Innovatioon In Constrruction-CIVL
L 0031-FAL
LL-15
Dep
partment of
o Civil En
ngineeringg
Innovation
I
n in Consttruction
CIIVL 0031
Course Work
k Essay – Fall 2015
Datee of submisssion: 13th Deecember, 20015
OBJECT
TIVE:
This
T
study aims
a
to dev
velop the students’
s
abbility to apppraise and evaluate cuurrent
innovatio
on and research in th
he construcction industtry, in bothh building technologyy and
managem
ment; to havee an understtanding of th
he issues surrrounding thhe sustainabiility of the gglobal
environm
ment and gaiin an apprecciation of th
he impetus ffor change iin the industtry; to assesss the
difficulties of knowleedge transferr and implem
mentation.
OMES:
OUTCO
E
currrent innovatiion in constru
uction.
1. Evaluate
2. Assess
A
the im
mplication off sustainabiliity.
3. Formulate strrategies for knowledge
k
trransfer and iimplementattion.
4. Evaluate
E
the implementat
i
tion of chang
ging practicees on the connstruction inndustry
TASK:
You
Y are requ
uired to subm
mit an essay
y on the receent innovativve trends inn the construuction
industry covering abo
out 20 pagess. The essay should also cover the foollowing details
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1. Current innovation in construction and factors affecting the same.
2. Assess the implication of sustainability in construction project with necessary diagrams.
3. Innovation technology and knowledge transfer in construction and how to implement the
same.
4. Evaluate the modern methods in construction, based on innovative ideas.
Report Format
1) The front cover of the report should have MEC logo and no page number should
appear. It must be in printed form using the following margin spacing (see sample
title form)
Top: 1.0 inches
Left: 1.5 inches
Right: 1.0 inches
Bottom: 1.0 inches
2) The report must be in black ink and is typed written in the English language using 12
points font of “Times New Roman “, on an A4 size standard paper.
3) The spacing of the lines must be 1.5 inches, using ‘justification’ alignment for the
running text, ‘center justification’ for the chapter heading, and ‘left justification for
the section heading/sub heading if any.
4) The font used for the chapter number and title is 18 points font; for the sections is 16
points font; and 14 points for sub sections if any.
5) Only one side of the page should be printed and the other side should be blank.
6) The page number should be in the ‘footer’ at the middle. The page number in the
‘Table of Contents’ where there is the ‘List of Tables’, ‘List of Figures’ must be in
Roman numerals, (e.g. i, ii, ii,…) and all other pages must be assigned a running
Arabic number (1,2,3,…) starting from 1.
7) Every figure and table must have a figure number in an Arabic numeral (e.g. Figure 1,
Figure 2, …. and Table 1, Table 2,…). The figure title is centered at bottom of
figure. The table name is centered at the top of the table. Appendices are not required
in this report.
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Report Sections
The Report should contain a minimum of 20 pages with the following sections:
Cover Page
Table of contents
Introduction
Literature review
Methodology
Main body of report
Conclusions
The report should start from the ‘cover page’ to the ‘references’ with the following sections:
1.
Cover Page ( refer to sample copy uploaded in the moodle)
2.
Table of contents:
3.
‘Table of Contents’ must be in bold upper case size 16 points font in the middle of
page (centered)
‘List of Figures’, ‘List of Tables’ (if any) must be in the upper case without bold and
use Roman numerals to number the pages.
All chapter topics should be written in upper case without bold.
Subtopics written in each chapter should be numbered using Arabic numerals and
indented one tab.
Introduction (Minimum one page)
The introduction sets the context for the report, the background and overview of
the report content on the innovative technique used. It summarizes briefly the outline of the
entire report and focus on the statement of its objective. It will describe how the report was
organized.
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4.
Literature review(minimum two pages)
5.
Discuss briefly about the current construction industry research relevant to the work done in
the past from current journals, magazines ,internet source that reflect the leading edge of
current development.
Methodology (minimum fifteen pages)
Describe the strategy being employed in the innovation in construction aspects and
the relations of them in present construction industry.
Focus on the facts and identify the problems for implementing innovation in
construction.
