| CODE | CNM5402 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Building Construction Management | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Construction and Property Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will cover the following topics: Planning techniques for defining production systems Analysis techniques for optimising production systems Control techniques for implemented production systems Organisational structure for production Method statements: Foundations, concrete and masonry structures, steel structures, cladding, internal works and specialist services Waste Management Case Studies Study-unit Aims To introduce management concepts related to site management; To develop a knowledge of site methods and understanding of site planning and construction processes. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1.By the end of this study unit, students will be able to produce a site management plan of works for a given project site; 2. For a particular construction activity, the student will be able to draw up a method statement that is practical, efficient and economic and observes health and safety concerns; 3. For a given construction site the student will be able produce an organizational work breakdown structure that assigns management and operational tasks in an efficient manner. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1.To demonstrate an ability to organise a complex operational system by producing a comprehensive plan for a construction project; 2. To analyse a task in terms of a series of activities and represent the activity as a flow chart and a series of instructions in a method statement. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Construction Methods and Planning. J R Illingworth. Building production Management Techniques. D R Moore and D J Hague. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Ivan Anthony Bondin |
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