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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, COMPUTING & ENGINEERING Submission instructions  Work to be submitted via the Turnitin Link located on the EG4012 Moodle site.  All work to include tables photographs, and diagrams, scanned in electronically as required. Module code Module title Module leader Assignment tutor Assignment title Assignment number Weighting Handout date Submission date

Learning outcomes assessed by this assignment

Turnitin submission requirement Other electronic system used? Additional information

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EG4012 The Built Environment Mike Hurst Mike Hurst /Julius Akotia/Kudirat Ayinla Report Individual Report (Component 1:80%) & Group Presentation (Component 2:20%)

100% tba 2016 Submit Coursework Written Report (80%) to Turnitin by Tuesday 14th April 2020 16:00 hrs Group Presentation will be held in the Tutorial Sessions in weeks 8 & 9 – Hardcopy presented at time of assessment. Describe the nature, extent and landscape of the built environment industry and the organisations & personnel that are involved in its planning, design, development. 2. Describe the social, environmental, legal and economic performance requirements of the design & construction process. 3. Describe the management of the design and construction processes from ‘cradleto-cradle’, e.g. client’s brief through design, construction, handover, occupation and reuse/recycling. Including the role of construction professionals, corporate organisations, industry, clients and society. 4. Explain the importance of health, safety and welfare in the design and management, of civil engineering and construction works. (EID) 5. Discuss the differing priorities of construction clients and the sectors in which they operate.(SID) 6. Discuss the technician/graduate labour market in construction / civil engineering (CID) 7. Undertake construction site visit(s) and report on processes observed and the management of those works including the challenges faced. 8. Use communication skills including networking with Industry personnel (SID) 9. Demonstrate appropriate academic integrity, avoiding plagiarism and/or collusion and/or other forms of academic misconduct, by use of citation and reference as appropriate for the degree subject, using their own academic voice 10. Demonstrate appropriate use of technology/techniques to facilitate group working & presentations (DP) 1.

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Electronic Submission at 16:00hrs by Turnitin only – There will be no hardcopy submission required. If there are issues with the submission – as a last resort email the work to [email protected] by the deadline. Feedback will be available online through Turnitin @ 15 working days Internal Moderator: Dr Julius Akotia Signature:

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Form of assessment: Individual work- Report

Group work - Presentation

For group work assessment which requires members to submit both individual and group work aspects for the assignment, the work should be submitted as: Consolidated single document

Separately by each member

Number of assignment copies required: 1

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Assignment to be presented in the following format: On-line submission Stapled once in the top left-hand corner Glue bound Spiral bound Placed in a A4 ring bound folder (not lever arch) Note: To students submitting work on A3/A2 boards, work has to be contained in suitable protective case to ensure any damage to work is avoided. Soft copy: CD (to be attached to the work in an envelope or purpose made wallet adhered to the rear) USB (to be attached to the work in an envelope or purpose made wallet adhered to the rear) Soft copy not required Note to all students Assignment cover sheets can be downloaded from UEL Direct All work has to be presented in a ready to submit state upon arrival at the Hub. Assignment cover sheets or stationery (including staplers) will NOT be provided by the Hub staff. This will mean students will not be able to staple cover sheets at the Hub. Work which is not presented to the required specification will not be accepted by the Hub staff.

The report will have a word count of approximately 3200 words excluding diagrams

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School of Architecture, Computing & Engineering

EG4012 The Built Environment Component 1: Written Report: Individual Submission (80% weighting)

Task 1 - Characteristics of the Construction / Civil Engineering Industry Marks Describe & discuss the factors that influence the development of the Built Environment from the following perspectives: The quality of the presentation for this piece of coursework will be considered. There needs to be good cross-referencing of materials/images & references cited will be considered for the overall written work included in this work.

1a The ‘Demand Side’ Include in your work: the types of sectors in the Industry; the influence of the client on the process; the need for sustainability and environmental protection. Include at least one case study example of a real live project currently or recently completed. 1b The ‘Supply Side’ Include in your work current issues present in the industry, such as: the habit of sub-contracting; the value of the Industry; the use of IT / BIM; efficiency measures in the production process e.g. off-site construction; contractual issues; etc Illustrate with at least one case study example of a real live project currently or recently completed.

1c Health & Safety Fatalities in construction are high when compared to other Industries. Explain what the underlying factors are for this situation and include a researched case study which demonstrates one or more of these factors.

