Course description
Develop your appreciation of how project design is developed and the roles of contributors to design realisation. This eight-week Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course will help you to gain an appreciation of the influences of regulation on design and an understanding of how project design can affect project value, cost and time to completion.
With links to construction companies worldwide, the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment is key to supporting your progress to senior management.
This course will also introduce you to planning regulations and land acquisition and develop your knowledge of sustainable design and modern methods of construction (MMC).
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
After successfully completing this course you will be able to:
- provide evaluated solutions to complex problems relating to the value maximisation of construction works demonstrating a critical understanding of the relative merits of various approaches
- critically evaluate a broad range of factors impacting on the context within which design of the built environment is developed
explore and analyse opportunities for rationalising construction systems and production methods
- evaluate and analyse current use and application of materials, technology and specialist construction techniques within national, European and international environments.
At the end of the 8-week course, you will be awarded a CPD certificate (worth 10 academic credits).
Passing the assessed element (an exam or coursework) can also contribute credit towards the Online MSc Construction Project Management offered by Nottingham Trent University. All candidates seeking credit will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. If you wish to follow the credit route you must mention this on your application form.