Course summary

The course covers the essential practical and technical processes involved in Construction Project Management.  It provides you with a good understanding of the role of the construction management professional and the varied tasks associated with the role, as well as offering an underpinning to the professional management side of a construction project. The delivery of the programme will be full-time or part-time; predominantly face to face lectures, with some online delivery where this style suits the module, and guided tutorials to support learning in both the academic and on-site arenas. Methods of assessment may vary but generally will be a mix of coursework, project-based groupwork, examinations and presentations. Assessments are based on both live projects and specific built environment scenarios to ensure students gain the relevant skills to apply and contextualise theory and practice in both an academic and industrial setting. You will learn and develop areas within the role of the Construction Project Manager, including:

• How project management tools are used to supervise and monitor resources including materials, time, cost and labour on a construction project

• Control of quality of works on a construction project

• The control of health and safety standards on construction projects

• Recording, control and reporting of progress on a construction project

• The minimisation of the environmental impact of construction projects

• Assisting commercial staff with the monitoring of costs on a construction project