COSC 475 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!
Critical Thinking Pathway - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)-planning is about the who, what,
where, and how
-scheduling is the when
Stakeholders in planning - (ANSWERS)-Owner
-Design Team
-Builders
-Agencies (inspectors, AHJ, gov.)
-Providers (utilities)
Stakeholders in Scheduling - (ANSWERS)"practitioners are needed"
-Builders
-Owners Representative
Work days vs Calendar Days - (ANSWERS)-Work days are any day that
,COSC 475 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!
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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)smaller components included in an overall
schedule that are identified for the purpose of planning, scheduling,
, COSC 475 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!
monitoring, and controlling the project
-are described in terms of time and will consume resources
Milestone - (ANSWERS)marks a significant point in time for reference or
measurement
**has zero duration, often a single date
Lag - (ANSWERS)planned delay between tasks
Types of Relationship - (ANSWERS)-Finish to Start (FS), standard
-Finish to Finish (FF)
-Start to Start (SS)
-Start to Finish (SF), not ever used
Critical path - (ANSWERS)longest continuous path to complete the project,
establishes the minimum overall project duration
Summary Task - (ANSWERS)a single line task which summarizes all the
tasks indicated within its groups (usually shown to indicate the total
duration of a phase)
2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!
Critical Thinking Pathway - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)-planning is about the who, what,
where, and how
-scheduling is the when
Stakeholders in planning - (ANSWERS)-Owner
-Design Team
-Builders
-Agencies (inspectors, AHJ, gov.)
-Providers (utilities)
Stakeholders in Scheduling - (ANSWERS)"practitioners are needed"
-Builders
-Owners Representative
Work days vs Calendar Days - (ANSWERS)-Work days are any day that
,COSC 475 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!
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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)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 - (ANSWERS)smaller components included in an overall
schedule that are identified for the purpose of planning, scheduling,
, COSC 475 EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025(GRADED A+) DETAILED ANSWERS!!
monitoring, and controlling the project
-are described in terms of time and will consume resources
Milestone - (ANSWERS)marks a significant point in time for reference or
measurement
**has zero duration, often a single date
Lag - (ANSWERS)planned delay between tasks
Types of Relationship - (ANSWERS)-Finish to Start (FS), standard
-Finish to Finish (FF)
-Start to Start (SS)
-Start to Finish (SF), not ever used
Critical path - (ANSWERS)longest continuous path to complete the project,
establishes the minimum overall project duration
Summary Task - (ANSWERS)a single line task which summarizes all the
tasks indicated within its groups (usually shown to indicate the total
duration of a phase)
