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Construction Management --- CMSV

About Construction Management

Key courses provide fundamentals in construction management and, combined with courses in BIT and other areas, make up the associate degree (A.S.) and certificate options. Course descriptions for CMSV courses appear below; see also Building Inspection Technology. For faculty contact information and websites (if available), use the staff search function link below and select Construction Management or Building Inspection Technology in "Department." For degree and certificate information, click on the link below for Career Programs and go to Construction Management in the alphabetical listing of programs.

Course Descriptions


CMSV 2870  Construction Management

3 cr

Examines estimating, purchasing, bidding, scheduling, coordinating, expediting, and supervising work and dealing with public agencies, the design professions, suppliers, and subcontractors as these activities relate to the operation of a building contracting company.


CMSV 2880  Construction Estimating & Scheduling

4 cr

Explores the basic techniques and guidelines of estimating, and critical path method (CPM) and precedence diagramming method (PDM) scheduling. Assists students to develop skills to prepare cost estimates considering the important aspects of material takeoffs, labor, equipment, and time and cost scheduling. Includes pratical, step-by-step cost estimating procedures that trace project progress on building project examples. Students will build CPM and PDM schedules for building construction projects. Prereq: BIT 1215 or equivalent knowledge.


CMSV 2890  Building Organization & Technology

3 cr

Introduces the varied technology that comprise buildings and an exploration into the sequential process of building construction. Theories of building types, functional organizations, and material applications are presented. This course also includes the identification of historic basis for and comparison between basic building materials and construction methods. The importance of building assembly sequences is also presented.



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