| Title: | Strategic Construction |
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| Long Title: | Strategic Construction Management and Organisation |
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| Field of Study: |
Building Science
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2014/15 ( September 2014 ) |
| Module Coordinator: |
DANIEL CAHILL |
| Module Author: |
JOSEPH KEHOE |
| Module Description: |
This module aims to provide a critical awareness of strategic management, organisational structures, marketing, and culture management within construction organisations and applied to the construction industry. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Evaluate approaches to strategic management in construction organisations |
| LO2 |
Assess the importance of the design of organisation structures for construction companies. |
| LO3 |
Evaluate marketing strategies for construction organisations. |
| LO4 |
Assess the importance of culture in construction organisations. |
| LO5 |
Evaluate the management of culture in construction organisations |
| LO6 |
Assess the need for maintenance management of Buildings. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named CIT module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s). |
| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section. |
| No requirements listed |
Co-requisites
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| No Co Requisites listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Strategic Management
Schools of thought, strategy formulation and implementation, construction perspective.
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Organisation Structures
What is structure, common organisations structures in construction, structure design
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Marketing
Market orientations, relevance to construction organisations, 4Ps
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Culture
What is organisational culture?, sources of culture, dysfunctions of culture, subcultures, international cultural issues.
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Maintenance
Design implications, maintenance management, terotechnology.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 20.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 80.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Short Answer Questions |
One hour closed book short answer question test. |
1,2,3 |
20.0 |
Week 6 |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
End-of-Semester Final Examination |
1,2,3,4,5,6 |
80.0 |
End-of-Semester |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
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The institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Module content |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Tutorial |
Module content |
1.0 |
Every Week |
1.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Module content |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Module content |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Tutorial |
Module content |
1.0 |
Every Week |
1.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Module content |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
4.00 |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Stephen Linstead, Liz Fulop, Simon Lilley 2004, Management and Organization - a critical text, Palgrave China [ISBN: 0-333-94750-9]
- Langford, David and Steven Male 2001, Strategic Management in Construction, 2nd Ed., Blackwell Science Cornwall [ISBN: 0-632-04999-5]
- Mullins, Laurie & Gill Christy 2013, Management and Organisational Behaviour, 10th Ed., Pearson Education Limited [ISBN: ISBN-10: 0273792644]
- Naoum, Shamil 2001, People and Organisational Management in Construction, Thomas Telford Cornwall [ISBN: 0 7277 2874 1]
- Pettinger, Richard 2002, Construction Marketing, Palgrave Malaysia [ISBN: 0-333-69278-0]
- Jacob, Nina 2003, Intercultural Management, Kogan Press Guildford [ISBN: 0 7494 3582 8]
- Emmett, Stuart and Paul Wheelhouse 2011, Excellence in Maintenance Management, Cambridge Academic Press Essex [ISBN: 978-1-903499-65-8]
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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- Fellows, Richard, Langford, David, Newcombe, Robert and Sydney Urry 2002, Construction Management in Practice, 2nd Ed., Blackwell Science Cornwall [ISBN: 0-632-06402-1]
- Ferguson, Paul and Glenys Ferguson 2000, Organisations - A Strategic Perspective, Palgrave Ebbw Vale [ISBN: 0-333-74549-3 HARDCOVER, 0-333-74550-7 PAPERBACK]
- Chanlat, Jean-Francois, Davel E, & Jean-Pierre Dupuis 2013, Cross-Cultural Management, Routledge Oxon [ISBN: 978-0-415-68818-5]
- Chanter, B., and P. Swallow 2007, Building Maintenance Management, 2nd Ed., Blackwell Publishing [ISBN: 9781405135061]
| | This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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| Other Resources |
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- Industry Journals: Chartered Institute of BuildingConstruction Manager
- Industry Journals: Building
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