Portfolio of Skills
This page highlights the curriculum offered by the Bsc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree from the University of Cape Town. It offers an accurate insight into the skills which I have gained both as a student in the classroom as well as the experiential learning required for complete learning.
The values intrinsic to Construction Economics and Management graduates are:
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Ethical judgement
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Professionalism in all that they do
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Environmental awareness
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An understanding of social norms relevant to their profession
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Critical enquiry in respect of the construction and property industry
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Technical knowledge/competency
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Industrial knowledge/competency
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The impact of professional practice on social responsibility, social justice and social norms.
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Aim
To supplement theoretical learning with practical exposure to work situations in the built environment
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Outcome
After completing this module, the student should be able to demonstrate new skills acquired in the workplace.
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Syllabus
Approved experience employed in any of the built environment disciplines (construction; engineering; housing; property development and management; quantity surveying; relevant local authority; provincial and national government departments).
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Assessment
Students are required to submit a written report in accordance with the guidelines set out by the department, which is endorsed by their employer/s, on the nature and duration of the experience obtained in the workplace.
“The curriculum of the BSc(Hons) in Quantity Surveying programme equips graduates to:
Undertake financial planning and control of new and existing facilities; undertake property development and property portfolio management; value property; apply appropriate quantity
surveying techniques to building and civil engineering projects; perform appropriate professional
quantity surveying management functions; work effectively in teams; and undertake research and produce reports.
The aims of the degree are to provide employable professional graduates to the Quantity Surveying Profession; to fully satisfy the criteria for accreditation in terms of the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the South African Council for the
Quantity Surveying Profession (SACQSP); and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).”
Source: EBE Post-graduate Handbook, 2014
