Cve522 Building Technology Compact and Module 1

CVE 522 Building Technology
Dr. Lekan M. Amusan
COURSE COMPACT
COVENANT UNIVERSITY COURSE COMPACT
2013/2014 ACADEMIC SESSION
College:
College of Science and
Technology.
Department:
Building Technology.
Programme:
B.Sc Building Technology.
Course Code:
CVE 522
Course Title:
Building Technology .
Units:
2 Units.
Course Lecturer:
Dr. Lekan M. Amusan.
Semester: Time:
Omega Semester: Monday 13 p.m
Location:
Building Dept. CVL 400 Class.
Course Compact
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE:The Course deals with
Management principles and Practice as relevant to Building

Production Processes. The Structure of the Construction
Industry, Design and Construction Teams, Statutory
Authorities, Approval Procedures Notices, e.tc.; Construction
Planning and Administration, Pre and Post Contract Planning,
Site Organization and Coordination, Cost control Policies and
Procedures, Incentives and Finacial Cntrols, Arrow
Diagrams(Construction of Networks), Network Analysis,
Scheduling Time Scales and Project Duration, Tendering,
Productivity and Resource Management Fast Tracking.
Operation Research(Application in Construction
Management, Linear Programming, as well as
appraisal/control of capital project from inception to
completion.
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b. COURSE OBJECTIVES/GOALS:
The objectives of the course are as follow:
i. To guide students in the understanding of structure of
Construction Industry.
iii. To understand active players in Construction Industry.
iv. Application of Linear Programming, Assignment
Problems. e.t.c.
v. Construction Planning: Pretender Planning, Method
Statement, Short term and Long term Planning Techniques.
vi. Appraisal of Capital Projects from inception to
completion.
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vii. Understanding of Statutory Authorities, Approval
Procedures and Notices.
viii. Site organization and coordination.
ix. Cost Control Policies and Procedures. Incentives
and Financial Controls.
x. Generating Arrow Diagram.
xi. To understand the concept of Tendering
xii. Productivity and Resource Management
xiii. Operations research; application in construction
management.
xiv. Linear programming: Construction Cost and Time
trade-offs.
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C. METHODS OF LECTURE DELIVERY/TEACHING AIDS:
LECTURE DELIVERY METHOD.
Lecture notes, formulation of students to study
groups in the class, for effective class participation.
Collective participation in problem solving.
TEACHING AIDS.
Internet facilities, Lecture notes, On-site clips of
material incorporation in sites, Catalogues of
various materials. Marker/ Magnetic board system.
Public address system: Yet to be deployed in lieu of
Student population
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MODULE 1:
i. The structure of Construction Industry.

ii. Design and Construction Teams
MODULE 2:
Statutory authorities, Approval Procedures,

Notices.
ii. Tendering
iii.. Construction Planning and Administration, Pre and
post contract planning.
iv. Appraisal and Control of Capital Project from
Inception to Completion.
i.
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MODULE 3:
i. Design of Organization System (Mechanical

approach and Organic approach)
ii. Determinants in Design of Organization
structure (Environmental interaction, the
technology used by the Organization and
Psycho-Social influences.
iii. Principal features of an Organizational
System (Vertical Specialization and
Horizontal Specialization).
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MODULE 4
i. Site Organization and Coordination:
Temporary facilities, Site records.
ii. Personnel management:
Communication and Communicating Systems,
Personnel motivation(Incentives)
MODULE 5
i. Arrow Diagrams
ii. Construction of networks
iii. Network Analysis.
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Module 6
i. Operations Research, Application in

