(Mandatory module of the focus)

Knowledge / Skills:

After participating in the module, students have in-depth knowledge in the area of economic construction operations (calculation of process comparisons, construction scheduling). At the end of the module, the student will be able to draw conclusions about the possibilities of scheduling and will also be taught the topic of network planning with comprehensive examples and explanations. They will be able to use and access this knowledge in later professional challenges in order to plan, control and successfully complete construction measures in structural and civil engineering, but also in civil engineering and traffic route construction.

Application / Implementation:

The students have the opportunity to apply and deepen the acquired knowledge and skills in temporally parallel and subsequent construction management and construction management modules. They develop a knowledge advantage and benefit from a construction management orientation, which can become a competitive advantage in the job market.

Contents:

In the lectures, essential basics and specialized knowledge regarding construction operations and construction management are taught. This includes the construction process planning up to special forms of presentation and applications of scheduling, construction process engineering and its calculation. In addition, interfaces to other subject complexes of construction operations are regularly worked out as well as explained with concrete examples.

Teaching Materials:

Teaching materials are distributed in the lectures. In addition, teaching materials are occasionally offered for download at My-BTU.

Examination:

At the end of the semester in the examination period there is a written examination. In the exam, the handed out teaching materials, own notes, calculators and writing materials are allowed. Sample exams and technical literature are not allowed.

(Elective module of the subject area)

Knowledge / Skills:

After participating in the module, students will have specialized and in-depth knowledge of all finishing trades. The focus is on the detailed presentation of the various trades of the finishing technology. In addition, the focus is repeatedly directed in the individual trades on the subject of building in the existing fabric.

Competencies:

Within the scope of the module, the students have acquired competencies and specialized knowledge, especially for the facts of the finishing trades. They are sensitized to interfaces and quality requirements and can thus recognize and avoid typical problems at an early stage as management personnel.

Application / Implementation:

The students have the opportunity to apply and deepen the acquired knowledge and competencies in temporally parallel and subsequent modules related to construction economics and construction management. They develop a knowledge advantage and benefit from a construction management orientation, which can become a competitive advantage in the labor market.

Contents:

In the lectures, concepts, standards and guidelines, materials, building materials, construction methods as well as interfaces between the trades of finishing technology are developed. Examples are used to deepen and internalize the knowledge in a practical manner.

Teaching materials:

Teaching materials are distributed in the lectures. In addition, teaching materials are occasionally offered for download under My-BTU.

Examination:

A written exam is given at the end of the semester during the exam period. In the exam, the handed out teaching materials, own notes, calculators and writing materials are allowed. Sample exams and technical literature are not allowed.

Knowledge / Skills:

Students have an understanding of project work as a management task and they have knowledge in the organization and control of complex planning and construction processes.
In the context of project management in the construction industry, students learn about the totality of management tasks, organization, techniques and resources for the implementation of a project. They are able to put themselves in the role of a building owner and advise and represent him or her in construction planning and execution. You will learn to establish project goals, enter into contracts to accomplish the project, coordinate project participants, review deliverables, and secure client compensation.

Contents:

- By combining technical and management knowledge, students are able to mediate and negotiate between the client and the
responsible authorities and political bodies in order to optimize the construction project in terms of its economic efficiency
on the one hand and legal requirements on the other.
- You are able to compile an organization manual with the rules for the project participants.
- They are confident in describing the qualities and quantities of a project and know the sample descriptions and the room book procedure as aids.
- Students are able to set up a general schedule from the owner's point of view and describe the measures of schedule control and management.
- They know how the determination, control and management of costs and financing are related to the entire project. They will be able to structure and integrate the cost planning of the project planner and the technical parties involved
and derive a funding requirement plan for a project from the schedule and capacity planning.
- The students are familiar with the service profile "Project Management Services in the Construction and Real Estate Industry" developed by the AHO* and are able to discuss individual legal subject areas and
issues.
- They have knowledge of, among other things, the awarding of contracts and the drafting of contracts for project management services, the service profile and remuneration, as well as special topics such as
of project development.
* Committee of the Associations and Chambers of Engineers and Architects for the Fee Regulations e.V.

