Course description The course entails a study of construction costs, including analysis of field records, job cost accounting, job cost control, and determination of unit prices. Objective(s) To give students the estimating knowledge required for working out the cost of carrying out contracted construction assignment basing on the provided tender documents, pre-tender planning of...Read More

Course description This course looks at the construction activity as a component of overall economic activity and how it affects the general economy. Objective(s) To enable students understand and appreciate the role of the construction industry in economic development. To acquaint students with the knowledge of construction markets and price mechanisms and their effects on...Read More

Course description The course is a follow up of introduction to measurements of building works. It entails application to principles of measurements and descriptions of work in relation to Building Fixtures and Finishes. Objective(s) To enable students to translate technical drawings to quantifiable work items as per the standard method of measurement with appropriate descriptions...Read More

Course description This course considers the construction details of the various types of finishes and fixtures in buildings. Objective(s) To give students knowledge about the components of a building and about the construction and integration of construction members and to give them the pre-requisite skills in producing and interpreting drawings. To help students understanding the...Read More

Rationale/Course Description Construction involves different types and levels of technology that enable building structures of different magnitudes to be constructed. This course focuses on technologies, materials and methods employed in framed structures and other large building projects. Objectives/Aims To impart knowledge on assembly and performance of framed structures: To know the materials, false-works, components, plant...Read More