Course syllabus

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ACE115 Project management in construction lp1 HT19 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Contact details

• examiner: Christian Koch
• teacher: Stefan Gottlieb, Dimosthenis Kifokeris, Antoine Manes, Martine Buser, Mathias Gustafsson

Course purpose

Construction projects are the central unit of production of the built environment. To manage a construction project is probably the single most important competence for the critical and skilled design and construction project management scholar. Being a project manager is the first and most widespread management task that DCPM scholar are engaged with. Management of construction project is a mature area with numerous standards, certifications, and educations. Yet projects are often delayed, run over budget and do not deliver the expected quality. The course seeks to cover both apparent extremes, the straight “pearls on a string” process and the winding, rocky emergent one.

The course "Project management in construction" introduces the diversity and complexity of the construction sector and the role of projects and project manager. The course familiarizes the students 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, analytical, and critical relevant for the discipline and the 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

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Course literature

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Course design

The course includes lectures, exercises and seminars.

Literature include book chapters, scientific papers, lecture slides and more.

Canvas is used for multiple choice test.

Learning objectives and syllabus

After completion of the course the student should be able to

• 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
• 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 students work

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Study plan

Examination form

• Participation in mandatory course activities (or a relevant compensation assignment in agreement with the examiner) is a prerequisite for passing the course and is having the weight of 10% of the grading
• Examination in Project Management tools box 35% of the final grade
• Approved assignment and group work counts 55% of the grading