Construction Management

Code:

EC5179

Acronym:

DO

Instance: 2006/2007 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	vista.up.pt
Responsible unit:	Building Division
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEC	39	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	6	6	-
MIEC	44	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Study and Analysis of the themes:
Safety in Construction
Construction Economics
Industrialization of Construction
Human Resources
ICT and Information management in Construction

Program

1. Introduction
2. Safety in Construction - Risk analysis, statistics, prevention, behavioral analysis, fatal accidents, safety plans, economic analysis, organization and management of safety systems
3. Prefabrication - Examples, structural analysis, connections, design, organizational models of plants
4. Human Resources - Leadership styles, productivity, ethics, professional behaviour
5. Organizational models of construction companies - Structures, departments, sectorial activity, functions, mangement strategies
6. Construction Economy - Value analysis, decision theory applied to construction
7. Information in Construction -Communication difficulties, integration through ICT, information systems, application of ICT to construction management

Mandatory literature

Alfredo Soeiro; Tecnologias de Informação na Construção, 8as Jornadas de Construções Civis, SCC, FEUP, 2002
J. M. Mota Cardoso; Direcção de Obra: Organização e Controle, AECOPS, 1985. ISBN: 69.003 BS eng
Soeiro, Alfredo Augusto Vieira; Segurança na construção. ISBN: 972-752-072-3
Rousselet, Edison da Silva; A segurança na obra. ISBN: 85-7193-018-X
Ríos, Sixto 340; Decision Theory and Decision Analysis. ISBN: 0-7923-9466-6
Coble, Richard J, 340; The^ management of construction safety and health. ISBN: 90-5809-328X encaderado
Semeraro, Giuseppe; Stima degli oneri della sicurezza nei cantieri. ISBN: 88-8184-177-0
Halpin, Daniel W.; Construction management. ISBN: 0-471-08393-3
Syllabus Atelcoma Conference, Eindhoven, 2001; ATELCOMA

Complementary Bibliography

Alfredo Soeiro; Segurança na Construção , 5as jornadas de Construções Civis, DEC, FEUP, 1997
Coastal Training Technologies; Equipamentos de protecção individual
Coastal Training Technologies; Escorregões, tropecções e quedas
Coastal Training Technologies; Investigação de acidentes
Reis, Cristina Madureira dos; Economia da segurança e dos acidentes na construção. ISBN: 972-8321-77-5
Branco, J. Paz; Manual de estaleiros de construção de edifícios

Teaching methods and learning activities

Face to face presentaion of topics
Two site visits made on wednesday afternoons
Weekly applied work
Thematic project (optional)

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	56,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

As prescribed by FEUP

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As prescribed by FEUP

Classification improvement

As prescribed by FEUP

Observations

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Estimated working time out of classes: 4 hours