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Construction contract practicesLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: YT00BL83

Credits

5 op

Responsible person

  • Pekka Lähdesmäki

Objective

The purpose of the course:
Construction contracts are an important part of today’s business. By completing this course, you will learn to identify the opportunities and challenges of contracts and develop them as part of a successful business. During the course, you will increase your skills as a systematic and professional contract and business developer.

Course competencies:
Construction contracts.

Course competence:
In this course, you will learn to analyze and develop construction contract practices as part of an organization’s business and its development. You will learn to identify different contract models and their practices in relation to different construction contracts.

Content

The course consists of the following sub-units:
- construction project management
- life cycle agreements
- working methods of agreement (big room)
- risk management
- procurement

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Achieved target level of competence according to the content of the course.

Enrollment

01.08.2023 - 24.08.2023

Timing

28.08.2023 - 19.12.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Face-to-face, 60 % Online learning

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 20

Degree programmes
  • Master's Degree Programme in Low Carbon Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Pekka Lähdesmäki
  • Kaisa Hirvaskoski-Leinonen
  • Panu Putkonen
Teacher in charge

Pekka Lähdesmäki

Groups
  • YTY23K1
    Vähähiilinen rakentaminen- tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)
  • ZJAYTY23K1
    Avoin amk, YAMK-polut, Vähähiilinen rakentaminen, Monimuoto

Objectives

The purpose of the course:
Construction contracts are an important part of today’s business. By completing this course, you will learn to identify the opportunities and challenges of contracts and develop them as part of a successful business. During the course, you will increase your skills as a systematic and professional contract and business developer.

Course competencies:
Construction contracts.

Course competence:
In this course, you will learn to analyze and develop construction contract practices as part of an organization’s business and its development. You will learn to identify different contract models and their practices in relation to different construction contracts.

Content

The course consists of the following sub-units:
- construction project management
- life cycle agreements
- working methods of agreement (big room)
- risk management
- procurement

Time and location

Syyslukukausi 2023

Learning materials and recommended literature

Moodle-työtila

Teaching methods

- Lectures face-to-face / Online Lectures,
- Assignments / Learning assignments,
- Seminars / Workshops
- Webinars
- etc.

Practical training and working life connections

Excursions
etc..

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Will be agreed on the first contact lesson of the course.

Alternative completion methods

Studification: See the Despcription of Module.

Student workload

- Lectures 40 h
- Independent Work 95 h.
( including among others: Learning assignments, Home Works, preparing for Test)
- Total 135 h

Further information for students

Grading methods
- Test
- Assignments / Learning assignments,
- Continuing Grading
- Self Grading

The Grading is high-quality and it is based on the learning objectives and criterion of the course.
Self Grading has an important role in Student's Grading.

See also Grading

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Achieved target level of competence according to the content of the course.

Enrollment

10.11.2021 - 09.01.2022

Timing

10.01.2022 - 20.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Face-to-face

Unit

School of Technology

Campus

Main Campus

Teaching languages
  • Finnish
Seats

0 - 30

Degree programmes
  • Master’s Degree Programme in Civil Engineering
Teachers
  • Panu Putkonen
Teacher in charge

Panu Putkonen

Groups
  • ZJA21STPYRA
    Avoin AMK, tekniikka, Rakennustekniikka
  • YTR21S1
    Rakennustekniikan tutkinto-ohjelma (YAMK)

Objectives

The purpose of the course:
Construction contracts are an important part of today’s business. By completing this course, you will learn to identify the opportunities and challenges of contracts and develop them as part of a successful business. During the course, you will increase your skills as a systematic and professional contract and business developer.

Course competencies:
Construction contracts.

Course competence:
In this course, you will learn to analyze and develop construction contract practices as part of an organization’s business and its development. You will learn to identify different contract models and their practices in relation to different construction contracts.

Content

The course consists of the following sub-units:
- construction project management
- life cycle agreements
- working methods of agreement (big room)
- risk management
- procurement

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, pass/failed

Achieved target level of competence according to the content of the course.