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Module Catalogue 2014/15

Module Catalogue 2014/15

CEG8002 : Construction Project Management

Offered for Year: 2014/15

Module Leader(s): Dr Dilum Dissanayake

Owning School: Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Semesters

Semester 1 Credit Value: 20

ECTS Credits: 10.0

Pre Requisites
Pre Requisite Comment

-
Co Requisites
Co Requisite Comment

Aims

The module aims to allow students to develop a better understanding of the project
life cycle and an awareness of the factors at each stage that influence and impact
upon achieving successful project outcomes.

Outline Of Syllabus

The Project Life Cycle

• Risk and Opportunity
• Challenge based decision making
The Conception Stage
• Corporate and Social Responsibility
• The role of the client
• Strategic leadership
• The business case
• Identifying project objectives / Briefing / Requirements Capture
• Construction Contracts and law
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• EU Procurement law
• Integrated teams
• Selecting and building the team
• Partnering
• Role of the partnering facilitator
• The role of the client advisor

The Definition Stage

• Construction planning
• Risk management
• Value management and engineering
• KPIs and DQIs
• Estimating and tendering
• Tender and bid selection

The Implementation Stage

• The Project Management Plan
• Construction processes and Planning
• Lean processes and innovation

The Close Out Stage

• Measuring Success
• Capturing Knowledge

Learning Outcomes

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

Students should be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of the process of construction project management that

delivers projects effectively and efficiently.

Evaluate the role of people in projects and recognise the importance of how people
interact in different situations.
Intended Skill Outcomes

Students should be able to:

Work in a simulated project team to access, evaluate and utilise project information /
data relevant to a chosen themed area of the project life cycle and produce the
documentation required of the assessment brief.

Reflect upon team process issues including their own impact on the team dynamic
and produce personal action plans to assist in their professional development

Graduate Skills Framework

Graduate Skills Framework Applicable: Yes

Cognitive/Intellectual Skills
Critical Thinking : Present
Data Synthesis : Present
Active Learning : Present
Numeracy : Present
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Literacy : Present
Information Literacy
Source Materials : Present
Synthesise And Present Materials : Present
Use Of Computer Applications : Assessed
Self Management
Self Awareness And Reflection : Present
Planning and Organisation
Goal Setting And Action Planning : Present
Decision Making : Present
Personal Enterprise
Innovation And Creativity : Assessed
Initiative : Assessed
Independence : Assessed
Problem Solving : Present
Adaptability : Present
Interaction
Communication
Interpersonal : Present
Written Other : Present
Team Working
Collaboration : Present
Relationship Building : Present
Leadership : Assessed
Negotiation : Assessed
Peer Assessment Review : Present
Application
Occupational Awareness : Present
Commercial Acumen
Market Awareness : Present
Governance Awareness : Present
Financial Awareness : Present
Business Planning : Present
Social Cultural Global Awareness : Present
Legal Awareness : Present

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Student
Category Activity Number Length Comment
Hours
Scheduled
Learning And
Lecture 24 1:00 24:00 N/A
Teaching
Activities

Assessment
Guided Teamworking
preparation
Independent 1 30:00 30:00 independent
and
Study report.
completion

Assessment
Guided
preparation Teamworking
Independent 1 30:00 30:00
and group report.
Study
completion

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Guided Assessment Project delivery

Independent preparation 1 36:00 36:00
plan.
Study and
completion

Guided Assessment Preparation and

Independent preparation delivery of
1 30:00 30:00
Study and poster
completion presentations

Scheduled
Learning And Small group
12 1:00 12:00 Group seminars
Teaching teaching
Activities

Guided Small group

Student-led
Independent 15 1:00 15:00 teaching
group activity
Study activities

Includes
background
Guided reading and
Independent
Independent 1 23:00 23:00 reading lecture
study
Study notes for a full
understanding of
material.

Total 200:00

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The module will be delivered mainly through lectures, group seminars and small
group teaching activities. Knowledge of theory and practice are addressed within the
contact time and the small group teaching activities will be organised so that a
combination of exercise, worked examples and discussion can engage the student
with their personal formation in the subject area.

The lectures and small group teaching activities input will primarily take place in week
1.

In the period between weeks 1 and 2 the student groups will engage in research and
preparation ahead of week 2 where the student groups will concentrate on the
production of the assessment documentation.

During week 2 staff will be available for guidance and to brief the student groups as
project specific information is released at various times during the week.

Reading Lists

Reading List Website : rlo.ncl.ac.uk (https://rlo.ncl.ac.uk/)

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams
When
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Description Length Semester Set Percentage Comment

Group poster
Oral
30 1 M 20 presentation. Approx.
Presentation
30 minutes

Other Assessment
When
Description Semester Percentage Comment
Set
Written Group project delivery plan.
1 M 60
exercise 5000 words

Teamworking group report.

Report 1 M 10
1500 Words.

Teamworking independent
Report 1 M 10
report. 1500 words.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The learning outcomes of this module are about developing student skills and
abilities to deliver effective and efficient construction projects. As “live” projects are
delivered through teams of people working together it is essential that the students
are able to simulate some of this practice. Therefore the assessment will be through
a project in which a substantial part of the work is carried out in groups. To ensure
some individual accountability within the assessment parts of the work will be done
individually. The Project Management Plan consists of three main activities as stated
below:
Poster Presentation (a group activity - 20%), Project Delivery Plan (a group activity -
60%), Team Working (Teamworking Group Report - 10%) and Teamworking
Individual Report (10%).

Timetable

Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/ (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/)

CEG8002's Timetable
(https://crypt.ncl.ac.uk/controlpanels/timetable/students/search.php?modules=CEG8002)

Past Exam Papers

Exam Papers Online : www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/

(http://www.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/)
CEG8002's past Exam Papers (https://crypt.ncl.ac.uk/exam.papers/search.php?
module_code=CEG8002)

General Notes

N/A

Note: The Module Catalogue now reflects module information relating to academic year 14/15.
Please contact your School Office if you require module information for a previous academic year.

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Disclaimer: The University will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver modules in accordance
with the descriptions set out in this catalogue. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy
of the information, however, the University reserves the right to introduce changes to the information
given including the addition, withdrawal or restructuring of modules if it considers such action to be
necessary.

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