Syllabus 2009/2010 VBEN01

Syllabus academic year 2009/2010
(Created 2009-08-11.)

THE ROLE OF THE CONSTRUCTION CLIENT

VBEN01

Higher education credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Level: A (Second level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. VBEN01 overlap following cours/es: VFR081 och VFR081. Optional for: L4fu, V4fu. Course coordinator: Stefan Olander, stefan.olander@bekon.lth.se, Byggproduktion. Prerequisites: VBEA01 The Construction Process and Business Economics. Assessment: Approved assignment, indvidual and in group. Home page: http://www.bekon.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning.

Aim
The construction client has a unique opportunity to affect the implementation of a construction project.Byggherren This course aims at giving an understanding about the role of the construction client and an insight into the opportunities for the construction client to manage a change process. Further the course will cover the rules and legislations that control he procurement of a construction project.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Understand the role of the construction client as an agent for change.
Define different forms of cooperation and procurement and understand how these are used appropriately for various types of construction projects
Define different stratgies for a long term efficient acquisition of buildings and other constructions
Understand how different rules and legislations affect the procurement of a construction project

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Apply different methods in the procurement of construction projects
Apply the rules and legislation that exists concerning the procurement of construction projects
Formulate specifications concerning performance, quality and environment in yhe procurement of a construction project
Formulate demands on the implementation of the construction project and on the relationship beween its actors

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Choose an appropriate client strategy for various types of construction projects
Evaluate the appropriateness of different forms of procurement and cooperation for various types of construction projects
Evaluate the importance of clear specifications in the procurement of a construction project

Contents
The course deals with long term client stratgies in the procurement och buildings and other constructions., with emphasis on the importance of choosing the appropriate form of procurement and cooperation. The role of the construction client as a change agent is another subject wcich covers innovation and system integration, impact analysis and mesurements of change. The rules and legislations concerning the procurement of construction projects is another important issue that the course in relation to the specifications concerning performance, implementation, quality and the environment.

Literature
Course folder from Construction Management