This module will have a taught lecture and seminar format. Traditional and innovative approaches to building procurement, including traditional, design-build and management contracts as found in standard and bespoke agreements, will be presented in lectures and analysed in seminars, with reference to both generic scenarios and situations based on the students' individual prior experience of professional practice.
Total Contact Hours: 15
Private Study Hours: 135
Total Hours: 150
Main Assessment Methods
Written 3 hour examination (100%).
Reassessment methods
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The intended subject specific learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of the principles of building procurement enabling graduates to transcend traditional contractual arrangements
and respond to the property sector's and political establishment's needs for innovative practices.
2 Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of UK construction and contract law, construction procurement processes and the roles of built environment professionals
(PC5).
3 Demonstrate the skills necessary to plan project-related tasks, coordinate and engage in design team interaction, execute effective contract communication and
autonomously resolve construction-related challenges and disputes (PC5).
4 Demonstrate a systematic understanding of contractual relationships, the obligations upon an architect acting as contract administrator, job-related administrative systems
and the management of projects in the context of the candidate's autonomous professional experience (PC5).
The above learning outcomes are cross-referenced where appropriate to the Architects Reg-istration Board (ARB) and Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) criteria for Part 3 of UK architectural qualifications. A more detailed mapping of the ARB/RIBA sub-criteria is provid-ed in a schedule of teaching and assessment and specifies these sub-criteria in two cate-gories:
A) Criteria which must be met through the assessment of this module:
PC3.5, PC5.1, PC5.2, PC5.3, PC5.4, PC5.5, PC5.6, PC5.7, PC5.8, PC5.9, PC5.10
B) Criteria which the module addresses and which may be referenced in student submis-sions, but are principally assessed in other modules:
PC2.1, PC2.4, PC2.5, PC4.2, PC4.10
The intended generic learning outcomes.
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1 Demonstrate autonomous problem solving skills, professional judgment, and ability to take the initiative and make appropriate decisions in complex and unpredictable
circumstances.
2 Demonstrate an ability to synthesise information from a number of sources in order to gain a coherent understanding of theory and practice.
3 Demonstrate an ability to argue rationally and to draw independent conclusions based on a rigorous, analytical and critical approach to data, demonstration and argument.
4 Demonstrate ability to produce reports which are clear, analytical and logical covering a range of technical issues and include appropriate illustrations.
5 Demonstrate the ability to use a diverse range of communication methods and appropriate media to represent testing, analysis, and critical appraisal of complex proposals
to professional and lay audiences.
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