Department of Civil Engineering s1

Department of Civil Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad

M.Sc. /Diploma Programme in Construction Engineering & Management

CE61A - The Organisation and Management of Construction

Objectives. This course will examine the various aspects of the development of management theory and thought as they relate to construction projects. The fundamental functions that managers have to perform as planners, organisers, controllers and leaders are examined. The history of management philosophy is traced from the traditionalists through the scientific management phase, classical organisation theory, the behavioural school, and the human relations approach to modern day Western and Eastern styles of management. Theories of motivation in the construction environment are examined, as are the roles of leadership and the problems of delegation of authority. The need for professional ethics and possible conflicts between ethics and business performance on construction projects are examined. Approaches to problem solving and decision making are examined and the role of initiative and creativity is highlighted. The management of data and information are examined, with emphasis given to the design of data handling systems and the role of computers in information management. The management of quality; TQM and ISO9000

Course lecture structure First Semester August 29 - December 22 CE61A – MONDAYS 4.00 to 6.00 pm September 6 Management & the Role of Managers TML 13 Evolution of Management Theory 1 TML 20 Evolution of Management Theory 2 TML 27 Comparative Management TML October 4 Structure of Organisations TML 11 Leadership TML 18 Decision Making TML 25 Problem Solving and Creativity TML November 1 Communications TML 8 MIS & Information Technology TML 15 Ethics in Management and Engineering TML 22 TQM & ISO9000 TML 29 Tutorial TML Teaching begins September 6, ends December 3. Examinations December 6 - 22 Assignment No 1 should be handed in on or before October 18. Assignment No 2 should be handed in on or before November 22 TML July 2004

References “Management”, James A.F. Stoner & R. Edward Freeman, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1984

“Total Quality Management”, Richard L. Williams, American Management Association, NY, 1994

“Construction Management 1 - Organisational Systems”, Robert Newcombe, David Langford & Richard Fellows, Mitchell/CIOB, London, 1990

“Construction Management 2 - Management Systems”, Robert Newcombe, David Langford & Richard Fellows, Mitchell/CIOB, London, 1990

“Engineering Professionalism & Ethics”, James H. Schaub & Karl Pavlovic, Wiley Interscience, NY, 1983

“In Search of Excellence”, Thomas J. Peters & Robert H. Waterman, Harper & Row, NY, 1982

“What they Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School”, Mark McCormack, Fontana/Collins, NY, 1984

“The Art of Japanese Management”, Richard Tanner Pascale & Anthony G. Athos, Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1981.

“Readings in Total Quality Management”, Harry Costin, Harcourt Brace, Orlando, 1994

“Database Systems for Management”, J.F. Courtney & D.B. Paradice, Irwin, Boston, 1992

“An Introduction to Computer Integrated Business”, Lesley Beddie & Scott Raeburn, Prentice Hall, N.J., 1989

“Managing with Computers”, Terry Rowan, Pan, London, 1983

“Managing Engineering & Technology”, 2nd Edn., Daniel Babcock, Prentice Hall, NJ, 1996

“Resource Management for Construction”, M.R. Canter, Macmillan, Basingstoke, 1993