2018-2019 / ARCH0069-2

Project management

Duration

15h Th, 42h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in engineering : architectural engineering3 crédits  
 Bachelor in engineering3 crédits  

Lecturer

Shady Attia

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course "Construction project management" takes place during the first semester every year. The audiences of this course are civil engineers including architectural engineers.
 The course is divided into 14 modules before the end help to address more easily manage a project of a building site. For this, the course starts on all actors during the implementation of a project (from design to realization). Gradually, measures, legal, economic, practical, audit & planning will be discussed.
 As stated above, this course aims to make the link between design and production on site. Here are the chapters:

  • Construction Stakeholders
  • Construction Milestones
  • Working Methods
  • Judicial aspects
  • Partnerships and Contracts (Design&Build)
  • Standards, Codes and Certification
  • Specifications
  • Risk management and noise on site 
  • Site preparation and quality plan
  • Site Planning
  • Budget Calculation
  • Waste management
  • Technical inspection of the construction
  • Fees

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Understanding and mastering projects management including the design, construction and execution process for building construction projects. At the end of this course the student should be able to: 

  • Know the relevant laws concerning the construction in Belgium
  • Knowing stakeholder's role and responsibilities on site and the project intervention order
  • Knowing about construction activity management tools
  • Learn about the administrative documents such specifications, building permission etc.
  • Understanding the design process - implementation - commissioning
  • Understanding the different links major milestone and tasks within project management
  • Evaluate the budget of a project
  • Prepare and submit a bid 
The course should enable the student to: 


  • Coordinate a team to develop, agree and make a work plan.
  • Access to appropriate resources of information and evaluate them
  • Persevere despite difficulties or initial challenges to find the optimal solution.
  • Document and communicate a project brief
  • Plan activities to make the best the available time.
The full list of Key Learning Objectives for my course is defined on: https://www.programmes.uliege.be/cocoon/20182019/en/formations/descr/A1ICAR01.html
 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None, this course is an introductory course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Flipped Class using Enriched Skeleton Concept Mapping
Oral Presentations, Mini Concepts, Research reports. 
The course is interactive, so it is essential that all students participate in the sessions. Attendance is compulsory during theoretical sessions. 

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Flipped Class using Enriched Skeleton Concept Mapping Oral Presentations, Mini Concepts, Research reports. 

Recommended or required readings

  • Publications du CSTC Centre Scientifique et Technique de la Construction, www.cstc.be (accès avec identification en bibliothèque FSA)
  • Contact, la revue du CSTC » : http://www.cstc.be/
  • Construction, la revue de la Confédération Construction.

Assessment methods and criteria

Overall:

  • An examination for the theoretical part : 50% of the overall rating.
  • The overall assessment of the practical work and exercises : 50%
Students who have not completed all the mandatory activities may not be admitted to the exam (if an exam is organized). The absence of mandatory elements does not allow a quantified evaluation of the student's work. An "A" grade is therefore awarded in this case (unless there is a special justification examined fairly by the teacher and accepted by him).

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Attendance is graded. Unjustified absences (beyond two times) will disqualify the student from attending the final exam. 
A student work will be submitted when requested and not after. Any document delivered after the deadline will be graded as 0/20. Submittal time will be referred to from computer records. 
A late submission will be penalized. The work can be improved but the penalty will remain active.

Contacts

Shady Attia, PhD, USGBC Faculty and LEED Accredited Professional  Prof. of Sustainable Architecture & Building Technology Head of Sustainble Building Design (SBD) Lab
ArGEnCo Dept., Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Liège
Batiment 52, Bureau: (0/542)  Quartier Polytech 1, Allée de la Découverte 9 4000 Liège, Belgique
Tél:  +32 43.66.91.55 - email: shady.attia@uliege.be http://www.sbd.ulg.ac.be/