NG3S116 - Civil Engineering Management and Business 01 Sep 2020 - 31 Aug 2022 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: NG3S116
Module Title: Civil Engineering Management and Business
Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science
Faculty Group: Built Environment and Civil Engineering
Faculty Sub Group: Civil Engineering
Module Leader: Jonathan Oti, Joanne Thomas
Module Team: Emma McGivern, Phil Young, David Baxter
First Intended Intake: MAY 2017 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100148 - civil engineering
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2020
Valid To 31 Aug 2022

Module Aims

To develop and apply best practice construction management techniques for operational planning and control of civil engineering work.

To provide students with an understanding of business techniques applied to industry.

Content Summary

The project lifecycle; construction contracts; project cost control; Bill of Quantities; Cash flow and profit/loss; claims; financial and operational planning; health and safety; the management of risk; environmental, ethical and sustainability issues;Total Quality Management; Value Engineering; Marketing strategies and tenders; Customer relations; Human Resources and project teams.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 48
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 40
Groupwork 12
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically assess and evaluate management issues affecting projects, particularly those relating to risk, safety, quality, waste, cost and planning.
LO2 Understand and be able to apply the breadth of management issues that affect Civil Engineering projects

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) Onsite Closed Book Examination 1 Exam 150 N/A 60 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 Project tender exercise 0 2000 40 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Onsite Closed Book Examination 1
Case study 1

Reading List

Ramsey V, Minogue A and Baster J., 210. ICE Manual of Construction Law

McAleenan C and Oloke D A. O., 2015. ICE manual of health and safety in construction, Second edition

CESMM4: Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement, ICE Publishing, ISBN: 9780727757517

ICC Infrastructure Conditions of Contract – Complete Versions.

NEC4: Engineering and Construction Contract

Burke R, 2012. Project Management- Planning and control Techniques, John wiley and Sons Ltd.

Halpin D. W and Senior B.A., 2012. Project Management, John wiley and Sons Ltd.

Pellicer E, Yepes V, Teixeira J.C., 2013. Construction Management, Wiley Blaclwell

Potts, K., 2010. Construction Cost management- learning from case studies, Taylor and Francis