CON4023 - Project Environment and Management Techniques

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module will look no further than the technical, techniques used by construction professionals to plan out the project delivery within the specified duration. It addresses issues of the construction project environment, and why planning is to key to effective project management. An aspect of planning to understand human limitations and the factors that contribute to a construction site being the most dangerous workplace. The definition of a project in terms of designated life cycles looks at the key important stages of a project and how they contribute to the overall success of a project. The module will also include the following:

- The art or science of project management: Soft skills and hard skills and what determines the success of a project
- The project life cycle – project briefing procedure, feasibility studies; setting project objectives; setting scope, broad project plans and key milestones
- Developing project brief and cost plan, change control procedure and configuration
- Project Planning and programming; project monitoring and control; completion; commissioning and hand-over
- Collaborative Project Environment
- Collaborative Project Delivery Methods
- Project 4D Planning techniques, including an overview of current simulation software based 4D Synchro Bently simulation software
- Use of 3D modelling with augmented reality to prepare and present critical path and Bar and Gantt charts
- The critical evaluation of project management processes and the statutory obligations within the projects, roles and keeping records
- Project management tools and practices, including quality control, value engineering risk management and lean construction techniques
- Theories of leadership and group working, linked to practicalities of managing, such as chairing meetings and communication in formal and informal project settings
- Innovations in project management delivery, including new forms of procurement, supply chain management, technological evolution and wider change within the industry.

The module is a mandatory pathway Construction Project Management and Construction Management has been aligned to the QAA benchmarks statements and the educational frameworks of the PSRBs - RICS & CIOB’s chartered status assessments.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Lectures - Seminars
Hours: 2h X 10 weeks = 20
Intended Group Size: All cohorts

Workshops - Tutorials
Hours: 2h X 5 weeks = 10
Intended Group Size: 20

Simulations
Hours: 2h X 5 sessions = 10
Intended Group Size: 20

Guided independent study
Hours: 260



Further Details Relating to Assessment

001 Group Assignment
002 Individual Technical Report

Assessment methods will align with the learning outcomes of the underpinning BSc (Hons) Construction and Project Management programme.

Attention is given to ensuring all the six strands for the Curriculum for Social Justice - CFSJ: Curriculum Design Principles and Practices are complied with, namely:
- Practice 1: Race Equity
- Practice 2: Mental Health and Well Being
- Practice 3: Internationalisation
- Practice 4: Education for Sustainable Development
- Practice 5: Employability and Enterprise
- Practice 6: Digital Pedagogy

Overall, all assessments are designed to evaluate students' understanding of Construction and Project Management concepts, their ability to apply knowledge to real-world scenarios, and their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. It is important to note that a combination of different teaching strategies will be adopted to cater to different learning styles and engage and meet the varying needs and learning potential of all students.

Please note that The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – RICS - and Chartered Institute of Building – CIOB - professional bodies require students to achieve a pass mark in all assessed components, as this module carries Mandatory competences for CPM.

Further details of assessment are available in the Assessment Handbook for your programme and in Assessment Briefs provided by Module Tutors.

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Julius Akotia
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - CON4003 CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN 1
Semester(s) Offered - 4S2

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