B.Sc. Quantity Surveying

Course Code: QTYS505
Course Title: Construction Management II
Credit Units: 2 units
Level: 500L
Semester: First Semester
Course Outline: Project management (further details) * Emerging profile of project management * Position/relationship of the various consultants in the construction industry * Contractual amendments to provide authority for the project managers * The responsibilities and expectations of a project manager; Checklist of project management functions * Differences between functional authority and strategic control * Planning & Controlling * Planning, scheduling and controlling techniques - Organization of inter-related events and activities; sequencing, timing and resource allocation of activities; Introduction to graphical and mathematical planning techniques; * Details on planning techniques (bar charts, PERT/CPM, computer aided monitoring and control methods; Line of balance, etc) * Contract planning-other considerations work/motion study: * Productivity - measurement and influencing factors * Site layout and organization (with empirical considerations) * Site visit (information gathering and reporting) at post tender but pre-contract stage