Duration
15h Th, 42h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Architectural Engineering | 2 crédits | |||
| Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Engineering | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course "Construction project management" takes place during the first semester every year. The audiences of this course are engineers especiqlly architectural engineers end civil engineers.
The course is organized into modules making it easier to understand the management of a project. The course starts with all the actors involved during the realization of a project (from design to completion) and the different stages of the project. As we go along, the legal, economic, practical, planning & verification aspects are be addressed.
Here are the main chapters:
- Construction Stakeholders
- Construction Milestones
- Working Methods
- Judicial aspects
- Partnerships and Contracts (Design&Build)
- Standards, Codes and Certification
- Specifications
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Understanding and mastering projects management including the design, construction and execution process for building construction projects. At the end of this course the student should be able to:
- Know the relevant laws concerning the construction in Belgium
- Knowing stakeholder's role and responsibilities on project and intervention order
- Knowing about management tools
- Learn about the administrative documents such specifications, building permission etc.
- Understanding the design process - implementation - commissioning
- Understanding the different links major milestone and tasks within project management
- Evaluate the budget of a project
- Prepare and submit a bid
- Coordinate a team to develop, agree and make a work plan.
- Access to appropriate resources of information and evaluate them
- Persevere despite difficulties or initial challenges to find the optimal solution.
- Document and communicate a project brief
- Plan activities to make the best the available time.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None, this course is an introductory course.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Attendance is compulsory during sessions.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Recommended or required readings
- Publications de Buildwise, www.buildwise.be (accès avec identification en bibliothèque FSA)
- Contact, la revue de Buildwise : https://www.buildwise.be/fr/publications/?author=&searchQuery=&category=both
- Construction, la revue de la Confédération Construction.
Written work / report
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
- Assessment of basic theoritical knowledge about project management during the semester
- Report work evaluated at the end of the semester
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Unjustified absences (beyond two times) will disqualify the student from attending the final jury.
Contacts
Aurelie de Boissieu, PhD
ArGEnCo Dept., Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Liège
Batiment 52, Bureau: (0/541)
Quartier Polytech 1, Allée de la Découverte 9
4000 Liège, Belgique
email: aurelie.deboissieu@uliege.be