Quantity and Tender Calculation, Schedules (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Object of the course:
The knowledge and skills you get on this course you will need in order to be able to calculate the amount of building components and, after pricing, to make a tender and a work schedule for the target.
Course competences:
- Technological competence
The learning objectives of the course:
You know how to make a quantity calculation of the plans in use, transfer the quantities to the tender calculation program and price them according to work types and materials using the Talo nomenclatures for transcription. After quantity calculation and pricing, you can make an offer. You identify different types of schedules for a construction project and you know how to select the most suitable you want to use for the target and you can make the schedule using the schedule software.
You know how to use Building Information Models in quantity calculations.
These are also the basic tasks of the course.

Content

The quantity calculation of the construction project, the transfer of quantities to the tender calculation program, the pricing of work types and materials, and the submission of an offer. Transcription of operations according to Talo nomenclatures. Different schedule types for a construction project.

Materials

Lecture materials related to the course can be found in the course workspace. Relevant open-source online material can also be used.

Teaching methods

This course includes lectures and learning assignments and project work. Some of the assignment are done as independent work, some during contact teaching. The assignments are described in the course workspace. All assignments are either independent or group work (as described in course workspace) and due dates are confirmed as the course progresses

Employer connections

Excursions and visitor lectures

Exam schedules

The possible date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening information

Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work, which means that the load of four credits is approximately 108 hours. The load is distributed in different ways depending on the course implementation

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Passable (1): The student recognizes all of the learning objectives, understands the meaning of them and is able to perform the basic tasks described in the learning objectives of the course.

Satisfying (2): In addition to previous skills, the student can systematically describe the issues of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): In addition to previous skills, the student can describe the influences of various solutions and can make reasoned choices between alternatives.

Laudable (4): In addition to previous skills, the student can apply the learned issues independently and is able to evaluate done solutions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent ( 5 ): In addition to previous skills, the student shows deep knowledge of course contents as well as ability to parse and wider analyze the influences of solutions.

Qualifications

Basics of House Building, Construction economy.

Further information

Qualifications:
The course is part of the studies included in the qualifications of a civil engineer/qualifications of foremen (Ministry of the Environment's qualifications of foremen YM4/601/2015).