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National Center for Construction Education and Research

Project Supervision Academy

Week At A Glance

Saturday

  • 1:00 p.m. Airport arrival
  • 3:00 p.m. Check in Kresge Hall Outdoor Laboratory
  • 6:00 p.m. Welcome dinner
  • 8:00 p.m. Pre-test

Sunday

  • 6:30 a.m. Breakfast
  • 7:30 a.m. Leadership Traits
  • 9:30 a.m. Mastering Communications
  • 11:00 a.m. Listening Styles
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. Safety and the Supervisors Role
  • 2:30 p.m. Cost of Accidents
  • 3:30 p.m. Key Elements of a Safety Program
  • 4:30 p.m. Accident Investigations
  • 5:00 p.m. Employee Safety Training
  • 5:30 p.m. Dinner
  • 6:30 p.m. OSHA Regulations & Inspections
  • 7:30 p.m. Hazard Recognition
  • 9:00 p.m. Conducting Effective Safety Meetings

Monday

  • 6:30 a.m. Breakfast
  • 7:30 a.m. Safety Meeting Presentations
  • 9:30 a.m. Performance Problems
  • 11:00 a.m. Confrontation Skills
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. Confrontation Presentations
  • 1:30 p.m. Harassment and Title VII
  • 3:00 p.m. Problem Solving Methods
  • 4:30 p.m. Introduction to Time Management
  • 5:30 p.m. Dinner
  • 7:00 p.m. Covey Time Management

Tuesday

  • 6:30 a.m. Breakfast
  • 7:30 a.m. Outdoor Initiatives
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. Intro. to Documentation
  • 2:00 p.m. Types of Documentation
  • 3:30 p.m. Documentation during Construction
  • 5:00 p.m. Close-out Documentation
  • 5:30 p.m. Dinner
  • 6:30 p.m. Documentation Case Study
  • 7:30 p.m. Case Study Presentation
  • 8:00 p.m. Criteria for Effective Documentation

Wednesday

  • 6:30 a.m. Breakfast
  • 7:30 a.m. Scheduling/Bar Charts
  • 9:00 a.m. Activity on Arrow
  • 11:00 a.m. Net Effects of Change
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m. Type of Float
  • 1:30 p.m. Activity on Node/Precedence Method
  • 2:30 p.m. Lags/Time Scale
  • 3:30 p.m. Scheduling
  • 4:00 p.m. Bar/Linear Charts Exercise
  • 5:00 p.m. Balancing Resources
  • 5:30 p.m. Dinner
  • 6:30 p.m. Scheduling Exercise Presentations
  • 7:00 p.m. Short Interval Scheduling
  • 8;00 p.m. Documenting Progress & Problems
  • 8:30 p.m. Impact of Computers

Thursday

  • 6:30 a.m. Breakfast
  • 7:30 a.m. Managing Workforce Diversity
  • 10:00 a.m. Estimating and Cost Control
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 2:30 p.m. Time Management
  • 3:00 p.m. Resource Control
  • 5:30 p.m. Dinner
  • 6:30 p.m. Production/Productivity
  • 8:00 p.m. Case Study

Friday

  • 6:30 a.m. Breakfast
  • 7:30 a.m. Case Study Presentation
  • 11:00 a.m. Final Evaluation
  • 12:00 p.m. Lunch