CMT 257 - Construction Management Fundamentals

The construction of buildings, industrial projects, and heavy civil projects like bridges and roads involves not only a wide range of technical skill and knowledge, but also a significant amount of leadership ability and people skills. Throw into the mix a high degree of comfort with risk and single-minded orientation toward results, and we have a rough approximation of what “Construction Management” is. It is many things; it is not just a single task or activity, and anyone performing one of the CM functions is said to be doing construction management. It is, above all, never “just construction”.

This course is an in-depth exploration of the general background and history of the design and construction industry, the emergence of construction management as a distinct discipline, visualization and spatial awareness skills, construction delivery methods, estimating and scheduling, leadership and team building skills, strategic foresight, emotional intelligence, cross-disciplinary fluency, and the most current trends in construction management, particularly Fast-Track Design-Build.

3 Semester Credit(s)

Crosslisted with: N/A
Laboratory/Experience Hours N/A
Prerequisite(s): ENR 101
Corequisite(s): N/A
Repeatable for Credit No
Core Course No
Grade Type LT
Typically Offered
Spring