Module Details

Module Code: CONT C1G10
Module Title: Construction Management Fundamentals
Title: Construction Management Fundamentals
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: Anthony Dempsey
Domains:  
Module Description: (1) To develop a knowledge of how the industry operates
(2) To teach skills in the areas of scheduling, materials control, plant and labour management
(3) To explain the role of the construction manager
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 To describe the planning and organisation of work teams and time management
LO2 To prepare schedules, Gantt charts and plant costings and the process involved in management of labour plant and materials
LO3 To identify the roles and responsibilities of the construction manager within the construction industry
LO4 To describe the role of tender and contract document
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) Construction Management Fundamentals
(a) Introduction to Construction Management (b) Stages of a construction project (c) Organisational Structures (d) Management and Leadership styles (e) Waste minimisation (f) Quality Management
(2) Tendering Arrangements
(a) Open / Selective / Negotiated tendering (b) Speculative development (c) Other forms of contractor selection
(3) Materials And Supplies
(a) Documentation and procedures (b) eCommerce and Internet materials management
(4) Plant Management
(a) Plant management (b) Plant costing
(5) Role of the Construction Manager
(a) Roles and responsibilities of the construction manager within the construction industry - Construction Engineering, management of the construction process, human resource management, financial management (b) Project success criteria - time, cost, quality, scope, disputes, stakeholder management, waste management.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment50.00%
Project50.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Examination % of Total Mark 50
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
No Description
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 50
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
n/a
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
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.
Reassessment Description
When students are taught core practical Construction Management skills in 100% CA modules the educational strategies typically employed include a classroom/laboratory based approach of demonstration, active participation from the students in practicing the skills in class and continuous feedback from the lecturers on the student’s implementation of the skills while the lecturer addresses student’s questions throughout the session. There are significant issues such as Health and Safety, Educational Integrity etc. around students not acquiring these skills to an adequate level. Students cannot replicate that learning environment outside of the classroom/laboratory setting to learn these skills in order to prepare for a repeat opportunity. On that basis unless students have attained a 35% in their CA work throughout the year that they are not deemed to have met the requirements for a repeat opportunity.

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 4.00 48
Estimated Learner Hours Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 8.00 96
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • A. Griffith,Paul Watson. (2003), Construction Management, Red Globe Press, p.508, [ISBN: 0333968786].
  • D. R. Moore & D. J. Hague. (1999), Building production management techniques, Pearson Education, Harlow, Essex, [ISBN: 0-582-35704-7].
  • CIOB (The Chartered Institute of Building). (2014), Code of Practice for Project Management for Construction and Development, John Wiley & Sons, p.360, [ISBN: 1118378083].
  • Prof. Frank Harris,Prof. Ronald McCaffer,Andrew Baldwin,Francis Edum-Fotwe. (2021), Modern Construction Management, John Wiley & Sons, p.608, [ISBN: 1119488346].
  • Geoff Powell. (2016), Construction Contract Preparation and Management, Red Globe Press, p.504, [ISBN: 9781137511140].
  • Sidney Levy. (2006), Project Management in Construction, McGraw Hill Professional, p.402, [ISBN: 9780071464178].
  • D.J. Edwards,F.C. Harris,Ron McCaffer. (2003), Management of Off-Highway Plant and Equipment, CRC Press, p.328, [ISBN: 0415251281].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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