need for the students
enrolled in this course.------ Dr. Nilo Tsung
Emergency Phone Numbers: In case of an on-campus emergency, call
the UT Arlington Police Department at 817-272-
3003(non-campus phone),2-3003(campus phone). You may also dial
911.

Within the first week of the class, the students must carefully read this
document. Please contact the instructor for discussion if you do not
understand it or do not agree to comply with it. Please sign and date it if
you understand and agree to comply with it. Afterward, please submit it
to the Canvas of this course as HW 0. For the latest information, please
always check the latest version regularly on the course Canvas.

Student’s Name (in Print): ___________________________

Siva Sankar Marisetty

Student’s Signature: _______________________________

Date (mm/dd/yyyy): ___/____/_________

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