Courses Taught at IIT Kanpur

The course is designed for undergraduate students. It provides an overview of the diverse issues involved in managing construction projects and deals with techniques and practices to manage projects’ schedule, cost, quality, and safety. The various topics include construction economics, construction contract management, human resource management, time management and scheduling, project controls, etc.  

The objective of the course is to  introduce students to the important concepts of engineering economics and project financing with special focus on applications in Civil engineering. The course will expose students to topics of construction economics, engineering economics, financing, and accounting and their importance in controlling project costs. The course also aims to familiarize students with the concepts of project financing and infrastructure decision making to develop a better understanding on how Infrastructure projects are financed. 

A construction project requires significant investment in terms of time, money, and resources. This necessitates a need for effective construction project management skills that facilitate completing the projects within the stipulated time and budget limits while adhering to safety and quality standards. 

This course aims to equip students with the skills required for planning, scheduling, budgeting, coordinating, and supervising large-scale projects.

Specific objectives include: 

• To introduce students to basic project management concepts with a focus on applications in  Civil engineering. 

• To expose students to complexities involved in managing large-scale construction projects and provide them with the right tools and methods to manage these complexities. 

• To provide students with a platform to sharpen the skills learned by applying these concepts on a real-life construction project.

To facilitate urbanisation and economic growth, countries around the world have invested heavily in Infrastructure development. However, physical civil Infrastructure often deteriorates with time, leading to a reduction in overall infrastructure performance. Furthermore, rapid deterioration and shortage of funds for maintenance and rehabilitation necessitate the adoption of efficient Infrastructure Asset Management practices to safeguard Infrastructure assets.

This course introduces the concept of Infrastructure assets and the need for their effective management. The objective of the course is to safeguard and extend the intended life of an Infrastructure asset by developing, organising and implementing suitable management strategies. Through suitable case studies, the course highlights how integrated infrastructure management frameworks can be utilised for maximising Infrastructure performance and reducing overall costs.

Topics include: Basic discussion of concepts of infrastructure assets and their management, performance of infrastructure assets, stakeholders involved; relating infrastructure and economic development; performance indicators and measures; Framework for Infrastructure management; Inventory and database management; Condition assessment; Performance modelling and failure analysis; Maintenance strategies, Life-cycle cost and benefits analysis; Government initiatives and policies; Case studies.

The objective of this course is to provide hands-on experience for students in the different area of Infrastructure Engineering and Management. The laboratory course will focus on four broad areas: 

a) Project Management Software: Computational exercises relevant to project management and controls (MSP, Primavera, AutoCAD).

b) Quantity Estimation and Planning: Quantity estimation & take-off, Bar bending schedule, planning & design of formwork.

c) Productivity Measurement and Assessment: Productivity calculation & workforce estimation, Construction equipment and machinery estimation.

d) Construction Engineering: Site layout planning, Quality and safety planning and relevant tools, Applications and need of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Construction projects, Experiments related to Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete

Construction projects involve a great deal of time and capital, necessitating effective construction project management skills required to complete projects within stipulated time and budget limits while adhering to safety and quality standards. This course aims to equip project managers with skills required for planning, scheduling, budgeting, coordinating, and supervising construction projects. The course is designed for working professionals enrolled in eMasters program at IIT Kanpur.

The course is designed for working professionals and aims to address the following objectives:

• Introduce and provide a basic understanding of Construction contracts. Some key types of construction contracts and the basic terminologies associated with them are discussed.

• Provide an overview of contract management and administration in India. MES, MES, and FIDIC forms of contracts are introduced and compared.

• Discuss factors leading to construction disputes and how to manage them. Dispute resolution techniques are discussed.

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to appreciate the importance of  Construction contracts in ensuring the successful completion of construction projects.