Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Construction Management, Columbia University

Project Management in Construction and Planning. Develop and understand the fundamentals of project planning and scheduling techniques.

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קורס אונליין - התמחות מקצועית מוסמכת בניהול בנייה של Google

Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • Project initiation and planning
  • Scheduling techniques and procedures
  • Cost estimation and management
  • Finance of projects under construction
  • Creating a work breakdown structure
  • Building a project schedule
  • Working on project planning
  • Creating a project budget
  • Identifying risks and assigning responsibility for those risks

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Construction Project Manager
  • Project planner
  • Cost Manager
  • Risk Manager
  • Planning Manager
  • Schedule Manager
  • Construction consultant
  • Project Finance Manager
  • Project Execution Manager
  • Construction Quality Manager

A series of courses in specialization

The Construction Management specialization is designed for professionals in the construction and civil engineering industry who are interested in advancing their careers. In this program, students will gain in-depth knowledge of the field along with the latest trends and developments in the industry.

Course content

  • Project initiation and planning
  • Scheduling techniques and procedures
  • Cost estimation and management
  • Finance of projects under construction

After completing the internship, students will acquire significant skills and tools that will allow them to remain relevant and be at the forefront of the construction management field.

Dual training

This internship is designed to build on the foundational skills developed in the Google Project Management Professional Certificate; receive dual training when you complete both the Google Career Certificate and this internship.

Applied Learning Project

Real-world projects are included in each course of the specialization to reinforce the skills learned. The projects will build on information you have learned in the courses and allow you to add to your research.

The projects will be assessed by your classmates, and you will assess the work of others. Instructions on how to conduct peer assessments are included in the course.

After completing the course series, you will be able to:

  • Create a work breakdown structure
  • Build a project schedule
  • Work on project planning
  • Create a project budget
  • Identify risks and assign responsibility for those risks

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Construction project management

Course 1: Construction Management Fundamentals

Duration: 29 hours
Rating: 4.8 (6,813 ratings)

  • What you will learn:
    • Construction Management Fundamentals
    • Project Manager Role
    • Types of contracts and project execution methods
    • Implementing projects in a lean manner and maintaining sustainability
    • Technology Trends and Project Planning
  • Skills you will acquire:
    • Cash flow
    • cost
    • Cost control
    • Cost estimate

Course 2: Planning Construction Projects

Duration: 24 hours
Rating: 4.8 (2,160 ratings)

  • What you will learn:
    • Main techniques and processes in project planning
    • Schedule development and management
    • Understanding tools like graphs and arrow activities
    • The connections between all construction activities
    • The importance of the critical path in a project network
  • Skills you will acquire:
    • schedule
    • Linear schedule method
    • Project Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)
    • The critical path method

Course 3: Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control

Duration: 22 hours
Rating: 4.7 (2,068 ratings)

  • What you will learn:
    • Cost Estimating Basics and the Design Phase for Cost Estimating
    • Managing the project end period
    • Cost control methods with an emphasis on the generated value method
  • Skills you will acquire:
    • project management
    • Construction management
    • Work breakdown structure
    • Project planning

Course 4: Construction Financing

Duration: 20 hours
Rating: 4.8 (1,069 ratings)

  • What you will learn:
    • The basic economics of the key components of any construction project
    • Definition and calculation of different types of interest rates
    • The importance of cash flow charts

Course 5: The Construction Industry: The Way Forward

Duration: 9 hours
Rating: 4.8 (319 ratings)

  • What you will learn:
    • Construction Industry Overview
    • Sustainability in industry
    • Building Information Model and technological trends in the construction field

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