ATGB1303

Construction Technology I
Week 1 Lecture:
Introduction to Course Syllabus

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Course Information
⚫Course Code & Title:
⚫ATGB1303 Construction Technology I
⚫Contact Hours/Week:
⚫2.5 hours Lecture online classes at Google Meet
with videos recorded and posted in Google
Classroom
⚫1 hour Tutorial online classes at Google Meet
⚫Course Lecturer/Tutors:
⚫All Lectures and DQS1 Tutorials with Mr Saw Soo
Sen
⚫DBD1 and DES1 Tutorials with Mr Adrian Chong 2
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students should be
able to:
⚫CLO1: Describe the nature of construction industry
and building works in local context.
⚫CLO2: Determine the appropriate construction
methods, processes and drawings for substructure
works of a typical building project.
⚫CLO3: Determine the appropriate construction
methods, processes and drawings for superstructure
works of a typical building project.
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Course Plan for Lectures & Tutorials
⚫Week 1 : Introduction to Course Syllabus
⚫Week 2 : Overview of Construction Industry
⚫Week 3 : Preliminary Works
⚫Week 4 to 5 : Foundations
⚫Week 6 : Basements
⚫Week 7 to 8 : Ground Floors, Frames & Upper Floors
⚫Week 9 to 10 : Stairs
⚫Week 11 to 12 : Roofs
⚫Week 13 : Retaining Walls
⚫Week 14 : Revision
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Course Assessment
⚫Assessment of this course is based on:
⚫60% Final E-Examination, for which students are
required to answer 4 out of 5 questions within 2
hours.
⚫40% Coursework consists of assignment and
tests.
⚫Students must obtain a minimum of 50% for the
coursework component and 40% for the examination
component in order to pass the course.

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Coursework Components
Coursework will be marked as 100% consists of:
⚫ 50% Assignment: Overview of Construction Site (Week 5 to
7)
⚫Stages of Building Construction, Site Plant and
Equipment, Scaffolding, Health and Safety Measures on
Site
⚫ 25% Test 1 (Week 9)
⚫Foundations, Basements
⚫25% Test 2 (Week 11)
⚫Ground Floors, Frames & Upper Floors, Stairs
Note: Coursework feedback on Week 13.
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Attendance!!!
⚫Attendance will be taken for all tutorial online
classes in accordance to the timetable.
⚫Students shall apply for sick or emergency leave
with the FOBE office if applicable and inform
respective tutors accordingly to update their
online attendance records.
⚫Any students with poor attendance and did not
submit coursework will be barred from taking the
final e-examination and thus required to repeat
the course.

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Main References
⚫Chudley, R & Greeno, R 2010, Construction
Technology, 8th edition, Pearson Education Ltd.
⚫Chudley, R & Greeno, R 2006, Advanced
Construction Technology, 4th edition, Pearson
Education Ltd.
⚫Chudley, R & Greeno, R 2016, Building Construction
Handbook, 11th edition, Butterworth Heinemann.
⚫Emmitt, S & Gorse, C 2014, Barry’s Introduction to
Construction of Buildings [ebook], 3rd edition,
Blackwell Publishing Ltd,
<https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/tarc-
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Any questions ???