Construction Project Management MSc

This module provides you with the fundamentals of information and communication technologies in construction and their operation within construction organisations and projects. It covers Project information flows, e-business, database technologies, emerging technologies, building information modelling technologies, groupware and collaborative systems.

This module are provides the student with an overview of sources of information in construction. It explains how to conduct a literature review and introduce students to the principal methods of investigation in construction research; and provide an opportunity for each student to develop professional and academic skills in oral and written communication.

This module provides students with the fundamental principles of managing a project during the design and construction phases. It covers principles of design management, construction technology, estimating, planning, and health and safety.

The aim of this module is to provide students with an understanding of construction project management principles and techniques. It includes materia on Project Management Principles; Project Quality and Improvement; Construction Mega Projects; Understanding Project Failure; Investment Appraisal; Sensitivity and Risk Analysis; Corporate and Project Finance; Entrepreneurship, Motivation, Incentives, Behaviour and Leadership.

The aim of this module is to develop students' understanding of the principles of design management and techniques for cost and value management. It covers topics such as: Managing the design team; Value management; Briefing; Roles and workings of Conceptual, Schematic and Detail design phases; Process protocol; Process mapping techniques; Dependence structure matrix; Design economics.

This module enables students to understand the principles and practice of sustainability issues as they relate to the built environment and its many stakeholders. It allows students to appreciate the application of a building sustainability assessment scheme, and specifically work towards becoming a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) Accredited Graduate.

This module develops your knowledge of cutting edge contemporary management concepts and innovations and how these contribute to successful construction projects. It covers Site strategy, risk management, innovation, building process, off-site production, and logistics.

This module is provides you with experience of the process and methodology of research by defining and studying (on an individual basis) a complex problem in a specialised area relating to your degree. Each student (supervised by an academic who is an expert in the field) writes a dissertation worth 60-credits.

The aim of this module is to introduce you to the fundamental concepts of strategic management and the tools for formulating and implementing strategies within the construction sector. This module will provide an introduction to Strategic Management within a construction context. This will involve the development of organisational plans, an Introduction to Strategic Management Concepts, Strategy Formation and Implementation, External and Internal Environment Analysis, Financial Strategies, Decision and Analytical Tools, Corporate Strategic Events, Strategic Risk Management, Leadership and Decision-making (The role of team charters and framework agreements), Corporate Social Responsibility, Case Analysis of Corporate Strategy.

This module introduces students to the range of techniques and strategies for managing people and teams within the context of the construction sector, and enables students to apply this knowledge within individual and team-based exercises. Topics covered include: Challenges of managing people in construction; overview of organization and management theory; introduction to organizational behaviour (individuals and teams); motivation; leadership styles and skills; teamwork and team development; Human Recourse Management theory; strategic HRM approaches; conflict management; culture and ethics.

The aims of this module are for you to be introduced to and provided with an in-depth knowledge of current and emerging practices of the Quantity Surveyor in the following areas: (1) fulfilling client needs and ensuring that project criteria are satisfactorily achieved; (2) ensuring the validity of contract documentation; (3) management of the final account.

The creation, deployment and use of aggregated and integrated (Level 2 and 3) models are key goals of collaboration through BIM. This module aims to deliver hands-on practical skills on the use of BIM technologies (i.e. design software and collaboration tools) for real-time collaboration of federated/aggregated 3D BIM models. The theories of group working; workspace awareness and shared situational awareness within design teams/processes will be explored.