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Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


AR50383: Construction project management

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Click here for further information Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 100%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
This unit aims to:
* Introduce the student to current best practice thinking in project management by considering the individual phases of a construction project lifecycle.
* Encourage the student to critic and question the effectiveness of current practice particularly on complex construction projects.
* Provide an opportunity to reflect and apply leading-edge research using a set of new systems methodologies for dealing with complex construction projects.

Learning Outcomes:
After taking this unit students should be able to:
* Be able to apply PM theory & techniques and reflect on their effectiveness,
* Articulate why PM theory & practice needs a new direction,
* Describe what this new thinking might look like in the international construction context in which they operate in and how it might be applied.

Skills:
Intellectual skills
To understand and apply research methodology techniques - taught and assessed
Professional/Practical skills
To provide students with the ability to use project planning software - facilitated and assessed
To provide students with the ability to apply project management techniques and estimating - taught, facilitated and assessed
Transferable/key skills
To communicate ideas verbally and in writing - facilitated and assessed
To provide students with the ability to apply time management skills - facilitated.

Content:
Through the use of a case study, this lifecycle framework will be embellished to give an understanding of the key support processes typically encountered in construction projects. The lifecycle will be divided into: concept and definition, design and development, construction, commissioning and handover, operation and maintenance. A toolkit of PM techniques will be reviewed. These include: maintaining the business case, planning (programming), initiating (procurement), managing risk, controlling (earn value reporting), delivering (quality and people management) and closing (reviewing objectives and feedback mechanisms).
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

AR50383 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
  • TEAR-ADM04 : MSc International Construction Management (Distance Learning)
  • TEAR-ADM05 : MSc International Construction Management (Distance Learning)
  • TEAR-ZDM06 : MSc International Construction Management (Distance Learning - Hong Kong)
  • TEAR-ZDM07 : MSc International Construction Management (Distance Learning - Canada)
  • TEAR-ZDM08 : MSc International Construction Management (Distance Learning - South Africa)
  • TEAR-ZDM09 : MSc International Construction Management (Distance Learning - Zambia)
  • TEAR-ADL02 : PG Dip International Construction Management (Distance Learning)

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.