Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Civil Engineering and Built Environment

Learning Methods

Lecture

Tutorial

Module Offerings

5343BEUG-JAN-CTY

Aims

To capture the role of Building services within the wider construction sphere through the experiences of the student in their regular professional role and how the contractual requirements are implemented.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Evaluate the role of communication as part of a professional design team and between colleagues within a company or organisation.
2.
Report on how building services engineering contributes to energy efficiency in operational buildings
3.
Compare and contrast the differing nature of contractual relationships within building services engineering.
4.
Make use of computer applications within the context of building services/architectural design or post occupancy facilities management

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
How building services engineers must appreciate the various roles and priorities within a multi-discipline professional team including the intricacies of partner disciplines and coordination requirements. How the key aspects of contracts appear in different contractual arrangements. The value of building services/ architectural engineering in energy efficiency and contributing to reduced life-cycle costs and carbon emissions. Software applications in design, simulation or facilities management. The benefits and various methods/tools, which are used to convey information so that errors and ambiguities within projects are avoided.
Module Overview:
This module introduces students to the necessity of co-ordination between disciplines for construction professionals through an analysis of project management situations, combined with an examination of the need for, and requirements of, continuous personal professional development. 
Additional Information:
The module introduces students to the necessity of co-ordination between disciplines for construction professionals through an analysis of project management situations, combined with an examination of the need for, and requirements of, continuous personal professional development. On the Building Services Engineering Degree Apprenticeship programme, the knowledge learning outcomes are K1, K2, K3, K4, K7, the skills learning outcomes are S1, S2, S7, and the behaviours learning outcomes are B1, B2, B4, and B7.

Assessments

Portfolio