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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| Value and Cost Studies 2 (Contractors' Estimating) | |||
| Reference | SU3002 | Version | 14 |
| Created | April 2020 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | July 2005 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | September 2021 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To provide the student with the necessary skills and knowledge to competently perform contractors estimating in a built environment context. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Assess and analyse methods in estimating and tendering process from initial enquiry to tender submission. |
| 2 | Assess, evaluate and apply the techniques used by contractors in the estimating process to determine the cost implications of construction operations. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| To provide the student with a working knowledge of the methods and techniques adopted in the construction industry for financial forecasting and control. The objectives are to give the student an insight into the techniques used by contractors for estimating and financial control by encouraging the discovery of links in the data chain by the use of spreadsheet based exercises. |
| Module Delivery |
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| This module is delivered by lectures, workshops, practical exercises and directed reading. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 36 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 114 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 30% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1 |
| Description: | Groupwork in the form of presentation exploring different methods of estimating and analysing the tendering process. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 70% | Outcomes Assessed: | 2 |
| Description: | An individual piece of coursework incorporating a priced BOQ and/or report showing how the student has applied estimating techniques. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | ||||||||
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| Explanatory Text | ||||||||
| The overall module grade is based on 30% weighting of Component 1 (Coursework X axis) and 70% weighting of Component 2 (Coursework Y axis). An overall minimum grade D is required to pass the module. Non-submission will result in an NS grade. | ||||||||
| Coursework: | ||||||||
| Coursework: | A | B | C | D | E | F | NS | |
| A | A | A | B | B | B | E | ||
| B | B | B | B | C | C | E | ||
| C | B | C | C | C | D | E | ||
| D | C | C | D | D | D | E | ||
| E | D | D | D | E | E | E | ||
| F | E | E | E | E | F | F | ||
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination | |||||||
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None, in addition to SCQF9 entry requirements. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| ADDITIONAL NOTES |
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| This is the second of three value and cost studies modules which progressively introduce students to the subject. This second module focuses upon the cost of building works. Where appropriate, team working will be encouraged. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | Andrew Wostenholme; Never Waste a Good Crisis; Constructing Excellence(October 2009). |
| 2 | Brook, Martin; Estimating and tendering for Construction Work, 3rd edn. Elsevier - Butterworth Heinemann. |
| 3 | CIOB; Code of Estimating Practice. Blackwell Publishing; 7 Rev Ed edition (Nov 2008). |
| 4 | Greenhalgh, B, 2013, Introduction to Estimating for Construction, Routledge |