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1. Name of Course/Module: Construction Project Management

Course Code: CIVE 4406
2. Note:
The letter CIVE refers to the Department of Civil Engineering. The number 4 represents year 4 of study, 4
represents Sub Area of subject and 06 represents sequence number of taught course.
Name(s) of academic staff:
3.
Haslina Mohamed [Master of Project Management]
Rationale for the inclusion of the course/module in the programme:
4. Management is the backbone for the successful implementation of project undertaking. The students
have to be exposed to the current management process.
5. Semester and Year offered: 10/4
Total Student
Total Guided Independent Learning
Learning Time Face to Face
Learning (IL)
(SLT)
6. L = Lecture L T P O 42 78
T = Tutorial
P = Practical 42 Total SLT = 120
O= Others
Credit Value: 3.0 (3+0)
7.
3 for lecture (3 hours per week x 14 weeks)
Prerequisite (if any):
8.
N.A
Course Objectives (CO)
The objectives of this course are:
1. To understand the basic principles and elements involved in the construction project management
from the initial stage to the completion of a project;
2. To develop the knowledge in managing any construction project.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)

9.
At the end of the semester students should be able to:
CLO1: Identify the process in construction project;
CLO2: Interpret the stages of development process and their interrelationship;
CLO3: Point out the benefits of project management practice;
CLO4: Illustrate the basic steps and sequencing of steps to manage a project through each phase from
conceptual development to completion;
CLO5: Generate the importance of management skills.

Transferable Skills:
10.
One or more of MQA Learning Outcome Domain
Teaching-learning and assessment strategy:
Lectures, presentations, assignments, tests and exam
Percentage of
CLO : PLO :
Assessment Weightage Pre Set
Taxonomy Mapping
Assessment

Assignment & CLO1:PLO12:C3

20% 20%
Presentation CLO3:PLO12:C4

11. CLO1:PLO8:C3
Test 20% 20%
CLO3:PLO8:C3

CLO2:PLO5:C4 15%
Final Exam 60% CLO4:PLO5:C5 35%
CLO5:PLO8:C3 10%

Total 100% Total 100%

12. Synopsis:
The course covers the project management’s purpose and functions, project initiation and budgeting, plan
development, planning and scheduling, cost analysis, project tracking, coordination and administration,
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quality management and control.

Mode of Delivery:
13. Lectures, Assignments, Case study
14. Assessment Methods and Types: Tests (20%), Assignment (30%), Final Exam Examination (50%)

Performance Criteria:
Assessment
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explain the partially
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Final Exam, various explain the
the process in various in construction
Tests and processes various
construction processes in construction project and
Assignment in processes in
project construction project and relate to the
construction construction
project relate to the current
project project
current trends with
trends good
justification
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interpret the developme nt process
the stages of stages of stages of
Final Exam, stages of nt process and their
development developme development
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process and nt process process and
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ship hip
hip current trends with
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point out the benefits
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of project Tests and benefits of
project project nt practices and relate
management Assignment project
manageme management and relate to the
practice management
nt practices practices to the current
practices
current trends with
trends good
justification
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illustrate the basic steps
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basic steps illustrate the sequencing of steps to
the basic steps illustrate the
and basic steps of steps to manage a
and basic steps
sequencing and manage a project
sequencing of and
of steps to sequencing project through
steps to sequencing
Final Exam, manage a of steps to through each phase
manage a of steps to
Tests and project manage a each phase from
project through manage a
Assignment through project from conceptual
each phase project
each phase through each conceptual developme
from through each
from phase from developme nt to
conceptual phase from
conceptual conceptual nt to completion
development to conceptual
developme development completion and relate
completion. development
nt to to completion and relate to the
to completion
completion to the current
current trends with
trends good
justification
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importance of Assignment the generate the importance of the the
management importance importance of management importance importance
skills. of management skills of of
manageme skills manageme manageme
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15. Mapping of the Programme Educational Objectives to the Programme Learning Outcomes

