Construction managers coordinate and supervise the building of public, residential, commercial, and industrial structures as well as roads and bridges. This learning path introduces you to the basics of construction management, from planning and scheduling projects to essential health and safety.

Apply planning and scheduling techniques to your projects.
Practice reviewing construction drawings with Bluebeam.
Prevent common worksite injuries with safety measures.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Construction Management Foundations
-Learn what it means to be a construction manager. Gain meaningful insights into the modern construction industry and how to thrive in a management role.

Course 2: Construction Management: Reading Drawings and Specifications
-Learn to read the different components that make up construction plans and discover how to approach title blocks, line types, views of the work to be built, and more.

Course 3: Construction Management: Planning and Scheduling
-Discover the steps needed to develop a proper construction plan and learn how to transform that plan into a schedule.

Course 4: Learning Construction Estimating
-Creating high-quality, accurate estimates is a critical part of construction. Learn what it takes to get started as a professional estimator.

Course 5: Construction Management: Safety and Health
-Learn about common types of workplace injuries and measures that can be taken to prevent them, as well as proactive management of safety, quality, and productivity.

Course 6: Construction Management: Managing Risk
-Learn the basics of risk management for construction projects, including identifying, controlling, and managing risk.

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Learn what it means to be a construction manager. Gain meaningful insights into the modern construction industry and how to thrive in a management role.
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Explore the lean theory of production and learn how it's being adopted in the construction industry.
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Learn the basics of risk management for construction projects, including identifying, controlling, and managing risk.
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Discover the steps needed to develop a proper construction plan and learn how to transform that plan into a schedule.
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Learn to read the different components that make up construction plans and discover how to approach title blocks, line types, views of the work to be built, and more.
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Learn about common types of workplace injuries and measures that can be taken to prevent them, as well as proactive management of safety, quality, and productivity.
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Follow the construction of a nine-story tower to learn how to leverage new technologies that are impacting the construction industry. Explore IM models, laser scanning, and VR.