Module Details

Module Code: ECON C2501
Module Title: Civil Engineering Economics and Management
Title: Civil Engineering Economics and Management
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: Christopher OByrne
Domains:  
Module Description: The aims of the module are:
1. to develop a knowledge of the measurement and economics of more advanced civil engineering work;
2. to teach measurement and estimating skills in relation to civil engineering work
3. to develop a knowledge of the principles and practice of project management;
4. to teach project management skills and the use of appropriate software
5. to develop an awareness and understanding of ethics and professional development.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Use standard methods for measurement and estimating of more advanced civil engineering work
LO2 Apply basic project management techniques to the management of Scope, Time and Cost on projects;
LO3 Prepare a Health and Safety Risk Assessment for standard civil engineering work situations.
LO4 Show an awareness and understanding of Ethics, Ethical decision making and professional development.
LO5 Demonstrate an understanding of the parties to a contract and the key issues with the standard forms of contracts used in civil engineering
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
Measurement and Estimating Cost of Civil Engineering Work
(a) Measurement of Piling, Drainage, and Steel using current Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement for inclusion in tender documents. (b) Preparation of contractor's unit rates for civil engineering work for inclusion in pricing documents. (c) Understanding the role of measurement and estimating data during the construction period.
Project Management
(a) Characteristics of a Project (b) Project Mgt Triangle (c) Project Lifecycle, Highway Project, TII Project Phases (d) Project Procurement and Parties to Civil Engineering Contracts (i) DBB – Admeasurement, GCC (ii) D&B, DBO, PPP (e) Scope Management (f) WBS, Scheduling, Network Diagram, Gantt Charts, Use of Microsoft Project (g) Duration Estimating (h) Resource Management (i) Earned Value Analysis (j) Project Risk Management (k) HRM – Personality, Perception & Attribution, Motivation, Working in Teams
Ethics and Professional Development
(a) Moral Standards, Value Judgements, Ethical Principles (b) Engineers Ireland Code of Ethics (c) Law and Ethics (d) Resolving Ethical Dilemmas, Paradigm Cases
Safety Management
(a) Health & Safety at Work Act 2005 + Certain Regs (i) Duties of Employers (ii) Duties of Employees (iii) Safety Statement (iv) Role of HSA (v) H&S Risk Assessment and Method Statements (vi) Example of particular General Regulations (b) Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations (i) Client Duties (ii) PSDP (iii) Duties of Designers (iv) Prelim S&H Plan (v) PSCS (vi) Contractor Duties (vii) S&H Plan (viii) Safety File (ix) Examples of particular Construction Regulations
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Project40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%

Assessments

Full Time

No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 14
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Econ P1 Submission of Measurement Tasks 1
Econ P2 Submission of Measurement Task 2
Econ P3 Submission of Estimating Unit Rate
Econ P4 Measurement Class Test
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 26
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Mgt P1 Report on a Highways Project based on ICE meeting presentation.
Mgt P2 Network diagram & Gantt chart – by hand
Mgt P3 Resource Levelling
Mgt P4 WBS, Duration Estimates, Schedule using Excel and MS Project
Mgt P5 Research on WBS for drainage pipe installation + Spreadsheet for Excavation Production Rate
Mgt P6 Health & Safety Risk Assessment
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 60
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
n/a
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 Every Week 6.00 6
Independent Learning Non Contact No Description Every Week 6.00 6
Total Weekly Contact Hours 6.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain),Richard McGill. (2012), CESMM4, ICE Publishing, p.111, [ISBN: 9780727757517].
  • Richard Kirkham. (2015), Civil Engineering Procedure Seventh Edition, ICE Publishing, London, p.174, [ISBN: 9780727760692].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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