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8 MQA Learning Outcomes Domain:
K = Knowledge
PS = Practical Skill
SSR = Social Skills and Responsibility
EPH = Ethics, Professionalism and Humanities
CLT = Communication, Leadership and Team Skills
PSS = Problem Solving S
ills (Scientific Methods and Critical Thinking)
LLIM = Life-long Learning and Information Management
EMS = Entrepreneurship and Managerial Skill

Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes to the Programme Learning Outcomes

16. Programme P P P P P P P P P P P P
Learning L L L L L L L L L L L L Delivery Assessment
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Outcomes
(PLO) O O O
O O O O O O O O O
Course 1 1 1 Methods Methods
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Learning 0 1 2
Outcomes (CLO)
CLO1: Identify the Final Exam,
process in Lecture Tests and
construction project Assignment
(15
CLO2: Interpret the
%)
stages of Final Exam,
(60 C5
development Lecture Tests and
%)
process and their Assignment
C5
interrelationship
CLO3: Point out the
Final Exam,
benefits of project
Lecture Tests and
management
Assignment
practice
CLO4: Illustrate the
basic steps and
sequencing of steps
(20 (5% Final Exam,
to manage a project
%) ) Lecture Tests and
through each phase
C5 C5 Assignment
from conceptual
development to
completion

1 = Related to PLO without formal assessment

2 = Partial fulfilment of the PLO with formal assessment
3 = Total fulfilment of PLO with formal assessment

Level Cognitive (C) Psychomotor (P) Affective (A)

1 – Knowledge 1 – Perception 1 – Receiving
Basic
2 – Comprehension 2 – Set 2 – Responding
3 – Application 3 – Guided response 3 – Valuing (appreciating)
Intermediate
4 – Analysis 4 – Mechanism 4 – Organization
5 – Synthesis 5 – Complex response 5 – Characterization
Advanced 6 – Evaluation 6 – Adaptation
7 – Organization

Content outline of the course/module and the SLT per topic:

SLT Hours
Total Guided Independent
Topics
Learning Learning
L T P O
1. Project Management – Purpose and Functions
● Definition of a project, and a project management.

● Types & functions of management, and

3 8
responsibilities.
● Key concept of project management.

17. ● Role of the project manager. PLO8 & PLO 12 (P)

2. Project Initiation and Budgeting
● Contractual arrangements. PLO8 & PLO12(P)

● Phases of a project - scope definition and strategy.

3 11
PLO8 & PLO 12 (P)
● Development of project estimates.PLO12/CLO4

● Economic feasibility study. PLO12/CLO4

3. Development of Work Plan
● Organizational & breakdown structures. 6 11
● Project team formation.
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● Project work plan. PLO12/CLO5

4. Project Planning and Scheduling
● Principles of planning & scheduling.

● Determining activity duration. 6 11

● Techniques for scheduling. PLO5 MTU &

PLO12/CLO4
5. Project Scheduling and Cost Analysis
● Network analysis system.

● Development of CPM. 9 11

● Cost analysis and distribution. PLO5 MTU &

PLO12/CLO4
6. Project Tracking
● Project control system.

● Coding system for reporting.

● Control schedules for time and cost. 9 11

● Percent complete matrix method.

● Progress measurement, trend analysis, and

forecasting. PLO12
7. Project Coordination and Administration
● Project meeting, reporting, and team management.
3 8
● Checklist of duties, and management of changes.
PLO12/CLO5
8. Quality Management and Control
● Total quality management concept.
3 7
● Customer satisfaction and continual improvement.

● Quality control PLO12

Total hour 42 78
Total 120
● Main references supporting the course:
1. Rory Burke (2004) Fourth Edition. Project Management Planning and Control Techniques, John
Wiley and Sons
2. Rory Burke (2007), Introduction To Project Management, Burke Publishing
18.
● Additional references supporting the course:
1. Kim Heldman, VaninaMangano (2009), PMP Project Management Professional Exam Review
Guide, Wiley Publishing Inc.
2. Carmichael, David, (2000). Contracts and International Project Management, A.A.Balkema
Publishers, Netherlands, 2000.
Other additional information:

Addition
19.
Omission

Changes