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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Construction Project Management by Columbia University

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About the Course

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. Professor Odeh teaches learners about the fundamentals of the Project Development Cycle while guest lecturers discuss Lean Project Delivery method and Lean Design Behaviors. Technological advances, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), will be introduced with real world examples of the uses of BIM during the Lifecycle of the Project. The course concludes with Professor Odeh discussing the importance of project planning and scheduling and an opportunity to develop a Work Breakdown Structure. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Learn about construction management, including an understanding of the construction industry, the role of a project manager, construction contract types, and project delivery methods -Explain the fundamental principles to establish Environment, Health and Safety in the construction industry -Detail the principles and application of sustainability development in construction industry -Summarize the work breakdown structure (WBS) and estimate the construction activity duration...

Top reviews

DG

Feb 19, 2021

This was a great experience. It gave the confidence to tackle such issues as Duration of Activity Schedules and many more. Learned a lot and course content will forever be my guide on future projects.

DC

Jul 20, 2020

I thought it was a great intro coming from my Architecture background and looking forward to the other classes. I did think the information was occasionally repetitive but overall it had a great flow.

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By engdaw a

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Apr 21, 2019

The lecture points are brief, real, and attractive during the course. The discussions and peer graded assignments also worth me great understanding about construction management.

Thanks

By Terron J D

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May 13, 2019

This is an excellent course! I have learned very valuable and powerful techniques, tools and principals that I can utilize in the work force. Thank you for this genuine opportunity.

By Nick C

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May 14, 2019

Was a great course for an introduction into construction management, and a great way for someone looking to transfer into a new career to learn the skills necessary

By ahmad

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Jun 4, 2019

It was not just like learning management and so, but also it enhances the feeling of good planning and healthy management.

By Alvaro E R

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May 27, 2019

It was an excellent course! Continue providing more courses from other branches with the same quality.

By Balaji M

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May 29, 2019

Great Course for enriching my professional and personal success joourney.

Thanks Coursera.

By Eduardo H M

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Apr 17, 2019

Great opportunity to grow in your career! Thanks

By Vignesh P

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May 30, 2019

Very Informative and Helpful for CPM aspirants

By Daniel L

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May 26, 2019

Important values and procedures learned.

By Boris R

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Jun 18, 2019

Great, This is a lot of professional information. I recommend it

By Josh S

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Jun 5, 2018

The peer review projects very obviously require some sort of outside knowledge. There is nothing from the videos that gives you the tools to do the assignments satisfactorily. Additionally, the assignments don't always make sense. For one of the assignments, creating a job logic diagram, none of the criteria include creating a diagram that is logically consistent. So, when people decided to say that the ground floor logically preceded the building of a roof, rather than the columns on which the rood sits, I technically couldn't mark them down during the peer review. Meanwhile, because my WBS hadn't included details which were not mentioned at all in lecture, I couldn't receive full credit.

By Deleted A

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Aug 9, 2017

The content is overall rather thin and would be better supported with reading materials instead of all video lectures. The structure and level of detail was also rather odd with more details on bonds and surety than on actual project types and challenges.

By Ahsanul K

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Oct 29, 2017

The instructor is not specific and too much filler sentence that are not important for the lecture

By Saurabh S N

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Apr 25, 2020

I want to say thank you to DR.IBRAHIM ODEH ,all faculties involve in this course and all coursera community . After completing this course I am ready to start my career as construction project manager.This course give the skills require on field so am very happy to being a part of coursera community and very excited to learn other interesting courses.

By Matthew H

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Dec 30, 2022

As a long standing professional at a small residential contracting company, this course has helped me understand what the expectations will be as I begin a new career in the commercial/industrial sector of construction. It's not a very challenging course however it flows smoothly with lots of very insightful and useful information.

By Daniel C

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Jul 21, 2020

I thought it was a great intro coming from my Architecture background and looking forward to the other classes. I did think the information was occasionally repetitive but overall it had a great flow.

By Viola B

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Feb 22, 2023

Perfect course and very useful for the use of acronyms in the construction sector.

By Engr. S S

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Oct 3, 2022

Exceptionally great course content, well taught!

By David M

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Apr 19, 2019

informative program, Keep it up.

By Dakkouni a

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Apr 16, 2019

i love the class

By bharat k r

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Jun 8, 2018

Construction Project Management is a most suitable course for those who are pursuing their degree or diploma in civil engineering , architecture or some how related with respective fields. This course will teach you about BIM , construction management, construction strategies, new terminologies related with construction field, practical aspects of constructing a building, etc.

Some of the lectures are very effective in explaining role of biding, contracts, etc. Assigned tasks are most suitable and fulfilled their role in grasping the topics more effectively.

By Mohammed U

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Oct 5, 2020

This has given me great insight into the world of construction management. The lectures from Columbia University were top-notch (as expected). The faculty was great and kept me motivated. 1 star less because I wanted to learn even more. This is just Course 1 of 4, the other 3 are not available as of now.

By A S K

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May 30, 2019

we want the course based on india not the united states because we are from india.the courses should be country specific.

By Farhan S

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Mar 20, 2017

Most of the courses/lectures seemed to be very basic Project Management principles. Some lectures did give a good background and high level understanding of Construction Project Management, but expected a bit more in depth info.

Last lesson/assignment required more research on my part as it required general construction knowledge. The reason I took to this course was to get a better, high-level understanding of construction project management and planning, however, the Job Logic assignment expected that I would know what all is involved in the technical workings in construction (i.e. excavation, prepping, waterproofing, etc.) in which I have no experience or knowledge. A 2-hour assignment took me more than 3 hours to complete.

By Zachery C

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Apr 14, 2023

There could have been a bit more insight to the actual position and maybe some real life scenarios to help show the processes and functions. Also, newer instructors are needed.