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Cost Management of Building Construction (5 cr)

Code: TM00BS38-3016

General information


Enrollment
28.11.2022 - 08.01.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
13.03.2023 - 07.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
5 cr
Mode of delivery
On-campus
Unit
(2019-2024) School of Real Estate and Construction
Campus
Myllypurontie 1
Teaching languages
Finnish
Seats
0 - 35
Degree programmes
Degree Programme in Construction Site Management
Teachers
Joonas Pusila
Teacher in charge
Jouni Ruotsalainen
Groups
TXI21S2
Rakennusalan työnjohdon tutkinto-ohjelma monimuoto
Course
TM00BS38

Implementation has 6 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 18 h 0 min.

Time Topic Location
Tue 14.03.2023 time 16:00 - 19:00
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Kustannuslaskenta TM00BS38-3016
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Tue 21.03.2023 time 16:00 - 19:00
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Tue 28.03.2023 time 16:00 - 19:00
(3 h 0 min)
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Tue 04.04.2023 time 16:00 - 19:00
(3 h 0 min)
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Tue 18.04.2023 time 16:00 - 19:00
(3 h 0 min)
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Tue 25.04.2023 time 16:00 - 19:00
(3 h 0 min)
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Changes to reservations may be possible.

Objective

On completion of the course, the student can create a cost estimate based on man-hour consumption. The student can use a target cost budget
in task planning, supervising a task, controlling the site expenses and registering realised costs. The student can participate in competitive bidding using the usual documents, and in controlling project costs.
The student is able to use IT in cost estimation and cost control.

Content

1. Introduction
2. Cost management in a construction project
3. Items and calculation rules
4. Cost estimation and preparation of offers
5. Cost control

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

On completion of the course the student
- can list main aspects of cost control in a building construction project
- can explain the progress of competitive bidding
- can categorize types of costs at a site
- can list the phases of cost control at a site
- can work out cost calculations based on construction resources.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

In addition to the requirements listed above, the student
- can explain the principles of cost control at a site
- can perform task based cost controlling
- can describe the process of competitive bidding and related documents
- explain the how offers are calculated.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

In addition to the requirements listed above, the student
- can perform comparison calculations to be used in site supervision
- can estimate the cost effects of changes to work methods or schedules at a site
- can describe the overall cost structure of a site and calculate a cost estimate
- can use IT applications in cost calculations and site supervision.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

On completion of the course the student
- can list main aspects of cost control in a building construction project
- can explain the progress of competitive bidding
- can categorize types of costs at a site
- can list the phases of cost control at a site
- can work out cost calculations based on construction resources.

Qualifications

TX00EB47 Basics of House Building:
TM00BS35 Basics of Construction:
TM00BS36 Scheduling and Planning of Construction

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