An Introduction to Quantity Surveying
6 Credits (ECTS)
An Introduction to Quantity Surveying
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Module Description
Construction projects, of whatever nature or size, are becoming ever more complex. Requirements for tighter completion deadlines, stringent budgets, human resource availability, building regulations and legislation, contractual implications as well as technical developments and spatial constraints are all contributing to making this industry more demanding.
Project owners, developers and contractors are under increasing pressure to ensure project success, not least in the financial sense.The role of the Quantity Surveyor in any construction related organisation is key to ensuring commercial and contractual success of any project.
This module will introduce students to the subject of quantity surveying, what it involves, the skills it requires, its role in the construction industry and the various disciplines to which it contributes during the various phases of a construction project.
Entry Requirements
Candidates who apply for this course must possess the following:
- a qualification at MQF Level 4 (one ‘A’ Level or equivalent in any subject);
AND
- a pass in English Language and Mathematics at MQF Level 3 (‘O’ Level or equivalent).
Preference is given to applicants having a year of work experience in a field related to the study programme.
Target Audience
This course is targeted at:
- individuals aspiring to work as quantity surveyors;
- individuals who wish to advance their education and gain in depth knowledge and skills related to quantity surveying;
- individuals already working in the field of quantity surveying who would like to obtain a qualification in quantity surveying.
Career Paths
The possible positions for which this programme aims to prepare you for include, but are not limited to:
- Quantity Surveyor
- Commercial/Residential Surveyor
- Estimator
How you’ll be assessed
The course comprises:
- Evening classes for part-time courses.
- Classes held throughout the day for full-time courses.
- Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
- Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out via two mandatory components:
- Modular Assessment
- Summative Assessment
The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules.
Additional Info
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be eligible for a 70% refund of the cost through the ‘Get Qualified’ scheme.**
Due to the modular structure of the course, you may also opt to take individual modules as stand-alone. The entry requirements still apply.***
*Prices are applicable to students who reside in Malta at the time of applying.
Learning Outcomes
Competences:
- Explore and analyse the role and responsibilities of Quantity Surveyors in the construction industry.
- Have a general understanding of the various stakeholders and disciplines that come together in a construction project.
- Identify the specific disciplines present in most construction projects.
- Understand how these interact with quantity surveying.
Knowledge:
Different types of construction projects.
- The role of quantity surveying in relation to such projects
- Various stakeholders and trades engaged in construction projects, and their interactions with quantity surveying.
- Key disciplines in construction management and the contribution of quantity surveying to these disciplines.
Different types of clients
- Different type of clients
- Clients’ level of experience and inexperience – the impact of these factors on the job of Quantity Surveyor
- The intelligent client function
Introduction to the role of quantity surveyor.
- The importance of construction contracts and the quantity surveyors’ role regarding the execution of such contracts
- Different roles within a construction project organization and their relationship with quantity surveying
- The various roles of quantity surveyors as part of construction teams.
- Pre and post contract quantity surveyor’s responsibilities
Project Procurement Systems and implications for quantity surveyors
- Tendering
- Direct procurement
- Different types of contracts
- Design and build
- Owner’s design
- Lump sum
- Measured work
- Cost plus fee basis
Administrative, commercial and financial management of projects and the contribution of quantity surveyors to these management disciplines
- Contract administration.
- Post contract procedures
- Budget controls
- Purchasing
- Reimbursements and payments.
Skills:
- Identify the various types of construction projects and clients
- Identify the roles played by quantity surveyors in various types of construction projects and interactions with clients
- Differentiate between the different stakeholders relating to a project and apply knowledge how to deal with experienced and inexperienced clients.
- Review simple construction projects and identify related quantity surveying functions
- Develop an understanding of the various members of a project organisation.
- Review simple project structures and identify the contribution of quantity surveying to the various disciplines involved.