BSc in Quantity Surveying / Бакалавр в Області Інженера-Кошторисника

Course Details

Course Information Package

Course Unit TitleCONSTRUCTION QS PRACTICE
Course Unit CodeAQSP410
Course Unit Details
Number of ECTS credits allocated7
Learning Outcomes of the course unitBy the end of the course, the students should be able to:
  1. Retrieve, identify and use specific information from the course content of measurement methods and standards.
  2. Classify, summarize and explain concepts and principles of measurement and estimating.
  3. Apply concepts, theories and strategies in different situations involving the setting up methods for the measurement of a project.
  4. Analyze specific documents and reports in order to obtain technical, legal and contractual information by comparing, organizing, structuring and integrating.
  5. Evaluate all available outcome and results by checking, judging, testing, detecting and monitoring, and to amend and re-iterate these results if necessary.
  6. Plan, invent, create and produce comprehensive measurements and bill of quantities for a specific construction project.
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
PrerequisitesNONECo-requisitesNONE
Recommended optional program componentsNONE
Course ContentsIdentification and use of information:
Listing, description, identification and definition of specific information from the course content of measurement methods and standards. Interpretation, examples, classification and summary of concepts, ideas and principles relevant to the interrelated use of measurement and standards in the construction industry.

Application of concepts in practice:
Application and use of concepts and ideas in different situations in the construction industry. Implementation and execution of theories and strategies in specific situations. Knowledge and skills into the setting up methods for the measurement of a construction project.

Analysis of Documents and Reports:
Study of documents, drawings and reports. Analysis by comparison, organization, deconstruction, structuring and integrating in order to obtain any available technical and legal information.

Production of Measurements and Bills of Quantities:
Evaluation of results by checking, hypothesis, experimenting, judging, testing, detecting and monitoring. Amendment and re-iteration where necessary to plan, create and produce detailed and accurate measurements and comprehensive bills of quantities for specific construction projects.
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks
  • I.H. Seely, Quantity Surveying Practice, 2nd ed., Palgrave Macmillan, 1997.
References
  • A. Ashworth & K. Hogg, Willis’s Practice and Procedure for the Quantity Surveyor, 12th ed., Wiley Blackwell, 2007.
  • F. R. Dagostino & L. Feigenbaum, Estimating in Building Construction, 6th ed., Prentice Hall, 2002.
  • M. Brook, Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, 4th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, 2008.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course involves professional work placements for each student under the supervision of qualified quantity surveyors in construction companies. The aim is for the student to obtain valuable working experience in realistic situations thus getting a first view of quantity surveying practice in construction. A diary must be kept by the student noting his daily work or tasks.
In terms of assessment, the student is expected to prepare and submit at the end of the course a practice report presenting his duties and responsibilities during the professional placement and also samples of his work. An oral presentation will be given in order to present his role and experience gained in a professional environment. The student advisor will be available to students during office hours or by appointment in order to provide any necessary tutoring for the course.

Assessment methods and criteria
Construction QS final report30%
Construction QS oral presentation10%
Final Exam60%
Language of instructionEnglish
Work placement(s)NO

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