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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control by Columbia University

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About the Course

This course introduces the types of cost estimation from the conceptual design phase through the more detailed design phase of a construction project. In addition, the course highlights the importance of controlling costs and how to monitor project cash flow. Learners will work on a break-even analysis of construction tasks in a project. The course begins with Professor Odeh providing an overview of what will be covered. Next, learners explore the stages of design in a construction project. Professor Odeh then describes the types of cost estimates in a construction project, and the tools and methods used to create estimates. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Acquire the fundamentals of cost estimation and the design phase to perform cost estimation -Learn about cost control and cost control methods, emphasizing the Earned Value Method or EVM -Understand the close out period of the project by exploring the punch lists, final approval, and turnover to the client...

Top reviews

WJ

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It's a comprehensive course for learning fundamentals of construction management, it's provide highly practical knowledge in an easy-understable way for non-engineers.

PG

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I am thankful to Coursera to offer the grate course through online. I learned most important points through the subjected course.

Thanks a lot to Mr. is Ibrahim Odeh.

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By Nazeer S

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Dec 27, 2016

Good Topics, but covered at a very basic level.

By Hany S

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Jul 10, 2024

Very good course covering wide range of topics

By Andrew

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Jul 18, 2020

It's overall a great overview of the industry!

By FRANCISCO J A B

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May 27, 2017

Excellent approach on real costing situations

By Joseph W K

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Nov 15, 2020

Good big picture of construction management

By Kaunda M

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Oct 6, 2021

Excellent content, insightful instructors.

By Mamani M D

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Apr 13, 2018

Very concise, precise, and elaborate...!

By Dermot C

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Jul 12, 2019

Really Excellent course for beginners.

By Darisa S R

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Aug 14, 2020

Pretty good, but very basic concepts

By Cooper L

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Jul 20, 2021

The course was very good

By محمد ا

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Dec 1, 2017

it was a very good course

By irshad m

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Sep 7, 2021

good learning exprience

By Vincent T C

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Jan 9, 2019

Very helpful course!

By Aiman G

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Jun 11, 2022

Very Useful Course.

By Emad S

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Sep 1, 2019

Very Helpful Course

By Rajkumar s

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Oct 8, 2021

excellent course

By Devraj I

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Sep 17, 2023

good

very good

By Said A H

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May 18, 2020

Great Course!

By Makhanbyet A

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May 15, 2017

satisfactory

By NORGAH E

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Aug 16, 2023

excellent

By Michael R

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Apr 20, 2024

Thanks

By YERUVA D R

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Feb 28, 2022

good

By Erich S

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Jul 22, 2020

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By Ehsan .

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Mar 2, 2020

Generally, this course provides decent information and knowledge about the cost in construction industry.

Pros:

- Interesting topics

- Courses has been categorized well

- Useful knowledges for beginner in this area

Cons:

- Looks like some of the Instructors doesn’t have any teaching or training experience. They just read the presentation

- Examples have not been shared with students, and not easy to read from the screen

- Materials are not available to download or there is not any link for future research

- No interaction, nobody answered my question about the courses

Suggestion:

1. Reduce the topics by eliminating some of the videos and focus on Cost Estimating and Const control;

2. 2. Use instructor with some teaching background, so they can transfer knowledge to students

By Mahmoud T

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Aug 21, 2023

I did not benefit much from the course, and it was expected that I would learn to estimate the cost of the appalling and practical application on several projects so that I could control the cost and not only pay attention to the theoretical content and the theoretical course. Therefore, I hope to amend the content by setting examples and rules for the name and content of the course, which is Construction Cost Estimating & Cost control