The aims of Construction Administration 1 are:
(1) to develop a greater knowledge of the principles and practice of quality management within the construction industry
(2) to develop a greater understanding of the key performance areas in construction projects
(3) to develop a greater understanding of the impact of stakeholders within construction
(4) to develop a greater knowledge of the project execution plan
The aims of Site Operations Management are:
(1) to develop a greater knowledge of the principles and practice of operations management within the construction industry
(2) to develop a greater understanding of the key processes in operations management
(3) to develop a greater understanding of the impact of productivity improvements in construction projects
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1
demonstrate knowledge of quality management in construction
LO2
demonstrate knowledge of performance management in construction
LO3
demonstrate knowledge of stakeholder management and client care in construction
LO4
demonstrate knowledge of the project execution plan
LO5
Analyse and design standard production processes on construction sites
LO6
Analyse standard site production processes in order to improve them
LO7
Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the basic techniques of inventory planning and control on construction sites
LO8
Analyse and demonstrate management of various construction equipment
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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Incompatible Modules
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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.
No requirements listed
Module Content & Assessment
Indicative Content
(1) Quality Management
(a) ISO 9001 Quality management systems
(b) Total Quality Management
(c) Value management
(d) Quality assurance
(2) Performance Management
(a) Key Performance Indicators
(b) Benchmarking
(c) Data collection techniques
(d) Performance management plans
(e) Service level agreements
(3) Stakeholder Management
(a) Identifying and classifying stakeholders
(b) Stakeholder engagement
(c) Relationships
(d) Stakeholder management strategy report
(e) Benefits, value and costs of stakeholder management
(4) Client Care
(a) Customer Relations Management Systems and Software
(b) Business Planning and Management
(c) Data collection and protection
(5) Project Execution Plan
(a) Project execution plan checklist
(b) Essential contents
(c) monitoring and controlling the plan
(1) Operations Processes & Performance
(a) Volume (b) Variety (c) Variation (d) Degree of visibility
(a) Process Types (b) Process Mapping (c) Throughput Efficiency (d) Process Variability (e) Process Improvement (f) Process Reengineering (g) Layout and Flow (h) Site Layout planning (i) Interfaces between different site processes (j) Process Technology
(4) Productivity
(a) Productivity Improvements (b) Work Task Analysis / work time study (c) Delay surveys (d) Benchmarking (e) TQM (f) Lean Construction (g) Value Management (h) Waste Management (i) Fast Track construction (j) Job Design
(5) Inventory Planning and Control
(a) Role of inventory (b) Types of inventory (c) Order quantities (d) Timing of orders (e) Inventory priorities (f) Supply chain planning and control
(6) Management of Equipment
(a) Acquisition of plant & equipment (b) Financing of equipment (c) Systematic plant selection (d) Setting internal hire rates (e) Plant Maintenance (f) Efficient use of equipment
(7) Quality Management
(a) Definitions of quality (b) Quality issues in Construction Industry (c) Key Quality Concepts (d) Cost of Quality (e) Quality Tools & Techniques (f) Quality Metrics in Construction (g) Quality Control Methods
Assessment Breakdown
%
Continuous Assessment
20.00%
Project
40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination
40.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Other
n/a
1,2,3,4
20.00
n/a
Project
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Project
n/a
1,2,3,4
40.00
n/a
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Formal Exam
n/a
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
40.00
End-of-Semester
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