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PRESTO 25. Module II: Planning, Contracting and Cost Control
PRESTO 25. Module II: Planning, Contracting and Cost Control
Overview
This micro-credential trains students in the economic and scheduling planning of construction projects, as well as in contract management, production, and cost control. It covers defining cost targets, planning time and resources using bar charts, and comparative analysis between budget and objectives. It also provides training in supplier and contract management, monitoring actual costs, allocating work production, and analyzing results, all geared towards decision-making in the professional management of construction projects.
Basic and intermediate level handling of the PRESTO application: Budgets, Measurements and Certifications
- Students must be between 25 and 64 years old on the date the training begins.
- A university degree is not required to access this micro-credential. However, students wishing to access it must meet the following access requirements:
- To hold a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Architecture/Technical Architecture, or to be or have been enrolled in a University Bachelor's degree course in Engineering or Architecture/Technical Architecture currently or in one of the last 3 academic years
Academic program
1. Economic and temporal planning
- Cost target budget
- Create the cost target from scratch
- Create the cost target from the project budget
- Generate the budget from the cost target
- Compare the budget and the objective
- Target reports
- Time planning
- Times and dates of the work
- Bar chart, selection of items to plan
- Duration of the games and placing them in time
- Economic planning
- Breakdown of target quantities by phase
- Plan according to weights and bar chart
- Costs and production forecast by phases
2. Contracting, production and cost control
- Design of a master database of suppliers and buying groups
- Contract creation; customized clauses
- Supplier search and partnership
- Request and receipt of offers
- Contract and award comparisons
- How are actual costs entered?
- Define supplies and cost centers
- Supplies consumed by objective or by allocation
- Production of work
- Allocation of work units and basic concepts
- Work results and analysis
The training activities to be carried out during the delivery of the micro-credential will be:
- Theoretical classes: expository, explanatory or demonstration sessions of the contents and knowledge.
- Practical classes: sessions of practical application of the content developed in the theoretical classes, through the resolution of exercises, problems or theoretical-practical scenarios.
- Assessment: continuous assessment tests and final exams. Tests may be in person or online, and may be written, oral, or consist of practical exercises.
Regarding the way to organize the teaching to achieve the objectives set out in the micro-credential, the organizational modality summarized below will be followed:
- Lectures/expository method: presentation or explanation by the teaching staff.
- Practical classes: activities supervised by the teaching staff in the classroom, laboratories, clinics.
- Assessment: written tests, oral tests, practical tests…
The microcredential will have an evaluation system (ES) based on the following assessment tests:
- Objective tests (true/false, multiple choice, test-type, fill-in-the-blank, ordering, etc.): These are measurement instruments that allow for the evaluation of knowledge, skills, performance, aptitudes, etc. The answers are closed-ended, thus promoting objectivity during the scoring process.
- Case studies, exercises and problems: tests in which students must solve, in a reasoned manner, within a certain time, and according to the established criteria, the cases, exercises or problems posed by the teaching staff, with the aim of applying the knowledge acquired.
General information
Credits: 2 ECTS
Duration: 12/05/2026 – 18/05/2026
Teaching modality: Virtual
Location: Virtual
Valued at: €145
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
Teaching staff
A professional with over 20 years of experience in the civil engineering sector, and with 9 years of experience as an associate professor at the University of La Laguna (ULL). He has been a regular user of PRESTO since the beginning of his professional career for project development and construction monitoring, as well as for teaching PRESTO to Civil Engineering students at the ULL and is responsible for the software licenses within the degree program.
Qualification: Analyst / Programmer. Experience: Authorized Presto distributor through the company Demo Arquitectura Cad/D with experience in training and implementation for project professionals, companies in the sector and public administrations since 2002.
