Module Specification Student and Academic Services
Module Specification
QS Project
Version: 2020-21, v3.0, 03 Jun 2021
Contents
Module Specification........................................................................... 1
Part 1: Information .............................................................................. 2
Part 2: Description .............................................................................. 2
Part 3: Teaching and learning methods ............................................. 3
Part 4: Assessment ............................................................................. 5
Part 5: Contributes towards ................................................................ 6
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Part 1: Information
Module title: QS Project
Module code: UBLMWC-30-2
Level: Level 5
For implementation from: 2020-21
UWE credit rating: 30
ECTS credit rating: 15
Faculty: Faculty of Environment & Technology
Department: FET Dept of Architecture & Built Environ
Partner institutions: None
Delivery locations: Frenchay Campus
Field: Architecture and the Built Environment
Module type: Standard
Pre-requisites: None
Excluded combinations: None
Co-requisites: None
Continuing professional development: No
Professional, statutory or regulatory body requirements: None
Part 2: Description
Overview: Not applicable
Features: Not applicable
Educational aims: See Learning Outcomes.
Outline syllabus: The content will be developed around construction projects and
will simulate the tasks undertaken by a quantity surveyor from outline design stage
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through to the preparation of the final account. The project work will be managed by
tutors who will deliver a tutorial at regular intervals to monitor students' plans of work,
review students' progress, deal with uncertainty within the project brief and provide
additional information and guidance as required.
In parallel with these tutorials and work on the project, there will be a programme of
lectures on supporting topics relevant to the project covering:
1. Pre design: Cost Planning and pre-contract cost control: elemental cost planning,
design economics, cost checking procedures, procurement options, project
programming and feasibility.
2. Design evaluation: Development of pre design estimate by costs based on GIFA,
elements, approximate quantities and composite items.
3. Tendering: Standard Method of Measurement; computer BQ production and
tender appraisal.
4. Pre and post contract commercial management: preparation of contractor’s cost
estimate, conversion of cost estimate into a tender, cash flow forecasting,
preparation of valuations and final accounts, financial reporting, variations and
payments, cost value reconciliation.
Part 3: Teaching and learning methods
Teaching and learning methods: Formative: All students will be given the
opportunity of undertaking formative work during the first half of the first semester to
reinforce their level 1 measurement skills. This will not be part of the contact
sessions but based on distance learning material supported via Blackboard.
The learning approach is essentially a one off project-based learning. With lectures
supporting specific topics and the tutorials used to allow the students to discuss and
then to undertake a series of tasks simulating the activities of a quantity surveyor on
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a typical construction project.
The carrying out of specific professional activities will be underpinned by lectures
and tutorials/workshops based on case study examples, annotated measurement
take off’s and working drawings.
Students will be invited to present work in progress and final submissions in draft for
feedback at regular intervals along with specific tutorials set aside for these feedback
sessions.
Contact time: 72 hours
Assimilation and development of knowledge: 148 hours
Exam preparation: 20 hours
Coursework preparation: 60 hours
Total study time: 300 hours
Module Learning outcomes:
MO1 Appreciate the link between the skills taught on the course module and a
practical project
MO2 Locate and manage project information and utilize to produce professional
documentation
MO3 Evaluate the main IT support systems in relation to measurement, pricing
and documentation
MO4 Identify, select and apply appropriate cost data for all stages of the design
development
MO5 Select an appropriate procurement route to meet a project brief
MO6 Prepare appropriate tender and contract documentation for a simple project
MO7 Critically appraise and evaluate tenders
MO8 Measure quantities for all stages of the design and construction with
emphasis on tender bills
MO9 Prepare a final account with regard to the requirements of the client and
the contractor
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MO10 Demonstrate proficiency in the transferable skills of professional written
presentation
Hours to be allocated: 300
Contact hours:
Independent study/self-guided study = 228 hours
Face-to-face learning = 72 hours
Total = 300
Reading list: The reading list for this module can be accessed at
readinglists.uwe.ac.uk via the following link https://uwe.rl.talis.com/modules/ublmwc-
30-2.html
Part 4: Assessment
Assessment strategy: Measurement Exam (3 hrs) held in the exam period at the
end of Semester 2 under controlled conditions, using the new rules of measurement,
to produce a measurement take off and a written question.
Portfolio (semester 1) – assesses the students understanding of approximate costing
and measurement. The use of drawings and BCIS to obtain values allows the
student to undertake a practical assessment of the processes taught in Semester 1.
The re-sit for this portfolio work is re-submission so it achieves an appropriate
professional standard.
Assessment components:
Examination (Online) - Component A (First Sit)
Description: Online Exam
Weighting: 50 %
Final assessment: Yes
Group work: No
Learning outcomes tested: MO1, MO2, MO3, MO5, MO6, MO7, MO8, MO9
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Portfolio - Component B (First Sit)
Description: Semester 1 Portfolio
Weighting: 50 %
Final assessment: No
Group work: No
Learning outcomes tested: MO1, MO10, MO2, MO3, MO4, MO8
Examination (Online) - Component A (Resit)
Description: Online Exam
Weighting: 50 %
Final assessment: Yes
Group work: No
Learning outcomes tested:
Portfolio - Component B (Resit)
Description: Semester 1 Portfolio
Weighting: 50 %
Final assessment: No
Group work: No
Learning outcomes tested:
Part 5: Contributes towards
This module contributes towards the following programmes of study:
Quantity Surveying [Sep][FT][Frenchay][2yrs] GradDip 2020-21
Quantity Surveying [Sep][PT][Frenchay][3yrs] GradDip 2020-21
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management [Sep][FT][Frenchay][3yrs] BSc
(Hons) 2019-20
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management [Sep][SW][Frenchay][4yrs] BSc
(Hons) 2019-20
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Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management [Sep][PT][Frenchay][5yrs] BSc
(Hons) 2018-19
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management {Foundation}
[Sep][FT][Frenchay][4yrs] BSc (Hons) 2018-19
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
{Foundation}[Sep][SW][Frenchay][5yrs] BSc (Hons) 2018-19
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management {Apprenticeship-UWE}
[Sep][FT][Frenchay][5yrs] BSc (Hons) 2018-19
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