Construction Management

Location and Site Selection

• Types of Buildings
• Criteria for Location and Site Selection
• Climatic Considerations
• Global Climate
• Site Climate
• Urban Climate
• Broad Guidelines
• Topographic Considerations
• Topographic Data
• Geographical information
• Hydrology of Area
• Soil Exploration
• Planning Rules and Regulatians
• NBC Rules arid requirments
• Master Plans and Municipal Rules
• Impact on Environment

Basic Elements of Planning

• Principles of Planning
• Architectural Considerations
• Fire Resistance Regulations
• Residential Buildings
• Other Types of Buildings
• Relative Importance of Functional Elements
• Anthropometric Data
• Determinants for Design of a Building

Planning and Design of Low-Cost Rural Housing

• Planning of Rural Houses
• Types of Rural Houses
• NBO Type Designs
• Minimum Standards for Rural Housing
• Building Wall with Stabilised Mud Blocks
• Economical Doors and Windows
• Flooring with Local Materials
• Rural Sanitary Latrines
• Treatment of Thatched Roofs
• Antiseptic Treatment for Protection against Fungi and lnsects and Fire Retardant Treatment
• Mud Coated Thatches
• Water Proofing of Mud Walls
• Non-erodable Mud plaster
• Cement Lime Plastering
• Spraying with Water-proofing Solutions  

Doors, Windows and Stairs

• Doors
• Definitions of the Terms
• Classification of Doors
• Recent Developments
• Door Frames
• Windows
• Design of Windows
• Types of Window Movement
• Glass and Glazing
• Fixtures and Fastenings for Doors and Windows
• Ventilators
• Wall and Roof Ventilators
• Standards of Ventilation
• Stairs
• Type of Stairs
• Material Classfication of Stans 

Foundations

• Site Investigations
• Trial Pit and Boring
• Field Tests
• Bearing Capacity of Soil
• Settlement of Foundations
• Depth of Foundation
• Selection and Types of Foundation
• Shallow Fondations
• Grillage Foundation
• Raft Foundation
• Deep Foundations
• Timber Piles
• Concrete Piles
• Under-reamed Piles

Modern Decorative Treatment

• Exterior Finishing Materials
• Paving and Paved Surfaces
• Roofing Materials
• Interior Finishing Materials
• Decorative Coatings 

Superstructure

• Walls
• Brick Masonry
• Mortars
• Brick Masonry : Construction Practices
• Reinforced Brickwork
• Stone Masonry
• Stone Masonry : Construction Practices
• Block Masonry
• Partitions

Thermal Insulation

• Thermal Insulation
• Kinds of Thermal insulation
• Vapour Insulation
• Vapour Barriers
• Acoustic Insulation
• Types of Acoustical Materials
• Insulation with Reference to Air Conditioning
• Planning for Thermal Comfort

 Importance of Estimation in Work Planning

• Estimate of a Construction Project
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• Components of an Estimate
• Estimation during Feasibility Studies
• Quick Method of Approximate Estimate
• Cost Data
• Estimation during the Project Report Stage and for Project Approval
• Estimating Procedure
• Estimating for Planning Bill of Quantities
• Construction through Contract
• Estimating for Planning and Scheduling of Construction
• Estimation for Variations
• Estimating for Revision of Project Budgets
• Revised Project Budget

Interpretation

• Definitions
• Interpretation of Drawing
• Interpretation and Specifications
• Interpretation of Quantities(BOQ)
• Conditions of Contract
• Site Instructions
• Instructions By The Owner / Consultant
• Instructions to the Contractors  

Position of Construction supervisor

• Role of Coiistruction Supervisor
• Position of the Construction Supervisor
• Responsibilities of lhe Coiistruction Supervisor
• Qualifications and Training Requirement for a Construction Supervisor
• Construction Supervisor and the Phases of Construction Project
• Supervision for the Owner/Coiisultant
• Supervision for the Construction Agency
• Construction Supervision and Inspection and Testing
• Testing
• Construction Supervisor's Role in Ensuring Progress 

