Contracts and Projects Administration

Compentency	Laws and legislations concerning engineering works, contracts, industrial safety and security, relation between owner and tenant and engineering Ethics
Module type	elective module
Semester	winter
Site	Cairo (GUC)
Language	English
Workload	60 hours course attendance; 40 hours self-study
Credits points	4
Recommended qualifications	none

Legislation, Contracts and Engineering Ethics

After the successful participation in the course Legislation, Contracts and Engineering Ethics the students are able to

Knowledge and Understanding:
- define, describe, identify and explain the Engineering profession and what it implies in terms of technicality, legally and ethics-wise
- undergo proper contract drafting and/or engaging in a contractual relationship with clients/fellow engineers
- relate to the diversity of ethics’ codes, worldwide, within different venues such as environmental and computer ethics
Professional and Practical skills:
- operate as a professional engineer whether in engineering practice or conduct
- manage to mitigate the course content to junior engineers of the profession, upon reaching a senior stage
Intellectual Skills:
- differentiate between business organizations
- use, properly, the laws and regulations within the country of residence to avoid adverse circumstances/conflicts
- exhibit ethical conduct in light of the made-available ethical codes and guidelines

After the successful participation in the course Construction Contracts and Project Administration the students are able to

be aware of the importance of legal and contractual issues and due administration on and around construction projects and of the consequences if contractual issues are not taken serious

Main contractual terms and conditions of standard contract forms
Analysing and evaluating real case issues
Different areas will be introduced with its basic application tools as well as its cross links to contract administration