COURSE INFORMATION FOR DDWQ2513 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1

COURSE INFORMATION

School/Faculty: PPD / SPACE Page: 1 of 4
Program name: Diploma in Quantity Surveying
Course code: DDWQ2513 Academic Session/Semester: 2021/2022/1
Course name: Professional Practice 1 Nil
Credit hours: 3 Pre/co requisite (course name
and code, if applicable):

Course synopsis This course introduces the overall quantity surveying program and the program outcomes,
the nature of the construction industry, and the roles and responsibilities of the various
Course coordinator professionals involved in the construction team. The course also highlights the relevant
(if applicable) professional boards and institutions relating to the construction industry and quantity
surveying practice. Topics covered also include project development process, the building
team, financial institutions, contractors and suppliers' organisations; professional boards
and institutions; roles of quantity surveyors at pre and post contract stages, and
professional ethics.

Sr Ts YUSMADY BIN MD JUNUS

Course lecturer(s) Name Office Contact no. E-mail
Sr Ts YUSMADY BIN MD JUNUS 03-26154895 019-3228969 [email protected]

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Mapping of the Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) to the Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO), Teaching & Learning

(T&L) methods and Assessment methods:

PLO *Taxonomies T&L methods ***Assessment

No. CLO (Code) and methods

**generic skills

CLO1 Explain the project development PLO1 C2 Lecture, T, F, PR

process (KW) Active learning

CLO2 Differentiates the roles and functions PLO2 C4 Lecture, T, Q, F, PR

of quantity surveyors and other (CG) active learning

design and construction team in

relation to the different stages of the

construction development process

CLO3 Explain the function of professional PLO11 A3 Lecture, T, Q, F, PR, AVR

organisations and institutions in (ETS) GC2 Active learning
current construction industry in

defining professional ethics.

Refer *Taxonomies of Learning and **UTM’s Graduate Attributes, where applicable for measurement of

outcomes achievement

***F – Final Exam; T – Test; Q – Quiz; PR – Project; AVR – Academic Visit Report.

Prepared by: Certified by:
Name:
Signature: Signature:
Date:
Name: Sr Ts YUSMADY BIN MD JUNUS
5 JUL 2021
Date: 3 JUNE 2019

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Program name: Diploma in Quantity Surveying
Course code: DDWQ2513 Academic Session/Semester: 2021/2022/1
Course name: Professional Practice 1 Nil
Credit hours: 3 Pre/co requisite (course name
and code, if applicable):

Details on Innovative T&L practices:

No. Type Implementation

1. Active Learning Conducted through in-class activities. Two-way communication with

students.

Weekly Schedule:

Week 1 1. An Overview On
1.1. The Construction Industry: Definition and classification of the industries in the
Week 2 2.
Week 3 3. economy, characteristics and features of the construction industry.
1.2. The Quantity Surveying Profession

The Construction Development Process
The Design and Construction Team
3.1. Members
3.2. Roles and Responsibilities

Week 4 4. Professional Board and Institutions related to the Construction Industry
Week 5 4.1. Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM)
Week 6 4.2 Royal Institutions of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM)
Week 7
5. Contractors and Related Organisation
Week 8 6. Other Organisations and Parties involved in the Construction Industry
Week 9
Week 10 6.1. Workers
Week 11 6.2 Supplies – plant, equipment and construction materials
Week 12 MID SEMESTER BREAK
Week 13 7. The Quantity Surveying Profession
7.1 Historical development of the quantity surveying profession
Week 14 7.2 Professional ethics
8. Roles of Quantity Surveyor
Week 15 8.1. Roles of quantity surveyor at pre-contract stage
8.2 Roles of quantity surveyor at post-contract stage
Week 16 9. Client Requirement
Week 17 - 19 9.1 Client Brief
9.2 Pre-qualification of contractor
10. Procurement System
10.1 Introduction to procurement systems
10.2 Types of procurement
11. Introduction to Construction Contract; PWD and PAM Standard form of Contract.
12. Tender Document
12.1 Tender document
REVISION WEEK
FINAL EXAMINATION WEEK

