MAN 4863 - Facilities and Property Management

College of Public Safety Administration

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Spring 2017 (525)

Requisites

Admission to Public Safety Administration (Bachelor of Applied Science) (PSA-BAS) or
Admission to Business Administration (Bachelor of Science) (BUS-BS)

Course Description

This course is designed to provide the student the basic principles of facility management (FM) including the evolution of FM theories, and the role and impact of FM in today’s workplace. Included in this course is a discussion of organizational models, FM roles and responsibilities, design and construction, space and asset management, technology, the placement of FM within the organization, FM as it relates to strategic planning within the organization, FM performance measures, benchmarking, operations and maintenance, and financial management.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will analyze the underlying concepts of facility management by:
    1. identifying the Facility Management (FM) roles and responsibilities in accordance with International Facility Management Association (IFMA) classifications.
    2. comparing the differences between proactive and reactive FM practices.
    3. describing the unique challenges faced by public sector FM as compared to FM in the private sector.
  2. The student will explain the fundamentals of facility analysis and design by:
    1. analyzing the alignment of the workplace with business goals and needs in the context of FM.
    2. describing the meaning of “Green Building.”
    3. defining “Smart Buildings.”
  3. The student will explain the evolutionary role of technology in facility and property management by:
    1. listing and describing security considerations in today’s world as applicable to FM.
    2. analyzing the evolution of technology over the last 50 years in FM.
    3. defining technology terminology as applicable to FM.
    4. researching existing internet applications FM and how they can be utilized.
    5. discussing a case study and providing an analysis of successes and fail points as related to the incorporation of technology in the case study’s FM plan.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

(Submitted as 4113, assigned 4863 # by SCNS) 3 Year Review 2008 C&I Approval: 09/28/2004, BOT Approval: 10/19/2004, Effective Term: Spring 2005 (345). C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2017 (525).
C&I Approval: 08/12/2016, BOT Approval: 09/20/2016, Effective Term: Spring 2017 (525)