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2026-2027 / GCIV2063-1

Planning buildings, coordination and safety on building sites

Duration

15h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW

Number of credits

 Master MSc. in Architectural Engineering, professional focus in architectural and urban engineering2 crédits 
 Master MSc. in Civil Engineering, professional focus in civil engineering3 crédits 
 Master MSc. in Architectural Engineering, professional focus in urban and environmental engineering2 crédits 

Lecturer

Fabian Boucher

Language(s) of instruction

English 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

GCIV2063-1  |  Part 1 - "Planification des constructions"

  • 1 - Introduction
  • 2 - Techniques
  • 3 - Steps
  • 4 - DCMA Assessment
  • 5 - Risk Analysis
  • 6 - Lean Planning
  • 7 - Design
  • 8 - BIM 4D
  • 9 - Monitoring & Reporting
  • 10 - Change Management
 

GCIV2063-1  |  Part 2 - "Coordination et sécurité des chantiers"

  • 1 - Introducing Managing Safely
  • 2 - Understanding Responsibilities
  • 3 - Understanding Hazards
  • 4 - Assessing Risks
  • 5 - Controlling Risks
  • 6 - Communication
  • 7 - Measuring Performances
  • 8 - Investigating Incidents

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

GCIV2063-1  |  Part 1 - "Planification des constructions"



  • Gaining a "planning" culture
  • Recognising the necessity to plan
  • Gaining the ability to read, comment a planning
  • Being able to prepare a planning using different techniques
  • Understanding and using the variations under a planning (acceleration, claim, earned value, etc.)
GCIV2063-1  |  Part 2 - "Coordination et sécurité des chantiers"



  • Gaining a "health and safety" culture
  • Understanding responsibilities (company and personal)
  • Understanding hazards
  • Assessing and controlling H&S risks
  • Communicate and measure performance
  • Investigate incidents
This course contributes to the learning outcomes I.1, II.1, II.2, III.2, III.3, IV.1, IV.4, V.1, V.2, VI.1, VI.2, VI.3, VI.4, VII.1, VII.2, VII.3, VII.4, VII.5, VII.6 of the MSc in civil engineering.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

ARCH0069-2 Gestion de Projets (Not mandatory)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Session 1 - 5
- Safety share
- Theory and Exercices in the classroom
Session 6
- Site visit
Session 7
- Presentation project + Q&A
Session 8
- Presentation project + Q&A
Project
- Topic : selected by the group or by the teacher
- Group : max. 3 persons
- Content :
          - Description
          - Planning
                    - WBS / Calendar / Sequence / Resources / Durations
                    - Critical Path
                    - Min. 100 activities
          - Safety
                    - Select a particular activity
                    - Prepare a Risk Assessment or a Job Safety Analysis
- Report to be submitted max. 1 week before presentation (FS1week)
- Presentation
          - Part 1 - Presentation of the project
          - Part 2 - Questions & Answers

 

Note : In exceptional circumstances, when the Professor is required to travel abroad, a session may need to be rescheduled. Any change will be communicated well in advance.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

5 sessions at ULiège - by Professor

1 session at ULiège - by student

1 Site visit

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Previous year : Presentations are available at the start of the year

This year update : Presentations are made available at the end of each session

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Written work / report

Out-of-session test(s)


Further information:

Evaluation :

- Project - report - 40%

- Project - presentation + Q&A - 60%

Work placement(s)

None

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

None

Contacts

Fabian BOUCHER

fboucher@uliege.be

+32.486.86.00.13

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