AR20522: Construction processes and management
[Page last updated: 23 October 2023]
| Academic Year: | 2023/24 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 75%, CWPG 25% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Case study analysis (CWES 75%)
- International infrastructure design group project (CWPG 25%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- AR20522 - Coursework - individual design report (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
On successful completion of the unit, you will be able to:
- Assess the role of professional organisations and the legislative and ethical frameworks within which the engineer is expected to operate. (K4)
- Identify appropriate techniques to manage projects through planning, finance, contract procedures and quality systems. (K1,I2)
- Evaluate the risks possessed within various contractual agreements and by site based construction processes to the successful completion of the project. (PT2)
- Recognise your responsibility for your personal safety on a construction site. (PT2)
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| Synopsis: | Study the foundations of the practice of project and construction management and its role in civil engineering. This includes management principles, legal frameworks, health and safety, project management, planning and construction processes.
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| Content: | Role of the professional engineer - place in a multi-disciplinary project team
Ethics in practice, design and management liabilities Construction, contract and employment law
Health and safety - personal safety, H&S legislation, emerging technologies in H&S, welfare and well-being Procurement, resource planning and logistics
Techniques to manage projects and teams
Site processes and management
Temporary work planning and design
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| Course availability: |
AR20522 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
- UEAR-AFB11 : BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering (Year 2)
- UEAR-AKB11 : BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEAR-AFB12 : BEng(Hons) Structural and Architectural Engineering (Year 2)
- UEAR-AKB12 : BEng(Hons) Structural and Architectural Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEAR-AFM11 : MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering (Year 2)
- UEAR-AKM11 : MEng(Hons) Civil Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
- UEAR-AFM12 : MEng(Hons) Structural and Architectural Engineering (Year 2)
- UEAR-AKM12 : MEng(Hons) Structural and Architectural Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 2)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2023/24 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2024/25 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2023/24.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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