Teaching Responsibility

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LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture

Workshop

Module Offerings

4506BEQR-SEP-PAR

Aims

To develop a holistic understanding of a modern quantity surveyor’s roles, interactions, collaborations, and value propositions throughout construction project lifecycle.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Define stages (phases) of a typical construction project and identify project participants involved.
2.
Review the role of quantity surveyor in each project stage (phase) and discuss interactions/collaborations that they have with other project participants.
3.
Identify required inputs, processes, and outputs that a quantity surveyor delivers/executes at each project stage.
4.
Establish links between quantity surveyor’s standard tasks and activities conducted at each project phase and professional body competencies.
5.
Identify rules of conduct and ethical code of quantity surveying professional practice.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Introduction to built environment - Characteristics of construction projects Quantity surveying, construction economics at a glance

QS Roles, Responsibilities, Ethics and Collaborations in Preparation Stages

QS Roles, Responsibilities, Ethics and Collaborations in Design Stages

QS Roles, Responsibilities, Ethics and Collaborations during Tendering

QS Roles, Responsibilities, Ethics and Collaborations in Construction

QS Roles, Responsibilities, Ethics and Collaborations in Handover & Close Out.
Additional Information:
This module aims to provide student with holistic understanding of a modern quantity surveyor’s roles, interactions, collaborations, and value propositions throughout construction project lifecycle.

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