Course detail

Quality Management of Constructions

FAST-BW054Acad. year: 2017/2018

General principles and current approaches to the construction process. Tools for managing construction processes, controls and basic requirements for the quality of the implementation of partial construction processes and buildings. The principles and the importance of carrying out inspection of construction output. Fields and methods used in quality assurance of structures, control and evaluation of the quality of construction work in the processes shell construction and in the interior and finishing processes. The basic elements of quality management in a construction company.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Technology, Mechanisation and Construction Management (TST)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

1.Creation of basic documents on building: technological procedures, project quality plans, inspection and test plans
2.Ability to assurance of quality during the process of building planning
3.Ability to assurance of quality during the process of building realization
4.Understanding of tasks of building participants in the process of quality assurance on building

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of construction technological processes and properties of building materials and products.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to the field of technology
2. Technology of construction and process management related to building implementation
3. Current approaches to technologies and construction process management
4. Regulators of construction processes
5. Basic tools for construction process management
6. Requirements for construction quality
7. Importance of control in building implementation
8. Metrology, testing and construction quality supervision
9. Evaluation of quality of the structure in the process of shell construction
10. Evaluation of quality of the structure in the interior and finishing processes
11. Quality assurances in a construction company and basic elements of quality management systems

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

·Making the student acquainted with principal rules of quality control of construction realization.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-SI (N) Bachelor's

    branch S , 4. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme B-P-E-SI (N) Bachelor's

    branch S , 4. year of study, summer semester, elective

  • Programme B-P-C-SI (N) Bachelor's

    branch S , 4. year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer