BCOM 240 - Professional Internship

PREREQUISITES: Program Advisor Approval
PROGRAM: Building Construction Management
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
INTERNSHIP/EXTERNSHIP HOURS MIN: 15
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Summer, 2011

Major focus is to provide practical on-the-job experience working with a construction company. Student interns might work in the areas of print reading, estimating, equipment management, project supervision, or other management related activities and tasks.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

Identify various leadership styles and behaviors utilized by construction managers to motivate their workers and develop human resources under their control.
Discuss and explain how managers analyze and solve construction problems.
Identify limitations and barriers that exist between actual management practices in the field and management concepts and theories learned through course work.
Perform duties as assigned by the company supervisor.
Demonstrate effective job skills as an intern, i.e. punctuality, maintaining focus, effective communication, safety, following instructions, etc.

COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -

Leadership styles
Management limitations and barriers
Human resources
Construction problems
Safety
Effective job skills
Motivation

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BCOM 240 - Professional Internship