Welcome to Quantity Surveying and Construction Procurement

Assalamualaikum and dear all,

This blog compliments teaching and learning for courses that I facilitate at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The contents serve to further 'connect' students to the 'real world' (quantity surveying, construction procurement and others). In trying to provide current information to students, I will be quoting or reproducing works of others and for this I am grateful. I will indicate clearly the source(s). I hope I will not offend anyone; and many will frequent this blog and benefit from its contents.

Thank you and wassalam.

Prof. Sr. Dr. Khairuddin Abdul Rashid

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Topics for research for graduate studies in QS (by research) at IIUM

Salam and dear all,

In my previous postings (26th April 2010), I wrote about graduate studies in QS at masters and PhD. In a graduate studies by research at IIUM the style of the award is: masters - MSc (Built Environment); and PhD - PhD (Built Environment).The core component of these programmes is research and usually a graduate student will come up with his/her own topic. Below is a list of potential topics (or areas of research; in the broadest sense).

Quantity Surveying

  • Measurement and Documentation
  • Tendering/Bidding Strategies
  • Construction Contracts Administration (public; private)
  • Construction Law, ADR
  • Value Engineering & Management
  • Construction Business
  • Construction Marketing
  • Istisna'
  • Takaful in construction
  • Wakala (agency) in contracts
  • Productivity (costing, estimating)
  • Maintenance, LCC
  • Cost planning, cost control
  • QS practice

Construction Procurement

  • Procurement Process
  • Procurement System
  • Procurement Strategies
  • Innovative project delivery (Partnering, PPP, Privatization, PFI)
  • Shari'ah Compliant
  • Construction Industry Development
  • Construction Finance
  • Joint ventures

Others

  • Quality
  • Project management
  • Construction management
  • IT in construction
  • Contracting

Potential students may contact me at khairuddin@iiu.edu.my for initial discussions. For information on graduate studies at IIUM and online application please go to IIUM's postgraduate website at http://www.iiu.edu.my/pgstudy/programmes.php.

Wassalam.

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