Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Civil Engineering and Built Environment
Learning Methods
Lecture
Workshop
Module Offerings
4400CIVH-SEP-CTY
Aims
To provide the student with a fundamental understanding of the design process and engineering choices.
To help students develop the ability to apply, analyse and evaluate the design process with consideration of sustainability (including life cycle), cost, time and quality.
To encourage students to reflect on their level of competency regarding employability skills and identify opportunities for developing these skills.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand the planning, design and production phases of the construction process and describe the co-ordination and management of each phase.
2.
Discuss the various factors that affect the selection of materials, systems and equipment and evaluate the environmental impact of energy and other constraints on the planning, design and construction process.
3.
Describe the roles, responsibilities and obligations (including liability for health and safety and welfare) of all parties to a construction project.
4.
Demonstrate how technology affects the design of a construction project and also the design process and procedures used in the production phase.
5.
Identify and reflect upon the aspects of the project that led to personal development and improvement in team working skills to achieve the final submission.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Planning and design of a project: The client's brief, aesthetics of the project and the process, influence of shape, size and proportion, position, location and structural considerations of a building, an engineering project or a plant system, content of the project. Land Issues: Effects of green/brown field sites and reclaimed land on a project. Health, Safety and Welfare: Issues in design, maintenance and demolition together with understanding of methods and theories used to construct substructures including excavations and the application of the current CDM Regulations. Financial Considerations: Financial implications and sources of funding, financial planning including the cost of building, the cost of commissioning, costs in use, life cycle costing, cost modelling and facilities management. Planning and control considerations: Legal restraints, town and country planning, Building Regulations and European legislation. Design Considerations: Designing for planned use, designing for inclusivity, for change of use, for versatility, designing for disability, relevant legislation and Acts of Parliament. Materials selection: Systems and equipment and environmental impact. Environmental Planning: The selection of materials and the form(s) of construction, use of new and renewable resources, use of recycled materials where appropriate. Energy efficiencies: Production of materials, processing of materials and services within the building or project.
Planning and design of a project: The client's brief, aesthetics of the project and the process, influence of shape, size and proportion, position, location and structural considerations of a building, an engineering project or a plant system, content of the project. Land Issues: Effects of green/brown field sites and reclaimed land on a project. Health, Safety and Welfare: Issues in design, maintenance and demolition together with understanding of methods and theories used to construct substructures including excavations and the application of the current CDM Regulations. Financial Considerations: Financial implications and sources of funding, financial planning including the cost of building, the cost of commissioning, costs in use, life cycle costing, cost modelling and facilities management. Planning and control considerations: Legal restraints, town and country planning, Building Regulations and European legislation. Design Considerations: Designing for planned use, designing for inclusivity, for change of use, for versatility, designing for disability, relevant legislation and Acts of Parliament. Materials selection: Systems and equipment and environmental impact. Environmental Planning: The selection of materials and the form(s) of construction, use of new and renewable resources, use of recycled materials where appropriate. Energy efficiencies: Production of materials, processing of materials and services within the building or project.
Module Overview:
This module provides you with a fundamental understanding of the design process and engineering choices. It will help you develop the ability to apply, analyse and evaluate the design process with consideration of sustainability (including life cycle), cost, time and quality. It also aims to encourage you to reflect on your level of competency regarding employability skills and identify opportunities for developing these skills.
This module provides you with a fundamental understanding of the design process and engineering choices. It will help you develop the ability to apply, analyse and evaluate the design process with consideration of sustainability (including life cycle), cost, time and quality. It also aims to encourage you to reflect on your level of competency regarding employability skills and identify opportunities for developing these skills.
Additional Information:
Case studies will be used in order to develop a working knowledge of the design and planning processes used in the construction industry. Where appropriate, role-play will be encouraged to develop a better understanding of the subject matter together with the difficulties that are encountered in the design and the planning of a construction project. Students will normally work in groups to present scenarios for discussion and an element of peer review will be used to develop understanding.
Case studies will be used in order to develop a working knowledge of the design and planning processes used in the construction industry. Where appropriate, role-play will be encouraged to develop a better understanding of the subject matter together with the difficulties that are encountered in the design and the planning of a construction project. Students will normally work in groups to present scenarios for discussion and an element of peer review will be used to develop understanding.