12-610 Special Topic: Intl Collaborative Construction Mgmt

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the life cycle of the facility development process and of relevant project management techniques. While primary emphasis is on the construction phase, the techniques and perspective apply to the other phases of the facility development process as well. Students learn not only how to develop construction estimates and schedules, but also, globalization issues, methods to work on multicultural teams, negotiation techniques, and methods to improve international collaboration enhanced by the use of Information Technology. Students work in international teams to collaborate from remote locations via the Internet taking maximum advantage of information technology using commercially available software. Students also report on lessons learned on working with different cultures.

Prerequisites: none listed

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