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| All assignments must be submitted by the date and time specified above. Students are required to submit an electronic copy of their completed assignment via the Assignments section of Canvas and follow any specific instructions. Any change to this instruction will be advised via Canvas. In line with Faculty policy for late submission of coursework, any work submitted up to a week late will be capped at 40%. Coursework submitted after this time will receive 0%. In case of illness or other issues affecting your studies please refer to the University Mitigating Circumstances policy. Guidance on mitigating circumstances can be found on MyKingston, click here Please note that if you submit a piece of work you have judged yourself fit to undertake the assessment and cannot claim mitigating circumstances retrospectively. Guidance on avoiding academic assessment offences such as plagiarism and collusion can be found on MyKingston > Academic Regulations | |
| Module Learning Outcomes | |
| The following module learning outcomes and professional body learning outcomes are tested in this assessment: Demonstrate critical understanding of different aspects of the consultancy market and appreciation of the evolving role of the quantity surveyor consultant in these markets and their role in meeting client briefs Demonstrate an appreciation of corporate client requirements and the ability to develop these into a project brief. Provide reasoned strategic advice to clients on a broad range of technical and commercial issues | |
| Assessment task and specific terms | |
| You have been employed as the “educated client” for a multi-national company planning to move into the UK. The company will need to build / adapt / renovate / refurbish a number of premises and want to keep a very close check on the cost of the work. The company are aware of bill of quantity preparation and interim valuation technical services a quantity surveyor can offer. You have been tasked to provide a report on the following: Firstly, to make a case that your company should enter into a long-term relationship with a firm of quantity surveyors and in particular a QS firm regulated by the RICS. (Your case will have to be detailed, include value adding services, QSs involvement in collaborative practices – and go beyond the fact that RICS has a Royal Charter and has been around for a long-time and explain how a firm can become regulated by the RICS. You may invest names for the participants). Secondly, the company is currently involved with building medium-sized housing development, thus, has asked you to include in your report detailed analysis of a life cycle costs for two alternative options they’re considering on curtain walling described in the data sheet in the supporting document. Guidelines The entire report should not be longer than 4,000 words, excluding diagrams, tables, Appendices, and your bibliography. Your assignment should be word processed and presented in the form of a business report, to include a contents page and complete with appendices, notes, and a full set of references to any materials and sources that you use, set out in the Harvard style. Make necessary assumptions to make your response meaningful and realistic. All references to materials used must be acknowledged in line with the Harvard referencing system to source facts. The writing style should be incisive, factually based and focused on the client’s requirement. Your report must be in your own words. Copying and direct quotations from sources will not be accepted and may result in penalties. All visual representations must be captioned appropriately with the sources cited and appropriately referenced.Visual representations must be explained within the text and must be placed as close as possible to the text to which they are associated. | |
| Assessment Criteria | |
| Assessment of your submission will be based on the following weighted assessment criteria as given below which relate to the specified module and PSRB learning outcomes. Assessment criteria are reproduced in Canvas in a rubric. | |
| Specific Criteria (marking scheme) | Marks available |
| Value adding QS services: Critical evaluation of the value adding services is expected. | 25 |
| QSs Involvement in Collaborative Working Practices: Analysis on QSs involvement in collaborative practices should be provided. | 20 |
| Client Care and Ethical implication: Evaluation on client care, ethical practices and the relationship with the services QS provides. | 20 |
| Life cycle costing: Detailedanalysis around determination of life cycle costs; discounting costs and income/savings; and comparing alternatives is expected. | 25 |
| Communication, presentation, referencing and report structure. Writing style should be appropriate for this type of report. Written communication must be clear and effective throughout and the report fully proofread prior to submission. The overall presentation must be professional (in terms of its appearance) and the structure clear and effective (sections must be organized in logical order). Formatting and style should be consistent across the document and supported where appropriate by diagrams and images. Competence in the correct use of Harvard is expected, avoiding direct quotations as far as possible. | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
| Academic skills support | |
| For help and advice on this assessment please contact the assessment setter/s or the module leader. For advice on academic writing and referencing please contact the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing (SEC) Academic Success Centre (SASC). Trained staff and students will give you guidance and feedback on assessments. SASC can be contacted by email: | |
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