Repairing Materials for Defects in Sanitary Fittings

• Tools for Repairs
• Repairing Materials
• Maintenance of Water Supply and Drainage Systems
• Cleaning of Clogged Pipes
• Cleaning Out a Trap
• Cleaning Out Vent Stack
• Thawing Frozen Pipes
• Detecting Leaks
• Stopping Leaks in Pipe Lines
• Repair Methods in Water Supply Pipes
• Case Studies 

Repairing Materials for Defects in Timber

• Preservation of Timber
• Qualities and Requirements of a Good Preservative
• Types of Preservatives
• Application
• Fire Resistance of Timber
• Seasoning of Timber
• Free Moisture and Bound Moisture
• Determination of Moisture Content
• Purposes of Seasoning
• Methods of Seasoning 
• Artificial Seasoning
• Classification of Timbers with Respect to Seasoning
• Inspection of Timber Members
• Case Study 

Repairing Materials for Miscellaneous Defects

• Deterioration
• Classification of Cracks
• Causes
• Defects - Construction
• Cracks due to Several other Factors
• Size of Cracks
• Causes of Failure of Foundations and Remedial Measures
• Transpiration of Trees and Shrubs
• Improving the Bearing Capacity of Soils and Making Foundations on Weaksoils
• Cracks in Brick WorkfPlaster
• Repairs Cracks/Deteriorations
• Guniting or Shot Concrete (or Shotcrete)
• Pressure Grouting
• Treattnent of Cracks
• Surface Treattnents of Concrete
• Case Studies
• Repairing Materials 

Repairing Materials for Defects in Steel

• Coatings and Protective Layers
• Design and Construction Practices
• Methods of Excluding External Sources of Chloride Ion from Concrete
• Methods of Protecting Reinforcing Steel from Chloride Ion
• Corrosion Control Methods
• Remedial Measures to Rehabilitate Affected Structures
• Case Studies 

Concrete Work

• Concrete Materials
• Aggregates
• Water
• Reinforcement Steel
• Checklist for Buying Reinforcement
• Mixing of Different Types of Steel
• Site Arrangements
• Formwork
• Timber and Plywood
• Constructional Details of Formwork
• General Points
• Removal of Formwork
• Stripping Time
• Checking of Formwork and Common Defects
• Stages to be Checked
• Plain Concrete
• Reinforced Concrete
• Concrete Mix Proportioning
• Batching
• Mixing
• Formwork
• Assembly of Reinforcement
• Transporting and Placing
• Compaction
• Curing
• Precast Concrete
• Under Water Concreting
• Concrete Equipment
• Mixing Equipment
• Transportation Equipment
• Compaction Equipment
• Concrete Equipment for Ready Mixed Conaete
• Testing and Quality Control of Concrete
• Specification of Quality Requirements
• Proportioning of Concrete
• Testing of Conaete
• Mode of Analysis and Interpretation of Data
• Quality Control Team
• Deviations from ISI Codes of Practice
• Summary of Important Control Promdues
• List of ISI Codes of Practice Relevant to Quality Control of Concrete
• List of Records to be Maintained
• List of Equipment of a Field Testing Laboratory

 Foundations

• Soil Investigation
• Excavation
• Safety Precautions
• Blasting
• Excavation in all Kinds of Soil
• Excavation in Ordinary Hard Rock
• Foundation Level
• Filling

• Filling Trenches, Plinth, Floors etc. 

   Filling at Optimum Moisture Content 

  Measurements

   Raft Foundations

• Pile Foundations
• Pile Driving
• Check List
• Common Defects Occurring in Piling Work
• Well Foundations
• Anti-tennite Treatment

Masonry Work

• Materials
• Mortar
• Cement Mortar
• Cement Lime Mortar 
• Cement Flyash Sand Mortar
• Concrete
• Lime Concrete
• Brick Work
• Joints
• Workmanshlp and Quality Assurance
• Measurements
• Test Requirements
• List of Bureau of Indian Standards Code

 Steel Work, Utilities, Finishing Items etc.

