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About the Course

This course introduces the types of cost estimation from the conceptual design phase through the more detailed design phase of a construction project. In addition, the course highlights the importance of controlling costs and how to monitor project cash flow. Learners will work on a break-even analysis of construction tasks in a project. The course begins with Professor Odeh providing an overview of what will be covered. Next, learners explore the stages of design in a construction project. Professor Odeh then describes the types of cost estimates in a construction project, and the tools and methods used to create estimates. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Acquire the fundamentals of cost estimation and the design phase to perform cost estimation -Learn about cost control and cost control methods, emphasizing the Earned Value Method or EVM -Understand the close out period of the project by exploring the punch lists, final approval, and turnover to the client...

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WJ

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It's a comprehensive course for learning fundamentals of construction management, it's provide highly practical knowledge in an easy-understable way for non-engineers.

PG

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I am thankful to Coursera to offer the grate course through online. I learned most important points through the subjected course.

Thanks a lot to Mr. is Ibrahim Odeh.

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By Fahad F

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Dec 23, 2019

Excellent course. Learned a lot. Unfortunately, some of the content was very difficult to view, especially those based on the excel work sheets. Would have been great to get a downloadable sample excel sheets. Otherwise, a delightful interesting course.

By Dennis

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Sep 10, 2017

I was disappointed in the estimating part of the course; the title is COST estimating, yet there was no example of pricing once a takeoff was complete. Also, I expected to learn more about activity duration of different tasks.

By Cristina E

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Apr 16, 2020

The first lectures were lacking in information and they had a lot of errors on them. Maybe you should include a basis knowledge to enter the course and use the time to extend on some of the later topics

By Eesh K T

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May 6, 2020

The course outline is very good but more practical examples should be there. Also, in quizzes, problems should be included for practice. Overall, it is great.

By Gopkalo A

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Oct 17, 2018

It was quite informative, but what you need is to add course materials in excel or PDF. Just talking about the figures is not enough.

By Mohammad B A

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Apr 19, 2020

The course could be more cost control-oriented and more of a Civil/Construction planning nature.

By Aldo P

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May 10, 2020

Lack of slides could be a minus, but some teachers were great in concept explanations.

By Skhumbuzo R K

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Sep 9, 2021

May all the notes spoken be projected? the accent gave me hard time to understand

By Renata C d T

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Mar 18, 2020

It`s a good overview of the theme but ends up being a little shallow.

By Thorsten F

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Mar 23, 2019

Some speakers are extremely boring and make it hard to stay focused.

By Alfonso P

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Feb 25, 2018

Interesting topic, unfortunately not well presented.

By Melissa N

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Jan 17, 2024

It as kind of intense but all over the place.

By Engr. M A

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Jun 13, 2022

there's no practical cost estimation examples

By William T

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Apr 14, 2021

Not too good. Just ok.

By Abraham H

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May 13, 2022

Too hard

By ibrahim m

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Feb 11, 2022

good

By Mohammad A

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Oct 24, 2017

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By Daniel E

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Mar 21, 2022

the courses from Columbia Unisersity are very old and dont use any of the tools or software that are use today, plus they are not practical

By Mahmoud B

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Dec 19, 2022

Very dense and the lecturers were not fluid.

By Stepan K

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Dec 12, 2016

Mistakes in tests

By Jimit S

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Jan 22, 2017

Complete garbage...items not really presented in relevant details with respect to standard industry practices. What you will learn here is not how things are done on the job.

By Dikran B

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Jul 25, 2023

Ibrahim Odeh was an unsuccessful

and boring instructor.

By Nina

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Jun 5, 2017

Very disappointed