ACE225 Project management in construction

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ACE225 Project management in construction (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

The course alumni group can be found here https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8969181/

Content

• Introduction to project management, what it involves in the modern construction project, and its development.
• The Project management tool box
• The specificities of project-based organizations
• Actors and stakeholders in contemporary construction projects
• Power, authority, and politics in Project Management.
• CSR, sustainability, ethics and social responsibility concerns in the construction industry.

Contact details

Examiner

Christian Koch, Professor, Dr. Construction Management (CK)

Team

Professor Ph.D. Christian Koch, ACE, Construction management, Chalmers (CK) - christian.koch@chalmers.se

Senior Lecturer Ph.D. Stefan Gottlieb, ACE, Construction management, Chalmers (SG)

Senior Lecturer Ph.D. Martine Buser, ACE, Construction management, Chalmers (MB)

Assistant Professor Ph.D. Dimosthenis Kifokeris, ACE, Construction management, Chalmers (DK)

Doctoral Student Antoine Manes, ACE, Construction management, Chalmers (AM)

Consultant Ph.D. Kim Jacobsen, K-Jacobsen A/S. (KJ)

Course coordinator M.Sc. Oliver Disney (OD) - oliver.disney@chalmers.se

Course purpose

The course "Project management in construction" scrutinizes the diversity and complexity of the construction sector and the role of projects and project managers. The course familiarizes the participant with the vocabulary and concepts of project management and project management studies. It presents aspects of the project management body of knowledge by providing examples of necessary tools, methods and theories both prescriptive and analytical, relevant for the discipline and practitioners as the course illustrates moreover their application in concrete cases and projects. In doing so aspects of sustainability, ethics and social responsibility are discussed.

Schedule

Refer to the schedule and reading list.

The links to the scheduled Zoom sessions can be found by clicking here

Course literature

The articles are for the most part available via Chalmers library service (otherwise in Canvas). Literature should be read before the listed date.

Refer to the schedule and reading list.

Course design

The course is 100% online and includes lectures, 2 assignments, 1 quiz and 1 exercise. Sessions will occur through the Zoom app.

Learning objectives and syllabus

• Describe basic project management concepts and tools
• Analyze, evaluate and interpret actual PM practice
• Analyze and evaluate organizational aspects of projects
• Apply project management theories to analyze the specific characteristics of construction projects and based on this suggest appropriate ways to manage the projects
• Understand the digitalization opportunities in the building industry
• Understand how digitalization projects can be carried out
• Perform a literature review
• Use literature to critically evaluate project management models
• Integrate theory and practice
• Define, formulate and solve problems through process-based pedagogy
• Critically review and discuss peer participants work

Study plan

Examination form

• Assignment 1 (3,5 points):

a) Presentation: Pass / fail depending on participation. Contribution has to be satisfactory. Non-participation results in an extra-assignment to the completed.

b) Multiple choice test: 33% of evaluation of assignment 1

c) Literature review: 67% of the evaluation of assignment 1.

• Assignment 2 (4,0 points):

a) Report: 100% of evaluation of assignment 2

b) Presentation and opposition: Pass / fail depending on participation. Contribution has to be satisfactory. Non-participation results in an extra-assignment to the completed.

All parts of Assignment 1 and 2 have to be passed to pass the course. There is no minimum threshold for the multiple choice test. Any score obtained in the multiple choice test thus counts towards the final grade. The final grade is an overall assessment of all evaluated elements with the weight given for the different elements.