Design and Project Management in Constructions
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: GIANLUCA RODONO'Expected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge of the planning, design and construction phases of works and the ability to manage and coordinate them are the main expected learning outcomes.
Course Structure
Frontal teaching and practical exercise
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of materials and components for construction. Knowledge of the main construction procedures and technologies.
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is not mandatory; however, since the practical exercise on the topics covered during the course will be conducted in the classroom, attendance is strongly recommended.
Detailed Course Content
1. Construction process.
2. Contract organization. Delivery systems, award methods and payment schemes.
3. Operational planning.
4. Operational scheduling.
5. Economic planning and scheduling.
6. Site industrialization.
8. Quality and control system.
Textbook Information
- Slides illustrated by the lecturer during lectures and lecture notes.
- Alberto De Marco, Project Management for Facility Constructions. A Guide for Engineers and Architects, Springer, 2011.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | For each programme’s topic, the lecturer will provide slides as teaching support | For each programme’s topic, the lecturer will provide slides as teaching support |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Oral exam and group project (from which the individual contribution can be deduced) or individual project.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- Operational planning and the Work Breakdown Structure
- The Gantt Chart
- Contract delivery methods