关于项目
The non-credit certificate program in Construction Management is designed to enhance the knowledge you have already acquired while on the job and provide opportunities for advancement within your organization. The program will also benefit those looking to enter the construction field by gaining experience in key areas.
Our certificate program is composed of four courses which are required to earn the certificate.
职业潜力
Construction companies are searching for reliable and safety conscious new hires to help them grow and keep up with demand. 18% of Construction, Extraction and Architecture positions are looking for project management skills. Other skills include scheduling and estimating. Job titles include Construction Manager, Estimator and Project Manager.
Source: Burning Glass Technologies’ Labor Insight™ Real-time Labor Market Information tool.
与教官见面
Steve Houser (Blueprint 阅读 and Construction Project Management) is currently the Director of Construction at the Milton Hershey School. He received his bachelor’s degree in Structural Design and Construction Engineering Technology from Penn State and has been an asset in building the construction management certificate program.
Melanie Boehmer (成本估算) is the Director of Planning and Design at the Milton Hershey School. She also received her bachelor’s from Penn State in Architectural Engineering with a Construction Management Option.
Jerry Pisarcik (Construction Law) received a Juris Doctor degree from The Dickinson School of Law after graduating from 十大正规赌博平台大全 with a Master of Science degree in Architectural Engineering. Jerry has concentrated his practice exclusively in the area of construction contract counseling and litigation for over 30 years.
课程
蓝图阅读- a6300
Introduction to blueprint reading by developing needed skills and utilizing essential tools to efficiently read a full set of construction drawings. Blueprint standards, dimensions, views, and layout will be examined as part of the drawing process. Students will learn by examining the drawing standards, 创建草图, and evaluating the content of a set of construction drawings. All aspects of the drawing set will be considered including the civil, 建筑, 结构, 机械, 还有电气图纸.
日期: 2025年春天
时报》: 6:30-9:30pm
交付:现场指导
房间: Gaige 247
成本: $575
成本估算 & 材料- AE 6223
Introduction to cost estimating by developing needed skills and utilizing essential tools to efficiently organize estimates. Material and labor pricing with consideration of The Construction Specifications Institute's Master Format will be examined as part of the estimating process. These techniques will be applied concurrently by the students to develop a competitive bid for a course project. Competitive bids will be submitted and opened for discussion on the last day of class.
先决条件:蓝图阅读
日期: 2025年春天
时报》: 6:30-9:30pm
房间: Gaige 247
交付: 面对面的教学
成本: $525
建筑法- CE 6298
Course includes an overview of how the legal system works, 包括中介, 仲裁和诉讼. 重点在于合同, principles of contract interpretation and contract-related issues such as payment, 改变订单, 不同的场地条件, 延误和中断, and warranty of the plans and specifications. An anatomy of an actual construction lawsuit is presented, from pleading stage through discovery phase and on to the trial and appeal process. Bidding and bid protests, security bonds and mechanics liens are also examined.
日期: Tuesdays, October 29 - December 17, 2024; no class 11/26
时报》: 6:30-7:00pm
交付: This course will have a 30 minutes live zoom session every week and will then include a 2.5 hour pre-recorded video to review prior to the next live session.
成本: $575
Construction Project Management – CE 6297
This course will help construction professionals understand and utilize project management best practices throughout the scope of a job.
日期: Tuesdays, September 3 - October 22, 2024; no class 10/8
时报》: 6:30-9:30pm
交付: 亲自指导
成本: $575