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Construction Project Risk Management

Discover how to identify and manage risk in construction projects.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks
  • Weekly study

    8 hours

Explore the importance of risk management in projects

On completion of this short course, you should be able to identify and understand ways for managing risk in construction project processes.

This course aims to help you identify, classify and manage risk systematically for the duration of a construction project, taking full account of corporate aims to control the probability and mitigate the impact of an adverse risk event.

What topics will you cover?

  • Risk identification
  • Risk quantification
  • Risk assessment techniques
  • Managing risk control

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Explore risk management techniques
  • Develop an understanding of how to undertake risk assessments
  • Explore various techniques to manage risks

Who is the course for?

This course is aimed at individuals looking to understand the importance of risk management.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992
  • Location

    Coventry

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  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

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  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

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  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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