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Task 2 Construction Site Visit Assessment You are required to write a report on a live construction or civil engineering site that you have visited as a guest, based on the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS). Access to a site visit organised by UEL is via the Student sign up links available published on Moodle ‘EG4012 The Built Environment’ to which you have access. All participants need to make their own arrangements to book up, attend and to bring with them all the necessary PPE. 2a

Description of Site Visited The written description of each site visited should include a basic introduction to what is being built and the contractual arrangements / programme / companies involved. It should contain at least three labelled and cross-referenced photographs.

Descriptive content: 10 marks Discussion: 10 marks

The choice of what to write about will depend on the stage of works, the size of the works and the type of facility being constructed, as observed on the visit. (Please avoid the use of internet materials about the sales and marketing elements of the development)

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You will need to assess issues relating to compliance with the Considerate Contractors Scheme as set out in the CCS Proforma shown in Appendix A.

Descriptive content: 10 marks Discussion: 10 marks

This assignment must be submitted via the Turnitin Link supplied on the Moodle EG4012 by Tuesday 14th April 2020 16:00hrs hrs. 3200 words and captioned images included. Properly referenced

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Component 2: Oral Presentation: Group Submission (20% weighting) Task 1- Roles in the Construction Industry Marks The common roles of personnel in the Industry are provided in list A below. In your groups of three – For the three different roles to research and prepare a brief written report as follows for Task 1a and 1b. You then must bring this research together for an oral PowerPoint presentation based on a real life project: Your audience is a group of Senior Managers looking to make a selection promotion 1b

For each of the three roles, explain the skills, temperament, knowledge base and professional links. Also, where their roles fit within the life-cycle of the ‘design, construction and maintenance of a building or facility’.

Content:10 marks Group Collaboration: 5 marks Presentation / Style: 5 marks

Submission Presentations will be in weeks 8 and 9 on 10th or 17th March – see rota List A – Professional Roles 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Architect Estimator Construction planner Principal Contractor Structural engineer Highways engineer Geotechnical engineer Setting-out Engineer Monitoring Surveyor (Engineering) Quantity (Cost control) surveyor Specialist Subcontractor Design co-ordinator Building Service Engineer

These roles will be allocated by lottery to each group in week 6

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Guidance for the Assignment The word count should be in the region of 3200 words in total, Your responses should include a well-researched written account with a clear structure. To do well in this assignment:  Read around the subject – refer to core text books  Describe what you know and understand.  Use clear plain English, check your spellings  All images or photos must include captions and cross reference them to the text.  All included photographs must be included ‘compressed’ to email file size.  Read it through once written to make sure it makes sense.  Submit the work on time. Upload whole document as a pdf to Turnitin to help compress the file to less than max 20MB. Check your similarity.

Some useful references: Print journals are available in alphabetical order by title on the second floor of the Docklands Library: 1. ‘Building’ print weekly ABC Press or online trial order 2. ‘Construction News’ print weekly or online 3. ‘New Civil Engineer’ print weekly ICE or online if a student member 4. ‘Construction Manager’ bi-monthly CIOB or online if a student member 5.HSE (2014) HSE Working at Height – Brief Guide Available at: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg401.pdf (Accessed 9/10/16) Recommended Books: 6. Morton,R (2005) ‘Construction UK – An introduction to the Industry’ 2nd Edition Blackwell 7. Ferrett E & Hughes P (2007) Introduction to Health & safety in Construction 2nd Edition Butterworth Heinemann 8. Your own site visit notes, prompt sheet notes. etc.

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All the work must be the students own. Work is to be word processed and this should be in a clear legible typeface and double line spaced, single sided. Calculations must be logically laid out so that they can be easily checked. Sketches can be in pencil with inked notes, CAD or Word, but must be scanned and included in electronic submission. All pages should be clearly numbered. Submissions must be properly structured, this involves pre-planning your work. A conclusion will be expected. The work must have a bibliography and/or a list of references used, properly cited within the text. All referenced to ‘CITE THEM RIGHT’. In industry presentation of information is of paramount importance. Marks will be awarded for the quality of the presentation skills used.

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All work submitted electronically via the Turnitin Link provided only. No other form of submission paper based or electronic will be accepted. If the file is too large to upload in it’s original form e.g. Word or PowerPoint then the work should be saved as a pdf which should compress pictures and scans. The information to be included on the front sheet of the assignment is as follows: a) b) c) d) e) f)

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The University and Department Titles. Students full name, course title and year. The Unit/Unit Number and Title. The Title of the piece of work. The date. The assignment brief does not need to be submitted

Work which is submitted after the due date (or such extended date as agreed) but within 24 hours of original submission time will receive a 5% penalty. Any work received after 24 hours of the due date will receive zero marks. Students who make an attempt at any part of the coursework will be deemed to have taken an opportunity as described in the student handbook.

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