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Core Module Information
Module title:	Project Management
SCQF level:	08:
SCQF credit value:	20.00
ECTS credit value:	10
Module code:	CTR08107
Module leader:	Chrysoula Pantsi
School	School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group:	Built Environment

Prerequisites

None

Description of module content:

Project Planning and Control Techniques
Critical Path Analysis. Bar Charts. Activity on Arrow Networks. Precedence Networks. Float in Project Planning. Time-location diagrams. Line of balance Techniques. The Programme Evaluation and Review (PERT) Techniques. Time-Cost Optimisation, Commercial software for project planning

Health and Safety Law and Practice
The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The CDM Regulations 2015. Other Regulations governing construction Activities. Safety Risk Assessments.

Management systems
Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) systems - Building Information Modelling (BIM) software tools- Navisworks, Environmental management systems - BREEAM, LEED, Code for sustainable homes, CEEQUAL for civil engineering projects, Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP).

Construction Procurement
Traditional Procurement. Design and Build. Construction Management. Management Contracting. Framework Agreements. Turnkey Contracts. PFI/PPP Procurement, Partnering, Standard Conditions of Contract. Introduction to NEC.

Project Appraisal
Techniques of Investment Appraisal. Payback Period, Accounting Rate of Return, Discounted Cash flow Techniques. Net Present Value. Internal rate of return. The Cost of Capital, Reducing Construction Waste. Key Performance Indicators.

Project Risk Analysis and Management
Risk Identification. Risk Analysis Methods. Expected Monetary Value. Sensitivity Analysis. Utility Theory. Risk Transfer. Risk Allocation in Contracts. Pricing Risk in Tenders.

Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1: Carry out Project Planning and Control Techniques within a project
LO2: Understand health and safety laws and regulations relating to the construction industry and develop safe systems of work.
LO3: Effectively manage the Risk within a project and carry out risk assessments
LO4: Evaluate the principles and methods of construction project procurement and the professional and ethical considerations that underpin them.
LO5: Apply principles of cost estimating and evaluate the financial performance of construction organisations.

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment

2023/4, Trimester 1, FACE-TO-FACE, Edinburgh Napier University

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2023/4, Trimester 2, FACE-TO-FACE, Edinburgh Napier University

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Occurrence:	001
Primary mode of delivery:	FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery:	MERCHISTON
Partner:	Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module:	Chrysoula Pantsi
Module Organiser:

Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activity	Learning & Teaching Activity	NESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face	Lecture	36
Face To Face	Tutorial	12
Independent Learning	Guided independent study	128
Online	Guided independent study	24
	Total Study Hours	200
	Expected Total Study Hours for Module	200

Assessment
Type of Assessment	Weighting %	LOs covered	Week due	Length in Hours/Words
Report	60	2,3,4,6	9	HOURS= 00.00, WORDS= 500
Class Test	40	1,4,5,6	12	HOURS= 2, WORDS= 0
Component 1 subtotal:	60
Component 2 subtotal:	40
Module subtotal:	100

Occurrence:	001
Primary mode of delivery:	FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery:	MERCHISTON
Partner:	Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module:	Chrysoula Pantsi
Module Organiser:

Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activity	Learning & Teaching Activity	NESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face	Lecture	36
Face To Face	Tutorial	12
Independent Learning	Guided independent study	128
Online	Guided independent study	24
	Total Study Hours	200
	Expected Total Study Hours for Module	200

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