This module concentrates on low rise building construction including small frame buildings and their services: site investigation; foundations; under building construction and treatment; internal and external wall construction; floor construction including floor finishes; timber stairs and external steps; fireplaces, chimneys and flues; roof structures and roof coverings; windows and doors; internal and external finishes; electrical supply; heating systems; extract ventilation; cold and hot water supply, internal and external drainage

The module introduces the students to personal development planning, student centered learning and reflective practice. The students will deliberately reflect on their learning to date and on their aspirations and forthcoming demands, in order to determine a plan for their future in both the short and the long term. The module will also include practice in some core skills that underpin effective learning in higher education and in the workplace.

Basic Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus and Matrices.

The module will introduce the student to the types of measurement made in plane surveying, linear and angular, the instruments used and the accuracy aimed at. The students knowledge will then be extended to a more detailed study of the errors possible in instruments and more detailed surveying.

The composition, properties, performance and application of commonly used in the construction industry. Standard Concrete Mixes Design. Specification requirements of selected materials.

This unit is designed to provide basic concepts of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and structural mechanics. A general approach is used in order to provide the prior knowledge necessary to tackle the more specialised areas of building services engineering.

Simple beams, columns, bases and associated elements in steel and structural timber are designed using Limit State principles as incorporated in current British Standards, and applying step-by-step methods, load capacity tables and computer design software.

Mechanics is used to analyse fluid systems. Evaluation of pipe systems and channel flow is made with reference to drainage. A study of fluid flow in pipes, flow measurement and channel flow is undertaken concentrating on theoretical and analytical aspects.

Study in three distinct areas provides an introduction to the theory and practice of construction management:

Management Thought

Production Management

Safety Management

The content will place the emphasis on Fundamental Soil Mechanics including sections covering site investigations and geology.

This personal development planning module is designed to build on previous personal and academic experience, and learning, to enable the student to plan for their future. It seeks to support learners in developing into effective reflective practitioners. The module encourages examination of the students’ wider environment and includes practice in the application of personal skills.

Property law and legislation in Oman (Scotland); the Scottish Minor Works form of contract; the Standard Form of Building Contract 1998 Edition, Private with Quantities

This module covers the key factors of environmental protection as they influence or affect the working of civil engineers. It looks at the requirements for environmental impact assessment in civil engineering and examines different environmental impact assessments carried out from several proposed construction developments. Areas of conflict between environmental concerns and construction requirements such as air, water and noise pollution are examined and methods of minimising or avoiding these conflicts are covered. Environmental effects such as coastal erosion, scouring and flood effects of rivers are also examined and methods that civil engineers can apply to address these effects are discussed.

The module introduces the students to a range of advanced life skills, personal development planning and career planning. The students will deliberately reflect on their skills acquisition to date and determine a plan for future development in both the short and the long term. The use of reflective practice will be encouraged to determine such skills and the student will study current thinking in the development of skills for life related to ethics and ethicalness, entrepreneurship and capability, leadership, skills deriving from emotional intelligence, communication, team, collaborative skills and research. Knowledge creation and knowledge transfer in the modern organization is developed related to the role of explicit and tacit knowledge.

The gathering and treatment of water will be described using hydraulic theory and computer simulation. Water transportation to and from (waste water) populated areas will be explained. Design of storm water and foul sewage drainage schemes will be demonstrated.

Corporate strategy, Strategic management and planning, formulation of company policies, marketing concepts and orientation, bidding strategies and managing change.

Integration of issues and topics introduced by guest speakers, currently of concern to the construction and property industries, but which have broader political, economic or social aspects.

Support for a chosen strategy which is highly student-centred with input via students' oral presentations to their peers.

Dissertation report: encompassing literature review, data collection, data analysis, interpretation, and presentation.