About the Program
The non-credit certificate program in construction management is designed to enhance the knowledge you have already acquired while on the job and provide opportunities for advancement within your organization. The program will also benefit those looking to enter the construction field by gaining experience in key areas.
Our certificate program is composed of four courses which are required to earn the certificate. The four courses will be offered in seven week sessions, for three hours one evening per week for a total of 21 hours per class. The certificate will be earned during one year, and classes start in the fall of 2015 and will be completed in the spring of 2016.
Fall 2015:
Blueprint Reading
Introduction to blueprint reading by developing needed skills and utilizing essential tools to efficiently read a full set of construction drawings. Blueprint standards, dimensions, views, and layout will be examined as part of the drawing process. Students will learn by examining the drawing standards, creating sketches, and evaluating the content of a set of construction drawings. All aspects of the drawing set will be considered including the civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, and electrical drawings.
Dates & Times will be announced soon!
Cost Estimating & Materials
(prerequisite: Blueprint Reading)
Introduction to cost estimating by developing needed skills and utilizing essential tools to efficiently organize estimates. Material and labor pricing with consideration of The Construction Specifications Institute?s MasterFormat will be examined as part of the estimating process. These techniques will be applied concurrently by the students to develop a competitive bid for a course project. Competitive bids will be submitted and opened for discussion on the last day of class.
Dates & Times will be announced soon!
Spring 2016:
Construction Project Management
This course will help construction professionals understand and utilize project management best practices throughout the scope of a job.
Construction Law
Course includes an overview of how the legal system works, including mediation, arbitration and litigation. Emphasis is on contracts, principles of contract interpretation and contract-related issues such as payment, change orders, differing site conditions, delays and disruptions, and warranty of the plans and specifications. An anatomy of an actual construction lawsuit is presented, from pleading stage through discovery phase and on to the trial and appeal process. Bidding and bid protests, surety bonds and mechanics liens are also examined.
To earn the certificate all four courses must be completed; however, if you have interest in a few courses you may take them individually as long as any prerequisites are completed.
Questions? Contact Erica Kunkel at610-396-6221 or[email protected]. |