EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Catalog description

This course covers the management of a design and construction office and dealing with challenges of change, culture, diversity, portfolio management, project management, strategic management and other elements that influence the management process. This course also covers leadership, authority and decision making, and ethics concepts as systems-thinking ways of winning desired cooperation from associates, customers and the construction project participants. The use of case studies and analysis to develop a deeper understanding of executive management in a construction organization is emphasized. (3 credits) fall