This course provides a broad overview of construction management, as used in the delivery of civil engineering projects.  Topics covered include: contract law and contractual relationships; current forms of contract and project finance; tendering processes; health and safety legislation; risk assessment; basic quantity measurement techniques; and planning techniques.

2 lectures per week

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70% Written Exam

30% Written Assignment

The aim of this course is to:

■ provide a basic overview of construction management topics and techniques, including legal, contractual and financial aspects of the construction industry, health & safety and risk assessment;

■ introduce basic techniques for quantity measurement and project planning.

By the end of the course students will be able to:

■ identify the various parties subject to a construction contract and for different forms of contract be able to identify the party responsibilities;

■ apply current health and safety legislation to example situations;

■ undertake a risk assessment of a simple activity or process;

■ utilise measuring techniques to create a bill of quantities;

■ utilise bar chart and network analysis techniques to create a project plan.

Students must attend the degree examination and submit at least 75% by weight of the other components of the course's summative assessment.

Students should attend at least 75% of the timetabled classes of this course.

Note that these are minimum requirements: good students will achieve far higher participation/submission rates. Any student who misses an assessment or a significant number of classes because of illness or other good cause should report this by completing a MyCampus absence report.