Educational Facilities Management, Planning, & Operations

Catalog description

Based on the interdisciplinary study of business, operations, and facility management, this course effectively prepares students to coordinate people, budgets, infrastructure, logistics, spatial organization, purchasing, and other financial, material, and technological resources specific to educational settings. The concepts of operational efficiency, institutional resiliency, and contingency planning across departments is also explored to ensure academic continuity. The role of human resource management is considered with respect to communication, emergency planning, preparedness and recovery, environmental protection, property management, technology, and vendor management.