| CODE | CNM5851 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Pre-Contract Management Systems | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Construction and Property Management | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aims of this study-unit are to introduce students to the issues related to the pre construction phases of a building project. The main objective of the study-unit is to provide students with the opportunity to view project management as a client driven process. Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are: - To introduce students to the significance of buildings/infrastructure as major component of the capital assets of an entity and the consequent strategic significance of the briefing process; - To identify the stakeholders interests in a construction project; - To explain the process of design management as a component of client driven processes; - To establish project benchmarks for performance objectives; - To explore issues in contractual matters. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify the strategic, financial and organizational importance of a building through an analysis of client requirements; - In the context of a case study, produce a client's brief for a construction project; - Produce a programme plan with clear objectives for performance benchmarks; - Demonstrate an understanding of contractual matters by applying them to a specific project and producing a management report regarding contracts; - Produce a project plan for a specific construction project with reference to time, cost and quality parameters. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Within the context of an organization, evaluate the strategic importance of construction capital assets; - Scope project requirements and formulate them in a design and project management plan for others to follow; - Understand and deploy programme planning techniques in the context of a case study. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - APM Introduction to Programme Management. Association for Project Management 2007. - PAS91:2010 Construction related procurement: pre qualification questionnaire. - Building Procurement Systems. James Franks (0 582 31926-9)Management of Procurement. Denise Bower. (0 7277 3221 8). - Introduction to Building Procurement Systems. Jack Masterman (0 415 24642 3)Procurement of Built Assets. Duncan Cartlidge (0 7506 5819 3). - Best Practice for Tendering for Design and Build Projects. Griffith et al. (0 7277 3218 8). - Constructors’ Key Guide to PFI. Construction Industry Council. (0 7277 2662 5). - Property Development. David Cadman. - Real estate Appraisal. From Value to Worth. Sarah Sayce et. - Project Finance in construction. Anthony Merna. - Construction Management Strategies. A Theory of Construction Management. Milan Radosavljevic and John Bennet (2012). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Seminar and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Clive Borg Bonaci Rebecca Dalli Gonzi |
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