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Free online courseIntroduction to Construction Project Management

Duration of the online course: 19 hours and 51 minutes

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Boost your construction career with a free online course on project management—learn contracts, scheduling, costs, quality, safety, and closeout with practice quizzes.

In this free course, learn about

  • Course orientation: instructor contact methods, expectations, quizzes, and assessment schedule
  • Instructor background and how it informs construction management practice
  • What the construction industry is and how it differs from manufacturing processes
  • Project management role in construction and core duties of a construction project manager
  • Project team positions/roles and how responsibilities are divided on a jobsite
  • Construction practices and why construction contracts exist (risk, scope, cost, delivery)
  • Procurement methods and factors used to choose the right contract type
  • Construction supply chain management and trade coordination/trade mastery concepts
  • Building systems focus: purpose of the structural envelope and performance requirements
  • Estimating and capital cost fundamentals; highest and best use of a property
  • Bid and bonding process; cost control goals; government pre-qualification purpose
  • Site supervision basics: kickoff meetings, baseline schedules, and day-to-day management
  • Quality management: difference between quality assurance and quality control; closeout
  • Regulatory compliance and safety: OH&S governance plus employment and human rights basics

Course Description

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.

Course content

  • 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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