• Structural Steel Work
• Flooring
• Plastering and Pointing
• White Washing, Distemper, Painting and Glazing
• Painting and Glazing
• Water Proofing
• Timber Joinery, Doors. Builder's Hardware
• Timber Joinery
• Flush Doors
• Steel Non-Ferrous Metal Joinery
• Builder's Hardware and other Fittings
• Wall
• Brick Masonry Wall
• Stone Masonry Wall
• Roofing and Ceiling
• Water Supply, Plumbing
• Pumping
• Treatment Plants
• Sedimentation Tanks
• Filtration Plants
• Reservoirs
• Pipe Lines
• Laying and Jointing of Pipes
• Filling of Trenches
• Testing of Pipe Line
• Plumbing
• Electrical, HVAC Works

Introduction to Site Planning

• Site Planning
• Land use and Circulation
• Contour Lines
• Grading
• Site Drainage
• Site investigation
• Types of Site
• Site Organisation
• Site Layout
• Stores and Equipment
• Sheds and Offices
• The  Start of the Contract
• Necessity for Efficient Site Organisation 

Preparation and Interprepation of Plans

• Working Drawings
• Architectural Symbols
• Reading Specialised Drawings
• Computer Aided Design and Drafting

Site Clearance

• Removal of Existing service Lines
• Removal of Bushes and Trees
• Demolition of Existing Building/Structure
• Blasting with Explosives
• Safely During Demolition
• Disposal of Materials
• Moving Structures
• Site  Levelling and Grading
• Estimation of Earthwork

Site Organisation

• Access lo Site and Site Roads
• Site Drainage
• Site Accommodation
• Storage for Materials
• Storage for Equipment and Tools
• Plant Requirements and Movement of the Pluits
• Site Electricity
• Site Lighting
• Water for Construction
• Site Protection

Examples with Different Type of Structure

• Quantification Principles of Various Items of Work
• Earthwork for Canals and Roads
• Masonry
• Plain and Reinforced Cement Concrete
• Structural Steel
• Woodwork
• Painting
• Plumbing and other Lump-sum Items
• Rate Analysis
• Examples
• Computer-aided Estimating

Principles of Estimating

• Objectives of Estimating
• Process of Estimating
• Identification of Components of Construction
• Construction Sequence
• Discrete Construction Activities
• Measurability of Components
• Principles of Measurement
• Methodology of Measurement
• Units of Measurement
• Limits of Measurements and Degree of Accuracy
• Methods of Qualification
• Rate Analysis or Pricing
• Elements of Pricing
• Estblishment of Data
• Risks
• Profit Margins
• Techniques of Pricing
• Labour
• Equipment
• Overhead Costs
• Summarisation
• Approximate Estimates
• Methods for Obtanining Approxlmate Estimates 

Construction Contract Framwork 

• Nature of Construction Works
• Construction Contracting Option
• Formnulation and Types of Contract
• Tendering for Contract
• Contract Administration Guidelines
• Disputes, Clainis and the Mode of Settlement
• Contract Participants' Problem?

Financial Management Fundamentals

• Time Value of Money Concepts
• Pay Back Period Method
• Rate of Return Analysis
• Cash Flow
• Economic Comparisons
• Inflation
• Methods of Inflation Accouting
• Current Cost Accouting
• Depreciation
• Personal Cost
• Equipment Cost
• Overheads

Project Planning Techniques

• Project Planning Process
• Projcct Objectives
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Bar Chart Schedule
• CPM Network Analysis
• Project Precedence Network Analysis
• Time Schedule Development Method
• Resources Scheduling Method
• Project Control Methodology
• Time-Cost Trade-off Methodology
• Micro-computer Applications
• Inlportance of Planning, Schedulilig and Controling Project

Economic Environment and Policies

• Environment of Business
• Some Basic Propositions
• Economic Environment
• Critical Elements
• Indian Economic Environment
• Economic Environment and Business Management
• Economic and Non-economic Environment : The Interaction Matrix

Human Behavior At Work

• understanding a Person
• Communication and Interpersonal Relations
• Theories of Work Motivation
• Group Processes
• Employee Problems at Work 

Management: Thought and Functions

• Manager'sRole
• Organisation
• Management Theory
• Management Thought
• Human Relations Approach
• Socio-technical Systems
• System Approach
• Theory 'X'
• Theory 'Y'
• Herzberg's Two Factor Theory
• Organising
• Organisational Design
• Organisation Chart
• Structuring of Departments
• Planning and Decision Making
• Reasons for Plaining
• Decision Making
• Decision Making Process
• Conditions of Decision Making
• Suggestions for Effective Decision Making
• Group Decision Making
• Control Process
• Need for Control
• Design of Control
• Types of control
• Leading 

