NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

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Course outline and lecture plan of CV4201-Civil Engineering Management 2006/07 Semester II

Week Period Contents Lecture Tutorial Ref.

No. Yr: 2007

1 08- 13 Jan Professional Engineering practice in * WWF

2007 Singapore * WWF
Introduction and discussion of Professional No tutorial
Engineers Act, and Code of Professional for week 1
Conduct & Ethics

2 15- 20 Jan Brief introduction to Planning Act and Building * WWF

Control Act * WWF
Introduction to Building Control Act

Tutorial 1: Discussion on provisions of PE Act T1 (WWF)

and Code of Conduct & Ethics

3 22 –27 Jan Framework of submission procedure for * WWF

Building Plan approval * WWF

Contemporary developments
General principles of management & overview
of Construction Management

Tutorial 2: Discussion on matters related to T2 (WWF)

PE Act and Building Control Act

4 29 Jan -03 Introduction of Operational Research (OR) * WWF

Feb Network analysis: Formulation & Analysis * WWF

Tutorial 3: Discussion on matters related to T3 (WWF)

Project Development & Building Control

5 05 -10 Feb Introduction to Planning Techniques * WWF

2007 Planning for repetitive construction work: Line * WWF
of Balance method

Tutorial 4: Discussion and analysis of a T4 (WWF)

construction project network
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Course outline and lecture plan of CV4201-Civil Engineering Management 2006/07 Semester II

Week Period Content Lecture Tutorial Ref

No. (Yr 2007)

6 12-17 Feb Resource planning and management * WWF

2007 Resource scheduling & resource leveling * WWF
Monitoring & control of construction progress

Tutorial 5: Discussion on line of balance T5

method (WWF)

7 19 -24 Feb Introduction of financial planning for * RT

construction * RT
18-21 Feb: Principles of cost-time planning
P. Holidays
Tutorial 6: Discussion on resource planning, T6
progress control & monitoring of network (WWF)

24 Feb - 04 RECESS
Mar 2007

8 05 -10 Mar Introduction to Bills of Quantities and * RT

2007 Standard Method of Measurement * RT

Tutorial 7: Discussion on problems relates to T7 (RT)

construction cost & value curves

9 12 -17 Mar Construction cost control & analysis * RT Quiz^:

* RT Tentative
Tutorial 8: Discussion on project cost & T8 (RT) : Week 9
compression of project network

10 19-24 Mar Introduction to Project Finance & BOT

2007 BOT Project Risk Analysis (I) * RT
* RT
Tutorial 9: Discussion on BQ & work items T9 (RT)

^: Tentative, to be finalized and announced by Subject Coordinator during Lectures

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Course outline and lecture plan of CV4201-Civil Engineering Management 2006/07 Semester II
Week Period Content Lecture Tutorial Ref.
No. (Yr 2007)

11 26 - 31 Mar BOT Project Risk Analysis (II) * RT

2007 Introduction to Engineering Contracts * KKH

Tutorial 10: Discussion on Cost Control, T10 (RT)

Project Finance & Risks

12 02 -07 Apr Types of engineering contracts * KKH

Contracts documents and Specifications * KKH
06 Apr:
P. holiday Tutorial 11: Discussion on contracts-I T11
(WWF)

13 09 -14 Apr Tenders and Awards

2007 Contracts administration * KKH
* KKH
Tutorial 12: Discussion on contracts-II T12 (RT)

* Instructors:
RT - Assoc Prof Robert Tiong, WWF - Assoc Prof Wong Wai Fan (Course Coordinator), KKH-Dr Kang
Kok Hin (Guest Lecturer)

Course structure: 2 lectures and 1 tutorial per week. Assessment consists of CA and Exam.

Lecture schedules: Tue 0930 LT20; Wed 1230 LT7 (refer to latest schedule for any change)

Tutorials: Fri 0930 LT5 (subject to latest schedule); all tutorials will be conducted by WWF, RT

Text: No recommended specific text book

References
1. Antill, J. M. and Woodhead, R.H. “Critical Path Methods in Construction Practice” 4th edition,
Wiley, New York, 1990.
2. Clifford J.S. & Richard M. “Construction Management Fundamentals” McGraw Hill, Singapore
2004. – Chapter 2-4 (optional reading)
3. Thuesen, G. J. and Fabrycky, W. J. “Engineering Economy”, 8th edition, Prentice-Hall,
Eaglewood Cliffs, NJ, 1993.
4. Ashworth, A., “Contractual procedures in the construction industry”, Longman, London, 1996.
5. Professional Engineers Act, Planning Act, and Building Control Act, Singapore, SNP.
(Note: PE Acts and Code of conducts & ethics can be read from: www.peb.gov.sg, Planning and
Building Control Act can be read from website: http://www.agc.gov.sg/)

Dated: 23 Nov 2006 (End of Lecture Plan)

 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

CV4201 – CIVIL ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

Summary of lecture notes/Reading materials

Part I - Acts & Regulations, CE Project Planning & Management

(Lecture notes and lectures: by Assoc Prof Wong Wai Fan)

1. Lecture notes on PE Act, Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics,

Planning Act, Building Control Act
2. Introduction to Construction Management (self reading)
3. General Principles of Management
4. Operational Research Techniques
5. Planning Techniques for Construction
6. Resources Planning
7. Control of Progress

Part II- Project Cost & Evaluation, Risk, Finance & BQ

(Lecture notes and lectures: by Assoc Prof Robert Tiong)

1. Financial Planning and Control

2. Cost-Time Planning
3 Construction Measurement and Quantities
4 Bill of Quantities, CESMM
5 Cost control
6 3 other lectures on power point slides

Part III- Contracts & Administration

(Lecture notes/reading materials and lectures: by Guest lecturer Dr Kang Kok Hin)

1. Engineering Contracts
2. Contract Documents
3. Contract Administration
4. Types of Engineering Contracts

Dr Wong Wai Fan

Associate Professor
CV4201-Course Coordinator

23 Nov 2006