Construction Management (BYG230)

Introduction to the process of managing a whole project for building and construction industry, relevant standards, and the use of constuction information models (BIM).


Course description for study year 2024-2025. Please note that changes may occur.

Facts

Course code

BYG230

Version

1

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Autumn

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Autumn

Language of instruction

Norwegian

Offered by
Time table

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Content

Planning and Building act, application of the Norwegian Standard for contracting and planning. Network planning, scheduling and resources planning. Production management for the building and construction industry. Project organisation, project analysis, production program, detail plans, working schedules, operations management. The Norwegian Building Act: HMS planning. The use of information models in the planning phase and introduction to the various computer programs involved in these processes.

NB! This is an elective course and may be cancelled if fewer than 10 students are enrolled by August 20th for the autumn semester.

Learning outcome

Introduction to the process of managing a whole project for building and construction industry, relevant standards, and the use of constuction information models (BIM).

Required prerequisite knowledge

One of the following alternatives:
ING110 Engineering Course introduction - Construction
BYG100 Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
Students must have basic knowledge in Revit.

Exam

Written exam and folder evaluation

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid
Written exam 1/2 4 Hours Letter grades
Folder evaluation 1/2 Letter grades

Written digital exam. Portfolio assessment is two project assignments in a group.Both the project work and the exam must be passed in order to obtain a passing grade in the course. Candidates who do not pass the project work cannot submit project work again until the next time the course has ordinary teaching.

Coursework requirements

Hand-ins
All compulsory assignments (2 assignments) must be approved in order to take the exam.

Course teacher(s)

Head of Department:

Mona Wetrhus Minde

Course teacher:

Anders Sagvåg Birkemo

Course teacher:

Tone Espedal Walskaar

Coordinator laboratory exercises:

Andreas Skaare

Course coordinator:

Fredrik Bjørheim

Coordinator laboratory exercises:

Guzman Cruz Rodriguez

Method of work

6 hours lectures and tutorials per week. Compulsory assignments.

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Project management (TE0409_A) 5
Project management (BIB400_1) 5
Project management (TE0409_1) 5

Open for

Civil Engineering - Bachelor in Engineering

Course assessment

There must be an early dialogue between the course supervisor, the student union representative and the students. The purpose is feedback from the students for changes and adjustments in the course for the current semester.In addition, a digital subject evaluation must be carried out at least every three years. Its purpose is to gather the students experiences with the course.

Literature

The syllabus can be found in Leganto