Module Details
| Module Code: |
BULD6029 |
| Title: |
QS Organisation & Management
|
|
Long Title:
|
QS Organisation & Management
|
| NFQ Level: |
Fundamental |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2022/23 ( September 2022 ) |
| Field of Study: |
5821 - Building Science
|
| Module Description: |
Management, principles, practices and procedures applied to the quantity surveying profession.
|
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| # |
Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Identify principles and practices of management in construction |
| LO2 |
Describe organisational structures within construction firms |
| LO3 |
Describe the roles and duties of the construction manager at the pre-contract and post-contract stages of a construction project |
| LO4 |
Outline the role of the quantity surveyor and identify their need for management |
| LO5 |
Determine the resources for construction projects |
| LO6 |
Define the role of ethics within the construction industry |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
|
|
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
|
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
|
| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
|
| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
|
Principles and practices of management
Time, planning, organising, controlling, forecasting, motivating, co-ordinating, communicating.
|
|
Management of resources
Labour, materials and plant.
|
|
Roles and duties
Roles and duties of a construction manager at the pre- and post-contract stages of a construction project.
Roles and duties of a quantity surveyor in a management context.
|
|
Construction organisations
Company structures, tall and flat. Professional organisations.
|
|
Ethics
Awareness of ethics, responsibility to society, professional codes of conduct.
|
|
Module Content & Assessment
|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% |
Assessments
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
|
The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Theory on course topics and worked examples. |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Review of lecture notes and recommended material. |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Theory on course topics and worked examples. |
Every Week |
2.00 |
2 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Review of lecture notes and recommended material. |
Every Week |
5.00 |
5 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
2.00 |
|
Module Resources
|
| Recommended Book Resources |
|---|
-
Hore,A.V; Kehoe, J.G; McMullan, R; Penton, M.R. (1997), Construction 1, Management, Finance, Measurement, Macmillan, London, [ISBN: 0-333-64950-8].
-
Hore,A.V; Kehoe,J.G; McMullan,R; Penton,M.R. (1997), Construction 2, Environment, Science, Materials, Technology, Macmillan Press, London, [ISBN: 0-333-71972-7].
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
|---|
| Other Resources |
|---|
-
Website, Construction Industry Federation,
-
Website, Chartered Association of Building
Engineers,
-
Website, Chartered Institute of Building,
-
Website, Chartered Institute of Building Ireland,
-
Website, Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland,
-
Website, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors,
-
Website, Chartered Institution of Civil
Engineering Surveyors,
|
|