Teaching materials:

See references on the homepage of the Planning and Construction Economics Department and the Construction and Planning Law Department.

Performance verification:

Presentation of papers 50%
Written paper 50%
The assessment of the module consists of 50% in the subject area Planning and Construction Economics (Chair of Construction Engineering and Management) and 50% in the subject area Construction and Planning Law. The number and scope of the presentations will be specified at the beginning of the courses.

Knowledge / Skills:

After participating in the module courses, students have knowledge of business organization as well as construction management in particular. Thus, they are familiar with important organizational and operational challenges and principles of action in corporate management and are able to delve deeper into the tasks of construction management.

Competencies:

Within the framework of the module courses, students acquire in-depth competencies and specialized knowledge of construction management topics. In particular, knowledge of company organization as well as the aspects and tasks of a company's construction management are acquired. The knowledge can be related to examples from building construction and civil engineering but also civil engineering and traffic route construction as well as construction in existing structures.

Application / Implementation:

The students have the opportunity to apply and deepen the acquired knowledge and skills in temporally parallel and subsequent construction management and construction management modules. They develop a knowledge advantage and benefit from a construction management orientation, which can become a competitive advantage in the job market.

Contents:

In the lectures, the fundamentals of organization, special features of the construction industry, corporate controlling as well as organizational forms and job and department structures are taught. Furthermore, the term "construction manager" is derived, its legal status as well as its tasks and challenges in the different phases (acquisition, start-up phase, construction phase, completion phase, warranty phase) as well as the necessary personal skills of a construction manager are elaborated.

Teaching Materials:

Teaching materials are distributed in the lectures. In addition, occasional teaching materials are available for download at My-BTU.

Examination performance:

A written examination is given at the end of the semester during the examination period. In the exam, the handed out teaching materials, own notes, calculators and writing materials are allowed. Sample exams and technical literature are not allowed.

Knowledge / Skills:

After participating in the module courses, students have in-depth knowledge of construction site equipment planning. This includes all planning of resources (equipment, materials, personnel) and other aids that are necessary for the economic operation of a construction site. Furthermore, the students know essential basics and necessary advanced knowledge on the aspects of safety and health protection on construction sites.

Competencies:

Within the framework of the module courses, students acquire in-depth competencies and specialized knowledge on construction management topics. In particular, the knowledge of construction site equipment as an overriding task of construction planning and construction management in all construction measures in building construction and civil engineering but also civil engineering and traffic route construction as well as construction in existing structures are acquired.

Application / Implementation:

The students have the opportunity to apply and deepen the acquired knowledge and skills in temporally parallel and subsequent construction management and construction management modules. They develop a knowledge advantage and benefit from a construction management orientation, which can become a competitive advantage in the labor market.

Contents:

The lectures cover important laws and licensing issues, the basics of BE planning, individual elements, traffic development and media supply. Furthermore, the topics of safety and health protection are presented on the basis of the Construction Site Ordinance and the associated dual system in Germany. A look at other European countries also enables a distinction to be made between strengths and weaknesses.

Teaching materials:

In the lectures and seminars, teaching materials for the PERI construction exercise are handed out and explained. After instruction, students work in groups on the PERI assignment.

Examination performance:

At the end of the semester (deadline 30.07.2017) the worked out voucher has to be handed in. All completed documents will be sent to PERI to participate in the student competition.

Knowledge / Understanding:

Students understand the planning of structures as a design, technical and economic task that takes place within a framework of legal regulations.
They know under which conditions a structural annex is or is not permissible under planning law and how the prerequisites under planning law for the admission of structural annexes can be created. They are able to assess the prerequisites for building projects economically as well as in terms of planning law.

The students are able to

• describe the task for the subsequent planning within the framework of the basic evaluation and preliminary planning.
• to assess the admission of a building project according to the BauGB and the BauNVO. They acquire legal knowledge that enables them to plan building projects in the area of a development plan, in the unplanned inner area and in the outer area with legal certainty.

