Opinto-opas

Objective

On completion of the course, the student will be familiar with site management, site supervision and the operations of building materials industry.
The student will be able to work on the building site in planning or supervision tasks under the building site supervisor.
The student will be able to act as a representative of the design office on the building site, also supervising the design work.
The student will be able to schedule the construction and to participate in the site cost follow-up. The student will be able to write the site and promoter documents.
The student will be familiar with the requirements of building inspection on site and be able to write the related documents.
The student will be familiar with the contract systems and the ways of requesting bids.

Content

Building site management and its practices.
Site supervision and related documents.
Site schedules.
Site cost account and control.
Promoter’s activities and related documents.
Building inspection and site work.
Contract systems and requesting bids.
Occupational safety on a building site.

Materials

Rt-cards
Top Ten RAVA Guide cards

Teaching methods

Interactive lectures
Excercise
Virtual permission process

Exam schedules

None

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

Obtaining a mark of the course requires 80% participation in classroom instruction and guidance, etc.
Student´s workload is 27 h / ects, which includes contact teaching and independent work of the student.
Studies and the working load of the rehearsals are sized as per the all-time studies.
Obtaining a mark of the course requires that all course assignments are done satisfactorily.

Content scheduling

Course includes an exercise before the lecture time begins

Further information

Participation in lectures and exercises is compulsory.
Requirement for the course is fully completed previous courses of the curriculum.
In the course it is gone through the basics of the building project, making the building permission documents and developing the preliminary plans to the construction plans.
The exercise contains also legislation and regulations, energy efficiency, occupational safety and the site management.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is familiar with the course subjects on a satisfactory level.
The student has often been absent from the teaching sessions. Activity during the teaching sessions and rehearsals has been unsatisfactory.
The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and the student has problems to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is weak and the student has many gaps in his/her knowledge.
The student does not work independently and needs a lot of further guidance from the teacher. The student has not given a enough attention to the subject, and he/she does not have a clear overall understanding of the subject.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is familiar with the course subjects on a good level.
The student has taken part in all teaching sessions and rehearsals and the activity on the course has been good.
The studies have proceeded consistently. The student is able to understand the basic topics of the course and is able to apply the theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning of the rehearsal tasks is valid and the student understands the causes and effects of one's choices in the tasks.
The student works independently but there is still some need for further guidance from the teacher. The student has given enough attention for the subject and has an overall understanding of the subject.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student masters the course subjects excellently.
The student has achieved the course objectives fully. The student has taken actively and constructively part in the teaching and the project.
The student masters the topics of the course and its prerequisites, and is able to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is professional and the student can validate the causes and effects of his/her choices.
The student works independently and takes initiative. The student masters the overall subject in both theory and practice.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is familiar with the course subjects on a satisfactory level.
The student has often been absent from the teaching sessions. Activity during the teaching sessions and rehearsals has been unsatisfactory.
The capacity to formulate relevant problems associated with the work is limited and the student has problems to apply theoretical studies to practical work. The reasoning in the rehearsal tasks is weak and the student has many gaps in his/her knowledge.
The student does not work independently and needs a lot of further guidance from the teacher. The student has not given a enough attention to the subject, and he/she does not have a clear overall understanding of the subject.

Assessment methods and criteria

Continuous assessment
Learning assignment
Course activity
Exercise task

Qualifications

Good knowledge in construction work, materials, structures, cost account and design.

Further information

The course is primarily meant for students of construction architecture, but is also suitable for construction engineering students.

Participation in class lessons and returning the assignments on schedule are part of the grounds of the evaluation.