DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES - BCA Academy

course synopsisconstruction technology andbuilding services for taking-offquantities with standard method ofmeasurement.DPC419 ProcurementManagementThis course teaches studentsthe techniques and strategies inprocuring the supplies, servicesand works required in the design,construction, management,operation and maintenance offacilities. Based on documentscommonly used in the industry andgood industry practices, studentswill be taught on how to manageand carry out the procurementprocess and the subsequent contractadministration.DPR712 Project ManagementThis course covers the fundamentalconcepts of project management.Students will be introduced themanagement of project scope,time, cost, quality, effective siteorganization, human resources, risk,communication, documentationand handing over. Students will alsounderstand the role of IT and learnhow to use Microsoft Project softwareto do project planning and scheduling.DPD879 Management Skills A &DPD880 Management Skills BThis course equips students withhuman resource skills and knowledgevital for future supervisors andmanagers. Students will also learnabout negotiation skills, businessfinance and work ethics to preparethem for success in the workplace.This course is covered over twosemesters (Management Skills A inSemester 1 and Management Skills Bin Semester 2).DBI 875 BIM for StructureThis course introduces BuildingInformation Modelling (BIM) conceptsand terminology. Students will alsolearn how to create BIM Structuralmodels using components such asstructural beams, columns, floors andwalls as well as reinforcement bars.Students will also learn how to importArchitectural models and monitorchanges.DCS010 Advanced ConcreteTechnologyThe course provides students withknowledge of different types ofconcrete used in construction,application of admixture for concreteproduction and its delivery in hotweather.DCS011 Construction TechnologyThis course provides students with abetter appreciation on the methods andtechnologies used for the constructionof bridges such as incrementallaunching, span by span and balancecantilever. Topic on construction oftunnel using traditional, new Austrianmethods and tunnel boring machineas well as various structural systemsused in the construction of tall buildingand methods for underpinning worksare also included in this course. Thiscourse also provides an insight to thetopic on sustainable construction andthe methods to improve productivityon site.DCS019 Reinforced ConcreteDesign 2This course covers an overview ofBS6399: loading for buildings, identifyand determine relevant loads fordesign purposes and an overview ofCP65: Part 1: 1999, design objectives,requirements for design and detailingof reinforced concrete, materials,specifications and design of flat platesystems, use of shear studs for droppanels and deflection check for slaband also design of reinforced concretecore walls, retaining walls, pile capsand raft foundations. Students willalso learn hands-on session withdesign software.DCS020 GeotechnicalEngineeringThis course covers soil investigation,geotechnical instrumentations, type ofsoils and their characteristics, seepagein soil, shear strength of soil, testprocedures to determine soil properties,coefficient of permeability and shearstrength, lateral earth pressure andstability of earth retaining structures,excavation, control of ground water,different types of shallow and piledfoundation, pile testing, constructionof pile caps, computation of excavationquantities, temporary shoring workswith timber or sheet piles, constructionof contiguous bored piles andretaining walls, bearing capacity andsettlement of foundation and groundimprovement.DCS022 Steel Design andConstructionThis course covers the usage ofstructural steel in the constructionindustry; the design of a completestructural steel works including steelbeam design, steel stanchion designand connection design. It also coversthe preparation and fabricationof structural steelwork and theirconnections, the erection process ofsteel frames and equipment involved,types of fire and corrosion protectionsystem and will also be given anintroduction to composite steelconstruction.DCS041 Structural Appraisaland RepairThis course covers the statutoryrequirements for structural inspectionas set out in the Building RegulationsAct and the challenges and problemsfaced during repair and retrofittingworks. It also covers structuralinspection using different types ofdestructive and non-destructive tests,different types of defect, methods torepair and strengthen concrete, steeland post tensioned concrete slabs,beams and columns.10Diploma in Construction Engineering