The students know the relevant regulations of the Building Code, the Building Use Ordinance, the Zoning Ordinance and other rules of ancillary building law and can implement them in planning.

Content:

In the lecture on construction economics, on the one hand, terms of the construction industry are discussed in an economic context and specific market features are highlighted. The course also deals with forms of organization under company law for companies in the context of the construction industry. The structure and functions of the parties involved in construction are outlined. In addition, basic terms and contents of construction-specific laws, ordinances and regulations are highlighted.

In the lecture on building law, the general urban planning law of the Building Code is a focal point. In particular, the admission of projects and essential aspects of urban land use planning are explained. In this context, the regulations of the Building Use Ordinance (Baunutzungsverordnung) are also of importance. Issues of nature and environmental law are also addressed.

Teaching material:

Teaching materials are distributed in the lectures.

Performance verification:

Assessment mode(s) for module examination: Written exam, 120 min. (graded)
The assessment of performance verifications consists of 50% from the subject area Construction Economics and 50% from the subject area Construction and Planning Law.

Content:

The module deepens knowledge and imparts basics on general construction topics (contract customs, BGB, VOB/B, safety and health protection, controlling and construction process) from traffic and road construction, building construction and industrial construction, among others. In addition, the module provides in-depth coverage of the subject area of network planning technology with comprehensive examples and explanations. In addition, conclusions are drawn about the possibilities for displaying scheduling. In a third part of the module, the topic of construction site equipment planning is dealt with in depth.

Teaching materials:

Teaching materials will be distributed in the lectures.

Examination performance:

A written examination will be given at the end of the semester during the examination period. In the exam, the handed out teaching materials, own notes, calculator and writing materials are allowed. Sample exams and technical literature are not allowed.

Content:

Students acquire in-depth knowledge in the area of economic construction operations (calculation of process comparisons, construction sequence planning). The focus is on the detailed presentation of the various trades of finishing technology. Here, standards and guidelines, materials, construction materials, construction methods as well as interfaces between the trades are elaborated.

Teaching materials:

Teaching materials are distributed in the lectures. In addition, teaching materials are occasionally offered for download under My-BTU.

Examination:

A written examination is given at the end of the semester during the examination period. In the examination, the issued lecture notes, own notes, calculators and writing materials are allowed. Sample exams and technical literature are not allowed.

Content:

The module focuses on the partial services of the architect in economic and legal terms, as they are included in the service phases 1 to 9 of the object planning according to the Fee Structure for Architects and Engineers (HOAI). The subject area of construction management includes, among other things, requirements planning including the drawing up of a space and function program, the dimensioning of a building in terms of its floor areas and room contents in accordance with DIN 277-1 Floor Areas and Room Contents in Civil Engineering - Part 1: Building Construction and comparable regulations, as well as the assessment of the space efficiency of a building. The stages of cost determination according to DIN 276 Kosten im Bauwesen are applied with confidence.

Teaching materials:

Lecture notes for the lectures and exercises are available for download on Moodle. In addition, students need the current versions of DIN 276, DIN 277-1 and HOAI 2013.

Examination:

At the end of the semester, there will be a written examination during the examination period.

ATTENTION: The assessment of the exam consists of 50% of the subject area construction industry and 50% of the subject area construction and planning law.

Content:

The module focuses on the partial services of the architect in economic and legal terms, as they are included in the service phases 1 to 9 of the object planning according to the Fee Structure for Architects and Engineers (HOAI). In the subject area of construction management, these services include

• Differentiation of the parties involved in the execution of construction work according to types of companies and their advantages and disadvantages from the client's point of view
• Principles and types of awarding construction contracts
• Examination of the contents of the planning prior to the execution of the construction work with regard to the need for planning, technical correctness, freedom from errors and cost security
• Structuring of the planning and construction process by means of differentiated scheduling and sequence planning
• Coordination of the services of the technically involved parties as well as the executing companies on the basis of beam plans and network plans
• Law of the work contract after BGB, defaults of the HOAI and regulations of the assignment and contract order for building works (VOB/B) for building contracts
• Familiarization with the client's claims for defects resulting from a breach of duty
• Service description with service specifications and with service program as well as the differences between unit price contract and lump sum contract
• Project supervision and documentation: especially in the coordination of executing companies, in the keeping of a construction diary, in the examination of construction accounts and cost control, in the joint measurement with the companies, in the participation in the acceptance of the construction work and the cost determination.

