The Construction Management specialization is curated for professionals in the construction and civil engineering industry looking to advance their careers. Through this specialization, students will gain comprehensive industry knowledge along with the latest trends and development within the industry.
This 5-course specialization will cover the major facets of construction management:
- Construction Project Management Course: 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 maintain sustainability. Explore technology trends and project planning.
- Construction Scheduling: The key project scheduling techniques and procedures. How to develop and manage a schedule and understand scheduling tools such as bar charts, activity on arrow, and activity on nodes. The multiple relationships that connect all the construction activities from start to finish. The importance of the critical path in a project network and project activities float.
- Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control: The fundamentals of cost estimation and the design phase to perform cost estimation. How to conduct the close out period of the project by exploring the punch lists, final approval, and turnover to the client. The cost control methods emphasizing the Earned Value Method.
- Construction Finance: The basic economics of the essential components in every construction project. The definition and calculation of different types of interest rates. The importance of Cash Flow Diagrams.
- The Construction Industry – The Way Forward: Construction Industry Overview, Sustainability in the Construction Industry, Building Information Modeling and Technology Trends in Construction.
After students complete this specialization, they will have gained significant skills and tools to stay relevant and ahead of the curve in the world of construction management.
This specialization is designed to build on the foundational skills developed in the Google Project Management Professional Certificate; earn a dual credential when you complete a Google Career Certificate and this specialization.
Real-world projects will be included in each course of the specialization to reinforce the skills being taught. The projects will build on information you have learned in the courses and allow you to add your own research. Projects will be peer-reviewed by your classmates, and you will peer-review the work of others. Instructions on how to conduct peer-reviews will be included in the course. Upon completing the series, you will be able create a work-breakdown structure, build a project schedule, work on a project plan, create a project budget, identify risk, and assign responsibility for those risks.
