NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH

LESSON PLAN
MCM 113: ESTIMATION AND QUANTITY SURVEYING
1. Course Obe!"#$e
To equip the students with procedures and various steps to calculate various
quantities and costs of the project.
%. C&'ss (or)
20 sessions, each of 80 minutes.
3. Ho*e(or) Se&+ S"u,-
To come prepared by going through the given drawings and involve himself/herself
in class participations or do the case/assignments.
.. Le'r/#/0
utline of 20 meetings of class wor! is given as "nne#ure $.
1. C&'ssroo* E/$#ro/*e/"
i. %hould be interactive, based on presentations, cases and &#amples.
ii. $ndividual contribution in solving cases.
iii. &ach lecture should be followed by discussion.
2. Sess#o/ S"-&e
i. &ach student will have outline of all 20 meetings, from beginning of session
one.
ii. %tudents will come prepared on the topics to be ta!en up for discussion in the
class.
iii. &ach student will ma!e presentation on the wor!ing assignment done by
him/her and also actively participate during presentation sessions.
iv. %tudents are recommended to buy ' or 2 Te#tboo!s from the suggested boo!
list.
v. (redit points will be given to the students, who shares current information,
status, affairs, news from the journals, maga)ine, news*papers on this
subject.
3. Assess*e/"
i. Term &nd &#am is of +0 mar!s.
ii. ,alance -0 mar!s are for (oncurrent &valuation .(&/ by the course
teacher/s.
iii. (& may be based on the followings0
a. (lass Test '0 mar!s
c. "ssignments '1 mar!s
d. 2articipation in class discussion 01 mar!s
4. 5#b&#o0r'67- +or "7e !ourse
%ee "nne#ure $$.
A//e8ure I
Des!r#6"#o/ Sess#o/s
Pro+ A*#" S7r#('s
3easurement of (onstruction 4or! 2 session
&stimation of different
types of wor!s
%tructural %teel,
5abrication 6 &rection
2 sessions
$nfrastructure
(onstruction wor!s li!e
7oads, ,ridges, etc
- sessions
Types of &stimates and role of quantity surveyor ' sessions
8aluation of properties, &stimation of 9tilities and
5acilities.
2 sessions
&stimation of different
types of wor!s
,uilding, tunnels 2 sessions
"nalysis of 7ates, %chedule of 7ates - sessions
Dr. A/#& A0'r('&
:uic! methods for estimating, material and labour
requirements.
2 sessions
%pecifications of (onstruction 4or! $tems 2 sessions
&ffects of inflation, project cost control %ystem ' sessions
A//e8ure II
Te8" 5oo)s
(ha!raborti 3., &stimating, (osting %pecification 6 8aluation in (ivil
&ngineering, 2ublished by "uthors, (alcutta,';;;.
<utta ,. =., &stimating and (osting in (ivil &ngineering * Theory and 2ractical,
9,% 2ublishers> <istributors 2vt. ?td., =ew <elhi, 2002.
Re+ere/!e 5oo)s
@ogle!ar 2.T., 2ractical information for :uantity %urveyors, 2roperty 8aluers,
"rchitects , &ngineers and ,uilders, 2une 8idyathi Araha 2ra!ashan, 2une
2001.
Bamala "., :uantity %urveying, 2remier 2ublishing, Cyderabad.
Bharb B.%., Auide for :uantity %urveyors, "rchitects, &ngineers and ,uilders,
vol.',2,-. Bumar ,oo! <epot, =. <elhi.
7angwala %.(., 7anwala B.%., 7angwala B.B, &stimation, (osting and 8aluation
.2rofessional practice, (harotar, "nand, 200D