DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES - BCA Academy

course synopsislogarithms, and complex numbers.DPD877 Life Skills A &DPD878 Life Skills BThis course aims to equip studentswith skills and techniques thatcould help them set personalgoals in their lives, develop ahealthy self-esteem and project apositive and professional image.They will also learn to managebasic personal finance prudentlyand acquire critical thinking andproblem-solving skills. This courseis covered over two semesters(Management Skills A in Semester1 and Management Skills B inSemester 2).DPE244 ConstructionEquipmentThe course introduces students tovarious construction equipment,working principles, maintenanceand safety aspects, effective andefficient selection and deploymentof equipment on site.DCS017 Reinforced ConcreteConstructionThis course will cover theconstruction of small and largepanel system formwork, metalformwork, timber formworkconstruction for column, wall,beam, slab and staircase, Code ofPractice for formwork (CP 23: 2000),form of schedule, cutting, bendingand fixing of steel reinforcement,anchorage and lapping ofreinforcement bars, interpretationof reinforcement drawings,batching plant, transporting,delivery, placing and compaction ofconcrete for horizontal and verticalstructures, curing of concrete, typesof waterproofing systems and goodindustry practices for waterproofingsystems to roof and internal wetareas. Students will have workshopbasedtraining in reinforcement andformwork construction.DLW917 Basic Business LawThis course introduces studentsto Singapore business law and isaimed at students without lawbackground and not pursuing aprogramme in law. Students willgain an appreciation of the legalissues which they will encounter inthe real world when they enter theworkforce. It will cover the basicconcepts of law and Singapore’slegal system including businessentities, company law, commerciallaw, the law of contract, torts inbusiness and international businesstransaction.DIT852 Information &Communication TechnologyStudents will learn a boardunderstanding of hardware andsoftware components and conceptsof information technologiesimplemented in the facilitiesmanagement industry. Conceptsof communication, the internet,system development as well asawareness in IT trends, security,crime and ethics will be covered.DMT905 Mathematics 2This course covers topics includingintegration, matrices, analyticgeometry and quadratic system,series & binomial formula, infiniteseries, inequalities & linearprogramming and statistics.DBE009 Building MeasurementThis course will teach students howto interpret structural, architecturaland building services projectdrawings, apply basic buildingconstruction technology andbuilding services for taking-offquantities with standard method ofmeasurement.DPQ612 Management Systemsfor ConstructionThe course will cover the concepts ofproductivity, problem-solving skills,housekeeping, quality management(ISO90001) and quality controlcircles and construction qualitymanagement (structural andarchitectural). Students will go onsite visits to familiarise with theCONQUAS Standard (structural),interpreting of ISO standards forthe construction industry andthe auditing process. Studentswill also be taught to understandEnvironmental ManagementSystems (ISO140001), occupationalhealth and safety managementsystems (ISOSHAS180010) andthe Buildability Design AppraisalSystem (BDAS).DLW925 Construction LawThis course teaches studentsthe various legal relationshipsbetween different parties inthe construction industry inSingapore. It will cover legal issuesrelevant to procurement, contractadministration, termination,insolvency, professional negligenceand concurrent liability.DIT883 Database ManagementStudents will adopt a practicalapproach to understandingthe importance of databasetechnologies in managing today’smassive amounts of data handledby the Quantity Surveyor. Studentswill learn the techniques ofdesigning and creating databasesas well as strategies to maintainthe currency, accuracy and securityof the data within these databases.Students will also be able toidentify the different componentsof a relational database system andmake use of the various objectorientedmodelling techniques witha particular focus on developingInternet-based applications withinthe facilities management domain.Students will be able to gain anin-depth understanding of keydatabase topics such as databaseDiploma in Quantity Surveying39