Micro-Economics for Engineers

• Demand Analysis
• The Law of Demand

• Demand Elasticities

• Demand Revenue Relationship

• Cost and Production Analysis 
• Production Function
• Supply Curves
• Cost Curves
• Breakeven Analysis
• Production Function
• Supply Curves
• Cost Curves
• Breakeven Analysis
• Market Structure 

Staff Training and Development

• Defining Training and Development
• Goals and Purposes of Training
• Policy and Strategy of Training and Development
• Role of a Training Manager
• Methods to Assess Training Needs
• Group Responses
• Individual Responses
• Formulating a Training Objective
• Principles of Learning
• Training Methods
• Evaluation of Training
• Design and Administration of a Training Programme
• Goals of Management Development
• Aims of Management Development Efforts
• Principles of Management Development
• Techniques of Management Development 

Organization Dynamics- A Response to Growth and Decay

• Organisation Dynamics : A Systems Approach
• Factors that Make Organisation Dynamics - A Living Growth Being
• Structural Change
• Types of Organisation Structure
• Job Analysis and Design
• Authority and Power
• Dynamics of Power
• Authority in the Organisational Context
• Centralisation and Decentralisation of Authority
• Transforming and Renewing Organisation
• Conducting Organisation Diagnosis
• Defining tbe Mission
• Planning for Improved Performance
• Need for Visionary Leadership
• Case Studies

Organisation Structure and Compatibility

• Organisation Structure : Basic Concepts
• Preparation Some Conventions
• Principles of Organising
• Departmentation
• Coordination
• Vertical Coordination
• Chain of command
• Span of Control
• Delegation
• Horizontal Coordination
• Organisational Design
• Open Systems View and Contingency Pefipective
• Strategic Factors and Design Implications
• Environmental Influences on Structure
• General and Specific Environment
• Relating theOrganisation to iu Environment
• Size Structure Relationship
• Technology and Structure
• Strategy-Structure Relationship
• People-Structure Relationship
• Sub-system Design
• Team-based Organisations
• Organic Structural Appendages
• Levels of the Organisation and Design Implications
• Designing Organisation Structure in Practice
• Project/product/Programe Organisation
• Matrix Organisation

Power, Authority and Delegation

• Power and Authority
• Characteristics of Target
• Leadership Style
• Delegation
• Guidelines for Effective Delegation
• Team Building
• Reasons for Failure of Team
• Suggestions for Improving Teamwork
• Case Study

Decision Making : Models, Techniques and Processes

• Three Phases in Decision Making Process
• Types of Managerial Decision
• Decision Making under Different States of Nature
• Models of Decision Making Process
• Econologic Model or Economic Man Model
   Bounded Rationality Model or Administrative Man Model
   lnlplicit Favourite Model or Games Man Model
• Techniques Used in Different Steps of Decision Making
• Identification of Alternatives
• Brainstorming
• Synectics
• Nominal Grouping
• Creative Thinking
• Selection of an Alternative
• Implementation of Decision
• Operations Research Techniques
• Linear Programming
• Simulation
• Individual Vs Group Decision Making
• Risky Shift Phenpmenon
• Groupthink
• Outcome of Groupthink
• Overcoming Barriers to Effective Decision Making

Management Of Quality

• Concepts/Basics of Quality
• Importance of Quality and Need for Improvement
• Controlling Aspects of Quality
• Some Basic Concepts of Applied Statistics
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control
• Acceptance Sampling
• Sampling Plans
• Design of Single Sampling Plan
• Average Outgoing Quality
• Double and Multiple Sanipling
• Process Control
• Variability
• Control Charts
• X and R Charts
• Other Control Charts
• A Note on Variability in Manufacture
• Quality Function and Its Assurance
• Overview of IS0 9000 

Time Value of Money

• Relevance of the Concept
• Financial Markets
• Interest Factor
• Reasons for Having Interest
• Parties Point of View
• Interest Rate
• Interest Calculations
• Frequency of Compounding
• Average lnterest Estimation
• Interest and Discount Formulae
• Interest Tables
• Time Value of Money and Managerial Decisions
• Step-by-step Procedure for Solving the Time Value Related Problems

