COSC 353 Final Exam questions with
complete solutions
Project - correct answer ✔✔Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or
result
-Includes a definite beginning and end
-End= when project objectives have been achieved or project is terminated
-Project success= one that meets or exceeds the expectations of your stakeholders
Construction Project Management - correct answer ✔✔The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and
techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements
5 Phases of PM - correct answer ✔✔1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Monitoring and Controlling
5. Closing
Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs - correct answer ✔✔-Communicating
-Organization and Planning
-Budgeting
-Conflict Management
-Negotiation and Influencing
-Leadership
-Team Building and Motivating
,Ethics in Construction Industry - correct answer ✔✔American Institute of Constructors (AIC) code of
ethics
Construction Project Participants - correct answer ✔✔The project concept is defined by the owner,
developed by the designer, and produced by the constructor, who then turns it over to the owner.
Owner Team
Design Team
Project Manager
Subcontractors& Vendors
Other Stakeholders
Public Owners - correct answer ✔✔Funding can be from local, state, or federal sources, but in all cases
the owner is the taxpayer.
Private Owners - correct answer ✔✔Financed through private ownership- homeowner, developer,
corporation, and 3rd Parties (REITs) etc.
Owner Representatives & Other Third Parties - correct answer ✔✔PM/CM, Facility Managers, outside
Consultants, Building Committees (users, financial backers, and community residents)
Design Professionals - correct answer ✔✔Architects: Drafters/CAD/BIM modelers Interior Designers
Specification Writers
Landscape Architects
Engineers:
Surveyors
Civil Engineers
Structural Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
, Drafters/CAD/BIM modelers - correct answer ✔✔Prepare the drawings/model that will be sealed by the
design professional
Interior Designers - correct answer ✔✔Interior Finishes: paint, window treatments, flooring, ceilings,
furniture, and signage
Specification Writers - correct answer ✔✔Outline the performance requirements and quality level
Landscape Architects - correct answer ✔✔Plan outdoor spaces or indoor planting areas (set grades,
establish walkways, walls, fences, water features, specify paving types and plant types)
Engineers - correct answer ✔✔Work with identifiable components and design is based on a series of
questions to be answered by the Owner Team
Must understand owners requirements: budget, operations, durability, and intended use of space
Typically design horizontal, infrastructure, industrial (Manufacturing, Power, and O&G)
Construction Professionals - correct answer ✔✔Constructors, Estimators, Schedulers, Purchasing Agents
Constructors - correct answer ✔✔Professional responsible for all construction activities, whether he or
she works as the General Contractor or Construction Manager
Estimators - correct answer ✔✔Prepare a complete listing and estimate of all job costs
Schedulers - correct answer ✔✔Schedule!- monitor and calc job progress, coordinate subcontractors,
analyze changes and the impact of delays, problem solver- "develop work-arounds and what if's?"
Purchasing Agents - correct answer ✔✔BUY the material and subcontracts once project is won. This
person negotiates to get the best price while ensuring that all contract requirements are met.
complete solutions
Project - correct answer ✔✔Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service, or
result
-Includes a definite beginning and end
-End= when project objectives have been achieved or project is terminated
-Project success= one that meets or exceeds the expectations of your stakeholders
Construction Project Management - correct answer ✔✔The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and
techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements
5 Phases of PM - correct answer ✔✔1. Initiating
2. Planning
3. Executing
4. Monitoring and Controlling
5. Closing
Skills Every Good Project Manager Needs - correct answer ✔✔-Communicating
-Organization and Planning
-Budgeting
-Conflict Management
-Negotiation and Influencing
-Leadership
-Team Building and Motivating
,Ethics in Construction Industry - correct answer ✔✔American Institute of Constructors (AIC) code of
ethics
Construction Project Participants - correct answer ✔✔The project concept is defined by the owner,
developed by the designer, and produced by the constructor, who then turns it over to the owner.
Owner Team
Design Team
Project Manager
Subcontractors& Vendors
Other Stakeholders
Public Owners - correct answer ✔✔Funding can be from local, state, or federal sources, but in all cases
the owner is the taxpayer.
Private Owners - correct answer ✔✔Financed through private ownership- homeowner, developer,
corporation, and 3rd Parties (REITs) etc.
Owner Representatives & Other Third Parties - correct answer ✔✔PM/CM, Facility Managers, outside
Consultants, Building Committees (users, financial backers, and community residents)
Design Professionals - correct answer ✔✔Architects: Drafters/CAD/BIM modelers Interior Designers
Specification Writers
Landscape Architects
Engineers:
Surveyors
Civil Engineers
Structural Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
, Drafters/CAD/BIM modelers - correct answer ✔✔Prepare the drawings/model that will be sealed by the
design professional
Interior Designers - correct answer ✔✔Interior Finishes: paint, window treatments, flooring, ceilings,
furniture, and signage
Specification Writers - correct answer ✔✔Outline the performance requirements and quality level
Landscape Architects - correct answer ✔✔Plan outdoor spaces or indoor planting areas (set grades,
establish walkways, walls, fences, water features, specify paving types and plant types)
Engineers - correct answer ✔✔Work with identifiable components and design is based on a series of
questions to be answered by the Owner Team
Must understand owners requirements: budget, operations, durability, and intended use of space
Typically design horizontal, infrastructure, industrial (Manufacturing, Power, and O&G)
Construction Professionals - correct answer ✔✔Constructors, Estimators, Schedulers, Purchasing Agents
Constructors - correct answer ✔✔Professional responsible for all construction activities, whether he or
she works as the General Contractor or Construction Manager
Estimators - correct answer ✔✔Prepare a complete listing and estimate of all job costs
Schedulers - correct answer ✔✔Schedule!- monitor and calc job progress, coordinate subcontractors,
analyze changes and the impact of delays, problem solver- "develop work-arounds and what if's?"
Purchasing Agents - correct answer ✔✔BUY the material and subcontracts once project is won. This
person negotiates to get the best price while ensuring that all contract requirements are met.
