CEM244-Analysing Construction Processes

Module Provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment
Number of credits: 10 [5 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Summer term module
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Current from: 2019/0

Email: r.m.dowsett@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

Aims:
To gain relevant knowledge and skills to analyse construction processes and structures and develop abstracted and systemic forms of representation and understanding.

Assessable learning outcomes:
By the end of this course you should be able:
􀀕 Map and define design, construction and operation processes and organisational systems, functions, roles and relationships at firm, project, group, individual, and task levels of analysis.
􀀕 Analyse and represent simple information flows and data structures relevant to projects and built environment/infrastructure assets (e.g. work breakdown structure, methods of measurement, budgets, co-ordinates, IFC, Uniclass, COBIE, BS1192).
􀀕 Use appropriate methods to explore complex and ill-defined problems.

Additional outcomes:
By the end of this course you should have improved you ability to use systemic forms of representation and demonstrate abstract understanding of technical and business problems..

Outline content:
􀀕 Methods of researching, analysing and formally representing processes and data in design construction and operations (e.g. entity-relationships, object models, use cases, data flow diagrams);
􀀕 Construction industry data codes and standards (e.g. WBS, NRM, IFC, Uniclass, COBIE, BS1192).
􀀕 Human-computer interaction in construction, hybrid practices, task analysis in computer-supported collaborative work;
􀀕 Systems approaches, diagramming, quality, improvement tools, soft systems methodology.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
Teaching and learning is offered through case-supported lectures and tutorials, web-based material, guest speakers from national and international firms, a group project and presentation, and guided reading.

Summative assessment- Examinations:

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Penalties for late submission:
Penalties for late submission on this module are in accordance with the University policy. Please refer to page 5 of the Postgraduate Guide to Assessment for further information: http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/exams/student/exa-guidePG.aspx

Assessment requirements for a pass:
A mark of 50% overall

Reassessment arrangements:
Students are required to contact the School to confirm reassessment arrangements.

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Last updated: 10 April 2019