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Program name: Diploma in Quantity Surveying
Course code: DDWQ2513 Academic Session/Semester: 2021/2022/1
Course name: Professional Practice 1 Nil
Credit hours: 3 Pre/co requisite (course name
and code, if applicable):

Transferable skills (generic skills learned in course of study which can be useful and utilised in other settings):
Global citizen

Student learning time (SLT) details:

Distribution of Teaching and Learning Activities Total
SLT
Student Learning Guided Learning Guided Learning Independent
Time (SLT) (Face to Face) Non-Face to Face Learning 39h
39h
Course Content L: Lecture, T: Tutorial, P: Non-Face to face 37h
outline Practical, O: Others 115h
10h
CLO L T P O 10h Total SLT
9h As in CLO3
CLO1 12h 2h 15h 29h
(27h)
CLO2 12h 2h 15h As in CLO1,
CLO2 and
CLO3 12h 2h 14h CLO3 (60h)

36h 6h 44h 1h
1h
No. Continuous Assessment PLO (Code) Percentage
1 Academic Visit PLO11 (ETS) 5 30m

2 Project PLO1 (KW) 20 2h 30m
PLO2 (CG) 30
3 Test 1 PLO11 (ETS) 5 120h
Test 2 PLO1 (KW) 40
PLO2 (CG)
4 Quiz PLO11 (ETS)
Final Assessment PLO2 (CG)
PLO11 (ETS)
1 Final Examination
PLO1 (KW)
h: hours, m: minutes PLO2(CG)
PLO11 (ETS)
Grand Total SLT

Special requirement to deliver the course (e.g: software, nursery, computer lab, simulation room):
Lecture room with LCD

Learning resources:
Text book (if applicable)
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Credit hours: 3 Pre/co requisite (course name
and code, if applicable):

Main references
1. Ashworth, A. and Hogg, K. Willis’s Practice and Procedure for the Quantity Surveyor (13th Edition), Oxford:

Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2013.
2. Cartlidge, D. New Aspects of Quantity Surveying Practice (4th Edition), Routledge, 2017.
3. Cartlidge, D. Quantity Surveyor’s Pocket Book (Routledge Pocket Books) (3rd Edition), Routledge, 2017.
4. Harban Singh KS Engineering and Construction Contract Management: Law and Principles. Singapore:

LexisNexis,2005.
5. Harban Singh KS Engineering and Construction Contract Management: Pre-Contract AwardPractice.

Singapore: LexisNexis,2005.
6. Harban Singh KS Engineering and Construction Contract Management: Commencement and Administration.

Singapore: LexisNexis,2005.
7. Harban Singh KS Engineering and Construction Contract Management: Post-CommencementPractice.

Singapore: LexisNexis,2005.
8. Lee, S, Trench, W. and Willis, A. Willis’s Elements of Quantity Surveying (12th Edition), Oxford: Blackwell

Publishing Ltd,2004.
9. Nor Ainah Abdullah. Pengenalan Undang-undang Kontrak Binaan, Shah Alam: UPENA UiTM,2001.

Additional references
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Online
http://classroom.google.com (will advise)

Academic honesty and plagiarism:
Be warned: students who submit copied work and failed to attend lecture more than three (3) times will obtain a
mark of zero for the assignment and disciplinary steps may be taken by the Faculty. It is also unacceptable to do
somebody else’s work, to lend your work to them or to make your work available to them to copy.

Other additional information (Course policy, any specific instruction etc.):
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Disclaimer:
All teaching and learning materials associated with this course are for personal use only. The materials are intended
for educational purposes only. Reproduction of the materials in any form for any purposes other than what it is
intended for is prohibited. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information supplied
herein, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions.

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