Eco Friendliness of Projects

• Concept of Sustainable Development
• Risk Management and Projects
• Eco-Friendly Projects and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Social Component
• Flow Chart of Activities EIA Process
• Complexity of Eco-Friendly Projects
• Financial Institutions and Project's Eco-friendliness
• Eco Mark
• Questioning Developmental Projects
• Case Study : Narmada Dam

Projects : Concept and Phases

• Development of Projects
• History and Projections
• Some Cases of Monumental Project
• General Causes of  Overruns
• Sound Management Practices Necessary to Combat Overruns
• Various Phases of the Project.
• Project Identification
• Ple-feasibity Report and its Clearance
• Estimates and Techno-econonlic Feasibility Report
• Detailed Project Report
• Project Clearances
• Project Financing
• Technology Transfer and Foreign Collaboration
• Appointment of Consultants 

Project Management

• Project Planning and Organising
• Development of Project Plan Objectives
• Programming and Scheduling
• Project Budget and Fund Flow Status
• Project Organisation
• CPM and Other Project Planning Techniques
• Origin of Bar CM and CPM/PERT
• Detailed Study ofCPM
• Precedence Network
• CPM
• Line of Balance (LOB)
• Procurement and Materials Management
• Contracting and Construction Management
• Contracting Approach
• Contractors Role
• Types of Contract
• Contracting Procedure
• Objectiveof Construction Management
• Definition of CM's Scope
• Project Control
• Time and Cost Control Tools and Techniques
• Decision Making as a Control Function
• Time Crashing Economy Analysis
• Information Reporting System
• Risk Management as a Control Function

Value Engineering

• VE Basics
• Functions and Value
• Aesthetics and Worth
• VE : Functlon Approach
• Relating Value to Worth
• Allocating Cost to Function
• Beginning a Value Study
• Job Plans
• FAST Diagramming
• Creativity
• The Brainstorming Techniques
• Some Case Studies in VE
• Behavioural and Organisational Aspects of Value Engineering
• Benefits of Value Engineering 

Construction Organization Structure

• The Basic Parameters of Organisational Design
• Delegation and Decision Making
• The Dimensions of Organisation
• Organisational Culture
• Characteristics of Organisational Culture
• Culture Change
• Organigational Environment
• Organisational Productivity
• Organisation Design
• Organisational Restructuring - The Need
• Work Flow
• Organisational Forms
• Traditional Form
• Process of Development of New Forms
• Line staff Organisation
• Pure Project Form
• Matrix Organisational Form
• Matrix Form Modifications
• Adhocratic Structure
• Selecting the Organisational Form
• Construction Organisation
• Expert Consultants 
• Construction Agencies
• Medium/Large Firms
• Inspecting Organisations
• Need and Direction of Restructuring the Construction Organisation

Development Organization of Construction Project

• Project Life Cycle
• Project Phases and Processes
• Fast Track Approach
• Project Initiation Phase
• Need Identification
• Pre-feasibility Report and its Clearance
• Feasibility Study
• Investment Appraisal
• Sources of Finance
• Project Statutory Clearance
• Project Scope Definition
• Project Planning and Design Phase
• Designing Processes
• Project Procurement Process
• Project Execution and Control Phase
• Project Execution Processes
• Project Control Phase
• Project Close-up Phase
• Project Organisation
• Organisational Structures
• Emerging Organisational Trends

Overview of Construction

• Market Size and its Importance
• Features of Construction Industry
• Uniqueness
• Mobility of Facilities
• Multiplicity of Agencies
• Sensonality of Labour Force
• Organisation
• Finance
• Management
• Productivity
• Labour Quality
• Safety Hazards 

Introduction to Materials Management

• Definition and Scope
• Importance of Materials Management
• Issues in Materials Management
• Issues Relating to Materials Planning
• Issues Relating to Purchasing
• Issues Relating to Storage and Material Handling
• Integrated Materials Management Approach

• Advantages in Integrated Materials Management Approach

   
• Materials Management in Construction
• Materials Cost
• Labour Costs
• Special Materials Costs
• Construction Materials Management
• Economy in Materials Management
• What Encompasses Modern Construction Materials Management 

Inventory Management and Control

• Concepts of Inventory
• Need for Inventory and its Control
• Objectives of Inventory Control
• Factors Affecting Inventory
• What to Prioritise for Procurement ?(Classification Methods)
• Econometric Methods
• How Much to Order ? (EOQ - Economic Order Quantities)
• When to Order ? 

