Course syllabus

Programarbete, samhällsplanering och gestaltning – Projektarbete i byggprocessen
Programwork, Community Planning and Building-design - Project Study

VBE680, 7,5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2015/16
Decided by: Education Board D
Date of Decision: 2015-04-16

General Information

Compulsory for: IBYA3
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

The pedagogical idea and the overall goal for the course is to expose students on the insight and understanding of construction industry working conditions by working on project work that is linked to an actual live project in the region.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• Familiarise with the law and regulations that control construction projects and its application by the public authorities and construction sector.
• Acquaint with the types of planning and different efforts required in the feasibility study stages.

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

• Familiarise with pre-setting of investigation of soil mechanics, installation techniques and GIS performance.
• Demonstrate and justify the chosen design solution.
• Establish programme and planning permission process for a simple construction project.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• Acquire the engineering viewpoint of the construction process and the industry actors and their roles, responsibilities and cooperation throughout the construction process.
• Gain an understanding of the contributions of the industry’s actors in different discipline. For example the architect and the engineer’s respective work and opinions in the project group and the demand for their cooperation.

Contents

With the perspective of community and clients responsibility in view, the course deals with rules and regulations pertaining to buildings and group buildings. The general goal concentrates on the environment and its effect on decision making and also examples of society’s means of controls for the development of a durable society. Applications of planning and building law together with legislations and advice on rebuilding and heritage buildings and the connection to actual project work. With the perspective of both construction and management in previous programme work questions are also raised on issues such as maintenance and recycle. Formation and adjustment towards group building climate are included in the course together with theories and tools aiding in decisions making for the infrastructure climate such as roads, traffic, land use, landscape and gardens.

The pedagogical idea and the overall goal for the course is to expose students on the insight and understanding of construction industry working conditions by working on project work that is linked to an actual live project in the region. Work is performed with the help of different type of authorities and industries contact. Students are guided through the whole construction process and work on their own with different working elements that occurs throughout the construction phase from inception till completion. This exposes the students on the actual working environment. Guest lectures and external cooperation is part of the project work.

Lectures, exercises and course material support the ongoing case work and relate to the detail parts in general. Great emphasis lies in the integration of education of an overall view of the detailed parts. The course deals with standard and determined associated to the detailed parts.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH
Assessment: Passing mark will be based on graded project assignments, seminars participation and graded exams. Final grades will be granted only when all assignments, seminars and project work meets the passing grades. The final grade will be based on 50% of project assignment and 50% of exams.

Admission

Required prior knowledge: Construction technique and architecture, Construction economy, BIM- Modelling and Visualisation, Environmental science, Architecture and construction history.
The number of participants is limited to: No

Reading list

• Utdelat studiematerial, föreläsningsmaterial och eventuellt kompletterande litteratur beroende av och med koppling till projektets art. För att lösa projektuppgiften måste den information inhämtas som krävs för att lösa projektuppgiften i all tillgänglig litteratur och lagstiftning och inte bara i kurslitteraturen. Kurslitteraturen kommer att vara aktuell även i kurserna VBE675, VBE685 och VBE690.
• Boken om detaljplan och områdesbestämmelser. Boverket, 2002, ISBN: 9171476997, Tillhandahålles digitalt.
• Bodin A. et al: Arkitektens handbok. Addera förlag , 2011, ISBN: 978-91-86779-00-9.
• Hansson B och Pemsel S: Beställarens nycklar till framgång. Svensk Byggtjänst, 2011.
• Hansson B (ed): Byggledning I Byggande ur ett samhällsperspektiv. Tillhandahålles digitalt.

Contact and other information

Course administrator: christina Glans, christina.glans@construction.lth.se
Course coordinator: Radhlinah Auhlin, radhlinah.aulin@construction.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.bekon.lth.se/utbildning/grundutbildning/
Further information: Compulsory for: IBYA3. The course is conducted parallel with courses VBE685 and VBE690. Compulsory parts of the course may occur. Some parts of the course may be taught in English.