e-Masters in Sustainable Construction Practices and Project Management

Quarter I

• Green Construction for Sustainable Built Environment
  To learn about various features/parameters of our built environment focusing largely on buildings that affect our environment and what are the best practices in terms of building construction, material and energy savings that can ensure sustainable infrastructure and general well-being of the residents.
• Value Engineering
  With increasing emphasis now being placed on cost improvement in both industry and government, Value Engineering has become a much-needed management tool and technique than ever before. This course is being offered towards meeting this need of key management technique and the major contributor for improving our product leadership and cost effectiveness.
• Vibration Analysis and Mitigation
  To introduce the basic components of analysis of vibration in mechanical systems. Designing against vibration induced loading and reduction of vibration. Familiarity with case studies involving instrumentation and field measurements will also be kept in mind.

Quarter II

• Environmental Geotechnology
  To learn concepts of environmental technology leading to the planning and disposal of waste in engineered landfills involving geosynthetic materials.
• Corrosion in Engineering Materials and Prevention
  The course emphasizes on the need for understanding the corrosion in materials from scientific and engineering perspectives. After briefly covering the thermodynamics and kinetics of corrosion, engineering corrosion aspects will be discussed by citing several examples of corrosion failures and ways to protect the material for corrosion mitigation. The course also explores the corrosion aspect of engineering materials used in civil engineering and structures. Finally, failure analysis of structures under exposure to corrosives and how to decide the protection methods will be addressed.
• Costing, Cost Monitoring and Cost Control in Infrastructure
  To understand fundamentals of costing in infrastructure project, methods of cost monitoring and cost control in infrastructure projects (with some case studies) & understanding dynamics between Cost vs Cash Flow vs Working Capital management in an infrastructure project (with live case studies)

Quarter III

• Quality and Safety Management in Construction Practices
  To learn in details about the concepts of quality control including ISO 9000 family of standards, third-party certification, QC in construction and large projects; Construction Hazards, Human factors in construction safety, SIMOP ( Simultaneous Operation ) and Constructability review; Occupational health and safety, Problem areas in construction safety, Job-site safety assessment, Safety planning, Safety audit, Legal issues in quality and safety (issuing NCR – Non Conformance Report and it’s classifications); Regulatory framework, Labour laws, Compensation, Training, Audit, Management practices, Safety planning, PPE, Construction accidents: nature, causes, investigation and reporting accidents, Steel fabrication and erection practices.
• Material Science Aspects of Modern Concrete
  To introduce the scientific aspects of concrete, using empirical models and results from scientific techniques to understand the microstructural changes that happen inside concrete during property development. This course will facilitate a better understanding of modern concrete in a coherent fundamental manner instead of an arbitrary way, providing approaches for the development of new products related to cement-based materials; Understanding deterioration mechanisms of cracked concrete due to durability Crack inspection of concrete members in buildings and other concrete structures, and Quality control, maintenance, and assurance process.
• Project – I

Quarter IV

• Quantitative Methods in Project Management
  To equip students with quantitative methods useful for project management. The tutorial in the course will help prepare students to develop the necessary skills required for analyzing and solving various real-life project management-related problems.
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation in Infrastructure Project
  To understand the Risks associated with Infrastructure Projects in India from Contractor’s perspective and mitigation measures during Pre-Bid stage and Execution Stage
• Project – II (or) Contract Management and Administration
  To learn Basic Terminologies Issued in Engineering Contracts in FEED and EPC Projects, Understanding of EPC Project Contract Preparation and Invitation to Tender as per FIDIC style. Type of Engineering Projects Contracts. Risk involved with NEC CONTRACTS. Pre-Contract Management and Post Contract Management. Arbitration and Conciliation

Project I and II
The participants would work under the supervision of an identified mentor. A suitable topic relevant for the program would be identified based on the mutual consultation by the participant with the program coordinator/instructor. A report template and timeline for the project would be provided at the time of registration. The project will be evaluated by the committee based on the relevance of the problem statement, the methodological approach, the outcome, the literature review and the quality of the manuscript, including language, formatting, etc.
Project II would be the extension of Project I. Continuation of project, from project I to Project II, would depend on the performance of project I.

Project – I: At least six modules to be completed to register for Project – I

Project – I is the prerequisite of Project – II

Project – II should be the continuation of Project – I

To register in Project – II, one needs to secure “A” grade in Project – I