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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Construction Project Management by Columbia University

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About the Course

Construction Project Management introduces learners to Project Initiation and Planning. Columbia University professor, Ibrahim Odeh, along with industry experts join together to provide a comprehensive overview of the construction industry. There are 10 modules that allow learners to become knowledgeable of construction management within the dynamic construction industry. Professor Odeh teaches learners about the fundamentals of the Project Development Cycle while guest lecturers discuss Lean Project Delivery method and Lean Design Behaviors. Technological advances, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), will be introduced with real world examples of the uses of BIM during the Lifecycle of the Project. The course concludes with Professor Odeh discussing the importance of project planning and scheduling and an opportunity to develop a Work Breakdown Structure. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Learn about construction management, including an understanding of the construction industry, the role of a project manager, construction contract types, and project delivery methods -Explain the fundamental principles to establish Environment, Health and Safety in the construction industry -Detail the principles and application of sustainability development in construction industry -Summarize the work breakdown structure (WBS) and estimate the construction activity duration...

Top reviews

DC

Jul 20, 2020

I thought it was a great intro coming from my Architecture background and looking forward to the other classes. I did think the information was occasionally repetitive but overall it had a great flow.

DG

Feb 19, 2021

This was a great experience. It gave the confidence to tackle such issues as Duration of Activity Schedules and many more. Learned a lot and course content will forever be my guide on future projects.

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By Nyasha K

Nov 14, 2020

Professor Odeh I would like to thank you for the knowledge the delivery and the energy. I am excited to learn this topic and was not discouraged at any point I the course. I was kept engaged and informed. With limited knowledge I was brought up to competency and with the little knowledge I had it was clarified. I am more sure than ever about this career change and with this course I can move on to the next phase with confidence.

By Hagar a z

Jan 12, 2017

Such a gr8 course!

I am still in the middle of the first week but i can see -as i have completed more than 3 courses in Project management here in COURSERA - that its content is very rich and maybe more better than any course over here. still i see that it is better to know the principles in other courses like those offered by UCI to digest the material.

May thanks to Mr. Ibrahim for bringing us such experience.

Happy Learning!

By Sonya L

Dec 17, 2018

This is a very good course with lots of really good relevant information that can be applied in the field immediately. It was a true learning experience. I found myself looking forward to the lectures. Each industry expert was knowledgeable, engaging, and shared from his or her real-life work experience - with a genuine desire to teach others how to be better at project management. I am glad I took this course.

By Muhammad N K

Jul 23, 2017

I am happy that i was part of Construction project Management course. I am new in construction field but really inspire and get motivated after this course. i learned a lot of things which is related to the construction field . i want to appreciate my all teachers of this course about their teaching style, the presentation of topics in the form of examples and diagrams. Proud to be student of such teachers.

By Ankit R

Apr 6, 2020

The best thing about this course is the descriptive knowledge it imparts. All the speakers were well equipped with a lot of practical knowledge and that reflects in their mode of delivery. My personal favorite module was on use of Technology in the Construction Management. Thanks to Ibrahim Odeh sir for such a wonderful and informative session. I look forwarding to attending the following courses as well.

By Tyler F

Feb 5, 2018

This course was excellent in introducing many of the concepts that are used in construction management and project management as well a great perspective of the construction industry at an international scale. It allows the learner to develop a strong basic comprehension of the roles of the management team and the tools and strategies at their disposal to ensure a project is delivered successfully.

By Steven O

Aug 28, 2022

If there is a rating greater than 5 Star i will gladly give that rating .Thank you so much Dr. Ibrahim Odeh for this course. I so much enjoyed lean construction by Arc. Sam spata , sustainability in construction by Ryan Prime and I am grateful to all the other instructor who took out their time to educate with passion. Finally my immersed gratitude goes to cousera for given me financial aid.

By Guimarães R J

Jun 13, 2017

Construction Project Management is a very clear course about the topic on the construction industry. It gives to learners around the world a very good sense of the new technologies on industry and a profound sense of importance on project planning. That course offers not only a knowledge on the topic but an exchanging of experience through the lectures of the various professors in the course.

By Mehran A

Apr 14, 2022

This is the best course I have ever found online. The effort put into this is incredible. They have gathered subject-matter-experts and these experts are not bound-to-book, they teach you the formals as well as their precious opinions from their experience. I am thankful to Columbia University and Coursera for letting me have this amazing content on financial aid.

Thank you.

Engr. Mehran Ahmad

By Mukhtar A A K

Apr 11, 2020

I have never heard a training course like this in terms of the quality of lectures as well as lecturers and the selection of an arbitrator for the topics of the course that covered most aspects in the management of engineering projects

I am grateful to everyone who has contributed to it and thanks to coursea org. for this wonderful effort in organizing and serving science.

