Activity ID Description Weeks   Predecessors a m b A Design general curriculum requirements 4 8 16 - B Develop program brochure 2 3 6 A C Identify prospective students 3 6 9 - D Develop advertising campaign 4 7 10 B,C E Design specific curriculum content 8 16 20 A F Send brochure and student application 2 3 4 D G Evaluate applications 2 4 6 F H Accept students, notify students 1 2 3 G I Schedule rooms for classes 1 1 7 H J Designate professors to teach courses 1 2 3 H K Select texts for courses 3 5 7 J L Order and receive texts 6 8 17 K   a) Develop a network diagram for this project using AON notation, showing activity ID and duration, ES, EF, LS, LF, slack for each activity b)If the dean needs a 95 percent probability of being done on time, how long can the expected project duration be?

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The accounting department at the University of Lusaka (UNILUS) is offering a combined five-year B.S./M.S. in accounting. The senior accounting professor has identified the project activities and any precedence relationships, as shown in Table Q2. Three time estimates for each activity are included.

 

Table Q2: B.S./M.S. in Accounting Programme

Activity ID

Description

Weeks

 

Predecessors

a

m

b

A

Design general curriculum requirements

4

8

16

-

B

Develop program brochure

2

3

6

A

C

Identify prospective students

3

6

9

-

D

Develop advertising campaign

4

7

10

B,C

E

Design specific curriculum content

8

16

20

A

F

Send brochure and student application

2

3

4

D

G

Evaluate applications

2

4

6

F

H

Accept students, notify students

1

2

3

G

I

Schedule rooms for classes

1

1

7

H

J

Designate professors to teach courses

1

2

3

H

K

Select texts for courses

3

5

7

J

L

Order and receive texts

6

8

17

K

 

a) Develop a network diagram for this project using AON notation, showing activity ID and duration, ES, EF, LS, LF, slack for each activity

b)If the dean needs a 95 percent probability of being done on time, how long can the expected project duration be?

 

 

 

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