Main body and report
6.
Present the breakdown summary of the data gathered for the Present findings in an
organized manner.
Elaborate the concept of innovation in construction by presenting sub topics relevant
to the main topic.
Conclusion ( maximum one page)
Every report should include a concluding statement regarding the subject matter. State
how the principles and methods that can be used for adding value to the process of
Innovation in construction. Then the wide range of technology used in construction
industry. Also the Knowledge transfer methods in construction industry. Increasing value
based on innovation not only for the construction industry but also for society as a whole.
7.
References( one page)
Report should include the source from website journals and reference books in Harvard CU
style of referencing
Rules & Regulations
If any content of the report body is found to be copied from the other students then marks
will be deducted from both reports.
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Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarized documents, in parts or whole, submitted by the students will be rejected. For
the first offence of plagiarism, a student enrolled in undergraduate programme is penalised
with a deduction of 25% of the maximum marks on the assessment as per the plagiarism
policy statement and is allowed to re-submit the work once, within two days. The student
has the right to appeal against the decision made, to the respective Programme
Coordinator. Further appeal on decision taken may be made to the Head of the concerned
department. If the student is not satisfied by the decisions taken by the department, s/he
can appeal to the Plagiarism Appeals Committee.
For the second offence of plagiarism against the student, (committed in any semester after
the semester of the student‘s first offence of plagiarism in the tenure of the student in the
undergraduate programme), the student is awarded zero in the assessment where
plagiarized content was found. The student is not allowed to re-submit the assessment.
The student has the right to appeal against the decision made to the respective Programme
Coordinator. Further appeal on decision taken may be made to the Head of the concerned
department. If the student is not satisfied by the decisions taken by the department, s/he
can appeal to the Plagiarism Appeals Committee.
Repeated offences of plagiarism by the student (more than two times) are dealt with as per
the college policy on Academic Dishonesty as mentioned in the Student Handbook (6.2).
All decisions on plagiarism related offences will be communicated to the student by the
respective module instructors, using routine channels of communication with students,
currently used by the college, preferably on the same day the charges are confirmed or the
very next working day.
The student has the right to appeal against the decision informed by the module instructor
to the respective Programme Coordinator. Further appeal on decision taken may be made
to the Head of the concerned department. If the student is not satisfied by the decisions
taken by the department, s/he can appeal to the Plagiarism Appeals Committee.
In certain cases, the student may be required to appear for an interview with the module
instructor, if deemed necessary.
The maximum time limit given to a student to raise appeal against the charges of
plagiarism is two working days including the day on which the matter is informed to the
student. It is preferable that the appeals are made on the same day of the college on which
the student is informed of the issue. All appeals must be made during regular working
hours of the college.
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Late Submission
Penalty for late submission is minus (-) 5% of the maximum mark specified for the
assessment which will be deducted for each working day.
Assessment documents submitted beyond a period of three days after the last date of
submission will have a deduction of 25%, and more than three days late will be marked as
zero for that assessment.
Assessment Sheet – Basic Assignment Analysis:
Task Very weak
Weak
Good
Excellent
Attempts but with Clear
Very weak
Weak
1
errors and
understanding and
understanding
awareness and
omissions
exposition of relevant Incomplete
understanding
Shows awareness Good writing
issues
contents
but limited
A few relevant
Some awareness
Cover all
points but superficial
but also confusing Insufficient
relevant areas
evidence
(confusion)
Arguments
not
Fulfill all
To
Insufficient
No evidence – poor
clear
requirements
evaluation
understanding of
No evidence - too
Good
Adequate
class notes
reliant on class
evaluation and
awareness and
Writing
quality
and
notes
synthesis
4
evidence
flow are bad
Student ID:
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Student Name:
Bad/
poor
Average
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No
Task
Good
Excellent Marks
1
2
Report structure include
table of contents,
introduction,
methodology, data results
and findings, and
conclusion
Introduction
3
Literature review
5
4
Methodology
20
5
Conclusion
5
6
Reference
5
50
Marks
allotted
10
5
Total Marks
Penalty
Final Marks
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