LAA221 Construction Procurement
Credits (ECTS):5
Course responsible:Frode Degvold
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Norsk
Limits of class size:80
Course frequency:Annually
Nominal workload:Total workload is 125 hours,
Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Spring parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Spring parallel,
About this course
Lectures: The most important standards and regulations are presented. : An intensive course on the use of IT-based description programmes for new construction and management is given. Semester assignment: Project assignments which reflect the course topics, including a construction and management description following NS 3420. The course content corresponds with the content of parallell course LAA 233
Learning outcome
The students will have basic knowledge of:
- the different stages in a construction process
- contractor selection
- relevant building codes
- budget estimates
The students will have basic skills in:
- setting up procurement documents
- using relevant software
The students will have general competence in:
- combining problem solving and own reflections in assignments
English
The students are expected to:
- read carefully the assignment tasks
- take notes from lectures and presentations
- collaborate on given assignments
- invite to group meetings when required for progress
- seek supervision
- discuss best practice
- present projects graphically and orally
- work individually and in groups
- take part in excursions
- Students receive supervision in groups, in connection with the semester assignment.
- The first two years of study in the respective study programmes, possibly the equivalent, must be completed.
- Elementary construction knowledge
English
A Portfolio consisting of a assignments and an oral presentation.
- The content and structure of the course are evaluated by an external examiner.The examiner evaluates a limited number of the submitted assignments
English
80% of execises and excursions. All assignments must be handed in and passed.
- Lectures and excursions: 35 hours. Presentations 7 hours.
- M-LA;M-PV;B-LI
- Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse)