Construction management involves hands-on learning. The key is careful preparation, and use of a variety of different technologies. Learning occurs as you work your way through specially designed exercises that you submit electronically, receiving frequent, regular feedback from your instructor via e-mail.
Students also use the Internet to develop individual bids for construction projects.
Instructors will compile and share the individual bids to simulate the competitive process. I thought one of the primary benefits of the program was having construction industry professionals as instructors and meeting other professionals in the field. The program encourages virtual interactions. Whether you're discussing a specific topic with several classmates in an electronic forum, exchanging e-mail with your instructor, or working on a project, you'll be in touch with each other often in many different ways. Students who take the entire certificate program in Construction Management through UW Extension Online also participate in five weekend visits to the UW campus.