Department of Architect and Civil Engineering

City University of Hong Kong

CA4312 Course Title (Semester A 2015/2016)
Course Outlines
(subject to changes as necessary)
The Form 2B, which contains the full description of the course, is available at
http://bccw.cityu.edu.hk/main/wp_program_course_form2b.asp
Week

Lecture
Venue: LT-17

One
4/9/15

Introduction

Two
11/9/15

Contract Documents

Three
18/9/15

Tutorial
Venue:
TA1-Y4302
TB1/TC1
-P4704
Details to be
provided by
the lecturer

Lecturer Lecture Materials (e.g., PPT

file on Blackboard)

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Site Construction Team&

Payment & Certificates

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Four
25/9/15

Variations

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Five
2/10/15

Nomination

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Six
9/10/15

EOT

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Seven
Delay analysis
16/10/15 Mid-term Test

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Eight
23/10/15 Additional Payment

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Nine
Determination
30/10/15

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Ten
6/11/15

Possession
Insurances

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Eleven
Contract Performance
13/11/15

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Twelve
Settlement of Disputes
20/11/15

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Thirteen Consolidation Workshop

27/11/15

Ditto

Daisy
Yeung

PPT file on Blackboard

Staff involved:
Course Leader: Dr. Daisy Yeung
Tel: 34423948 Fax: 34420427 E-mail: bcdaisyy@cityu.edu.hk

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Assessments:
Coursework: 50% (composite of: (1) Assignment 30%, and (2) Mid-term Test 20%)
Coursework
(assessment weighting)
Assignment No. 1 (30%)
Mid-term Test (20%)

Date for issue/Exam

Date for submission

Remarks

Week 3 (18/9/15)
Week 7 (16/10/15)

Week 13 (27/11/15)
-

Group task
-

Penalties for late/non- submission

Failure to submit assessment tasks on time /
Non-submission
Late within 5 working days

Penalties

Deduction of 20% of the total mark assigned to

that assignment component
Late for more than 5 working days
No marks being awarded to that assignment
component
Non-submission
No marks being awarded to that assignment
component
Working days refer to Mondays to Fridays, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
Examination: 50 %
3-hr close book examination
(Where courses are assessed by a combination of coursework and examination.)
To pass a course, a student must obtain minimum marks of 30% in both coursework and
examination components, and an overall mark of at least 40%.
Letter
Grade
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
C-

Grade
Point
4.3
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7

Grade
Definitions

1.0

Marginal

0.0

Failure

Date: 14 Aug 2015

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Excellent
Good
Adequate

Pass

Strong evidence of original thinking; good organization, capacity to

analyse and synthesize; superior grasp of subject matter; evidence of
extensive knowledge base.
Evidence of grasp of subject, some evidence of critical capacity and
analytic ability; reasonable understanding of issues; evidence of
familiarity with literature.
Student who is profiting from the university experience; understanding
of the subject; ability to develop solutions to simple problems in the
material.
Sufficient familiarity with the subject matter to enable the student to
progress without repeating the course.
Little evidence of familiarity with the subject matter; weakness in
critical and analytic skills; limited, or irrelevant use of literature.
"Pass" in a pass-fail course. Courses to be graded on a pass-fail basis
for a programme are specifically identified under the programme in the
course catalogue.