Construction Engineering Management
Throughout the process of planning, design, construction, completion, and maintenance, an architectural or civil engineering project depends on the cooperation of many professionals such as architects, structural and services consultants, and construction companies. Construction management oversees the entire production process, ensuring that the project is completed within budget and time constraints, conforms to safety and quality standards, is satisfactory to the users/clients, and is easy and not costly to maintain.
In recent years, problems of poor construction quality have risen due to tight government finances, increased scope and complexity of construction, and shortage of construction workers. To address this issue, experts have not only improved and modified construction techniques, but have also studied topics such as construction management, construction automation, and BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer).
Currently, two professors of the core faculty at the Department of Civil Engineering specialize in Construction Engineering and Management, covering topics including construction automation, artificial intelligence as applied to construction management, BOT, public works management, construction management and economic analysis, construction site management, and the construction management of high-tech facility visit construction etc. Professors Fwu-shiun Liu and Jyh-bin Yang from the Chung Hua University Department of Construction Engineering bring their vast experience in construction management practice to our program, designing courses in management and construction information systems.
Working closely with the Department of Management Science and Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, our program offers students with a wide variety of related theoretical and practice-based elective courses, including Project Management, Financial Planning and Budget Control, Financial Management, Organizational Theory, Strategic Management, Operational Research, and Quality Control Systems.