Rationale/Course Description   This course covers proper resource planning and costing as part of management activities for construction projects. Proper costing is necessary for adequate allocation of resources for successful implementation of projects. Objectives/Aims To equip the student with resource costing skills To train the student in preparation of bills of quantities and job pricing...Read More

Rationale/Course Description   Measurement and evaluation are part and parcel of construction works. The value of construction works has to determined or estimated to establish its worth and facilitate appropriate decision making. This course applies the principles of measurement to advanced building projects like framed structures and load-bearing multi-storey buildings by means of elemental quantification....Read More

Rationale/Course Description   A student is required to undertake 150 hours (10 weeks) of practical experience in the built environment (construction; engineering; housing; property development and management; quantity surveying; relevant local authority, provincial and national government departments). Objectives/Aims • To expose the student to practical activities in the industry that are relevant to the program...Read More

Rationale/Course Description   The course is about scientific ways of getting information. Construction managers should be able to carry out scientific research to acquire facts onto which to base action and decision. This course provides the student with research skills needed to conduct scientific research and report writing. Objectives/aim Differentiate the five basic research methods....Read More

Rationale/Course Description   Measurement and evaluation are part and parcel of construction works and covered under this course. The value of construction works has to determined or estimated to establish its worth and facilitate appropriate decision making. Objectives/Aims To equip the student with measurement and valuation techniques To acquaint the students with standard methods of...Read More