Course Details
Course Information Package
| Course Unit Title | CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND PROCUREMENT | ||||||||
| Course Unit Code | ACEC320 | ||||||||
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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 | ACEC220,AQSL270,ACEC316 | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||
| Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||
| Course Contents | Procurement methods: Contracts in use. Description of different procurement methods (design and build, private finance, prime contracting frameworks, etc.), the advantages, disadvantages of each method and under which circumstances each one is preferred. Tendering Procedures: Description of the role of a Quantity Surveyor at different stages of a civil engineering project, such as preliminary cost advice, cost planning, contractual methods, tendering, choice of contactor and validation of construction work Description and in depth knowledge of tendering procedures and their aim and qualities of the selected contractor. The principal methods of tendering (open and selective tendering and negotiated contracts) and their advantages and disadvantages. Project Manager: Description of the role of the project manager. The interrelationships between quality, cost and time for a project and how each one affects the others. Importance of project manager, obligations and responsibilities. | ||||||||
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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. 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. The learning process will be enhanced with the requirement from the student to carry out assignments. 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. | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction | English | ||||||||
| Work placement(s) | NO | ||||||||
