澳门六合彩开奖记录
CE3CPQ: Project QS
Module code: CE3CPQ
Module provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment
Credits: 20
Level: Level 3 (Honours)
When you'll be taught: Semester 1 / 2
Module convenor: Dr Upeksha Madanayake, email: u.h.madanayake@reading.ac.uk
Pre-requisite module(s): BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE CE2CTQ OR TAKE CE2QCT (Compulsory)
Co-requisite module(s): IN THE SAME YEAR AS TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE CE3QBC (Compulsory)
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):
Module(s) excluded: IN TAKING THIS MODULE YOU CANNOT TAKE CE3CBP OR TAKE CE3CPM (Compulsory)
Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: No
Talis reading list: No
Last updated: 29 August 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
This module is designed to give students a practical experience in the basic techniques related to current practice of construction cost management related to the design, procurement and construction of buildings. The module is an individual student project consisting of pre-construction costing activities (including the relevant documentation) of a specified development project.
The aim of the module is to reinforce the theoretical and vocational components of the degree by applying the practical and professional competencies developed during the course to complete a pre-construction cost plan for a specified development project based on a realistic scenario. The requirement of Quantity Surveying students (CE3CPQ) is to prepare a pre-construction cost plan and provide relevant cost advice.
The Module Lead at the 澳门六合彩开奖记录 Malaysia is Dr聽Noor Azeyah Khiyon (n.khiyon@reading.edu.my).
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Apply the knowledge and skills to deliver a realistic cost advice to client given a project brief.
- Evaluate alternatives in every aspect of the financial planning of a building and make decisions with reasoned arguments.
- Effectively communicate the cost report and conduct value management exercise by means of different聽 graphical formats, concise reports and presentations, making the full use of digital technology in the financial management processes.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as an individual and in a team.
Module content
- Stages of a construction project
- Developed Client and Project Requirements
- Developed Project Brief
- Initial Cost Estimation
- Elemental Cost Planning
- Approximate Quantities Cost Planning
- Detailed Cost Planning
- Whole Life Costing
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
Students will undertake the project in groups and individually, and will receive one-to-one guidance during tutorials and brief lectures on key aspects. This module is mostly self-guided by the students.
For students studying at our campus in Malaysia: This module may be taught in a different semester and the breakdown of study hours may differ to those set out in the Study Hours table (please refer to the Module Handbook for the correct breakdown). In addition, you will be required to complete an additional 40 hours of study, taking the total number of study hours to 240 for this module. This is to comply with the Malaysian Quality Agency (MQA).
Study hours
At least 20 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 4 | ||
Seminars | |||
Tutorials | |||
Project Supervision | |||
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | |||
Supervised time in studio / workshop | 6 | 10 | |
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | |||
Work-based learning | |||
聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | |||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Other | |||
Other (details) | |||
聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Placement | |||
Study abroad | |||
聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 90 | 90 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Oral assessment | Procurement summary | 30 | Semester 1, Teaching Week 7 | ||
Written coursework assignment | Final report | 70 | Semester 2, Teaching Week 12 |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: /cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Written coursework assignment | Final report | 100 | During the University resit period |
Additional costs
Item | Additional information | Cost |
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Computers and devices with a particular specification | ||
Printing and binding | ||
Required textbooks | ||
Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear | ||
Specialist equipment or materials | ||
Travel, accommodation, and subsistence |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.