Teaching Materials:

Lecture notes for the lectures and exercises are available for download on Moodle. In addition, students need the current version of the VOB.

Examination performance:

A written exam will be given at the end of the semester during the exam period.

ATTENTION: The assessment of the exam consists of 50% of the subject area construction industry and 50% of the subject area construction and planning law.

Knowledge / Skills:

Students have an understanding of project work as a management task and they have knowledge in the organization and control of complex planning and construction processes.
In the context of project management in the construction industry, students learn about the totality of management tasks, organization, techniques and resources for the implementation of a project. They are able to put themselves in the role of a building owner and advise and represent him or her in construction planning and execution. You will learn to establish project goals, enter into contracts to accomplish the project, coordinate project participants, review deliverables, and secure client compensation.

Contents:

- By combining technical and management knowledge, students are able to mediate and negotiate between the client and the
responsible authorities and political bodies in order to optimize the construction project in terms of its economic efficiency
on the one hand and legal requirements on the other.
- You are able to compile an organization manual with the rules for the project participants.
- They are confident in describing the qualities and quantities of a project and know the sample descriptions and the room book procedure as aids.
- Students are able to set up a general schedule from the owner's point of view and describe the measures of schedule control and management.
- They know how the determination, control and management of costs and financing are related to the entire project. They are able to structure and integrate the cost planning of the object planner and the technical participants
and to derive a funds requirement plan for a project from the schedule and capacity planning.
- The students are familiar with the service profile "Project Management Services in the Construction and Real Estate Industry" developed by the AHO* and are able to discuss individual legal topics and
issues.
- They have knowledge of, among other things, the awarding of contracts and the drafting of contracts for project management services, the service profile and remuneration, as well as special topics such as
of project development.
* Committee of the Associations and Chambers of Engineers and Architects for the Fee Regulations e.V.

Teaching materials:

See references on the homepage of the Planning and Construction Economics Department and the Construction and Planning Law Department.

Performance verification:

Presentation of papers 50%
Written paper 50%
The assessment of the module consists of 50% in the subject area Planning and Construction Economics (Chair of Construction Engineering and Management) and 50% in the subject area Construction and Planning Law. The number and scope of the presentations will be specified at the beginning of the courses.

Contents follow!

Knowledge / Skills:

Students are able to critically apply scientific knowledge and methods as well as contexts of planning and construction economics. The goal is to work independently on a research project, thereby applying the acquired expertise from construction planning. Topics are based on the design tasks of the architect. Module 11753 (E4) is offered as a research project (12 CTPS) to all students majoring in Construction Management.

Content:

PERFORMANCE PHASE 0 Students conduct a needs assessment for a project development on Pettenkofer Strasse in Berlin Friedrichshain. The investor acquired the Arial 2 years ago. Currently, there is a discotheque/club with a beer garden on the site, a few remnants of commercial buildings from the Gründerzeit, and a prefabricated office building at the front of the street. The new owner would like to realize a housing project on the property. For this purpose, a demand plan is to be prepared taking into account the qualities of the location, future urban development of the city, the income structure and other characteristics of the macro- and micro-location and at the end to be presented to the investor in a visualized quickly recognizable and plausible form.

Teaching materials:

Students will need the current version of DIN 18205.

Data sources:

Berlin rent index Information from the BVFI Information from the ivd Berlin Expert Committee for Property Values Urban Development Office Berlin (infrastructure planning and B-plans) Fis-Broker Berlin (SenStadt) Site inspection Etc.

Examination performance:

- Submission performance: PDF folder with the prepared demand planning via upload in moodle - planned: Presentation to the client The students have to observe the scientific rules of citation and the references to illustrations and sources (fail criterion). This is an individual work.