Characteristics of the construction industry, The Construction Team, Types ofContracting Companies, Types of Construction Projects. Management:Background, Nature, Meaning, Definitions, Concepts, Functions, Styles, andTrends. Projects: Life Cycle, Task Assignment, Objectives and Organization.Project management: Definition, Ingredients, Process, Project Manager Functions and Activities. Construction Management: Meaning and Definition,Objectives, Scope, Importance, and Trends. Planning: meaning, definitions,stages; Planning techniques: bar charts and linked bar charts, cumulative project progress - S curve, network analysis, activity-on-arrow diagrams, precedence diagrams, PERT, project control, follow-up and up-dating. Applications using Primavera, Microsoft project…etc. software.