Code: | EC0057 | Acronym: | DOBR |
Keywords | |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Building Construction |
Active? | Yes |
Web Page: | http://moodle.up.pt |
Responsible unit: | Building Division |
Course/CS Responsible: | Master in Civil Engineering |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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MIEC | 37 | Syllabus since 2006/2007 | 5 | - | 5 | 60 | 133 |
Analysis of the following themes: Construction managment, Construction legislation, Construction Planning, Safety in Construction, Construction Economics, Industrialization of Construction, Human Resources management, Construction control, Construction Information Management and Sustainable Construction
Learning Outcomes
a) Identification of proper legislation, of procedures (planning, organization and control) and related techniques of management of costs, of time, of resources (human, equipment and materiai) and of accident prevention in construction management (CM).
b) Comprehension and implementation of requirements in CM in terms of sustainability, of contract administration, of ethics and deontology, of information and communication management, of professional activity, of conflict resolution and of leadership.
c) Evaluation and comparison of solutions in CM in terms of economy, of effectiveness, of efficiency, of deadlines and of riscs.
Competencies
a) - Know costs and techniques to prevent accidents in CM; - Know legislation related with CM; - Know CM procedures; - Know possible sustainability impacts in CM.
b) - Capacity to present and justify technical options in CM; - Compreheension of the capabilities of tools for planning and control in CM; - Perception of the advantages and obstacles of information and communication management in CM.
c) - Perform professional activity in CM; - Use relevant legislation in CM; - Apply adequate methods in the evaluation of options in economical and in ethical perspectives in CM; - Managing human resources, equipments and materiais according to the context in CM.
d) - Analysis of case studies and of site visits in CM perspective; - Analysis of advantages and disadvantages of the several planning and control techniques in CM; - Critical analysis of options in different contexts of uncertainty.
e) - Self-evaluate acquired competencies in the disicpline in a digital eportefolio;
f) - Manage technical resources concerning CM in terms of profession, contract and society; understand importance of information systems in CM.
Examples
Engineering design - Definition of probabilistic planning and control in CM; - Plan of accident prevention in CM and cost analysis; Engineering research - Definition of planning program for staring and closing a site in CM; - Search for sustainable solutions in CM; - Creating an organizational structure in CM. Engineering practice - Cm functions; - Public and private legislation in CM; - Subcontractor management; - Leadership, communication and ethics; - Case study of information and communication technologies in CM (example: BIM); - Four visits to construction sites; - Using digital eportefolio.
1. Introduction to discipline.
2. Construction management - Mission, planning, organization, control, personel, equipment, materials, subcontractors.
3. CM legislation - Code of Public Contracts (CCP); DL 273/03; Law 31/09; other legislation.
4. CM abroad - Training, prepration, legislation, cultural diversity, international contracts.
5. CM implementation - Execution methods; subcontractors; planning, organization, control.
6. CM and construction companies - communication; procedures in CM.
7. Prefabrication - examples; prefabrication models.
8. Human Resources - Leadership styles, productivity, ethics in CM, professional practice, conflit resolution.
9. Safety in Construction - Risk analysis, prevention, safety plan, economic analysis of prevention in CM.
10. Information in CM - Information integration, knowledge management in CM, examples of application, BIM; PRONIC; H-KNOW.
11. Decision and economy in CM - Value and risk analysis, decision theory applied to CM.
12. Sustainable CM - Legislation relative to CM, models of sustainability analysis in CM.
Scientific content: 40%
Technological content 40%
Other content: 20%
DEMONSTRATION OF THE SYLLABUS COHERENCE WITH THE CURRICULAR UNIT'S OBJECTIVES:
Content approach is done in a different order than that of the list above and it is divided between theoretical and practical classes (TP). Each learning outcomes class is presented in the previous week in the moodle platform. The digital eportefolio of each student will show the perceived learning outcomes and professional competences. The weekly evaluation of works done in each TP class will allow the analysis of the progression of the objectives of the discipline.
Face to face presentation and debate of topics in classes. Four construction site visits made on Wednesday afternoons: 16Sep15, 07Oct15, 14Oct15 and 11Nov15. Use of mandatory prevention equipment with helmet, jacket and appropriate boots. Applied work done in each TP class. Use of learning mamagement platform moodle as repository, forum and interctive channel. Use of planning programs in case studies.
DEMONSTRATION OF THE COHERENCE BETWEEN THE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES AND THE LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Developing the capacity of analysis of documents and tools available through homeworks of each TP class, placing a question in each theoretical class followed by debate, report from study visits, creating a digital eportfolio and 2 test evaluations without access to materials.
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Participação presencial | 10,00 |
Teste | 50,00 |
Trabalho escrito | 40,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese | 4,00 |
Estudo autónomo | 36,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 56,00 |
Trabalho de campo | 16,00 |
Trabalho de investigação | 21,00 |
Total: | 133,00 |
Achieving final classification requires compliance with attendance at the course unit, according to the MIEC assessment rules. It is considered that students meet the attendance requirements if, having been regularly enrolled, the number of absences of 25% for each of the classes’ types is not exceeded.
Maximum number of unjustified absences: 3 for classes T and 3 for classes TP. When there are no classes to compensate the field trips the annoucement in moodle.up.pt will be done at least one week in advance.
CF = 0,25 * (CT1 + CT2) + 0,025 * (CR1 + CR2 + CR3 + CR4) + 0,05 * (CP1 + CP2 + CP3 + CP4 + CP5 + CP6 + CP7 + CP8)
All marks are in a grade of 0 to 20. Two closed tests CT1 and CT2 on 26Oct15 and 07Dec15 - 5 points each, four reports CR1 to CR4 of each visit - 0,5 point each and eight best homeworks CP1 to CP8 - 1,0 points each. Passing grade 10 points in 20 possible points.
According to FEUP regulations.
According to regulations it is possible to repeat one or two written tests.
Knowledge of Portuguese or of English language and capacity of using technical written English. Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours All classes (T and TP) start on 15Sep14. Site visits imply the use of proper boots, hardhat and identifying jacket. Hardhats may be borrowed in DEC. Previous knowledge: construction management, construction safety, economic basic principles, operations research basic principles. Average weekly studying time of 3 hours per week.