Purchase and Stores Management

• Elements of Purchasing
• Materials Purchasing System
• Indenting
• Enquiry Stage
• Offer Processing Stage
• Ordering Systems
• Cash Purchase 
• Tender System
• Rate and Running Contract
• Sub-contracting
• Systems Contract
• Stockless Purchase
• Blanket Order
• Seasonal Buying
• Receipt of Material Transportation and Inspection
• Material Procurement Cycle
• Warehouses or Stores
• Objectives and Functions of Stores
• Location and Layout of Stores

• Location Determinants of Stores 

  General Criteria for Layout of Stares

   

   
• Preservation of Store Materials
• Stores Systems and Procedures
• Management of Receipts
• Issue Control
• Stores Documentation
• Stock Valuation and Verification
• Methods of Valuation
• Stock Verification
• Waste Management Disposal of Surplus,Obsolete and Scrap
• Reasons for Obsolescence
• Control of Obsolescence
• Control of Scrap 
• Responsibility for Disposal 
• Disposal Methods 

Specialized Buying and Vendor Management

• Specialised Buying
• DGS&D
• Imports and Import Substitution
• Vendor Management
• Identification of the Right Source
• Source Selection
• Vendor Regetration and Development
• Vendor Rating
• Aims of Vendor Rating
• Advantages of Vendor Rating
• Vendor Rating Methods
• Parameters of Vender Rating
• Learning Cycle and Training
• Pitfalls of Learning Curve ?
• Documenting the Processes, Codification and IS0 9000
• Materials Management Computerisation
• Trainer's Role in Computerisation
• Why Computerisation Fails ?
• Pitfall No. 1 : Under Commit
• Pitfall No. Tr y to Pave the Goat Path
• Pitfall No. 3 : Create a Point-Solution Hell
• Pitfall No. 4 : Champagne DreamsIBeer Budgets
• Pitfall No. 5 : Pick the Wrong Technology Partner(s)
• Pitfall No. 6 : Expect to Just Add Water
• Pitfall No. 7 : Avoid the Human Side of the Equation
• Pitfall No. 8 : Being Too Diplomatic
• Pitfall No. 9 : Assume that Done is Done
• Legal Aspects 

Equipment management

• Equipment Management Organisation
• Spare Parts Inventory
• Availability of Spare Parts
• Interchangeability of Spare Parts
• Stock Planning
• Economic Life
• Replacement Analysis
• Necessity of Maintenance Management
• Principal Aspects and Methods of Maintenance
• Equipment Servicing and Servicing Facilities
• Field Repair and Maintenance Facilities
• Tools and Aids for Maintenance
• Lubrication Requirements of Construction Equipment
• Storage and Handling of Lubricants
• Inspection and Maintenance Program
• Data Bank
• Equipment Management Information Service

Equipment Performance Characteristics

• Performance Characteristics
• Performance Characteristics of Earthmoving Equipment
• Power Shovels
• Draglines
• Scrapers
• Performance Characteristics of Road Equipment
• Performance Characteristics of Concrete Placing
• Performance Characteristics of Centrifugal Pumps

Selection, planning and Matching Construction Equipment

• Equipment Selection
• Product Features and Attachments 
• Supplier Support
• Cost
• Equipment Planning
• Matching of Construction Equipment and Plant
• Construction Plant and Job Layout
• Financing
• Hire-Purchase Options
• Owning and Operating Cost 

Contract Procedures and documents

• Invitation to Tender
• Instructions to the Tenderers
• Prequalification of Contractors
• Prequalification Procedure
• Example of a Prequalification Questionnaire
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Prequalification
• Contract Conditions
• General Conditions of Contract
• Special Conditions of Contract
• Technical Specifications
• Drawings
• Construction
• Drawings
• As Executed Drawings
• Addenda
• Proposal
• Tender Bond aid Performance Bond
• Labour and Material Payment Bonds
• Letter of Ititelit
• Forms

