Construction Planning Project (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

1-5

Objective

Competence in the construction process

The aim of the project studies is to strengthen the student's knowledge of the construction industry and develop the ability to combine theory with practice.

The student is able to draw up building permit drawings for a detached house on a given plot according to the plan regulations. The student can also do small-scale structural design and quantity surveying.

The student knows the nature of project-type work and the basics of project planning.

The student can independently acquire information that develops communication and interaction skills.

Content

- building permits of a one-family house using CAD
- building permit process
- small-scale structural design
- quantity surveying
Project
- concepts and methods of project work
- project phases and process
- communication, changes, risks and challenges

Materials

Teachers own material
Manuals and instructions
Educational recordings related to the use of software

Teaching methods

Contact teaching
Self study

Student workload

About 133h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Students know the basic matters with building permits. Students know the importance of CAD design as part of construction and understand its meaning in a construction project. Students know the key rules and regulations and instructions on construction. Students are familiar with the meaning of project planning in the process of construction and the basics related to them. Students know the meaning of occupational safety in the different phases of a project.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Students know the whole project and requirements of a single-family house project and understands their meaning in construction. Students are able to take into consideration technical aspects of heating and plumbing, and their requirements. Students are able work on quantity surveying for a single-family house project and site organization plan. Students are able to allow for the requirements by the customer.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In addition to the abilities above, students know well and are able to apply the subjects learned. They can also analyze the associations between matters. Students are able to make versatile decisions and draw conclusions based on the subjects learned.

Qualifications

Construction materials
Building construction
Construction planning
Timber structures
Basics of construction physics
Occupational safety
Construction economics

Further information

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