Duration of the online course: 19 hours and 51 minutes
Construction projects move fast, involve many stakeholders, and leave little room for miscommunication. This free online course in construction project management helps you build the professional skills needed to keep a job organized from the earliest planning conversations through site execution and project closeout. Whether you are exploring a new role, supporting a project team, or aiming to transition into management, you will learn how successful projects are structured and how day-to-day decisions connect to scope, time, cost, quality, and safety.
You will develop a clear understanding of how construction differs from manufacturing, why each project is unique, and how teams coordinate work across owners, consultants, contractors, and trades. The course emphasizes practical thinking around responsibilities and roles, so you can communicate expectations, track progress, and support field operations with confidence. You will also explore the purpose of kickoff meetings, how baseline schedules are used to plan and measure performance, and what effective site supervision looks like when constraints, changes, and inspections are part of normal operations.
Because contracts shape almost everything that happens on a job site, you will gain a working grasp of why construction contracts exist, how procurement choices affect risk and collaboration, and which factors influence contract selection. You will connect these concepts to cost estimating, bidding, bonding, and cost control, building the mindset needed to recognize cost drivers early and follow through with disciplined monitoring as work progresses.
The course also highlights how materials, suppliers, and trades fit into a construction supply chain, and why trade coordination and the building envelope matter to quality outcomes. Along the way, you will address regulatory compliance, safety duties, employment standards, and workplace rights expectations that influence planning and day-to-day management. Knowledge-check exercises throughout the course help you validate your understanding and translate concepts into job-ready awareness you can apply on real projects.
Video class: Introduction to Construction Management Course BLDG1153
19m
Exercise: _What is the best way to contact Tom Stephenson if you need to reach him?
Video class: Lecture 1a Learning
43m
Exercise: _What is Tom Stephenson's background in the construction industry?
Video class: Lecture 1B Introduction to Construction Management
51m
Exercise: _What is the construction industry?
Video class: Lecture 2A Introduction to Construction Management: The Role of Project Management in Construction
45m
Exercise: _What is the main difference between a construction project and a manufacturing process?
Video class: Lecture 2B Introduction To Construction Management, Project Team Positions and Roles
27m
Exercise: _What is the role of the project manager in a construction project?
Video class: Introduction to Construction Management, Lecture 3A Construction Practices and Contracts
27m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of construction contracts?
Video class: Introduction to Construction Management, Contract Procurement Methods Lecture 3B
33m
Exercise: _What are the factors that come into play when deciding the contract type for a construction project?
Video class: Lecture 4A Supply Chain Management
35m
Exercise: _What is supply chain management in construction?
Video class: Lecture 4B Supply Chain Management and Trade Mastery
29m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of the structural envelope in a building?
Video class: Lecture 5A Estimating and Capital Costs Explained
29m
Exercise: _What is the highest and best use of a property?
Video class: Lecture 5B The Bid and Bonding Process and also the purpose of Project Cost Control
28m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of the pre-qualification process in government projects?
Video class: Lecture 5 Intro to Construction, live lecture
2h07m
Exercise: _What is a brownfield site?
Video class: Lecture 6A Introduction to Construction Project Management, Site Supervision and Management
38m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of a project kickoff meeting in construction project management?
Video class: Lecture 6B Introduction to Construction Project, Site, Quality Management and Project Closeout
21m
Exercise: _What is the difference between quality assurance and quality control in construction project management?
Video class: Lecture 7A Regulatory Requirements, Introduction to Construction
34m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of regulatory compliance requirements in construction according to Tom Stephenson?
Video class: Lecture 7B Construction Safety, Employment Standards Act, and Human Rights Code
26m
Exercise: _Who is governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act for construction projects?
Video class: Live Lecture 7 Oct 21 Intro Const Mgmt
1h33m
Exercise: _What is the baseline schedule in construction project management?
Video class: Intro to Construction Live Class 6 Synchronous
1h25m
Exercise: _What is the purpose of the quiz posted by the instructor?
Video class: Mid Term Review Lecture for Introduction to Construction
41m
Exercise: _When is the Intro to Construction test scheduled for?
Video class: Lecture 8A Introduction to Construction, Future Trends in Construction
28m
Exercise: _What is one of the biggest problems in construction according to Tom Stephenson's lecture on future trends in construction?
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Great course.