Fall I
CM 650 "Project Management Systems," 6 credits
CM 651 "Research in Construction," 1 credit

Spring I
CM 652 "Project Plan Development," 6 credits

Summer I
CM 654 "Project Plan Analysis and Approval," 6 credits

Fall II
CM 655 "Advanced Topics in Construction Management," 6 credits

Spring II
CM 657 "Construction Marketing and Development," 6 credits

Summer II
CM 659 "Advanced Legal Aspects in Construction," 6 credits

Total: 37 credits

Course Descriptions & Accompanying Texts

CM 650 "Project Management Systems"
An overview of the project management framework and knowledge areas; the strategic context of projects; introduction to project management tools.  6 credit hours.  Prerequisite: Completion of  Prerequisites.

Texts:

• The Project Manager's Desk Reference 3rd Edition, James P. Lewis, ISBN 007134750x McGraw-Hill Companies, $70.00
• Project Management a Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, 8th Edition, Harold Kerzner, ISBN 0471225770, John Wiley and Sons $80.00
• The Guide to The Project Management Body of Knowledge-2000, Published by the Project Management Institute $35.95

CM 651 "Research in Construction"
This course provides an overview of issues in research and teaching construction management in higher education as a career. 1 credit hour. Prerequisite: Admission to the M.C.M. program.

CM 652 "Project Plan Development"
Human resource, legal, financial, and logistical principles for project planning; preparation of initial project plan documentation.  6 credit hours.  Prerequisite: CM650.

Texts:

• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Patrick Lencioni, 2002, ISBN 0787960756, Jossey-Bass Publishers $22.95
• Project Management Toolbox, Dragan Z. Milosevic, Editor, 2003 ISBN 0471208221, Wiley and Sons Publishing $80.00
• Contracting for Project Management, J. Rodney Turner, 2003, ISBN 0566085291, Ashgate Publishing $44.95

CM 654 "Project Plan Analysis and Approval"
Integration of human resource, legal, financial, and logistical aspects of projects; preparation and presentation of final project plans.  6 credit hours.  Prerequisite: CM652.

Texts:

• Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control, James P. Lewis, 3rd Edition, 2000, ISBN 0071360506, McGraw-Hill Companies $50.00
• Critical Chain Project Management, Lawrence P. Leach, 2000, ISBN 1580530745, Artech House Publishing, $75.00
• Critical Chain, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, 1997, The North River Press, ISBN 0884271536, $19.95
• Project Management Memory Jogger, Paula Martin and Karen Tate, 1997, ISBN 1576810011, Goal QPC Publishers, $8.95.
• Memory Jogger II, Michael Brassard, 1994, ISBN 1879364441, Goal QPC Publishers, $8.95.

CM 655 "Advanced Topics in Construction Management"
This course focuses on three current topics, their reasons for development, progress, and affect on the industry. 6 credit hours.  Prerequisite: 654 and admission to the M.C.M. program.

CM 657 "Construction Marketing and Development"
This course will investigate the tenants of like service industries and compare those in the built environment. 6 credit hours.  Prerequisite: 654 and admission to the M.C.M. program.

CM 659 "Advanced Legal Aspects in Construction"
This course advances the graduate student’s knowledge regarding project administration related to different contractual delivery risk mechanisms employed in the construction industry. 6 credit hours.  Prerequisite: 654 and admission to the M.C.M. program.