Construction Project Management introduces learners to Project Initiation and Planning. Columbia University professor, Ibrahim Odeh, along with industry experts join together to provide a comprehensive overview of the construction industry. There are 10 modules that allow learners to become knowledgeable of construction management within the dynamic construction industry.
This course is part of the Construction Management Specialization
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About this Course
There is no prior knowledge that is needed to take this course.
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Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
The fundamentals of construction management from construction industry, the role of project manager, contract types, and project delivery methods
How to delivery lean project and maintina sustainability
Explore technology trends and project planning
Skills you will gain
- Project Management
- Construction Management
- Work Breakdown Structure
- Project Planning
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Overview
Construction Industry Overview
Project Delivery
Lean Project Delivery
Sustainability in the Construction Industry
Environment, Health and Safety of Construction Processes
Building Information Modeling and Technology Trends in Construction
International View of Construction Projects
Reviews
- 5 stars81.71%
- 4 stars15.84%
- 3 stars1.62%
- 2 stars0.46%
- 1 star0.35%
TOP REVIEWS FROM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A well compiled and structured course for beginners as well as seasoned professionals as it seamlessly takes the learner through the journey via modularity and concise conceptual learning paradigms.
Thank You, Coursera for the course . Its an honor and grateful to gain knowledge and skill from you. This helps me to alleviate the management and planning skills and to attend more courses from you.
Professor Ibrahim Odeh has put a lot of work into this stuff, and it shows.
As a student of building technology, I feel like this course has given me a lot more awareness and experience.
Very good introduction to outline the difference in project mgmt, programme mgmt and construction mgmt. Enough detail on various aspects for CM including type of contracts, technology and planning.
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