Project Management

Code:

EC0035

Acronym:

GPRO

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Building Construction

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://www.fe.up.pt/~construc/gp/
Responsible unit:	Building Division
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Civil Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEC	270	Syllabus since 2006/2007	4	-	3	45	78

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

In an advanced level of engineering training, the aims of this course are:
1. To develop students’ skills on problem formulation, system understanding, critical thinking, professional attitudes, external context and understanding of processes of construction.
2. Emphasis on the running of construction:
- to get in touch with with the construction activity, and understanding its different frameworks;
- to understand the different stages of a construction process- promotion, studies and projects, materials, construction, usage and maintenance;
- to understand the importance of the three main restrictions of a construction- to follow the function, deadline and costs;
- to understand that all the construction must follow regulations and norms;
- to understand the importance of project management in a construction, by presenting the most common tools and objectives (planning and time control, resources and costs, cost estimate, project assessment, proposal analysis);
- to understand that methodologies and uniform working procedures and organization of the different participants in the construction need to be implemented, in order to facilitate the exchange of information and to have an explicit technical interpretation of it;
- to underline the importance of the quality and the sustainability of the whole process of construction and the improvements that should be taken;
- to understand the role of civil engineers in a construction site and the key aspect of career management.

3. Learning Outcomes
Ethics; Experimentation and simulation; Interpretation of results; Written communication; Problem formulation; Project management; Time management; Integration of knowledge.

Program

I – Introduction
- I.1 -Presentation aims and contents;
- I.2 - Construction activity, characterization and evoltutionss
- I.3 - Civil Engineers activity - regulations and professional acts
II – Construction life cycle
- II.1 -Life cycle, actors and responsabilities;
- II.2 -Construction legal and standards fits;
III – Detailed analysis of design phase
- III.1 -aim, forms and contents of construction design;
- III.2 - design outputs organization
IV – Construction Project Management
- IV.1 -Aims and tools;
- IV.2 -Planning and control;
- IV.3 -Cost estimation;
- IV.4 -Negociation and contracts IV.5 -Leadership
Capítulo V – Quality and sustainability
- V.1 – Construction quality;
- V.2 – Construction sustainabilty;
- V.3 – Quality management models.

Software – Microsoft Project

Mandatory literature

Hipólito Sousa; Apontamentos da Disciplina, 2003
Fonseca Manuel; Curso sobre regras de medição na construção, LNEC, 1997
Victor Sequeira Roldão; Gestão de Projectos, Monitor, 2005. ISBN: 972-9413-62-2
David Williams; - Preparing for Project Management , ASCE Press, 1996

Complementary Bibliography

Cabrita A.; Regras para Elaboração de Projectos. , LNEC, 1974
Ritz George; Total Construction Project Management, McGraw Hill
Santos Artur e outros; HillQualidade na Construção. Contributos do Projecto Mequalcon. , Instituto da Construção, 2000

Teaching methods and learning activities

The classes of this course will be based on the presentation of concepts by giving examples. This course also aims to relate the concepts of this course to concepts of other courses, in order to develop students’ knowledge on construction technologies.

Theoretical classes
Theoretical-practical classes will be based on presentations and exercises
A theoretical-practical assignment

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	39,00
Test nº 1	Exame	2,00		2010-11-05
Test nº 2	Exame	2,00		2010-12-15
Group work	Trabalho escrito			2010-12-17
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Students will only be admitted to exams, if they do not miss more than 25% of the classes. Besides, they have to attend to the mini-tests and do the assignment.

Calculation formula of final grade

Components of assessment:
2 mini-tests- they will cover subjects that have been taught (MT1 and MT2)
A mandatory individual assignment (IA1) – to be done during the semester, it has to be presented and discussed by at least 30% of the students, according to the criteria that will be set by the professors. The time allocated by students during the week and the presence and participation in class are enough to do the assignment.

Final Mark:
FM= 0.40MT1+0.40MT2+0.20 IA1
Students will only complete the course if they achieve a grade of 9.5 or higher out of 20. Students have to attend to an oral exam, if they want to achieve a higher grade than 17 out of 20.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

SPECIAL RULES FOR MOBILITY STUDENTS:
Proficiency in Portuguese
Evaluation by exam and/or coursework(s) defined in accordance with student profile."

Classification improvement

An exam at the end of the semester

Observations

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Working time estimated out of class: 2 hours