Important Contract clauses

• Terms of Payment
• Retention Money
• Acceptance of Work
• Maintenance Period
• Time for Completion
• Extension of Time for Completion
• Variation in Works and Conditions
• All Disputes Arising out of the Contract
• Claims and Disputes
• Liquidated Damages
• Termination of Contract
• Rights of Various Interests
• Responsibilities of Concerned Agencies : Architect,Engineers, Contractor and Owner
• Professional Liability Insurance
• Changes in Plans and Specifications
• Orders for Changcs or Deviations

Legal Aspects of contracts

• Definition of a Contract
• Essential Elements of a Contract
• Types of Construction Contract
• Purchase Orders as Contracts
• Suhcontracts
• Selection of Type of Contract
• Project Insurance
• Insurance Contracts and Claims
• Procedures for Disputes at Law
• Mediation
• Arbitration

Quality Control During Construction

• Quality Control
• Econoinic Objectives of Quality Control
• Field Qunlity Control
• Achieving Field Qualily Control
• Promotion of Quality Control in the Field
• Contractor Qunlity Control
• Imnportance of Specitications
• Incentives and Penalties in Specifications
• Workmanship as a Mark of Qualily

Accounting concepts, Processes and Books of Accounts

• Different Fields of Application of Accounting,Commonality in the Fields, Adaptation to Different Goals
• Functions of Accounting
• Scope and Functions of Construction Management Accounting
• Planning Function
• Role in Decision-making
• Finance Function : Concerns Addressed
• Essential Personnel Qualities
• Accounting Concepts, GAAP
• Historical Background
• Contemporary (Management) Accounting vs. Traditional Accounting
• Contemporary Status and Concepts
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Money Measurement Concept
• Business Entity Concept (or Accounting Entity Assumption)
• Going Concern Concept
• Cost Concept
• Accounting Processes
• Overview of the Accounting Process
• Objectives of Accounting
• Making Information Available to Interested Groups 
• Limitations of Accounting
• Rules for Recording Transactions
• Accounting Equations
• The T-Format (or the Two-Column Format)
• Source Documents and Books of Accounts
• Implementation of the Accounting Process
• Details on Subsidiary Books
• Journal Proper
• Bank Reconciliation Statement
• Trial Balance Balancing
• Trial Balance
• Errors in Trial Balance
• Rectification of Errors 

Accounting Conventions and final Accounts

• Financial Statements
• Transition from Recording/Classifying to SummarisingfReporting
• Balance Sheet
• Balance Sheet related to Trial Balance and to P & L A/c
• Accounting Conventions
• Materiality in Disclosure 
• Consistency
• Conservatism, or Prudence
• Certain Difficulties
• Inter-relationship between P & L A/c and Balance Sheet
• Capital and Revenue Expenditure
• Capital and Revenue Receipts
• Capital Loss and Revenue Loss
• Inter-relationship between P&L A/c and Balance Sheet
• Matching Principle (Matching Revenue and Expenses)
• Determination of Gross Profit : Trading Account
• Purposes of Preparing Trading A/c
• Important Items of Trading Account
• Gross Profit or Gross Loss
• Manufacturing Account
• Profit and Loss Alc (P & L A/c)
• Purposes and Importance of P & L A/c
• Contents and Preparation of P & L A/c
• Regarding the Contents of P & L A/c
• Provisions
• Divisible Profits
• Reserves
• Charges against Profits and Appropriation of Profits
• P & L A/c (in Common Parlance)
• Explanation of Certain Items in Balance Sheet
• Reserves : Classifications
• Capital Profits
• Marshalling of Assets and Liabilities
• More Items in BS Explained
• Some General Information 

Accounting for Construction

• Management Accounting
• Content of Management Accounting
• Adaptation to Construction Accounting
• Essentials of Time Value of Money under Discrete Compounding
• Cash Flow Diagrams
• Interest Formulae and Interest Tables
• Cash Flow from the Point of View of the Contractor and of the Owner Client
• Notice Inviting Tender (NIT)
• Cash Flow from the Point of View of the Contractor
• Cash Flow for the Owner
• Effect of Considering the Contractor's Working Capital as Borrowed Money
• Interest during Construction
• Effect of Contract Clauses on Cash Flow
• Some General Features in Contracting
• Diagrammatic Representation of Contractor's Cash Flow
• Concept of Self-financing Cpntracts
• Illustration of the Effect of Advances
• Effects of Real Market Mechanism on Cash Outflows
• Turn-key Projects

