FACILITIES
PLANNING, DESIGN, & MANAGEMENT
Planning
Students
Receive Basic
and Advanced
Training and an Apprenticeship in How to Provide Facility Planning,
Design, & Management Services for Public and Private Organizations!
Students in the FPDM Program Learn
How to Conduct Focused,
and
Strategic
Planning Activities
For
*Health Care Organizations, Business, Industry, Recreation, Public and Independent Schools, & Public and Private Agencies, With Emphasis on Community & Stakeholder Involvement, Resulting in Goals for Specifications, Concept Design, Keys to Architect Selection, Schematic Design, & Capital Funding. The FPDM Program Emphasizes Collaborative Planning With Stakeholders.  |
The FPDM
Students Study Tactics & Strategies for Planning
a People-Friendly Facility.
They
learn that one vital asset in planning is the ability to inform
decision makers
about the
complexities of planning a facility or remodeling an existing
structure. Within this context they learn how to conduct &
participate in PRE
DESIGN and PRE-PLANNING ACTIVITIES.
Students in the FPDM Program study
the dynamics, details, & necessary responses associated with the 7
basic Phases in Facilities Planning
& Design:1. Needs
Assessment > Regarding people-friendly
environments, where is the organization? Where should it
be?
2. Population
Forecasting > Do
we need a long range client population
forecast or a five-year projection?
3.
Program Evaluation
> What type of work activities or program does this
organization need?
4.
Facilities
Evaluation
> Do we remodel, retrofit, or
build a new
structure?
5.
Programming > How do
we tie the facility and
program together for the betterment of workers and clients?
6. Goals
for Design
> What types of work or learning spaces are
needed? How
will facilities
engineering help us build to accommodate "green principles"?
7. Design
> What are the steps in designing
a "green,"
people-friendly facility?
An Apprenticeship Makes up 25% of the Program. |
The FPDM
Program prepares students to work effectively
with
organizations that are planning facilities.
Students focus on appropriate strategies to lead and inform stakeholders and owners about appropriate goals for concept design - goals that ensure high quality, people-friendly facilities. The FPDM Program teaches participants how the design of facilities influences work, recreation, and learning outcomes. Understanding the basics of project management is a learning goal of the FPDM Program. Students learn that planning activities should be led by qualified planners..... Those students that are also educators can become qualified planners through training in educational facility planning! Students that have experience and education in health care, business, industry, and recreation study, train, and complete a practicum before they become qualified planners. Overall, our candidates for the job market are people that have been trained in facility planning, and that have knowledge of the organization for which the planning is to be accomplished! The University of Georgia's FPDM Program is prepared to train students in the process for planning a facility in each respective field. * |
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