Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleCONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Course Unit CodeCEC316
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated5
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Describe the basic principles that characterise and define construction management.
  2. Identify critical path networks and resource allocation. Evaluate quality assurance. Identify the importance of health and safety and codes of practice and understand aspects of civil engineering management.
  3. Apply the knowledge of the above topics in carrying out associated analysis and planning.
  4. Analyze discipline-specific practical skills in using discounted cash flow techniques to assess the financial worth of construction projects.
  5. Evaluate basic planning methods used in construction.
  6. Create case study involving manipulation and interpretation of data; mathematical skills; project, time and resource management.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course Contents

Introduction: Discuss the basic concepts of construction management. Present historic projects and explain the basic terms such as quality management, contracts, Tenders etc.

Quality Management: Quality Control and Inspection. Quality Assurance and Total Quality Management.

Preparing of Bid Package: Decision to Bid. Explain the general and supplementary conditions and define the importance of technical specifications. Describe the documents and material that has to be included in a bid.

Construction Contracts: Present the major construction contract types. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of competitively bid contracts, the unit-price contracts, the negotiated contracts, the design-build contracts and the construction management contracts. Identify the key issues upon the decision of using any of the above types of contracts.

Time Planning/Control: Explain the importance of timely execution of construction works. Describe the problems that are created from bad management of the works. Explain project time control, project planning, activity durations and critical path. Calculate early and late event times.

Project Funding: Explain the construction financing process. Present the different financing schemes including the mortgage loan commitment, the construction loan and owner financing using bonds.

Construction Operations: Plan and model construction operations. Develop building process models and the structure of construction operations.

Estimating Process: Define the importance of the accurate estimating of the works and explain the estimating construction cost the types of estimates the quantity takeoff the methods of detail and the cost determination.

Cost Control: Describe the cost related issues such as project cost control systems, cost accounts, project cost code structure, data collection from payroll, project indirect costs, fixed overhead.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • Halpin, D. W., “Construction Management”, Wiley, 2004.
References
  • Sears, K.,Sears, G.,Clough, H. R., “Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide to Field Construction Management”, Wiley, 2008.
  • Levy, S., “Project Management in Construction”, McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Planned learning activities and teaching methodsThe course will be presented through theoretical lectures in class. The lectures will present to the student the course content and allow for questions. Part of the material will be presented using visual aids. The aim is to familiarize the student with the different and faster pace of presentation and also allow the instructor to present related material (photographs etc) that would otherwise be very difficult to do. Exercises will be given as homework (final project) which will be part of their assessment. Besides from the notes taken by students in class, all of the course material will be made available through the class website and also through MOODLE. Finally the instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring.
Assessment methods and criteria
Assignments25%
Tests25%
Final Exam50%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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