Construction Management and Civil Engineering

Construction Professional Practice and Society's Requirements

Q1 What does Construction practice require from Construction Professionals?Also what does society require from the construction practice?

Q2 Why do we have systems in construction management? Name and explain the use of some 2 key systems in Construction Project management..

Q3 What does the CDM legislation entail and how is it applied to construction Projects .

Q4 List  and concisely discuss different types of Safety management Systems?

Q 5 Distinguish between Quality assurance and Quality control . How are they both applied in construction and civil engineering?

Q6 Define, Describe and Explain the Role of Ethics in Construction management, Business and HRM .

Q7 Describe Risk Assessments in the civil engineering context . Show how these can be applied practically in a civil engineering setting cum construction sites with vivid examples .

Q8 Describe 5 key objectives of the planning, design and construction of civil engineering projects . Give examples .

Q9 In what context are the levels of check applied in construction. What are they . Describe in detail how these are applied in construction projects practically with key examples .

Q10 Give five aspects of sustainable constructions with examples included to describe them in a civil engineering and construction context.

Q11 State the UK regulation on Climate Change and what instigated it . How can construction be tailored using stated examples to accommodate it How has the construction industry modified its methods to accommodate this?

Q12 What has been enhanced recently in sustainability application and name and describe the ACT involved with civil engineering examples

Q13 State the 10 principles of one world living and describe their application in civil engineering construction.

Q14 Describe what is considered the main elements of COSTING of construction projects and explain each with respect to construction with examples .   

Q15 List and Explain with examples  in a civil engineering context 6 M’s of planning.

Q16 What are the ISO9001 : 2008 and ISO9001 : 2015? . Describe them in the context of civil engineering with clear examples .

Q17 What and who are Quality Gurus?  List and discuss concisely 7 of them if you can .

Q18 What are the 4 sections of a QMS, list them? Describe them with examples in the civil engineering context .

Q19 Describe Six SIGMA . Explain in detail how it is applied in construction.

Q20 What is TQM and how will it achieve its 5 key aspects, List them . Explain how these are applied to civil engineering and construction with examples.

Q21 List and Describe 8 Health and safety Laws that you know that relate strictly to construction sites. How can each of two of them be applied in a civil engineering consultancy and construction context with examples?   

Q22 What are the key steps in the execution of a typical construction project to meet it’s objectives ? Give an example.

Q23 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?

Q24 What are some key qualities of a good Project manager with respect to Civil Engineering Projects?. Describe them with examples

Q25 What really is a budget and a Financial Statement in the context of civil engineering and construction? Describe how these can be applied practically to HQ and site conditions in a construction and consulting firm .

Q26 State the Management of Health and Safety Regulations 1999 . Explain this legislation with respect to construction projects and discuss and evaluate how effective this has been and stating any recent review if any.

Q27 Describe HRM in some detail . 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.  

Q28 List and Describe the factors affecting the duration and costs of construction projects

Q29 List four and 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.

Q30 Explain clearly and in detail what is meant by Safety Culture . Give examples from real life in the context of civil engineering construction companies and their projects.