Brief description of aim and contents
The course aims to introduce the concepts of risk management, apply them to strategic and tactical problems in the construction industry and illustrate their tools and techniques through case study. It covers [Risk Management Principles & Processes; Qualitative and Quantitative methods of risk analysis; Risk management at corporate, strategic business unit, and project levels; Key issues and guidance in project risk management; The spectrum of hazards and risks in construction; The risks as classified in standard forms of construction contracts; Responsibility and liability in construction; Indemnity and Insurance; Professional Indemnity Insurance; Case Studies in Risk Management]. The course is majorly conducted by way of lectures.
- Teacher: NATHAN KIBWAMI KIBWAMI
- Teacher: MUSA MANGA
The course builds onto the research principles attained from Research methods 1 and aims to provide students with advanced engineering research skills required to successfully conduct a research dissertation or project, focusing on critical reasoning, reading and writing. The role of computers in the research process. Each student identifies a potential research project from any area of construction, which must be of contemporary, sociological or technological significance.
- Teacher: NATHAN KIBWAMI KIBWAMI
1. Brief description of aim and contents
The course aims to provide students with skills necessary to manage and control loss, identify and protect against potential liabilities, and ensure compliance with existing regulatory requirements of health and safety. The course provides the necessary knowledge and skills to develop and implement an effective occupational health and safety plan for a workplace. The focus of the course is multi-disciplinary and application-oriented to reflect the issues pertinent to the growing field of health and safety in the workplace and construction industry in general. The content features an integrated focus on ergonomics, environmental, biological, chemical, and human behavioural issues. It concentrates on the principles of occupational health and safety, accident control, and loss management. The course is majorly conducted by way of lectures.
- Teacher: Joseph Mukasa
1. Brief description of aim and contents
The course will provide an overview of the maintenance and management of infrastructure both at the individual and network levels. It will provide background knowledge on the inspection, durability, and maintenance of structures. The deterioration mechanisms, methods of inspection, interpretation of the data, repair techniques, and lifetime analysis of structures. It will also provide details of asset management for structures and networks of structures, from design through the operation to repair and replacement. The course is majorly conducted by way of lectures.
- Teacher: MUSA MANGA