Construction and Project Management detailed Syllabus for B Architecture ARCH, 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.
For all the other VTU 8th Sem Syllabus for B.Arch 2018 Scheme, do visit B.Arch 8th Sem 2018 Scheme. The detailed Syllabus for construction and project management is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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MODULE 1 (Introduction to Construction Project Management & Construction Organization)
- Introduction to Project, its Stages and Construction Project management: Project, Organisation, need for management of building/construction projects, Principles and Objectives of Project Management, brief understanding about study areas in Project Management. Types of Construction Projects, Life Cycle Stages of a Project (Construction Project).
- Construction Organisation: Types of construction firms/ companies. Types of organization, study of organizational structures suitable for building and construction projects, the roles of the various members of a typical construction organization, qualities of an ideal construction organization, ethics in construction industry.
MODULE 2 (Decision Making & Role of Project Managers)
- Decision making and Feasibility Study: Involvement and Roles of Consultants and Contractor in decision making at various stages. Basic understanding of decision making principles and tools (e.g. Decision Tree, SWOT Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis), Value Engineering, Investment Criteria, Project Feasibility Study.Computer applications in Project Management: Introduction to use of computers for solving inventory, scheduling and other issues related to construction and management.
- Roles of Project Manager: Roles & Responsibilities of Project/ Construction Managers, Scope Management in Construction: Scope Planning, Definition, Verification and Control Project Management Stages: Project planning, project scheduling and project controlling.
MODULE 3 (Construction Management Techniques: Project Planning & Scheduling)
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MODULE 4 (Construction Management Techniques: Project Monitoring and Control)
- Construction Management Techniques: Project Monitoring and Control – Role of the project manager in monitoring the specifications, Follow-up for quality control, the measurement book (MB), RA bills, interim and final checking and certification of works on site based on the BOQ and terms of contracts. Project updating, Progress Curves.
- Quality Management in Construction: Quality Planning and Quality Control. Technical Specifications and Procedures. Codes and Standards.Construction Health and safety and management: Safety Measures and management: Integrating workers Health and Safety into management.
MODULE 5 (Use of Construction Equipment)
- Construction Equipment: The role of equipment/machinery in construction industry, factors affecting selection of construction machinery, standard versus special equipment, and understanding of the various issues involved in owning, operating and maintaining of construction equipment, economic life of equipment.
- Types of Construction Equipment: earth moving (JVB, tractors, excavators, dragline, trenching equipment, etc.,) transporting (various types of trucks), spreading and compacting (motor graders and various types of rollers) and concreting equipment (including concrete mixers, transporting and pumping equipment), hoisting machines, form work, shoring material etc.
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