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CE 332Professionalism, Economics & Construction Project Delivery

3 credits · Civil Engineering · Penn State

Introduction to engineering management process; economic analysis; pricing; contract documents; estimating; ethics; professional practice and engineering economy. C E 332 C E 332 Project Development (3) The first five weeks of the course introduces concepts relating to engineering ethics, professionalism including the importance of licensure, and engineering economy. The remainder of the semester concentrates on project development and the design and construction of the delivery process. Topics include: scope of design services; conceptual cost estimates; the bidding process, estimating; and risk management.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

None listed in the catalog.

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (1 program).

Required in (3)

  • Civil Engineering, B.S. (Capital)
  • Civil Engineering, B.S. (Engineering)
  • Rail Transportation Engineering, B.S.

One of the options in (2)

  • Rail Transportation Engineering, Minor
  • Residential Construction Engineering, Minor
What it opens up

Courses that list CE 332 as a prerequisite (8)

  • AE 470 Residential Building Design and Construction
  • AE 471 CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PROJECTS
  • CE 410 Sustainable Residential Subdivision Design
  • CE 424 Project Info. Modeling
  • CE 432 Construction Project Management
  • CE 455 Construction Cost Estimating
  • CE 456 Planning and Scheduling
  • CE 457 Construction Equipment and Methods