Bachelor of Construction in Quantity Surveying
Physical Planning and Construction - Building Construction
Purpose and Rationale
Qualification: Bachelor of Construction in Quantity Surveying
Purpose:
The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with knowledge of Quantity Surveying in construction. Upon completion, learners will have acquired skills to understand cost management in the Construction industry and construction estimating and accounting within a wider social context. Graduates will have mastery in Quantity Surveying techniques and services.
Learners will be able to:
- Solve well-defined construction and production problems by applying construction principles.
- Analytically assess systems, products, and processes to ensure they meet job requirements, standards, codes of practice, and legislation.
- Understand relevant codes, technical catalogues, standards, measurements, and production methods and apply them in operations using appropriate techniques, resources, and modern construction tools including information technology.
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing within a Construction context.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the impact of construction activity on society, the economy, and the physical environment and address negative impact issues using defined procedures.
- Apply construction principles as a member and/or leader of a technical team to manage projects effectively.
- Apply professional ethics and norms to construction practice.
Rationale:
The Bachelor of Construction in Quantity Surveying is designed to provide learners with integrated knowledge and understanding of Quantity Surveying. This qualification aims to equip learners with skills to operate and practice in the construction industry as a practice-oriented Quantity Surveyor. It introduces a broad knowledge base of technological, production, management, financial, economic, environmental, and legal frameworks associated with a construction project environment.
Qualified learners will acquire in-depth knowledge of technical, design, and administrative construction production principles to fulfill supervisory and management roles in contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers. This qualification aligns with the new requirements of professional bodies in the sector and enables learners to register as a Professional Quantity Surveyor with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Professions.
Outcomes
- Apply construction principles to systematically diagnose and solve well-defined construction and production problems.
- Apply the knowledge of Mathematics, and Natural Sciences to construction procedures, processes, systems and methodologies to solve well-defined construction problems.
- Analytically assess design of components, elements, systems, works, products or processes to meet desired requirements and needs within applicable standards, codes of practice and legislation.
- Conduct investigations of well-defined construction problems through locating and reviewing relevant codes, technical catalogues, standards, experiments, measurements and production methods.
- Use appropriate techniques, resources, and modern construction tools including Information Technology for seeking solutions to well-defined construction challenges and problems, with an awareness of the limitations, restrictions, premises, assumptions and constraints.
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing within a Construction context.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the impact of construction activity on the society, the economy and the industrial and physical environment and address issues by defined procedures.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of construction principles and apply these as a member and/or leader in a technical team to manage projects effectively.
- Engage in independent and life-long learning through application of well-developed learning skills.
- Understand and commit to professional ethics, responsibilities and norms of construction practice.
Assessment Criteria
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1
- Analyse construction design elements and components.
- Design construction administrative and production methods and systems for problem solving.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2
- Analyse construction elements, components, procedures and methods.
- Design procedures, methods and systems for quantifying and costing construction work.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3
- Analyse construction elements and components.
- Design construction methods, procedures and systems for preparing construction project production schedules.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4
- Analyse construction elements and components.
- Design methods, procedures and systems for obtaining and maintaining technical, cost and economic data pertaining to construction.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5
- Analyse the design and constructability of construction elements through the use of analytical and computer software tools and models.
- Solve contract documentation, contract procurement, production planning and control procedures with appropriate methodologies, practice tools, procedures and application compute software.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6
- Compile design, cost and financial reports for projects under consideration.
- Compile cost budget, cost control and production planning, progress and quality standards reports for projects under construction.
- Communicate, present and defend reports amongst inter-disciplinary company units, consultants and clients.
- Prepare consulting and professional financial and technical reports throughout all project stages.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7
- Prepare project feasibility reports.
- Present and demonstrate innovative project design and production solutions.
- Apply knowledge for seeking innovative, cost-effective design solutions to socio-economic development issues involving physical development.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8
- Work within a team as a team member.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements for effective team management.
- Communicate effectively on technical project aspects with all project team members.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 9
- Write technical reports on innovative and appropriate construction solutions.
- Demonstrate the application of current and advanced construction tools and techniques.
Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 10
- Adopt ethics, responsibilities and norms associated with professionalism.
- Develop a chart for the inculcation of professional ethics.
- Apply norms and standards to adhere to professional ethics and responsibilities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of workplace practices to solve construction problems.
- Develop effective administrative systems.
- Develop comprehensive project reporting systems.
- Demonstrate work place efficiency, procedures, safety rules and practices.
Integrated Assessment
- Various assessments such as tests, assignments, projects, and case studies will be completed.
- Assessments follow the Institution's Assessment Policy and the Faculty specific assessment policy.
- Continuous Assessment (CA) is used for evaluation.
- Programme specific assessment criteria, rules and regulations are communicated to learners.
- Assessment activities are accompanied by a memorandum/assessment marking guide.
- Each semester subject will have at least 3 formative assessment opportunities.
- Detailed feedback is provided to learners within fifteen working days after an assessment opportunity.
- Applications for supplementary final assessments can be made to the relevant Institution structure.
- Pass performance is usually set at 50%.
Formative and Summative Assessment
- Continuous Assessment (CA) is used to check learners' progress.
- Formative assessment supports teaching and learning, provides progress feedback, diagnoses strengths and weaknesses, and assists in planning future learning.
- Summative assessments are conducted to make a judgment about learners' competence.
- Various integrated assessment strategies are used, including class tests, assignments, research projects, practical work, and case studies.
Qualification Details
- Type
- National First Degree
- NQF Level
- 07
- Min. Credits
- 360
- SAQA Source
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