| Code | Faculty | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 12242020 | Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology | Department: Construction Economics |
| Credits | Duration | NQF level |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum duration of study: 1 year | Total credits: 131 | NQF level: 08 |
Refer also to G16-G29.
A student is required to attend lectures diligently, but in addition the student must complete a compulsory minimum of 240 hours of temporary employment with a suitable employer in the construction industry/built environment (registered quantity surveyor, contractor, developer, property owner, etc). As proof of the practical experience the student must submit an approved logbook signed by the employer.
Selection is based on an applicant's academic record and experience. Applicants may be required to attend an interview and/or write an entrance examination.
A minimum semester/year mark of 40% is required in order to be admitted to the examination in a specific module. In addition, all other examination admission requirements, applicable to the relevant module, must have been met.
The degree is conferred with distinction if students registered for the degree for the first time, complete the degree within the minimum prescribed time and pass all modules with a weighted average of 75% (not rounded) (excluding POU 700).
Minimum credits: 131
Module content:
Estimation of building costs – principles and process; elements of a price; rough quantities and inclusive quantities (elemental and builders’ quantities) for estimating; estimating methods; pricing of various trades and preliminaries; analysis of building cost; building cost escalation; design cost management.
Module content:
Valuation of income-producing properties, commercial properties, lease agreements, land with development potential, mass valuation techniques and jurisprudence regarding property valuation.
Module content:
A research report on a subject approved by the Head of Department has to be completed during the final year of study.
Module content:
Operational management techniques, productivity, work study and effect on price determination. Construction programming techniques, including CCS.
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