Fundamentals of Construction Project Management

Virginia Tech Continuing & Professional Education will host Fundamentals of Construction Project Management. The course will consist of 1 hour sessions at the Home Building Association of Richmond as well as 3 hours of out-of-class assignments per week.  The following topics will be presented starting July 11th, 2022 and follow the below schedule:  

Week 1 - Planning vs. Scheduling and Activity Definition; 
Week 2 - Drawing Analysis and Intro to Quantity Take-offs; 
Week 3 - Detailed QTOs; 
Week 4 - Site Visit in the Richmond Area; 
Week 5 - Scheduling; 
Week 6 - Communication     
                                                                                      
The course will be taught by Andrew McCoy, PhD.  Dr. McCoy is the Preston and Catharine White Endowed Fellow and Associate Director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction (MLSoC) and Director of the Virginia Center for Housing Research (VCHR) at Virginia Tech. He is also Professor of Building Construction in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, a joint venture of the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.