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 |