This is the core subject of this semester. I can also say this is a very important subject for our future job. Before I came in for this course, I thought that having good calculating skills is enough for being a quantity surveyor. However, this subject have given me another perspective toward quantity surveyor. It isn't about mathematics, it is about understanding the construction and only you can measure about it then calculate the quantity as well as the cost. Basically if you don't understand the concept, you can hardly handle the measurement.
We have mid term test which is 20% while assignment ( individual report 10%
+ group assignment 20%) which is 30%. Final exam is 50% of the module.
Sr. Ang Fuey Lin is our lecturer who also our program director. She is full of experience and a good teacher as well. She teaches us patiently and explain everything in details when we couldn't understand.
For measurement I, we will learn things about work below lowest floor level which include excavation and earthwork, reinforcement bar and mesh fabric reinforcement, concrete and formwork of beam, slab and column and so on. We also learnt how to write taking off list, dimension paper, query list and etc. Reading a technical drawing is required as well. For referencing, we have also purchased SMM2 as our guidance for learning the rules of measurement which is Sr Ang strongly recommended. I think the book is useful for everyone of us. Then, those tutorial exercises are very helpful for developing a stronger understanding toward measrement I.
This is the individual report project brief.
This is my individual site visit report.
*Apologizes for my report due to technical problem as the file crashed so it has lost some part of it.
For this project, we have visited a real construction site and we did learnt a lot from it because we had an awesome experience for site visit. The site visit is very beneficial for everyone of us who participating.
The project brief for group assignment.
The report is all in hand written so I don't have any file to show. The final report is so thick as well that I have never tried to finish a report in such thickness before. We have prepared and worked really hard for this project. No matter how much is the grading, we have paid our effort. From distributing the work to helping each other out, I learnt a lot from every part of this assignment. Learning how to handle the measurements for one floor, trying to read technical drawings, asking solutions and solving problems with group mates and lecturer, I felt like I have gotten so much from this assignment while lectures sometimes did not cover the part such as stiffener. Besides, I learnt to compromise, tolerate and become more considerate. Working with people is always a difficult job but this is what we need to overcome to become a better person.
In conclusion, this subject is the subject that I liked the most. It is challenging yet interesting. We start everything from zero like what we learnt from underground foundation. It isn't easy as it is not just about simple calculation as what I have mentioned above. It is not about memorizing any text from the book but it is all about hard work on practicing and understanding. This subject makes me learnt a lot and I really appreciate it. While we are trained to be more self discipline so that we can finish tutorials every week to improve. For this entire semester, I did improved my interpersonal skills as well because we are assigned to work together while we are going to work with others in future too. These knowledge on measurement has also bring me nearer to a future quantity surveyor too.
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