Educational Facilities Management

Catalog description

The course explores present and future facility planning and equipment needs of schools. The course examines the efficiency of facilities, operations, housekeeping and maintenance programs. It also reviews the planning process for school construction programs. Plans for financing construction are discussed. The role of educational facilities in the teaching/learning process is a central theme throughout the course. The course will include lecture, discussion, on-site visitation and evaluation of school plant and learner needs. Students will also be expected to complete visitations to sites where renovation and/or new construction has been completed and conduct interviews and discussions with the professionals involved in the process at those sites.