Construction Engineering and Management

In this course, you’ll get an introduction to the accounting techniques used for construction projects, with an emphasis on how they differ from the practices used in other industries. You’ll learn about the different financial instruments used for accounting in construction projects, including balance sheets and income statements. You will also learn how accounting works across the business cycle as well as methods for calculating income, expenses, and revenue. The course culminates with the creation of annual financial statements for a simulated construction project.

In this course, you’ll learn how projects are contracted for construction or rehabilitation. You’ll explore the advantages and disadvantages of each method based on defined relationships between different project stakeholders in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries. You will also learn about construction project life cycles, project stakeholder types, and the standard elements of construction contracts.

In this course, you’ll get an introduction to basic project planning and scheduling methods for construction projects. These include Gantt charts, Line of Balance, network analysis, and linear scheduling. You will also study earned value analysis as a fundamental project control method. At the end of this course, you will practice applying these principles to create schedules and controls for a simulated construction project.

In this course, you’ll get an introduction to the construction means, methods, and equipment used to transform a design concept into a completed usable structure or facility. You’ll study the selection and optimization of individual items of equipment needed to complete work and apply these principles in a simulated construction project.

In this course, you’ll get an introduction to key regulatory requirements that are designed to safeguard construction projects. You’ll also learn the methods used to analyze unsafe construction activities and explore core management practices that improve construction project safety and worker performance.

In this course, you’ll get an introduction to green construction principles as well as methods that assess the economic and environmental benefits of green construction. You’ll also learn green construction standards, green building codes, and green construction rating systems. At the end of the course, you’ll apply the principles you’ve learned by conducting several life cycle analysis assessments of the constituent parts of real-world construction projects.