Construction management.
ii. Linear Programming(Replacement Analysis
, Work Study, Queing Theory etc)).
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E. TUTORIALS
Tutorials are composed of questions drawn at
random from lecture modules after the
completion of each of the Modules.
F. STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME/METHOD
OF GRADING.
Continuous Assessment.
Cont-Ass._30Mks.
Examination.
Exam_70Mks.
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G. GROUND RULES & REGULATIONS.
i. Assignments are to be submitted as at when due

while late submission attracts marks
deduction.
ii. Reporting for lectures 15minutes after the
commencement of lectures attracts penalty of 20minutes
standing.
iii.
Group assignment must be submitted in typed form
with pictorial informations well illustrated.
iv. 75% attendance is required for a Student to be
qualified in writing final examination in the Course.
.h. Topics for term papers/Assignments/Students
activities.
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I
DELIVERY TOOLS:
Magnetic Board Marker, Internet, Webmail,
Multimedia Projector
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J. ALIGNMENT WITH COVENANT UNIVERSITY
VISION/GOALS
The Vision of Covenant University being raising new
generation of leaders, who would be technologically, morally,
intellectually as well as spiritually empowered, the objectives
of this course is therefore in line with this vision. This lies in
the fact that the Course has been designed to enable the
student to be proficient at the art of Site Management,
Conflict resolution, Planning of construction Project, Methods
of Construction Projects Procurement ,Advances in art of
Construction management theories, Cost Management in
Construction Sites, as well as Cost Optimization Techniques
for Construction Project Costs. This would enable them to
perform in Capacity of a Construction Manager and leaders at
various locations which may even be an alien to Construction.
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K. CONTEMPORARY ISSUES/INDUSTRY
RELEVANCE.
Construction industry lacks sound
Professionals who are grounded in art and
management of construction project across
the nation, this has resulted in Project
abandonment, Cost &Time overrun, use of
substandard material. To this end however
this course contain recipe to forestall these,
if they are sincerely absorbed, it would
prover way out of the pandemic.
COURSE COMPACT
L. RECOMMENDED READING/TEXT.
i. Building Production Management by. Ayo

Bamisile.
ii. Modern Construction Management
by.Harris Mac Caffer.
iii. Advance Construction Management by.
Roy Pilcher.
iv. Any Text Book on Oprations Reserarch
Module 1: Components of
Construction Industry
The structure of Construction Industry:
Manufacturing
Design and Construction Teams.
Composition of Construction Industry.
a. Material Production Sector
b. Education Sector
c. Facility Maintenance Sector
d. Finance Sector
e. Property Marketing Sector
f. Regulatory Sector
a. Material Production Sector
Steel production reinforcement for concrete

works and building accessory,-----refractory,
steel company, roofing sheet,galvanize
steel,plumbing accessory, e.g Ajaokuta steel
rolling mills, Federated steel mills, UTC e.t.c
b. Education Sector: Provides

Professional qualification, University, College
of Education, Polytechnic, Opportunity
Industrialization Scheme, Technical
education.
c. Facility Maintenance Sector: Facility
management functions.
Facility refers to structures in built
environment like house, drainage, dam, highrise building, road facilities, aerodrome.
Components of Construction
Industry
d. Finance Sector: Commercial banks,
Mortgage banks, Construction banks,
Ecological Funds, Development bank.
e. Property Marketing Sector
i. Estate firms
ii. Facility marketer
iii. Insurance firms
iv. Property Free-lance Agent
Regulatory Sector
Standard organization of Nigeria

ii. Building/Engineering Institutes e.g.
a. Nigeria Institute of Building(NIOB),
b. Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria(CORBON)
c. Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria(COREN),
d. Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveys ( NIQS)
e. Nigerian Institute of Electrical Engineers ( NIEE)
f. Nigerian Institute of Mechanical Engineer( NIME)
g. Nigerian Institute of Estate Surveyors and Valuers
( NIESV)etc
i.
Assignment 1
Write an extensive note on the roles of the
following active players in construction industry
a.Planner
b. Soil Expert
c. Architect
b.Builder
c.Structural Engineer
d. Cost Expert (Quantity Surveyor)
e. Facility Manager
Submission Date: Friday 24 2014
Time: 12noon. Location: CST Building Room
400C

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CVE 522 Building Technology

Dr. Lekan M. Amusan

Management principles and Practice as relevant to Building

i. The structure of Construction Industry.

Statutory authorities, Approval Procedures,

i. Design of Organization System (Mechanical

i. Operations Research, Application in

i. Assignments are to be submitted as at when due

i. Building Production Management by. Ayo

a. Material Production Sector

Steel production reinforcement for concrete

b. Education Sector: Provides

Standard organization of Nigeria

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