Course syllabus for Construction management and logistics

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Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-26 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameByggproduktionsledning och logistik
  • CodeBOM295
  • Credits7.5 Credits
  • OwnerTISAM
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyCivil and Environmental Engineering
  • DepartmentARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 61129
  • Maximum participants95
  • Minimum participants30
  • Block schedule
  • Open for exchange studentsNo

Credit distribution

0117 Project 7.5 c
Grading: UG		 7.5 c

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Examiner

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Eligibility

General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Specific entry requirements

The same as for the programme that owns the course.
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.

Course specific prerequisites

BOM205 - Buildings functions and design
BOM225 - Management and organisation in the construction sector
BOM275 - Urban planning - theory and application
Alt. BOM575 - Technical planning
The learning sequence Engineering methodology (within the courses above)

Aim

The course aims to provide an in-depth practical application of organizational, technical and logistics skills within the production phase of a construction project. As such the course intends to provide for the ability to compare and evaluate production and management working procedures including analysis of choices for logistics, work environment and construction management.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

- Describe and understand the interaction between the contractor, subcontractors, client and consultants
- Identify and prepare production methods in the production phase
- Apply methods and tools in the planning, resource allocation and assessment of construction production
- Use methods and tools for the planning of the site disposition plan in regard to design and space allocation, materials handling and logistics
- Identify and evaluate effects of planning and execution of production for the work environment, environmental issues and the close surrounding environment
- Manage and prepare production planning based on the corresponding profession role
- Evaluate and narrate the interaction and collaboration of the various subcontractor professions in the production phase
- Reflect upon and describe expectations and outcomes of the group based collaboration with regard to leadership, communication and group dynamics

Content

- Applied construction management: apply terminology and standards, and identify organization forms on the construction site
- Practice of roles and functions on the construction site, consideration and understanding of management and communication is applied
- The use of BIM tools in the analysis of the construction site and building objects from a management and control perspective
- Work-task specifications: planning of activities and production methods on the construction site with regard to resource utilization, work environment and organizational settings
- Analysis of consequences for the work environment and effects on the environment based on production and work preparation
- Planning and management of construction projects: application of production time planning, resource allocation and evaluation of projects
- The connectedness among economy, logistics and production methods.

Organisation

The course work builds on a group based project assignment. Each group undertakes a number of study visits on a construction site to conduct interviews with various functions and to study ongoing activities. The course starts with lectures within areas such as construction management, work methods, control systems, BIM modelling with a special focus on how these procedures are applied in the production phase of a construction project. Results from students’ projects are presented in seminars and as reports investigating contracts, structure plans and work-task specification.

Literature

Recommended: Persson, M. Planering och beredning av bygg- och anläggningsprojekt, Studentlitteratur AB, ISBN: 9789144057736 (only available in swedish)
Complimentary handouts distributed via course homepage.

Examination including compulsory elements

Examination is based on the project assignment with regard to seminar presentations, handed in written material and reports and, fulfillment of compulsory presence. To pass the course, students must fulfill all obligatory requirements in a satisfying way.

The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers on educational support due to disability.

The course syllabus contains changes

  • Changes to course rounds:
    • 2022-04-26: Examinator Examinator changed from Viktoria Sundquist (viksun) to Mikael Viklund Tallgren (v03vimi) by Viceprefekt
      [Course round 1]