Project & Risk Management in the Construction Industry

Brief description

  • Specifics of construction projects;
  • Risk, claim and crisis management;
  • Digitalization in construction projects (Building Information Management)
  • Case studies

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • Alex Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Greg Bernarda, Alan Smith (2015): Value Proposition Design; Campus Verlag Frankfurt / New York;
  • Tim Westphal, Eva Maria Herrmann (Hrsg. 2018): BIM – Building Information Modeling I Management Band 1 & 2; Edition Detail

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Exercise: lecture, case studies, discussion

Assessment methods and criteria

The quality of the work assignments, presentations, reflections, etc. completed by the students in group and individual work will be assessed.

Infos

Degree programme

Project Management & IT (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

English

Curriculum

Full-Time

Academic year

2023

Semester

5 WS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to name the specifics of construction projects and describe them in a differentiated manner. They know the associated Building Information System and can explain it and its use. Furthermore, the students are able to apply the knowledge of project management acquired in the basic studies to the specific subject area of construction projects. In addition, students will be able to apply the methods they have learned for risk, claim and crisis management, as well as identify and select practicable procedures for change situations in their projects.

Course code

0387-17-07-VZ-DE-52a