Construction project, project management and entrepreneurshipLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student will understand the different phases of a construction project, the systems and procedures that guide construction, and the tasks and responsibilities of the parties involved in the project.

After completing the course, the student will know the risks related to a construction project, contract procedures, schedules, information management, and the principles of quality and cost formation.

During the course the student will familiarize himself with the role of a construction designer in the different phases of a project and will be able to consider the key factors of project management in construction design work. He will understand the objectives of the laws and regulations concerning a construction project, as well as the control methods of land use and construction.

In addition, the student will understand the possibilities for a construction designer to act as an entrepreneur and understand the importance of networking as a prerequisite for business activities. He will familiarize himself with different forms of business activities and the factors that affect business.

The student will be able to reflect on and develop his own activities from a project management perspective and understand the importance of ethical behavior in business activities.

Content

Key concepts.
Construction industry organizations and networks.
Basic concepts of construction economics.
Parties to a construction project, tasks and responsibilities.
The role and tasks of the construction designer in a construction project.
Construction project contracts.
Contract forms.
Business forms and entrepreneurship in the architectural field.
Project management areas.
Construction project progress and schedules.
Land use control.
Building permits.
Laws and regulations governing a construction project.

Qualifications

Opintojaksoa edeltävät projekti -kurssit

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student masters the content of the course and satisfactorily achieves the Competence Objectives of the course.
The student understands the basics of the subject only a little. There are significant shortcomings in the application of the basics of the subject to tasks. As a rule, the solutions are incoherent and the justifications fumbled. The whole gives the impression that the student has internalized the contents of the course only to a small extent.
The student has made little use of guidance. The presentation material prepared by the student is of satisfactory quality. There are significant deficiencies in the management of the planning process.
The student takes responsibility for his own learning only to a small extent. He looks at and evaluates things only from his own point of view. The student's attitude is passive.
The student has a lot of absences.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student manages the content of the study course and achieves the Competence Objectives of the study course well.
The student understands the basics of the subject of the course and knows how to apply what he has learned to practical work. He can consistently justify the reasons and consequences of the choices made in the exercises. The presentation material prepared by the student is in accordance with the instructions.
The student has utilized the guidance and developed his work based on the feedback he received. Work progresses consistently during the Study Course and activity in lectures and assignments is good. The student controls the design process.
The student takes responsibility and commits not only to his own activities but also to the activities of the group. The student knows how to give and receive feedback actively and constructively. He examines and evaluates things from both his own and the local community's point of view.
The student has very few absences.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student masters the content of the course and achieves the Competence Objectives commendably.
The student has a commendable understanding of the subjects taught in the Study Course and knows how to apply what he has learned in a versatile and insightful way to practical work. The student can competently describe and justify the reasons and consequences of the choices made in the exercises. The presentation material prepared by the student is in accordance with the guidelines and of a high standard.
The student has participated actively and constructively in the teaching. He has actively utilized guidance and developed his work based on the feedback he received.
The student knows how to cooperate in a responsible, flexible, committed and constructive way. He develops both his own and the group's interaction.
The student systematically uses the feedback as a tool for his own and his community's professional growth. He examines and evaluates himself as well as the community or work group in which he works in his professional field.
The student has no absences.