Course syllabus

Construction Process and Project Management
Byggprocessen och projektledning

VBEF05, 7.5 credits, G2 (First Cycle)

Valid for: 2024/25
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering LTH
Decided by: PLED V
Date of Decision: 2024-04-17
Effective: 2024-05-08

General Information

Main field: Technology Depth of study relative to the degree requirements: First cycle, in-depth level of the course cannot be classified
Elective mandatory for: L3
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish

Aim

This course aims att giving the students knowledge and understanding concerning the actors, rules and legislation and processes that needs to be adressed in planning, production, running and maintenance of a building. Furthermore the coures aims at giving basic knowledge about project managament and project organisation.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents

In general the subject focuses on the construction process as a whole. Specific focus of will be on project planning techniques, scheduling, cost control, forms of contract, financing and quality management. The course will be based on a case fore analysis of processes, teory is given by lectures and literature. In the case assignment the student will apply project management principles for a property development project.

Examination details

Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: To achieve passing grade following are need: passed written exam and passed project assignment and compulsory seminars. The exam will be a home exam with open books.

The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.

Modules
Code: 0110. Name: Construction Process and Project Management.
Credits: 7.5. Grading scale: TH - (U, 3, 4, 5).

Admission

The number of participants is limited to: No

Reading list

Contact

Course coordinator: Rikard Sundling, rikard.sundling@construction.lth.se
Course administrator: Kolbrun Arnadottir, kolbrun.arnadottir@construction.lth.se

Further information

Compulsary seminars is part of the course.