ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: IBS10055o17Semester: 2017/2018 summer
Name: Organization of Building Production and Management of Investment Processes
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: dr inż. Piotr Chyliński, dr inż. Iwona Rybka
Language of instruction: Polish / English
The course in English will be available if a minimum of 6 students sign up for a group. If less than 6 students sign up for the group, the course will be available in Polish with the possibility of individual support in English. Contact person: dr inż. Iwona Rybka
Learning outcomes: Knows the principles of managing the construction investment process at its different stages. Knows the scope of construction contracts and other agreements in the construction process. Knows the rules of the organization of construction production. Skills Can formulate a tasks of the investment process participants. Is able to prepare a schedule of construction works. Is able to assess the risks that occur during the execution of specified works as well as prepare a safety and health protection plan.
Competences: Is aware of the relationship between the construction investment process and the social, environmental and economic aspects.
Prerequisites: Buildings and Building Elements
Course content: The participants of the investment process. The financing of the construction investment. The basic organizational structures of construction projects and building processes. Planning and control the construction projects including technical, technological, organizational, economic, social and environmental aspects. Methods of the organization of the construction. Construction schedules. The principles of development of the construction site. The rules of the Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) during construction. Quality assurance systems in construction. Investment process in the construction. The specificity of the construction investment process. The stages and Milestones of the investment process. Principles of the investment financing. The participants of the investment process - rights, obligations and their relationships. The construction contracts and its negotiation. Design documentation and documents prepared during the construction. Methods of the organization of the investment process and the construction. Construction schedules. The principles of development of the construction site – location of production facilities and service, the size of landfills, the network layout of the roads and installation, social facilities. The principles of development of the construction site. The rules of the Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) during construction. Quality assurance systems in construction.
Recommended literature: 1. Baldwin A., Bordoli D.: Handbook for Construction Planning and Scheduling. Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. 2. Gupta Rajiv: Construction Planning and Technology. Published by CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2014. 3. Harris F., McCaffer R., Edum-Fotwe F.: Modern Construction Management, 7th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell, 2013. 4. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/construction/default.html 5. http://pmbook.ce.cmu.edu/index.html
Assessment methods: Active participation in classes, discussion, exercise, written exam.
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