HND Construction Management
Mandatory Units
Note:
 indicates mandatory in HNC Construction Management
 indicates optional in HNC Construction Management
 indicates unit in HNC Construction
 Construction Communication Skills
1. Interpret scaled drawings.
2. Develop explanatory hand sketches to amplify scaled drawings and clarify construction
details.
3. Prepare written site instructions.
4. Prepare written progress reports and communicate project progress at formal meetings.
 Construction Technology 1: Substructure
1. Select appropriate methods of site investigation and soils analysis.
2. Select appropriate methods of excavation.
3. Select appropriate forms of foundations for given soil conditions.
4. Understand the available options for substructure construction.
 Construction Technology 2: Domestic Construction
1. Describe forms of traditional and timber frame wall construction and finishes
2. Describe forms of floor construction and the detail at the junction of floors and external
walls
3. Describe forms of pitched and flat roof construction and finishes
4. Produce simple sketches to illustrate the construction of building elements
5. Describe the position and fixing of components in buildings.
 Construction Technology 3: Industrial/Commercial Superstructure
1. Analyse the range of materials and construction forms available for the erection of a
structural frame.
2. Sketch and describe methods and materials for forming walls to framed buildings.
3. Sketch and describe ground and upper floor construction for framed buildings.
4. Sketch and describe forms of roof construction.
5. Analyse methods of construction to achieve internal division of space and integration of
services in framed buildings.
Construction Technology 4: Refurbishment
1. Sketch and describe methods of underpinning buildings.
2. Sketch and describe methods of façade retention and shoring of structures.
3. Analyse methods and materials used to overclad and overroof buildings.
4. Analyse the methods used and the contractual and legal responsibilities involved in the
safe demolition of a complex structure.
 Building Services in Domestic Buildings
1. Prepare a drainage system layout and specification notes for a low-rise building;
2. Select and produce annotated sketches of appropriate gas and water supply systems;
3. Produce annotated sketches for the supply and distribution of electricity;
4. Select and produce annotated sketches of appropriate space heating systems;
5. Produce layouts and specification notes for communications and security systems
 CAD 1
1. Use a CAD system produce templates, layering, and hatching.
2. Produce 2D CAD drawings for sub structure works.
3. Produce 2D CAD drawings for super structure works.
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 Construction Drawing
1. Illustrate basic architectural concepts and elements
2. Explain and illustrate the relationship or architectural form, function and mass
3. Interpret construction drawings using information from the client and design team
Mathematics for Construction 1
1. Solve problems using algebra, trigonometry and geometry, e.g. sectors, curves, gradients,
polygons, and manipulation of equations.
2. Create and interpret graphs from data.
3. Use statistics to assess quality. e.g. standard deviation.
 Structural Mechanics
1. Calculate support reactions on simple beams and frames.
2. Calculate and sketch shear force and bending moments.
3. Solve frames using the method of sections and joint resolution and graphical methods.
4. Solve problems of direct stress and strain.
Building Science
1. Apply the principles of heat transfer through building elements;
2. Apply the principles of condensation to buildings;
3. Apply the principles of sound and noise measurement to buildings;
4. Apply the principles of electricity to buildings
 Construction Materials and Specifications
Outcomes not defined
 Introduction to the Construction Industry
1. Describe the various sectors and stakeholders within the construction industry and the job
functions and career opportunities within it
2. Describe the development processes from inception to completion and handover
3. Explain the environmental impact of construction work and how this is controlled by the
planning system
4. Prepare a report on a visit to a construction site.
 Construction Site Surveying 1
1. Carry out a traverse survey and calculate co-ordinates from the results
2. Carry out a total station detail survey and derive a computer plot of the results
3. Set out horizontal and vertical curves
4. Calculate areas of ground and volumes of material from given data
Construction Site Surveying 2:
1. Carry out a traverse survey and calculate co-ordinates from the results
2. Carry out a total station detail survey and derive a computer plot of the results
3. Set out horizontal and vertical curves
4. Calculate areas of ground and volumes of material from given data
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 Standard Forms of Construction Contract
