civ3cpm civil engineering project management

CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CIV3CPM

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject focuses on a number of essential aspects of construction projects management including the tender process, bid strategy, tender evaluation and decision making, project management, quality systems and reliability engineering, health and safety requirements for construction management. Emphasis will be placed on the management role of engineers in achieving efficient and effective operations within local and regional government. The subject includes some invited lectures by practicing professional engineers.

SchoolSchool Engineering&Mathematical Sciences

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorHossam Abo El-Naga

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsYes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites (CIV3SD1 or CIV2ST1) and (CIV3SOM or CIV3GTA)

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsProject managementPrescribedHaynes, M.E.2ND EDN, CRISP PUBLICATIONS INC. 1997.
ReadingsProject Management in ConstructionPrescribedWalker, A6TH EDN, Wiley-Blackwell, 2015

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Studying concepts and theoretical frameworks of Project Management developed by various scholars and practitioners.

Activities:
Lectures and tutorials
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Gain knowledge of each of the key stages in the development of successful construction project

Activities:
Lectures and tutorials
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Understanding of the various interactions of stakeholders in the Civil Engineering Project Management processes.

Activities:
Lectures and tutorials
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. An understanding of the legal, ethical, and contextual circumstances of Civil Engineering Project Management.

Activities:
Lectures and tutorials
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

05. Identifying and assessing risk in designing, developing and executing a major project.

Activities:
Lectures and tutorials
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

06. Estimating project time and cost.

Activities:
Lectures and tutorials
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

07. Tender Process, Bid Strategy, and Case Studies, Tender Evaluation and Decision Making Activities

Activities:
Lectures and tutorials
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

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