May 30, 2026  
2022-2023 Pierce College Catalog 
    
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CONST 330 Communications and Conflict Resolution (5 credits)



Prerequisite Admission into the BAS Construction Management Program.

Course Description
The development of skills needed to create and deliver professional construction management presentations. Includes a series of workshops and practical exercises in construction presentation skills, teamwork, leadership, and conflict resolution.

Course Content
1. Listening Skills to Capture Client Needs
2. Strategies for Creating Effective Construction Presentations
3. Teamwork Strategies  
4. Presentations Skills
5. Conflict Resolution
6. Ownership of Management Styles
7.Negotiation

Student Outcomes
  1. Apply listening skill strategies in order to accurately capture the needs of the client.
  2. Create accurate and impactful construction presentations that targets client need, contract requirements, and delivery methods.  
  3. Lead a team through the creation and presentation of a design-build and other delivery method presentations of construction managers.
  4. Compose presentations to exhibit skills to maximize presentation effectiveness.
  5. Demonstrate conflict resolution techniques with project teams
  6. Compare and contrast the different types of ownership of management styles and actions.
  7. Apply strategies for negotiation with owners, contractors, and other construction stakeholders.  


Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes

  • Professionalism: Model professionalism in the construction industry through ethics and advocacy; team building; leadership; and mentorship in the construction industry.
  • Communication: Compose, implement, and assess the efficacy of communications tools used in the construction industry to disseminate technical and professional business information to a diverse audience.

Core Ability

  • Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.


Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50



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