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CEB814 Project Management

Unit code CEB 814

Unit title Project Management
Credit points: 15
Course Coordinator: Swetha Thammadi
Tutor(s) TBA
Lecture: 3 hours per week
Workshops: 0 hours per week
Tutorial: 2 hours per week
Small group tutorials: Students are expected to work in self-organising teams consisting of
4 to 6 students
Labs: 0 hours per week
Self-directed learning 6 - 8 hours per week
Prerequisite: CEB605, Civil Engineering Technology
Recognition of prior  Diploma in Engineering (Civil)
learning can be granted if  Portfolio of evidence, to be reviewed by Head of School and
you have recently program leader
completed:

1.0 Course Description

This course has been planned as a compulsory course for undergradutes in civil
engineering. It aims to introduce the special nature of civil engineering projects. The
course involves various activities encountered during the life cycle of a civil
engineering project. It introduces the basic learning requirements for the civil engineer
project manager and makes the appreciation for the qualitative nature of the
construction project management. This course mainly deals with the General overview
of civil engineering projects, procurement and contract management, estimation and
rate analysis, project planning techniques/tools and its implementation. Also, need for
construction industry has been emphasized.
1.1 Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Apply knowledge of engineering and fundamentals to understand the civil
construction projects and its management. (WA1 – Engineering Knowledge)
2. Apply engineering knowledge to analyse the cost management, time management
and quality management. (WA2 – Problem Analysis)
3. Demonstrate practices estimation of cost, project implementation tools in contract
implementation and quality control. (WA3 – Design/Development of Solutions).
4. Design the construction activities, development of network activities and
scheduling activities. (WA3 – Design/Development of Solutions).
5. Evaluate the critical path by using PERT and CPM techniques. (WA3 –
Design/Development of Solutions).
6. Select the appropriate advanced IT tools for planning, execution of construction
and management. (WA5 – Modern Tool Usage)

2.0 Resources
1. Project Planning and Control with PERT and CPM by B.C.Punmia and
K.K.Khandelwal
 2. S Levy, “Construction Process Planning and Management” Elsevier Publication,
1st Edition.
3. P S Gahlot, “Construction Planning and Management” New Age International
4. Allan Ashworth, “Contractual Procedures in the Construction Industry (6th
Edition)”
5. Goodman and Love, “Project Planning and Management”
3.0 Course outline
Week 1:
Construction as industry and its challenges, Role of construction management,
Methods of construction managements. Basic requirements of construction management:
Learning structures.

Week 2:
Life cycle of construction projects: Conceptual planning, ananlysis and design,
procurement, utilization and manintenance.

Weeks 3:
Stages of awarding contract, types of contract, contract documents, arbitration and
settlement of disputes, contract laws and handling of contracts, commissioning of project.
Project planning, scheduling, controlling methods for planning, decision making in project
management.

Weeks 4&5:
Barcharts, milestone charts, defining activities and their interdependence, drawing of
network, time and resource estimations, elements of network and development of
network.

Weeks 6&7:
Use of network as scheduling techniques, use of network as control techniques i.e.
project monitoring.Network Analysis: PERT and CPM.

Week 8:
Estimation and rate analysis: CPM – Cost Model, IT in Construction, Planning and
Management.

Weeks 9-14: Project Submission and Presentations.

1.0 Assessment
Weight This assessment
Assessment towards relates to the
Outline of assessment
Type Grade following expected
Point learning outcomes
Test 20% This assessment is relevant to challenges, UL01, UL02,
role and methods of construction UL03, UL04,
management, basic requirements of UL03, UL04, ULO5
construction project and life cycle of
construction projects. This assessment is
relevant to contractual agreements, network
and activities.
Project 40% Project should be related to ongoing activities ULO6, ULO7,
Submission & of any real time civil construction project. ULO8.
Presentation
Final Exam 40% Overall assessment of the unit UL01,
UL02,UL03UL04,
UL05, ULO6.
Attendance 75%
(hurdle
requirement)