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Course 307 - Facilities Management

Course 307 - Facilities Management (3 credits) 

The theoretical and practical approach to maintenance of buildings and equipment. Topics include, preventative maintenance, housekeeping, public image, record keeping, inventories. Also includes a study of the most common legal issues faced by rescue missions; governmental bodies to which the local mission is accountable, issues relating to property and liability insurance, and basic operational, health and safety requirements.

Professor: Mark Siegrist

Learning Objectives for this Course

Week One

  • Introduce the student to the course.
  • Give students the opportunity to learn about one another.
  • Ensure that the students have received all the materials to complete the course.
  • Discover the value of presenting a high quality Rescue Mission Facility
Week Two

  • To help the student to become familiar with insurance and legal risk management issues faced by non-profit organizations in general as well as the ministry of Rescue Missions.
  • To introduce students to the AGRM Rescue Mission Certification Program.
  • To introduce students to the class project of developing the Facilities Operation Manual

Week Three

  • To assist students to become familiar with the government agencies that monitor the activities of the local rescue mission.
  • To familiarize students to the fire safety issues faced by rescue missions.
Week Four

  • To familiarize students to the safety issues faced by rescue missions
  • To determine how rescue missions will deal with communicable diseases.
  • Conduct an on-site visit with a community social service agency and/or non-profit social service ministry and observe how the agency handle
Week Five

  • To familiarize students to the housekeeping, maintenance, and security functions at rescue missions.
  • To start developing the final project for this course; a Building Operations Manual

Week Six

  • To familiarize students to the housekeeping, maintenance, and security functions at rescue missions.
  • To start developing the final project for this course; a Building Operations Manual
Week Seven

  • To establish the essentials of preventative maintenance for Rescue Mission vehicles and facilities.
  • To establish the most important principles of disaster planning and preparation.
  • To continue developing the final project for this course; a Building Operations Manual.

Week Eight

  • To summarize the learning experiences of this course
  • To give the student the opportunity to continue to gather documents for the class project – Facilities Operation Manual.
  • To do a comparative analysis of the rescue mission's facilities management procedures with that of another public institution.

Week Nine

  • To summarize the learning experiences of this course
  • To review the material covered by preparing to take a comprehensive final examination.
  • To give students the opportunity to provide input on this course.



Course Materials & Tuition 

AGRM Certification Program Manual J. Harriger & M. Liimatta AGRM   $25.00

Digital Media Fee

$50.00

Tuition

$450.00

Total Cost of Course  

$525.00  

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