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This document outlines the objectives and structure of a group project module in civil engineering. The goals are to provide experience working in a team to complete an infrastructure design project, enhancing design skills and appreciation for integrating topics. Students will be assigned roles and work collaboratively to plan, design, and evaluate a construction project based on a provided theme. The theme is on how Modern Methods of Construction could transform the industry. Suggested project topics include structures like houses, pools, stations, and parking lots. Resources for project management, team roles, and construction are also referenced.

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Lecture 01

This document outlines the objectives and structure of a group project module in civil engineering. The goals are to provide experience working in a team to complete an infrastructure design project, enhancing design skills and appreciation for integrating topics. Students will be assigned roles and work collaboratively to plan, design, and evaluate a construction project based on a provided theme. The theme is on how Modern Methods of Construction could transform the industry. Suggested project topics include structures like houses, pools, stations, and parking lots. Resources for project management, team roles, and construction are also referenced.

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GROUP PROJECT

ENG. T. THILAKSHAN
MEng, MSc, PhD (Reading)
G M I C E , M I LT
Geotechnical Engineering

Project Management
Structural Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Transportation Engineering

Hydraulic Engineering

Civil Engineering
What can we do as a group?
Group Project
The overall intention is to provide you with experience of
being a member of a team undertaking a realistic
infrastructure design project
By so doing you will enhance your design skills (in a
particular Civil Engineering area) and will also appreciate
the practicalities and difficulties of integrating a variety of
topic areas to arrive at a working solution for a complex
infrastructure problem
Group Project
A project that requires you to work with your peers
– intended to simulate the 'real world' where you
work with other people on a day-to-day basis

If structured well, group projects can promote


important intellectual and social skills and help to
prepare students for a work world in which
teamwork and collaboration are increasingly the
norm
Aims of group work
The aims of working in small groups include the
development of
 Intellectual understanding, abilities and skills
 Communication, cooperative and teamwork skills such as
planning, management, leadership and peer support
 Personal growth (increased self esteem and self
confidence)
Group Project
The module will also develop awareness of the Civil
Engineer’s contribution and obligations to society, when
he/she undertakes project work in any part of the world
Aims of group work
 Professional growth (development
of professional standards, values and
ethics)
 Independence and increased
responsibility for own learning
 Reflective practices (reviewing and
reflecting, planning for the future)
Learning Outcome 01
Assess individual and group skills in order to allocate roles
within a collaborative team
Roles and responsibilities
Human resources management
 Core job dimensions (skill variety, task identity, task significance,
autonomy, feedback)
 Job design (job rotation, job enlargement, etc.).
Learning Outcome 02
Plan a construction project, based on the Pearson-set theme,
in collaboration with others to ensure good practice in
resource management, staffing and project scheduling
Project planning
 Setting goals
 Defining ‘deliverables’
 Task definition
 Identifying risks/risk management
 Communication planning
Flow of a Civil
Engineering Project
The design process can be
elaborated in ten steps; each
step having one or more
clear outcomes
The figure illustrates the
steps
Read more:
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cess-of-designing-civil-engineering.html

https://youtu.be/M5UbsGsOm7Y
Learning Outcome 03
Prepare tender documentation; undertaking work
appropriate to a defined role within a team
 Construction drawings
 Specifications
 Schedules of work
 Cost plan
 Health and safety legislation
 Building Information Modelling
Learning Outcome 04
Evaluate own work, and the work of others, in a
collaborative team
Pearson-set Theme Release
The potential for Modern Methods of Construction to
continue to transform the Industry
Faced with skills gaps and an aging workforce, combined
with the role that global construction plays in driving
economies, new approaches are required to continue to
allow construction to respond to the challenges of today
and the future
Pearson-set Theme Release
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) is a broad term
that covers many different approaches to change the way in
which we design and construct our built environment
From offsite construction and modular buildings to new
materials and even 3D printing, MMC is a link between
technology and the construction industry
How might MMC, or specific types of MMC, transform the
industry?
MMC not MCC !!!
Pearson-set Theme Release
This unit will enable students to consider the different
approaches to MMC and how these are and will create new
opportunities and methods
Through engagement with the theme and topics, students
will have the opportunity to undertake work that will
embed the knowledge and skills necessary to manage a
project
Topic 01
Two-storey house
Location: Colombo District
Budget: LKR 20,000,000.00
Client: Private owner
Occupants: 9
Remarks: Land is available
Topic 01
Two storey house for 9 occupants
Topic 02
Swimming pool
Location: Western Province
Budget: Consultant needs to provide an estimation
Client: School
Tracks: 8
Remarks: Land is available
Topic 03
Railway station
Location: Gampaha District
Budget: Consultant needs to provide an estimation
Client: CGR
Tracks: 4
Remarks: Identify a suitable location
Topic 04
Restaurant
Location: Colombo
Budget: LKR 30,000,000.00
Client: Private owner
Capacity: 75 occupants
Remarks: Identify a suitable location
Topic 05
Multi-storey Indoor parking lot
Location: Colombo-Kalutara border
Budget: Consultant needs to provide an estimation
Client: Transport Ministry
Capacity: 1500 vehicles
Remarks: Identify a suitable location
Topic 06
School Laboratory
Location: Colombo
Budget: Consultant needs to provide an estimation
Client: School
Capacity: 50 students
Remarks: Land is available
Module description
The success of a project relies not only on the ability of each
person in a team to do their work, but on each individual’s
awareness of how their work relates to the work of others, how
to ensure that information is shared effectively, and that roles
and responsibilities are clear
Module Title: Group Project
Module Code: D/615/1408
Credits: 30
Pre-requisites: None
Recommended Resources
Civil & QS
BALDWIN, A. (2014) Handbook for Construction Planning and Scheduling, Wiley-Blackwell: London.

BELBIN, M. (2010) Team Roles at Work. Taylor & Francis.

BENNETT, J. and PEACE, S. (2006) Partnering in Construction: A Code of Practice for Strategic Collaborative Working. Burlington: Butterworth-
Heinemann.

BOUCHLAGHEM, D. (2011) Collaborative Working in Construction. Abingdon: SPON Press.

CIOB (2010) Guide to Good Practice in the Management of Time in Complex Projects. London: Chartered Institute of Building.

DAINTY, A. and LOOSEMORE, M. (ed.) (2012) Human Resource Management in Construction: Critical Perspectives. Abingdon: Routledge.

KELLY, J. and MALE, S. (1992) Value Management in Design and Construction: The Economic Management of Project. London: Taylor & Francis.

MYERS, S. and CHILDS, R. (2016) Understanding Team Roles. Nielson Book Services Limited.

POTTS, K. and ANKRAH, N. (2014) Construction Cost Management: Learning from Case Studies. London: Routledge.

WYATT, D. (2007) Construction Specifications: Principles and Applications. New York: Delmar.
More readings
Blog articles
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YouTube videos
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