Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2023-2024 (archived)
Module ENGI4347: Planning and Contract Law 4
Department: Engineering
ENGI4347: Planning and Contract Law 4
| Type | Tied | Level | 4 | Credits | 10 | Availability | Available in 2023/24 | Module Cap | None. | Location | Durham |
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| Tied to | H100 |
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Prerequisites
- ENGI3401, ENGI3301
Corequisites
- As specified in programme regulations.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- As specified in programme regulations.
Aims
- This module is designed solely for students studying Department of Engineering degree programmes.
- The module will provide graduates with advanced knowledge and understanding of planning and contract law.
Content
- Planning and the planning system
- The scope of modern planning
- English law, contract, tort
- Construction contracts
- Project planning techniques
- Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Construction site management
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Understanding of the legal issues associated to the professional practice of civil engineering.
- Knowledge of the sources of hazards in construction and understanding of the relevant measures for the control of risk.
Subject-specific Skills:
- An awareness of current technology, analysis methods and industrial practices along with the ability to apply those methods in novel situations.
- The ability to carry out the preliminary assessment and planning of construction processes.
- An in-depth knowledge and understanding of specialised and advanced technical and professional skills, an ability to perform critical assessment and review and an ability to communicate the results of their own work effectively.
Key Skills:
- Capacity for independent self-learning within the bounds of professional practice.
- Highly specialised analytical and numerical skills appropriate to an engineer.
- Highly specialised use of information technology (IT) relevant to the engineering profession.
- Mathematics relevant to the application of advanced engineering concepts.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The module content is delivered in lectures and is reinforced by problem sheets, equipping students with the required problem-solving capability.
- One lecture includes student presentations on researched topics.
- Students are able to make use of staff 'Tutorial Hours' to discuss any aspect of the module with teaching staff on a one-to-one basis. These are sign-up sessions available for up to one hour per week per lecture course.
- Written timed examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of analytical, in-depth material covered in this module and they allow students to demonstrate the ability to solve advanced problems independently.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Lectures | 20 | Typically 1 per week | 1 Hour | 20 | |
| Tutorial Hours | As required | Weekly sign-up sessions | Up to 1 Hour | 10 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 70 | ||||
| Total | 100 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Examination | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Written Examination | 2 hours | 100% | No |
Formative Assessment:
N/A
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University