Best regards

Mukhtar

By Dylan E

Jul 16, 2019

The CPM course was an excellent learning experience with detailed examples. The concepts and theories that I learned here, I will be able to apply immediately to my everyday work. I appreciated the various instructors (that were academic and industry leaders) that contributed to this course as well as their perspective on the industry and applicable methods for the construction industry.

By simon a

Oct 3, 2022

i am deeply grateful to you for granting me this rare oppurtunity to learn and acquire a certificate under construction management and planning. at the course of this period of 5 weeks, i have learnt great things partaining to the field of civil engineering. today is one of my happiest days since i started the journey of becoming an excellent civil engineer. thank you once more.

By Gabriella S F

May 30, 2017

The course helped me a lot with understanding more of project management, this time focused on construction management. Most of the classes give you access to the presentation and the script. The quizes englobe what was discussed during classes and the peer-graded assignment give you the chance to exercise what was thought and at the same time review your classmates assignments.

By GUSTAVO M

Mar 26, 2020

Very well organized and specific to the industry. Most of these topics are important on a daily basis in the Construction Industry and usually the only way to get this much information is from experience and while working on numerous projects so these courses were very helpful to increase the knowledge you already have or as an entry basis to whoever is interested in the field.

By Nicholas D

Aug 31, 2021

This course was absolutley excellent. The staff at Columbia was outstanding. Thank you to all of the professionals who put the course together and to all of the students worldwide who participated. It was very interesting to see the answeres from everyone. I would highly reccomend this course to anyone who wants to become involved in the construction industry in any capacity.

By Vijaykumar K

Jun 26, 2020

I enjoyed the CPM course. The course content is covers the maximum gamut of CPM. The presentation and the ppt presentation is very lucid. The faculties have the in depth knowledge of the subject and they have explained in very effective way. The initial set back of the quiz forced me to be attentive through out the course duration to capture the written and oral eplanations.

By Jasmin R

Jan 9, 2022

Ibrahim Odeh and the rest of the lecturers in this certification are very great teachers. There was not one moment where I was bored. Everything was easy to understand and it is so fun to learn the technicals and theory of what I do for a living. It strengthens my knowledge both on paper and on the field which makes me a better leader. Excited to do the rest of the course!

By ayoub l

Mar 21, 2021

The course is overall well and efficient, however, the duration estimation lecture was far from enough to get you prepared for respective quiz, the lecture is superficial, the assignment is thoroughly detailed down to the nitty gritty calculations on duration estimations, I think they could do more to teach people how to properly estimate construction activity duration

By Deleted A

Nov 13, 2016

Dr. Ibrahim Odeh, was capable to put a five weeks course that surpass many other courses of one year lenght, the mix of theory and quizes based on real experience of top notch professionals of the construction field was great! - I recommend this course for any project manager that want to walk a step further in construction management. Congratulations Professor Odeh !

By AGENG M

Oct 30, 2020

The material presented is very useful, the speakers who present the material are also experts in the field. just me for subtitles there is still a little error in writing. about 5 to 6 videos do not provide modules presented for download. The downside of this course is that the material is less retail, making it rather difficult to combine the material with the other

By Dharamveer S V

Feb 20, 2022

I am delighted to have copleted this course. It is very rare that you get to learn from the best professionals with their expertise in each field. Everybody seemed very proficient and confident in their fiel of work with a lot of energy to inspire and motivate other people like us to be the nation builders and to work towards a better and sustainable environment.

By Muhammad A

Apr 6, 2019

This course was excellent for me regarding Construction Project Management. In this course i have learnt about planning, scheduling, work breakdown structure, risk analysis and safety measures for project. After that through this course I knew about BIM-Software and its functions.

At the end Thanks to my Instructor Ibrahim Odeh and all of the supporting members.

By gauthamk10

Jun 19, 2020

Excellent course. Both the Content and the way it is delivered. I especially enjoyed the industry experts giving live industry examples. Being a 12 years experience civil engineer myself got to learn a lot of new things. Special mention to Gus Maimis, Project Manager part of the course was really interesting.

Thanks again can't wait to start the other courses

By Nischal K M

Nov 21, 2017

I am really thankful for all the great teachers, professionals, executives and particularly to Mr Ibrahim Odeh for that wonderful knowledge transfer. The course content is so precise and yet too elaborate and has covered various concepts. I am happy to have been enrolled in this course and thanks to Coursera for providing this opportunity to people like me.

By Vinod S

Oct 23, 2020

The course is is really fantastic and complete package about the subject it cover. I gone through the whole process in sort period of time in a very simple and effective manner. Faculties have sound practical knowledge about subject matter delivered the lecture in effective manner. I would like to recommend and encourage my friends also to do the course. 👍