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Encouraging Attendence In Tutorials For Quantity Surveying Studies Through Assessment, Dermot Kehily
Encouraging Attendence In Tutorials For Quantity Surveying Studies Through Assessment, Dermot Kehily
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Construction Economics and Management in Technological University of Dublin (DIT) educates and prepares students to become Quantity Surveyors (Construction Economists) in the Construction Industry. Arguably the most important subject on the course and the cornerstone of the profession is the ability of the students and graduates to carry out a technical function called ‘measurement’ or ‘take off’ from construction plans and drawings. Graduates of Construction Economics and Management may spend up to two years carrying out measurement for their employers before they progress to the more professional practices of Quantity Surveying. The importance of measurement and take off inthe profession …