MODULE SPECIFICATION TEMPLATE
MODULE DETAILS
Module title
Module code
Credit value
Level
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appropriate level with an ‘X’
Construction Management 2
BE252
20 CATS Points
Level 4
Level 5 X Level 6
Level 0 (for modules at foundation level)
Level 7
Level 8
Entry criteria for registration on this module
Pre-requisites
BE108 or equivalent
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equivalent
Co-requisite modules
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equivalent
Module delivery
Mode of delivery
Taught
Other
X
Distance
Placement
Pattern of delivery
Weekly
X
Block
Other
Online
When module is delivered
Semester 1
Semester 2
Throughout year
X
Other
Brief description of module This module has been designed to enable students to have a
content and/ or aims
thorough understanding of construction production methods and set up
Overview (max 80 words)
suitable site logistics and control systems to achieve the desired project
goal in the shortest time possible compatible to cost, safety and quality.
Module team/ author/
ML: Dr Hannah Wood, Dr Philip Ashton, Dr Kassim Gidado
coordinator(s)
School
Environment and Technology
Site/ campus where
Moulsecoomb
delivered
Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course
Course
Status (mandatory/ compulsory/
optional)
Optional
Exclusive to CM (Compulsory)
Building Studies
Construction Management
MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT
Aims
To provide the requisite knowledge and skills in the area of
construction methods and engineering, from design, through
construction, to completion of a built facility.
Module descriptor template: updated Aug 2012
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
1. understand the interaction of design and construction and be
aware of the inherent complexity and uncertainty of processes and
practices involved in construction;
2. transform design information into production mode by conducting
construction method analyses to produce an optimum method
statement that can transform the designer's information into a three
dimensional reality;
3. set up the necessary logistics and site organisational structure for
the implementation of the project on site;
4. work in teams and prepare oral, written and display presentations
Content
The module will address issues such as: Mechanical plant &
equipment (Selection & Uses) Site setup and layout and Site
organisational factors; Vertical & horizontal site transportation; Types of
method statements; Health and Safety plan & implementation in
construction processes; Excavation and earthworks; Foundation types:selection, and protection; Shoring and Underpining; Ground water
control and Geotechnical processes
Learning support
Indicative Reading List:
Construction management strategies: a theory of construction
management - Radosavljevic, Milan, Bennett, John c2012 Contractual
procedures in the construction industry - Ashworth, A. 2006
Construction methods and planning - Illingworth, J. R. 2000
Project management - Lock, Dennis c2007
Construction planning, equipment, and methods - Peurifoy, R. L.,
Schexnayder, Cliff J., Shapira, Aviad c2006
Foundation design and construction - Tomlinson, M. J., Boorman, R.
2001
Planning and controlling construction projects: the best laid plans- Mawdesley, Michael, Askew, William, O'Reilly, M. P., Chartered
Institute of Building c1997
Supporting texts
Managing construction projects: an information processing approach Winch, Graham 2002
Procurement systems: a cross-industry project management
perspective - Walker, Derek H. T., Rowlinson, Stephen M. 2008
CPM in construction management - O'Brien, James Jerome, Plotnick,
Fredric L. 2009
Planning, measurement, and control for building - Cooke, Robert 2009
Mawdesley M, Askew W, O'Reilly M (1997), Planning and Controlling
Construction Projects, the Best Laid Plans. Longman.
Winch, G.M. (2002), Managing Construction Projects. Blackwell
Publishing, London
Teaching and learning activities
Details of teaching and
learning activities
A series of key-note lectures with tutorial support guiding a student
centred project. Students will be working in small groups to develop
their collective response to the problems posed and then they will be
expected to produce an individual response as the final submission.
Double Module ~ 200 study hours ~ incl. Lectures, Activity Visits,
Coursework, Self Study support incl. tutorials.
Allocation of study hours (indicative)
Module descriptor template: updated Aug 2012
Study hours
Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours
SCHEDULED
This is an indication of the number of hours students can expect to
spend in scheduled teaching activities including lectures, seminars,
tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, practical classes and
workshops, supervised time in workshops/ studios, fieldwork,
external visits, and work-based learning.
100
GUIDED INDEPENDENT
STUDY
All students are expected to undertake guided independent study
which includes wider reading/ practice, follow-up work, the
completion of assessment tasks, and revisions.
100
PLACEMENT
The placement is a specific type of learning away from the University
that is not work-based learning. It includes study that occurs
overseas.
TOTAL STUDY HOURS
200
Assessment tasks
Details of assessment for
this module
Coursework (75%) Code BE252/1:
Site & Construction Method Development.
(LO1, LO3, LO4)
Examination (25%) Code BE252/1:
(LO1, LO2)
Types of assessment task1
% weighting
Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for
progression.
(or indicate if
component is
pass/fail)
WRITTEN
Written exam
25
COURSEWORK
Written assignment/ essay, report, dissertation, portfolio, project
output, set exercise
75
PRACTICAL
Oral assessment and presentation, practical skills assessment, set
exercise
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Area examination board
Built Environment and Civil Engineering
Refer to Faculty Office for guidance in completing the following sections
External examiners
Name
Position and institution
Date appointed
Date tenure
ends
Dr Joseph Gunning
1 Set exercises, which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included
under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
Date of first approval
2006
Only complete where this is not the
first version
Date of last revision
Only complete where this is not the
first version
Date of approval for this
version
April 2011
Version number
6
Modules replaced
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this is a replacement
Available as free-standing module?
Module descriptor template: updated Aug 2012
Yes
No