Construction Engineering and Management

Prepare and analyze financial statements

Understand financial transactions in construction

Calculate partial income, expenses, and revenue

Measure project progress using construction effort and construction output

Understand the characteristics of the construction industry

Construction project life cycle, participants and acquisition process

Project delivery methods (DBB, PCM, DB, IPD and CM at Risk)

Project financial contract types

Project procurement methods

Project assignments

Basic principles of Critical Path Method (CPM)

How to develop a project schedule

Time cost tradeoff and resource leveling

Fundamentals of Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

Project monitoring and control

Introductory engineering and economic aspects of selecting and operating construction equipment

Engineering principles of dozers and graders

Engineering principles of excavators, haulers, cranes and lifting devices

Economics of construction equipment

The importance of safety in construction

How to adopt basic safety programs for use in construction projects

Safety reporting and measurement

How to apply basic accident prevention methods

Organizational safety management

Ergonomics in construction

Growth models to measure changes in population, affluence and environmental impacts

Traditional vs sustainable construction practices

Life cycle cost analysis for construction projects

Sustainable building material