Inventory valuation and Depreciation

• Inventory Valuation
• Definition : Items Included
• Why Inventory Valuation ?
• Inventory and Materials
• Accounting Relationship Involving Inventory
• Importance and Impact of Inventory Evaluation
• Methods of Inventory Valuation
• Principle of Lower of Cost and Market Price
• Classification and Grouping of Inventory for Valuation
• Illustration of Inventory Valuation
• Depreciation
• Certain Concepts
• Elements in Depreciation Computations
• Capital Recovery with Return is Equivalent for all Methods of Depreciation
• Switch-point in DRDB Method
• Cash Flow Consideration in Choice Between Alternative
• Choice of Depreciation Policy
• Gain or Loss on Disposal. Relevance of Book Value
• Capitalising or Expensing ?

Capital Investment Decisions

• Characteristics of Capital Investment
• Kinds of Capital Budgeting Decisions
• Accept-Reject Decisions
• Mutually Exclusive Project Decisions
• Capital Rationing Decisions
• Computations in Regard to Future Benefits : CFAT
• lllustrative Examples
• Single Proposal
• Replacement Proposal
• Mutually Exclusive Project Proposals
• Market-based Approximation for Salvage Value
• Evaluation Techniques Apprisal Methods for Capital Budgeting
• Traditional Methods
• Discounted Cash Flow Techniques
• Capital Rationing
• The Two-Stage Process
• Strategic Investments
• Period Planning
• Project Divisibility
• Risk Analysis
• Methods of Incorporating Risk Factors in Capital Budgeting Decisions
• Risk-Adjusted Discount Rate Approach
• Certainty-Equivalent Approach
• Sensitivity Analysis
• Analysis Based on Probability Distribution of Cash Flows
• Decision-Tree Approach

Scope of Financial Management

• Change of Emphasis from "Raising of Funds" to "Procurement and Efficient Uses of Resources"
• Statement of Changes in Financial Position (SCFP)
• Preparing SCFP on Working Capital (WC) Basis
• Other Sources and Uses of WC
• lllustrative Example to Compute Funds Flow from Business Operations
• Illustrative Example in Terms of NCA and NCL
• Illustrative Example with NCA (In terms of WDV rather than Original Costs)
• Computations in Respect of Changes in NCL
• Computations of Changes in BS and WC
• Preparing SCFP on Cash Basis
• Preparing SCFP on Total Resources Basis
• Usefulness of SCFP
• Specifics for Construction Industry
• Financial Statement Analysis : Ratio Analysis
• Liquidity Ratios
• Leverage, or Capital Structure, Ratios
• Profitability Ratios
• Activity Ratios
• Importance and Limitations of Ratio Analysis

Working Capital Manngement

• Definition and Implications
• Trade-off between Profitability and Risk in WC Management
• Determining the Finance-Mix
• Estimating Working Capital Needs
• Financing of Working Capital
• Managing Cash and Marketable Securities and Payments
• Receivables Management
• Inventory Management and Control

Introduction to Human Resource Management

• Human Resource Management (HRM)
• Manpower Planning for Construction Companies

Labour Legislation

• Labour Legislation is Relating to Construction Industry
• Contract. Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act. 1970
• Inter-state Migruit Labour Act, 1979
• Factories Act, 1948
• Minimum Wages Act, 1948
• Payment of Wages Act, 1936
• Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
• Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
• Sexial Security Legislations
• The Role of Law Enforcing Agencies arid Judiciary Implementation 

Industrial Relations

• Industrial Relations
• Collective Bargaining
• Workers Participation in Management
• Health, Safety and Quality Orientation of Employees
• Grievance Handling
• Discipline
• Role of Law Enforcing Agencies and Judiciary in Industrial Relations 

Women in Construction

• Role, Scope arid Inlportance of Employment o f Women in Collstruction Industry
• Special Protection to Women under Various Labour Laws
• Competency Development and Empowerment of Women Employees