RMK153:PRINCIPLESOF

CONSTRUCTIONECONOMICS
Week1:IntroductiontotheCourseandSyllabus
TheEconomicsofConstruction:Economics,Sectors
andIndustries

DR.SITISALWAMOHDISHAK
ConstructionManagement
SchoolofHousingBuildingandPlanning(HBP)
UniversitiSainsMalaysia
11800USM
PulauPinangMALAYSIA
Tel:6046533888ext.2809
Fax:6046576523
Email:salwaishak@usm.my
Room:E49 109

September2015

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LectureWeek1

IntroductiontotheCourseandSyllabus
TheEconomicsofConstruction:Economics,Sectorsand
Industries
Learningobjectives

Bytheendoftodayslecture,studentsshouldbeableto:
Knowthetopics,lessons,activities,assessmentssystemthat
willbeusedthroughoutthewholecourse.
Understandthecommonnatureofcurrentpracticeand
businessintheconstructionindustryinMalaysiaand
aroundtheworld,andtorecogniseandappreciatethe
futurevision(thechange).

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Firstdayofclass!

Yournameis
Cityyouarefrom
Yourfutureplans
Yourexpectationsforthisclass
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CourseOverview

Pleaserefertofile:RMK153_CourseSyllabus_201516 in
theelearnUSM
CourseOutlines
CourseObjective
StudentLearningOutcome
TeachingandLearningSchedule
InclassAssessmentFormat
ExamFormat
SupplementaryReadings
Expectations&Requirements

Classtime:attendanceisrequired,participationis
mandatory....Studentswillbebarredfromsittingforthe
finalexaminationiftheydonotfulfilthecourse
requirements,suchasabsencefromlecturesandtutorials
ofatleast70%,andhavenotcompleted/fulfilledthe
requiredcomponentsofcoursework.
Assessment: Passorfail?Whatisthegradingsystemlooks
like?Howtotargetgradeattheendofthesemester?How
manyquizzes,activitiesandassignments?
Guidetoassignment:plagiarism,writingrulesand
referencing/citations
Youareresponsibleforyoursuccess!
Gradingsystem
Alphabetic
A A B+ B B C+ C C D+ D D F
Grade
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4.00 3.67 3.33 3.00 2.67 2.33 2.00 1.67 1.33 1.00 0.67 0
Points
Writing

Generalstructureof(report,essay)writing:
Titlepage
Tableofcontents
Abstract/summary
Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Recommendation
ListofReferences
Appendix
Referencing

Referencingistoavoidplagiarism
Plagiarismisconsideredacademictheftthatconstitutes
academicmisconduct.Ifstudentfoundguiltyofplagiarism,
amarkofzerofortheassessmentorcoursewillbegiven.
Plagiarismisdirectcopypasteorduplicationofthework
(anywrittenpublished/unpublishedmaterials:ideas,or
conceptsfromabook,article,report,paper,artwork,
design,drawing,website,anotherpersonsassignment)
Refertofile:QuickGuidetoWritingandReferencing
TheEconomicsofConstruction:An
IntroductiontoEconomics,Sectors
andIndustries
Natureofconstruction

Let'stestyourcriticalimagination!Pleaselookatthis
picture,andtellmewhatdoyouthink?
I(andsomeofyou)wouldsay

Riskyanddangerous
Unstable,dynamicandcomplexenvironments
Climate
Laboursintensive
Temporary
Requiredtomanufacture
Details
Costly
Culture&systemsoforganization

Architect
Construc
tion Engineer
Manager

Project
Planning
Manager

Client

Surveyor
QS
s

Sub
Supplier
contract
s
ors
Contract
or

Adaptedfrom:Walker,A.(2015).ProjectManagementin
Construction:Wiley.Page20.
Questions

Whoisclient(s)?
Howtoworkwitheveryone?
Economycontributions

MalaysiaGDPcontributionfromconstruction.

ThiswillbecoveredinWeek6andWeek13,sostayawake!
Sectors

Buildings(housing,commercial,institutional)
Infrastructureorfacility(civilengineering,heavy
engineering,highway,powerplants,roads,aqueducts,
sewers,bridges,dams,electricitylines,andnaturalgas
pipelines.)
Industrial(mineralresources,transformationofraw
materials,andproductionofgoods)
Industries

Services(e.g.consulting,financial)
Manufacturingandproduction(e.g.chemicalandplastics,
glass,timber,concrete)
Miningandnaturalresources(e.g.cement,sand)
Q&A
Thankyou