Module Details

Module Code: MEUS
Module Title: Measurement and Costing
Title: Measurement and Costing
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 10
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: John Foley
Domains:  
Module Description: The aim of the module is to develop advanced measurement, cost planning and valuation skills
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 to measure and estimate costs of advanced building works and building services manually and using appropriate software
LO2 to perform basic economic analysis of different building solutions and advise on the basis of the analysis
LO3 to collate and analyse cost data and prepare a cost plan
LO4 value works for interim payments, contract changes and final accounts
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
(1) Measurement And Estimating Cost Of Building Work
(a) Measurement of building completions, finishes and siteworks (b) Measurement of building services (c) Estimating for building services (d) Use of measurement and estimating software
(2) Cost Planning
(a) Historical Cost Data and Sources, published and private (b) Overview of Cost Planning Stages (c) Cost Planning the Design Stages (d) Cost Analysis (e) Cost Limits, Cost Targets, Functional Unit, Elemental, Approximate Quantities and Detailed Quantities
(3) Valuing works
(a) Interim Applications (b) Change Management (c) Final Accounts
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Project60.00%
End of Module Formal Examination40.00%

Assessments

Full Time

No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 60
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
No Description
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 40
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
No Description
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 8.00 96
Project Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 4.67 56
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 10.00 120
Total Weekly Contact Hours 8.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • NA. Society of Chartered Surveyors and Construction Industry Federation; Agreed Rules of Measurement.
  • Ivor H. Seeley,Roger Winfield. (2009), Seeley and Winfield's Building Quantities Explained, Palgrave MacMillan, p.408, [ISBN: 9780230580145].
  • M. Linehan et additional. (2010), Management in the Built Environment in Ireland, Gill & Macmillan.
  • Ivor H. Seeley. (1997), Quantity surveying practice, Macmillan, London, [ISBN: 0-333-68907-0].
  • Allan Ashworth. Cost studies of buildings, Harlow, England ; Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004., [ISBN: 013145322X].
  • Jim Smith, David Jagger, Peter Lowe. (2016), Building Cost Planning for the Design Team, 3rd. Routledge.
  • Allan Ashworth and Srinath Perera. (2015), Cost Studues of Buildings, 6th.
  • Martin Brook. (2017), Estimating and Tendering for Construction Work, 5th. Routledge.
  • Duncan Cartlidge. (2017), Quantity Surveyors Pocket Book, 3rd. Routledge.
  • Aecom. (2020), SPON'S Architects and Builders Price Book, 145th. Taylor & Francis.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
  • Buildsoft. Cubit Measurement / Estimating software, Buildsoft.
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