Challenges of Teaching Construction Engineering and Management Courses Hong Kong Experience

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1 Challenges f Teaching Cnstructin Engineering and Management Curses Hng Kng Experience Thmas Ng Assciate Head and Prfessr Department f Civil Engineering, The University f Hng Kng Backgrund 1

2 University f Hng Kng Civil Engineering; Surveying; Architecture Hng Kng University f Science and Technlgy Civil & Envirnmental Engineering Hng Kng Plytechnic University Civil & Envirnmental Engineering; Surveying; Building Engineering and Management City University f Hng Kng Architectural Engineering; Civil Engineering Chinese University f Hng Kng Architecture Cnstructin related Prgrams in HK 4 year credit based prgram 240 credits t graduate Prgram structure HKU s Civil Engineering Prgram University cmmn cre; engineering cre; engineering elective Five civil engineering disciplines Structural engineering Getechnical engineering Envirnmental engineering Transprtatin engineering Cnstructin engineering and management 2

3 HKU s Civil Engineering Prgram CEM undergraduate curses Principles f Civil Engineering Management (cre) Cnstructin Prject Management (elective) Prfessinal Practice in the Built Envirnment (elective) Law fr Civil Engineers (elective) Management & cmmunicatin skills fr engineers (cre) Curse Cntents Principles f Civil Engineering Management (cre) Engineers in sciety Management theries and practice Financial feasibility study Prject delivery methd Cntractual arrangement Tendering appraches Cnstructin planning Detailed cst estimatin Legal issues Dispute reslutins Quality management Safety management 3

4 Curse Cntents Cnstructin Prject Management (elective) Management f engineering design Value management and lean cnstructin Building infrmatin mdeling and visualizatin Sustainability in cnstructin prjects Life cycle csting and analysis Prefabricatin and ff site cnstructin Financial planning and cntrl Prgramming, netwrk analysis and critical paths Resurce scheduling and time cst trade ffs Prductivity and innvatin Cntract administratin and management Cash flw management Curse Cntents Prfessinal Practice in the Built Envirnment (elective) Building cntrl n building planning Statutry requirements in building cnstructin and site supervisin Prfessinal cnduct, respnsibility, liability and indemnity Planning, design and cntrl f tall building structures Seismic design practice Cntrl and practice n fundatin cnstructin Means f access fr fire fighting and rescue in building planning Safety planning and management in building prjects Cntrl and requirements n health and envirnment in cnstructin Cnservatin and re vitalizatin f histric buildings 4

5 Curse Cntents Law fr Civil Engineers (elective) Intrductin t legal system and relevant legislatin and regulatins Rights and bligatins f cntracting parties Remedies fr breach f cntract Emplyer s prtectin and remedies Cntractr s remedies Bankruptcy / inslvency f cntractr Law f trt fr civil engineers Cmpany law Land law and trust Litigatin Arbitratin Alternative dispute reslutin appraches Masters Prgram CEM pstgraduate curses Building infrmatin mdelling: Theries and applicatin Sustainable cnstructin technlgy: principles and practices Building planning and cntrl Urban develpment management by engineering apprach Management f infrastructure megaprjects Prject management human and rganisatinal factrs Rights, liabilities and claims in cnstructin cntracts Hng Kng, PRC and internatinal cnstructin law Infrastructure cntracts management Cnstructin dispute reslutin Cnstructin financial management Operatin and maintenance f building & civil engineering wrks 5

6 Learning Outcmes Assessment 6

7 Challenges in Teaching & Learning Little emphasis n CEM in the prgram Students d nt appreciate the imprtance f CEM knwledge Tight teaching schedule fr a wide range f tpics Difficult t explain the practice in classrm Text bk theries vs. practical experience Still heavily relying n examinatin Are students cmpetent enugh t apply their knwledge t slve real wrld prblems? Emerging CEM Tpics Building infrmatin mdeling Sustainability cnstructin Industrializatin Rbtics & autmatin New cntract frm NEC4 Asset management Big data 7

8 Cnclusins CEM knwledge is imprtant t all cnstructin prfessinals Related undergraduate prgrams put less and less emphasis n CEM curses Students tend t fcus mre n the technical curses It is necessary t equip students with nvel CEM knwledge t cpe with the changes Thank Yu Prf. Thmas Ng Assciate Head & Prfessr Department f Civil Engineering The University f Hng Kng tstng@hku.hk 8