COSC 475 Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Critical Thinking Pathway - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Problem Identification-
visualization & fact finding
2) Creative Thinking- green light thinking & brainstorming
3) Logical Analysis- red light thinking & reasoning
4) Decision Making- gain consensus & decision matrixes
5) Coordination- Plan Implementation & control stress
Planning vs Scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER - -planning is about the who, what, where,
and how
-scheduling is the when
Stakeholders in planning - CORRECT ANSWER - -Owner
-Design Team
-Builders
-Agencies (inspectors, AHJ, gov.)
-Providers (utilities)
Stakeholders in Scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER - "practitioners are needed"
-Builders
-Owners Representative
Work days vs Calendar Days - CORRECT ANSWER - -Work days are any day that you
preform work on, typically during the week
-Calendar days is every day in the year
**Non-working days, whenever you don't preform work, typically holidays and the weekends
, Notice to Proceed - CORRECT ANSWER - implies that the site id free of encumbrances
and the contractor can occupy the site
Date of the NTP establishes the reference date from which the beginning of the project is
calculated
Substantial Completion - CORRECT ANSWER - date provided in the contract and
represents the earliest day that the owner can use the facility "for its intended purpose"
this date specifies when liquidated damages will begin
Liquidated Damages - CORRECT ANSWER - an assessment against the contractor for
late completion
-the two dates that control the initiation of LD are the NTP and sub comp.
Activity/Task - CORRECT ANSWER - smaller components included in an overall
schedule that are identified for the purpose of planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling
the project
-are described in terms of time and will consume resources
milestone - CORRECT ANSWER - marks a significant point in time for reference or
measurement
**has zero duration, often a single date
Lag - CORRECT ANSWER - planned delay between tasks
Types of Relationship - CORRECT ANSWER - -Finish to Start (FS), standard
-Finish to Finish (FF)
-Start to Start (SS)
-Start to Finish (SF), not ever used
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Critical Thinking Pathway - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Problem Identification-
visualization & fact finding
2) Creative Thinking- green light thinking & brainstorming
3) Logical Analysis- red light thinking & reasoning
4) Decision Making- gain consensus & decision matrixes
5) Coordination- Plan Implementation & control stress
Planning vs Scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER - -planning is about the who, what, where,
and how
-scheduling is the when
Stakeholders in planning - CORRECT ANSWER - -Owner
-Design Team
-Builders
-Agencies (inspectors, AHJ, gov.)
-Providers (utilities)
Stakeholders in Scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER - "practitioners are needed"
-Builders
-Owners Representative
Work days vs Calendar Days - CORRECT ANSWER - -Work days are any day that you
preform work on, typically during the week
-Calendar days is every day in the year
**Non-working days, whenever you don't preform work, typically holidays and the weekends
, Notice to Proceed - CORRECT ANSWER - implies that the site id free of encumbrances
and the contractor can occupy the site
Date of the NTP establishes the reference date from which the beginning of the project is
calculated
Substantial Completion - CORRECT ANSWER - date provided in the contract and
represents the earliest day that the owner can use the facility "for its intended purpose"
this date specifies when liquidated damages will begin
Liquidated Damages - CORRECT ANSWER - an assessment against the contractor for
late completion
-the two dates that control the initiation of LD are the NTP and sub comp.
Activity/Task - CORRECT ANSWER - smaller components included in an overall
schedule that are identified for the purpose of planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controlling
the project
-are described in terms of time and will consume resources
milestone - CORRECT ANSWER - marks a significant point in time for reference or
measurement
**has zero duration, often a single date
Lag - CORRECT ANSWER - planned delay between tasks
Types of Relationship - CORRECT ANSWER - -Finish to Start (FS), standard
-Finish to Finish (FF)
-Start to Start (SS)
-Start to Finish (SF), not ever used
