DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES - BCA Academy

course synopsis
in procuring the supplies,
services and works required
in the design, construction,
management, operation and
maintenance of facilities. Based
on documents commonly
used in the industry and good
industry practices, students will
be taught on how to manage
and carry out the procurement
process and the subsequent
contract administration.
FA420 COST MANAGEMENT
This course teaches students the
techniques in establishing the
cost of supplies, services and
works required in the design,
construction, management,
operation and maintenance of
the built environment.
FA617 GREEN BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
This course covers the principles
of major green building design
including water harvesting
systems, waste management
systems, renewable energy
systems and energy efficient
systems.
FA712 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
This course covers the
fundamental concepts of
project management. Students
will be introduced the
management of project scope,
time, cost, quality, effective
site organization, human
resources, risk,communication,
documentation and handing
over. Students will also
understand the role of IT
and learn how to use Microsoft
Project software to do project
planning and scheduling.
ID824 ECONOMICS
This course is designed
to provide students with
a broad understanding
of microeconomics and
macroeconomics theories
and principles with adequate
knowledge of economic theory
for the critical analysis, logical
reasoning and problem solving
skills towards social policy
formulation and individual decision
making. Topics covered include
market and equilibrium price
formation, theory of consumer
choice, price elasticity of demand,
productivity and production,
market structure, price and output
determination, market structure,
resource allocation and economic
efficiency.
ID861 MANAGEMENT SKILLS
This course equips students
with human resource skills
and knowledge vital for future
supervisors and managers.
Students will also learn about
negotiation skills, business
finance and work ethics to
prepare them for success in the
workplace.
TA821 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
The basic concepts of
programming are taught using
the C language. Students will have
a lot of opportunities in writing
software programme which will
allow them to gain experience
and confidence. This course
includes the C foundation, input
and output, flow control, loops,
reading from data source and
arrays. Students will learn how to
apply their knowledge and skills
to solve simple problems.
TA864 BIM FOR M&E
In this course, students will be
exposed to Building Information
Modeling (BIM) for the design
and modelling of Mechanical,
Electrical and Plumbing (MEP)
systems for buildings. Students
will be taught how to use the
architectural and structural
models to generate report which
they will use to design and model
the MEP for buildings.
FA029 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
This course covers the concept
of Hooke’s Law, the relationship
of stress and strain. It enables
students to indentify different
type of stresses and strains, and
their applications. The course
also includes bending moment
and drawing of Mohr’s stress and
strain circles to find measured
stress and strain.
FA222 ACMV TECHNOLOGY 2
This course covers the concepts
and principles in the design
and selection of building airconditioning
and ventilation
systems. Topics include
mechanical ventilation system,
system selection, envelope
thermal transfer value (ETTV),
indoor air quality, and operation
of energy efficient system.
Students will also be introduced
to the principles of good indoor
air quality control and operation
of energy efficient system.
FA283 GREEN MARK MANAGER
This course covers the scoring
criteria for the Singapore’s Green
Mark standard. Students will
apply what they learn to propose
building design so as to achieve
certain Green Mark standards.
FA413 FIRE SAFETY MANAGEMENT
Students will be taught various
fire safety requirements and
measures to enable them to
undertake the role of a Fire Safety
Manager. Topics covered include
fire protection systems and
maintenance, fundamentals of
fire safety design, basic firemanship
case studies and practical
sessions.
FA423 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT &
OPERATIONS
This course provides students
with a broad understanding
of how facilities management
applies to organisations and
facilities of all kinds focusing in
particular on the development of
the strategic aspects.
FA526 GAS TECHNOLOGY
This course teaches the principles,
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