| CODE | CNM5821 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Construction Management | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Construction and Property Management | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aim of the study-unit is to introduce to students the tools and techniques associated with the management of works on a construction site. This study-unit provides students with the opportunity to explore the translation of strategic objectives to tactical planning and the specific tasks on the construction site. Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are: - 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: - Produce a site management plan of works for a given project site; - For a particular construction activity, draw up a method statement that is practical, efficient and economic and observes health and safety concerns; - For a given construction site, 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: - Demonstrate an ability to organise a complex operational system by producing a comprehensive plan; - Analyse a task in terms of a series of activities and represent the activity as a flow chart and series of instructions in a method statement. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main texts: - Construction Methods and Planning. J R Illingworth. - Building production Management Techniques. D R Moore and D J Hague. Other texts: - Project Management: A Strategic Planning Approach (2005) Paul Gardiner. - Project Management: How to Plan & Deliver a Successful Project (2008) Vicky Billingham. - The Handbook of Project-based Management: Leading Strategic Change in Organizations [2008) Rodney Turner. - Project-Oriented Leadership (Advances in Project Management) (2010) Ralf Müller and J Rodney Turner. - Gower Handbook of Project Management (2014) Rodney Turner. - Construction Project Management: An Integrated Approach (2012) Peter Fewings. - Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling (2013) Harold R. Kerzner. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Joseph H. Spiteri |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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