Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | MEASUREMENT PROJECT | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | AQSP220 | ||||||||
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||
| Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | Introduction to Measurement: Basics of Quantity Surveying and Measurement of Works. Definition of Quantity Surveying. Building team members and their roles. Tendering Procedures: Understand the role of a Quantity Surveyor at different stages of a project and the services that can be provided such as preliminary cost advice, cost planning, contractual methods, tendering, choice of contactor and validation of construction work. Explain tendering procedures and their aim and outline the qualities of the selected contractor. Understand principal methods of tendering (open and selective tendering and negotiated contracts) and their advantages and disadvantages. Methods of Measurement and Bills of Quantities Preparation: Definition of the Bills of Quantities. Presentation of the main types of Bills of Quantities (trade bills and elemental bills) and their advantages and disadvantages. Methods of Measurement or Taking Off. Two main methods presented: the trade method and the group methods; Their differences and advantages and disadvantages discussed. Methods of preparing Bills of Quantities. Three main methods discussed: traditional method, cut and shuffle method and computer. General principles for inserting dimensions and writing descriptions. Standard Forms of Contract: Examination of the standard forms of contracts between contractors and clients and contractors and sub-contractors. Rights and obligations of each party involved. Measurement of Substructure: Examples of measurement of earthworks. Measure amount of earth to be excavated and removed from a sloping site. Measure material excavation and filling for embankments. Examples of trench excavations. Measure excavation, removal of earth material, filling material, concrete, concrete formwork and any brick work related to foundations. Measurement of Superstructure: Measure external brick and block walls including fires and vents. Measure internal walls and internal finishes. Measure internal floors. Measure pitched and flat roofs (in timber or concrete) and covering materials. Measure external windows and doors and internal doors. Measure internal staircase and fittings. Preparation of Bills of Quantities: Examples of preparing the final bills of quantities for a simple building and other projects. | ||||||||
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods | The 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. Lecture notes, project assignments, practice questions, feedback and additional material such as site videos and photographs will be available to students at any time on the e-learning Moodle platform. The learning process will be enhanced with the requirement from the student to solve exercises. These include self-evaluation exercises which will be solved in class. These exercises will not be graded. Design projects will be given as part of their assessment. The instructor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any additional tutoring. | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
