Program Overview

Course Description

This introductory course will introduce students to professional construction management in the engineering and construction industry. Additionally, students will learn about the development and organization of projects, the organization of professional construction management, and professional construction management in practice using an example project. Students will then focus on preconstruction sites and all of the elements that are involved, and the course concludes with a focus on construction and the application of controls.

Course Outline

• Week 1: Orientation
• Week 2: Management in the Engineering and Construction Industry / Development and Organization of Projects
• Week 3: Applications and Requirements for Management Organization / Introduction to an Example Project
• Week 4: Preconstruction Site Investigation, Planning, Scheduling, Estimating, and Design / Bidding and Awarding
• Week 5: Construction, Safety Responsibilities, and Contracts Administration and Coordination
• Week 6: Application of Controls and CPM Schedule Control / Field Schedules and Progress Controls

What You Will Learn

• An overview of management in the engineering and construction industry
• The applications and requirements for the management organization
• Example projects components including planning, scheduling, estimating, and designing
• Bidding and procurement

Course Details

• Course Code: OLCD-CONM0010
• Delivery Options: Online Self-Paced
• Faculty: Faculty of Open Learning and Career Development
• Total Learning Hours: 56.0
• Instruction Delivery Method(s): Online Self-Paced
• Course Fee(s): $1,255.00
• CEUs: 5.6 CEUs
• Instructors: Eman Al-Ali
• Reading List / Textbook: Professional Construction Management: Including CM, Design-Construct and General Contracting by Donald S. Barrie and Boyd C. Paulson

Recommended For

• Construction managers
• Project managers and architects
• Owners of construction companies and their staff
• Engineers, engineering technicians, and students of all disciplines
• Developers and construction contractors
• Construction Specialty Sub-contractors

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Certificate in Construction Management: Required

Instructor Biography

Eman H. Al-Ali, PMP, LEED AP BD&C, PEng, is an engineer in Ontario with over 25 years of experience in the field of civil engineering. She is passionate about learning and helping others learn as engineering science evolves. After completing her B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering at Basra University, she pursued her M.Sc. in Structural Engineering from Baghdad University. She was offered a teaching position at the University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq to teach different civil engineering materials. While at the University of Technology, Eman established the first personal computer laboratory in 1986. She also held a position as a structural engineer in Baghdad where she mastered her skills in structural design and inspection, quality control, and quality assurance, and enriched her expertise in the project management field.