University of Liege | Version française
Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
Version 2013-2014
GCIV2063-1  Planning buildings, co-ordination and safety on building sites

Duration :  15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :  
Master in Architecture and Engineering, research focus, 1st year2
Master in Civil Engineering, research focus, 2nd year2
Master in Architecture and Engineering, specialized approach, 1st year2
Lecturer :  Sebastian Kreusch, Jean-Marie Rigo
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Course contents :  
This course will include the following elements:
  • In relation to the planning of work:
-Basic notions of construction planning -Technical organization and coordination -Work planning techniques (PERT method, the potentials method,) -Managing deadlines -Financial planning -Tracking -Coordination of health and safety for temporary and mobile construction jobs
  • Coordination of construction jobs:
 The coordination of construction projects will be integrated into the practical cases analyzed by the students within the framework of their practical work. The coordination of work is to be associated with site safety in such a way as to avoid the occurrence of accidents in the workplace.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
Students will become familiar with the general problem of planning activities for design consultants and general services and also for construction jobs and companies. In order to optimize the organization of companies, a very rigorous planning of activities for these companies will be necessary. The students will become familiar with this problem by means of practical cases which they will have to solve in groups. Safety management will be integrated into planning.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Reading architecture and engineering plans. Reading specifications and inventories.
Usual modes of construction and general management of a construction project.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
After an ex-cathedra course, the students will have to develop the planning for a construction project in groups of two, which they will have to research themselves in the industry with the assistance of supervisors.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
This course will be given at the University of Liege.
Theoretical course face-to-face.
Practical work in the presence of a visiting lecturer.
Recommended or required readings :  
The material for presenting the theoretical course will be delivered by computer as the course progresses.
No particular reading is recommended with regard to this course.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
The students will be assessed individually based on the result of their practical planning work on a construction project as mentioned above.
Work placement(s) :  
None
Organizational remarks :  
None
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