Continuing Education Courses

The following courses are available; CRC faculty and staff will also customize courses to your individual and organizational needs. Please note these courses are scheduled according to each organization's needs, and are not offered regularly throughout the semester. These courses are generally more appropriate for the needs of corporations or organizations which can send a number of employees to these training opportunities.

Construction Management & Marketing   

Continuing Ed. Courses	Description	Days
Design-Build Management and Marketing	This course deals with the fundamentals and strategies of design-build project delivery and marketing.	2 Days
Risk Management	Topics covered include how to develop risk management strategies risk control procedures, insurance and legal issues.	2 Days
Construction  Law	This course investigates the legal aspects of construction contracts, bonds, insurance and bidding.	2 Days
Entrepreneurship in Construction	Concepts covered show how to build a successful business, avoid costly risks, tax issues etc	2 Days
Construction Contracting	The course topics are: over view of contract issues, preparation of tenders etc	2 Days
Construction Marketing	The focus will be on effective sales strategies and profitable marketing techniques	2 Days

Project Management & Finance

Continuing Ed. Courses	Description	Days
Project Management	This course looks at the total life cycle of a project from conceptualization to formation, operation, project termination and evaluation.	2 Days
Value Engineering	The emphasis will be on reducing the life cycle cost of a project and discuss the principles and methods of value engineering economic analysis etc.	2 Days
Project Integration Management	Topics include: project plan development, project plan execution, change control, etc.	2 Days
Project Scope Management	It deals with the processes required to ensure successful project management. Topics include: initiation, scope Planning, scope definition, scope change control etc.	2 Days
Project Time Management	Focus is on processes required to complete project on Time.  Topics include: activity definition, sequencing, activity duration estimation, schedule control etc.	2 Days
Project Cost Management	This course deals with tools needed to complete projects within budget. Topics covered: cost estimating, cost control, budgeting etc.	2 Days
Planning for Success and Profit	Topics include: budgets, developing repeat business, how to reduce man hours etc.	2 Days

Facility Management

Continuing Ed. Courses	Description	Days
Fundamentals of Facility  Management	This course will cover trends in facility management, process improvement using Six Sigma methodology etc.	2 Days
Facility Management as a Business	The course is designed to cover strategic planning, budget development, out sourcing etc.	2 Days
Operations and Maintenance	Topics will include: best industry practices, preventive maintenance, technology applications, energy conservation, planned maintenance etc.	2 Days
Benchmarking	The course will cover latest techniques, data collection, implementing studies etc	2 Days
Developing High Performance Organizations	Topics will include: performance measurements, ethics, deployment techniques etc.	2 Days

Information Technology

Continuing Ed. Courses	Description	Days
Computers for Contractors	A practical workshop that introduces students to computer applications and technology management  within the industry. Topics: web, spreadsheets, scheduling etc	2 Days
Complete Planning Guide for Microsoft Project	This course teaches students how to use Microsoft Project software for planning and scheduling projects.	2 Days
Intranet Document Management	The course is designed for web site and A/E/C implementers who want to transform document and information management by instituting an Intranet or internal web within the company.	2 Days
Computer Simulation in Construction Logistics and Procurement	The course covers simulation programs to manage construction logistics and procurement.	2 Days
Web Publishing for Contractors with Microsoft	The course shows how A/E/C personnel can use FrontPage software to develop marketing tools	2 Days
FrontPage e-Commerce	Current trends and issues affecting e-commerce will be addressed in this course.	2 Days
New Trends  and Technologies	This course will focus on innovative state of the art technologies in built environment.	2 Days