The Roles in a Project for Construction Management

Defining different roles in a project for ESL construction and civil management students.

1. ACADEMIC CONTENT WORKSHOP Construction Management Ruby Meng 孟焕蕊

2. Question: What can you do with your current English level?

3. Everyday English VS Technical English Everyday English Technical English Professional area: engineering, law, finance, banking, science, medical science Everyday situation: food, cloth, describing people/feeling, books, news,

4. Technical English in Construction Management: Terminology : mark-up 涨价；溢价 design drawings 设计图纸 Net Future Value （ NFV ）净终值 Long and Complicated Sentences : On a unit-price contract, changes are automatically provided for unless the changed work involves items that were not included in the original contract, unless the changes are so extensive the contractor or owner is authorized by the contract to request adjustments in the unit process affected, or unless an extension of time will be required.

5. Course Introduction The Academic Content Workshops focus on students developing discipline knowledge and increasing their awareness and confidence in applying the English language to different discipline areas. Students will become familiar with the discipline-based terminologies as well as being able to communicate effectively for the purposes of academic discussions.

6. Requirements for This Course In order to pass this course, students must: Arrive on time for class Be active in class Make sure you hand in the assignments everytime (h omework , exam, essay…)

7. Workshop Objectives By the end of this lecture, you will be able to: identify key topics related to Construction Management understand the meaning of these terms as used in context use these words within context in speaking & writing tasks

8. What is Construction Management?

9. What is Construction Management? Construction management (CM) entails the planning, scheduling, evaluation, and controlling of construction tasks or activities to accomplish specific objectives by effectively allocating and utilizing appropriate labor, material, and time resources in a manner that minimizes costs and maximizes customer/owner satisfaction .”

10. What is Construction Management? Construction Management is the holistic planning, coordination and control of a (construction) project from inception to completion .

11. Brainstorm What vocabulary do you already know about this subject? Pair Work: Brainstorm terms (words or phrases) related to this topic • write these on paper • discuss the Chinese word, the English meaning, and the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective or adverb)

12. Basic vocabularies quiz construction industry f acility the project life cycle c ontractor/subcontractor owner the cost of operation and maintenance budgeting scheduling from inception to completion conceptual planning stage

13. Basic vocabularies construction industry f acility the project life cycle c ontractor/subcontractor owner the cost of operation and maintenance budgeting scheduling from inception to completion conceptual planning stage 建筑业 设施 项目生命周期 承包商 / 分包商 业主 运营和维护成本 预算安排 进度安排 从开始到结束 概念规划阶段

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15. Participants House School Road Who constructed them?

16. Participants Owner Architect and Engineer General Contractor and Subcontractor Vendor

17. Owner: They decide what to build for own use for public use individual entity

18. Architect/Engineer The architect’s job is to translate the owner’s responsibilities for the building into a design vision. The team of the engineers figure out how to construct it.

19. General Contractor They are in charge of the whole project. Responsibilities: Budgeting Scheduling Overseeing

20. Subcontractor They are involved in a portion of the project in their area of expertise.

21. Vendor: They provide the material or the service.

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23. Ruby THANKS