CE2CPD: Projects and Digitalisation

Module code: CE2CPD

Module provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment

Credits: 20

Level: Level 2 (Intermediate)

When you'll be taught: Semester 1 / 2

Module convenor: Professor Tabarak Ballal, email: t.ballal@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s): BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE CE1CCT AND TAKE CE1CCS AND TAKE CE1CIC2 (Compulsory)

Co-requisite module(s): IN THE SAME YEAR AS TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST TAKE CE2EST (Compulsory)

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 19 September 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

The module is designed to simulate project-based practice and develop students’ understanding of the different professional roles and practices through role-play. Students work in teams to propose sustainable design and construction solutions to Client Briefs. Each student will be required to take the role of a surveying or construction professional and will be required to carefully manage that role as part of a team.

The Module Lead at the University of Reading Malaysia is Dr Mustafa Klufallah (m.klufallah@reading.edu.my)

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the sources of current design information and be able to evaluate different design data; and develop/propose clear robust design, construction and technical proposals based on interpretation of a Client’s brief and present proposals in professional formats.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the roles of surveying, construction and design professionals in the construction industry; and set the design, surveying, and construction processes within the context of constraints imposed by legal, financial and client requirements.
3. Demonstrate and apply knowledge and understanding of sustainable design and construction paying particular attention to the concept of circular economy.
4. Apply knowledge and skill of digital technologies, computing and calculation in the production of design drawings; and respond to challenges arising from teamwork and group dynamics.

Module content

The module aims to stimulate students’ intellectual capacities and develop their critical thinking through an enquiry-based approach. Students engage in identifying, evaluating, synthesising and analysing clients’ briefs. Working in teams, assuming a defined professional role, students develop sustainable design, construction and technical proposals with associated financial schemes/costings. Proposals are developed to satisfy Clients’ requirements adhering to legal and environmental requirements. Students will be required to respond to various Clients’ briefs which include the following projects:

• Project 1: International Housing and Commercial Developments: Design and Cost Estimation;
• Project 2: Design and functional considerations of Building Services and Systems; 
• Project 3: Discipline Specific (Sustainable) Building Refurbishment.

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

The module is delivered through a combination of instructor-led and student-led learning and teaching approaches including lectures, briefings, seminars, group projects and interactive sessions. Elements of the module will be delivered via digital technology.

For students studying at our campus in Malaysia: This module may be taught in a different semester and the breakdown of study hours may differ to those set out in the Study Hours table (please refer to the Module Handbook for the correct breakdown). In addition, you will be required to complete an additional 40 hours of study, taking the total number of study hours to 240 for this module. This is to comply with the Malaysian Quality Agency (MQA).

Study hours

At least 64 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

There will be in-person and online feedback sessions to provide formative feedback for each project. Students will be expected to produce and present work-in-progress. 

Reassessment

Additional costs