Paulson, Boyd C. Jr creator text bibliography nyu New York McGraw-Hill �1995 1995 monographic eng

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xxx, 610 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. For people interested in using computers in construction, this book is the perfect starting point - providing an unsurpassed introduction to computer hardware, software, and communications technology. Giving the reader a basic idea of what the pieces do and how they work together, the book's 16 in-depth chapters offer coverage of topics so important for construction engineers and managers. Through the material, readers are given the ability to analyze systematically a potential area of need - such as a function in a department - to determine whether a computer application might help to assess the costs and benefits of alternative proposals and to proceed from that analysis to a clear specification for what the proposed solution should accomplish. There is also coverage of how computer professionals evaluate hardware and design the software and systems that will implement a given application. Furthermore, readers will learn how to manage the people, resources, time, and money required in the development process for creating a given application program or for adapting a package application to the needs specified in the design. Other topics found in the book include: common tools used to develop application software for today's business computers; systems and applications available in the marketplace to perform specific functions, such as estimating, scheduling, cost control, and simulation; emergent technologies and how an individual, group, or company might plan ahead and take advantage of the trends. In addition, the book provides twenty-two construction engineering and management application examples - most developed using modern computer software - and provides additional problems, guidelines, and data for the reader to use in implementing his or her own applications on a personal computer. 1. The Impact of Computers -- 2. Overview of Construction Applications -- 3. Computer Hardware -- 4. Computer Software and File Systems -- 5. Feasibility Study and Analysis -- 6. Design and Development -- 7. Procurement, Training, Implementation, and System Management -- 8. Procedural Languages -- 9. Developing Applications with Spreadsheets -- 10. Developing Applications with File and Database Software -- 11. Developing Applications with AI-Based Expert System Software -- 12. Estimating -- 13. Project Planning and Scheduling -- 14. Accounting and Cost Engineering -- 15. Operations Simulation -- 16. Building for Tomorrow on Today's Technology and Applications. Boyd C. Paulson, Jr. Includes bibliographical references and index. Engineering Management Data processing Contractors' operations Data processing Construction industry Management Data processing Entrepreneurs Travaux Informatique Construction industry Management Data processing Contractors' operations Data processing Engineering Management Data processing Construction industry Contractors' operations Engineering TA190 .P28 Paulson, Boyd C. New York : McGraw-Hill, �1995 (OCoLC)609989358 Paulson, Boyd C. New York : McGraw-Hill, �1995 (OCoLC)625358759 007048967X 94002793 DLC 940113 20240528102945.0 ocm29703263 eng