1. Recommend suitable procurement routes and standard forms of contract.
2. Describe the rights and obligations of interested parties with reference to the latest JCT
Standard Form of Building Contract and its Scottish
equivalent
3. Describe the provisions, consequences, and where appropriate, remedies for noncompliance with specific clauses in the latest JCT Standard
Form of Building Contract and its Scottish equivalent
4. Describe the procedures available for dispute resolution under the latest JCT Standard
Form of Building Contract and its Scottish equivalent
 Construction Planning
1. Outline Planning Stages
2. Prepare a Method Statement
3. Prepare a Programme manually
4. Prepare a Programme using Project Planning Software
Human Resource Management in Construction
1. Review the changing nature of construction employment
2. Describe the nature and stages of the recruitment process within the construction
environment
3. Describe the nature and methods of training and development of craft, supervisory and
management staff in the construction industry
 Site Administration
1. Maintain a site diary;
2. Prepare schedules for the procurement and control of site materials;
3. Prepare the agenda for and participate in a formal site meeting;
4. Explain the administrative procedures on completion of the works.
Economics and the Built Environment
1. Explain basic economic concepts and systems;
2. Describe and explain the market mechanism;
3. Examine the elements of, and influences on business costs;
4. Describe the different types of business organisations and their sources of finance;
5. Explain the use of cost benefit analysis
or
Describe how economic forces help to shape the urban environment
 Building Cost Studies
1. Explain the production and adjudication of estimates for simple unframed structures;
2. Describe the factors affecting labour and plant outputs associated with the calculation of
unit rates;
3. Produce and substantiate a materials price list for items within a simple unframed
structure;
4. Apply principles of SMM7 to one element of a building.
 Quality in Construction
1. Explain the concepts of QA, QC, TQM, Benchmarking and Key Performance Indicators.
2. Explain Lean Production
3. Use improvement techniques such as Pareto Analysis, Standard Deviation and
Cumulative summations.
4. Prepare a quality plan for a given project.
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Option Units – 5 required
Statutory Control of Buildings
1. Apply Technical Standards to a building design
2. Identify development constraints imposed by the Town and Country Planning Acts
3. Complete the procedures required to gain statutory approvals.
 Building Services in Large Buildings
1. Describe the general layout and provision of hot and cold water in commercial and public
buildings;
2. Describe the provision of space heating and ventilation systems in commercial and public
buildings
3. Describe the methods by which electricity is supplied and distributed within commercial
and public buildings;
4. Select automatic fire detection and control and security systems in commercial and public
buildings;
5. Describe the operation of transportation systems in buildings.
Building Inspection
1. Identify sources of information relevant to the assessment of materials and quality of
work on a construction project
2. Explain the roles and responsibilities of personnel involved in quality control, inspection
and supervision of building works
3. Monitor materials used in the execution of building works
4. Monitor the quality of work undertaken on a construction project
Design of Building Structures
1. Select appropriate structural systems for residential and small commercial buildings of up
to three storeys
2. Describe the strength and stability requirements of building structures and structural
elements
3. Determine the dead and imposed loading on structures and structural elements
4. Design a small residential building for compliance with Part C of the Technical
Standards.
 Law for Construction
1. Describe the system and institutions of the Law of Scotland
2. Explain the Principles of the Laws of Obligations
3. Explain the nature and legal characteristics of firms and business relationships in the
construction industry.
 Financial Studies for the Construction Industry
1. Produce an S-Curve of anticipated rate of spend from the given data
2. Produce an Annual Budget for a construction firm from given data
3. Analyse cash flow requirements for a construction firm from given data
4. Produce a Report interpreting annual accounts for two contracting firms
 Estimating
1. Build up an hourly rate for a tradesman and labourer based on given data;
2. Apply approximate estimating techniques to carry out estimates at feasibility or sketch
design stage;
3. Build up unit rates for items in the substructure and superstructure of a building;
4. Perform pro-rata rate calculations.
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 Quantitative Building Studies: Substructures and Drainage
1. Prepare quantified item descriptions for simple substructure
2. Prepare quantified item descriptions for a tanked basement
3. Prepare quantified item descriptions for under ground drainage.
Promoting Sustainable Development
1. Describe the principles of sustainable development
2. Analyse environmental interaction arising from specified activities within a given area.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of current best practice in contributing to sustainable
development.
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