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UNIVERSITY OF DERBY College of Science and Engineering TIME CONSTRAINED ASSESSMENT BSC (HONS) CIVIL ENGINEERING LEVEL 6 CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 6HX503 DATE: MAY 2021 TIME ALLOWED: THREE Hours within the scheduled 24 Hours (this time includes completing the assessment and uploading to Blackboard Turnitin submission point) PAGE / WORD COUNT: 12 Pages(note that pages/words in excess of this will not be marked) Instructions to Candidates 1. Assessment specific instructions (amend and add points as necessary) Student instructions for examination replacements on 8 May 2021 1. This is an Open Book Time Constrained Assessment. 2. You should ensure that you are able to sit in a quiet undisturbed place, with internet access, power and a reliable PC/laptop. 3. In advance of the assessment, you should ensure that you have a copy of any software you intend to use, such as Word or Excel and free scanning software if required. Microsoft Office applications (Word and Excel) can be downloaded from your online student area. 4. You have Three hours to complete this open book time constrained assessment. We will use Blackboard Tracking to determine when you accessed the paper. As you have now downloaded the paper, you will now have hours to undertake your attempt and submit your answers. 5. The time includes :Three hours to complete the assessment, and one additional hour to download the paper and to upload your answer file into Turnitin submission point. 6. To allow for any additional issues with tackling the online assessment, including time difference from your location and the UK, you have been given 24 hours window to start and finish your assessment. This allows for a range of scenarios that may affect students. 7. If you are entitled to additional time on a support plan, you can have the additional time on top of the Three hours for completing the assessment. If this presents difficulties, alert your module leader and the staff who co-ordinate your support plan. 8. If you experience a technical issue with your exam, please contact IT Services via Web link: http://www.derby.ac.uk/its/students/help/ Email: [email protected] Telephone No: 01332 591234 (internal x1234) Please provide them with the module code and title and a description/screenshot of the error or problem. 9. Academic support You may seek academic support from the assigned invigilator/module tutor for the following:- Clarification of unclear or contradictory text within a question. Clarification of marks available for a question or section of a question. Clarification of symbols, equations, constants and fixed values where provided within the exam paper and/or exam question. The assigned invigilator/ module tutor does not have to answer your question if they determine that it would provide you with an unfair advantage or it is outside of the parameters defined above. 10. As with any other assessment submission, you are responsible for submitting your work on time. If it helps, you could set a timer for the duration of the assessment to remind you how much time you have left. 11. You may submit your answers using Word or PDF. For handwritten work, you should only use black or blue colour pen and should not use pencil. You may submit only one single file to Turnitin. For example, for Turnitin if you do some working in Excel that you want marking and/ or scanned drawings, ensure you cut and paste them into Word. Please do not email lecturers with additional workings or explanations, everything you want to be considered for marking must be a single file. There can be no exceptions to this. 12. If handwritten workings are used - these must be in black or blue ink and legible. You may either scan or photo them and paste them into a single file. The writing must be legible (you may want to trial this beforehand). If the work cannot be read, it cannot be marked. 13. You should name you answer file to include your student ID and module code, e.g. 6HX503_123456789.docs. DO NOT type your name in the document or in the file name. This is to ensure that we can mark your submission anonymously. 14. Once completed, upload the file in the Turnitin Link provided on the Blackboard module page, within the 24 hours. This is your responsibility. Please ensure that you save your work regularly during the assessment in case of problems. You will only be able to upload your file once (you cannot resubmit). 15. By submitting this assessment, you are declaring that this is your own work and has not been copied (in part or whole) from any other source except where appropriately acknowledged. UNIVERSITY OF DERBY College of Science and Engineering EXAMINATION PAPER BSC (HONS) CIVIL ENGINEERING LEVEL 6 CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 6HX503 DATE: MAY 2021 TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS Instructions to Candidates 1. 25 Questions to be answered out of 30. 2. Each Question carries 4 Marks. 3. Each Question should be limited to One Quarter to a Third of a typed page with Half a Typed Page as Maximum. 4. The total number of pages for the whole exam is 9 typed pages plus 10% which 1 additional page to make 10 pages. 5. For each set of questions, the initial question carrying the stated marks is the lead/ base question. 6. The final/second question(s) is/are the follow up question(s) and have slightly more marks since these cover inter-alia: the related experience, application and discussion/evaluation as applicable to the first question. 1. (a) What really is a budget and a Financial Statement in the context of civil engineering and construction? (1 Marks) (b) Describe how these can be applied practically to HQ and site conditions in a construction and consulting firm (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 2. (a) State the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999. (1 Mark) (b) Explain this legislation with respect to construction projects and discuss and evaluate how effective this has been and stating any recent review if any. (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 3. (a) Describe HRM in some detail. (2 Marks) (b) Further describe contract of employment and explain further what a written contract of employment entails with clear succinct examples with respect to civil engineering and construction projects. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 4. (a) List the factors affecting the duration and costs of construction projects. (1 Mark) (b) Describe the factors affecting the duration and costs of construction projects (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 5. (a) List four of these regulations under UK safety law as related to both civil engineering and construction which have come into force in the last 30 years. (1 Mark) (b) Describe these regulations under UK safety law as related to both civil engineering and construction which have come into force in the last 30 years. (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 6. (a) Explain clearly and in detail what is meant by Safety Culture. (2 Marks) (b) Give examples from real life in the context of civil engineering construction companies and their projects. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 7. Define, Describe and Explain the Role of Ethics in: (a) Construction management. (2 Marks) (b) Business. (1 Mark) (c) HRM. (1 Mark) (Total 4 Marks) 8. (a) Describe Risk Assessments in the civil engineering context. (1 Marks) (b) Show how these can be applied practically in a civil engineering setting cum construction sites with vivid examples. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 9. (a) Describe 5 key objectives of the planning, design and construction of civil engineering project. (2 Marks) (b) Give examples of the above. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 10. (a) In what context are the levels of check applied in construction. (1 Mark) (b) What are they? (1 Mark) (c) Describe in detail how these are applied in construction projects practically with key examples. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 11. (a) Give five aspects of sustainable constructions. (2 Marks) (b) With examples included to describe them in a civil engineering and construction context. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 12. (a) State the UK regulation on Climate Change and what instigated it. (1 Mark) (b) How can construction be tailored using stated examples to accommodate it? (2 Marks) (c) How has the construction industry modified its methods to accommodate this? (1 Mark) (Total 4 Marks) 13. (a) What has been enhanced recently in sustainability application? (1 Marks) (b) Name and describe the ACT involved with civil engineering. (1 Mark) (c) Give examples. (1 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 14. State the 10 principles of one world living and describe their application in civil engineering construction. (Total 4 Marks) 15. (a) Describe what is considered the main elements of COSTING of construction projects. (2 Marks) (b) Explain each with respect to construction with examples. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 16. (a) List in a civil engineering context 6 Ms of planning. (1 Mark) (b) Explain in a civil engineering context 6 Ms of planning. (1 Marks) (c) Give examples in a civil engineering context 6 Ms of planning. (1 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 17. (a) What are the ISO9001 : 2008 and ISO9001 : 2015? (2 Marks) (b) Describe them in the context of civil engineering. (1 Mark) (c) Give clear examples. (1 Mark) (Total 4 Marks) 18. (a) What and who are Quality Gurus? (1 Mark) (b) List and discuss concisely 7 of them. (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 19. (a) What are the 4 sections of a QMS, list them? (1 Mark) (b) Describe them with examples in the civil engineering context. (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 20. (a) Describe 6 SIGMA. (1 Mark) (b) Explain in detail how it is applied in construction. (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 21. (a) What is TQM and how will it achieve its 5 key aspects? (1 Mark) (b) List them. (1 Marks) (c) Explain how these are applied to civil engineering and construction with examples. (1 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 22. (a) List and Describe 8 Health and safety Laws that you know that relate strictly to construction sites. (2 Marks) (b) How can each of two of them be applied in a civil engineering consultancy and construction context with examples? (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 23. (a) What are the key steps in the execution of a typical construction project to meet its objective? (3 Marks) (b) Give an example. (1 Mark) (Total 4 Marks) 24. What are the key safety and commercial risks involved in providing and establishing a typical construction project during the whole life cycle of the scheme? (Total 4 Marks) 25. (a) What are some key qualities of a good Project Manager with respect to Civil Engineering Project? (2 Marks) (b) Describe them with examples. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 26. (a) What does Construction practice require from Construction Professionals? (2 Marks) (b) What does society require from the construction practice? (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 27. (a) Why do we have systems in construction management? (2 Marks) (b) Name and explain the use of some 2 key systems in Construction Project management. (2 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 28. (a) What does the CDM legislation entail? (1 Mark) (b) How is it applied to construction Projects. (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 29. (a) List different types of Safety management Systems. (1 Mark) (b) Concisely discuss different types of Safety management Systems. (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks) 30. (a) Distinguish between Quality assurance and Quality control. (1 Mark) (b) How are they both applied in construction and civil engineering? (3 Marks) (Total 4 Marks