MAROUN SEMAAN FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF Choose a Department COURSE SYLLABUS ENMG 647 Dispute Resolution on Projects Spring 2024-2025

General Course Information

Table 1: Overview of Course Information

General Information

Course Number	ENMG 647
Course Title	Dispute Resolution on Projects
Number of Credits	3
Course Level	graduate
Course Format	Face-to-Face
Pre-requisite Courses	List pre-requisite or co-requisite course(s)
Required/Elective	Elective
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Course Coordinator, Instructors and Teaching Assistants

Table 2: Contact Information for Course Coordinators, Instructors, and Teaching Assistants

Name	Role (Instructor, Coordinator, TA,)	Office Location	Office Hours	Extension	E-mail
M. Asem Abdul Malak	Visiting Professor

Course Description

This course is aimed at introducing students of engineering and architecture background to the legal environment governing the construction industry. Students will be exposed to a comprehensive review of the administrative steps and technical stages and gates of the claim/dispute tracking process. Also covered are procedures, contract provisions, and rules of conduct that help minimize and resolve claims and disputes, which inevitably arise in the process of executing construction projects. Discussions shall address how claims/disputes are likely to be triggered, negotiated, and settled.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

CLO1. Students are expected to become familiar with how claims and disputes are administrated on construction projects.

CLO2. Students are expected to develop a solid understanding of how widely used standard conditions of contract address the claim/dispute resolution process.

CLO3. Students are expected to show a grasp of the various attitudes held by the project participants towards claims and disputes.

CLO4. : Students are expected to build awareness as to the necessity of consciously attempting amicable resolutions of claims and disputes.

CLO5. Students are expected to become familiar with alternative dispute resolution techniques, including adjudication, mediation, and arbitration.

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PLO1. Research Methods: Analyze qualitative and quantitative information while conducting or applying research related to their graduate program.

PLO2. Advanced Core Knowledge in the Discipline: Analyze core concepts and theories in different areas of study in their discipline.

PLO3. Oral Communication Skills: Demonstrate scholarly communication skills in clear, detailed and well-structured scientific oral format consistent with high standards of their discipline.

PLO4. : Written Communication Skills: Demonstrate scholarly communication skills in clear, detailed and well-structured scientific written format consistent with high standards of their discipline.

PLO5. Professionalism and Ethical Conduct: Apply professionalism and ethical research conduct in their discipline.

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Course Resources and References

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No textbook is required

Course Outline

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Table 3: Course Schedule Overview

Week	Date	Topic	Learning Activities and Due Dates	Alignment with CLOs
1	Week 1	Introduction to Construction Claims and Disputes	Lesson Reflection Forum	1,2
2	Week 2	Types of, and steps for dealing with, claims	Case Study	1,2
3	Week 3	Claims/disputes avoidance	Research Critique Forum	1,2
4	Week 4	Contract language governing claims/disputes	Case Law Review	2
5	Week 5 and 6 and 7	Claims/disputes Timeline – FIDICClaims/disputes Timeline - AIAClaims/disputes Timeline - EJCDC	Lesson Reflection Forum	2
6	Week 8	Authority and capacity of the “Engineer”	Case Study	3
7	Week 9	Claims/disputes documentation and team dynamics	Research Critique Forum	3,4
8	Week 10	Adjudication	4,5
9	Week 11	Amicable Settlement	Research Critique Forum	4,5
10	Week 12	Mediation	4,5
11	Week 13	Arbitration	4,5
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Grading Criteria

Table 4:Evaluation Criteria and Percentage

Type of Evaluation	Percentage
Lesson Reflection Forums	10%
Research Critique Forums	15%
Project Case Studies	30%
Case Law Review	15%
Term Exam	30%
Total	100%

Course Policies

Attendance

For undergraduate courses:

“Students who miss more than one-fifth of the sessions of any course prior to the withdrawal deadline can be withdrawn from the course by the instructor.”

For graduate courses:

“A student who is absent without excuse for more than one third of the number of sessions in any course may be dropped by the instructor of the course”.

Credit Hour Policy

“This course follows AUB Credit Hour Policy for one credit courses. This course meets once weekly for 3 academic hours per week. The course also includes independent out-of-class assignments for academic hours per week.”

Submissions and Due Dates

Assignments (Case studies and case law reviews) will be assigned to be done individually and independently by students, and will be posted on Moodle. Students will be required to submit the assignments on Moodle at the day/time specified, and no late submittals will be accepted. Assignments will be graded for overall correctness and completion to count in the total course grade (as per course criteria detailed earlier). Assignment solutions will be discussed in the session following their submission dates. Further detailed instructions on assignments will also be conveyed to students and posted on Moodle, to be strictly followed.

Missing Projects/Assignments

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Final Examinations:

Please note that students are expected to be on-campus and available to take a final examination for any of their courses at anytime during the final examination period. Students and professors will be notified of the final examination schedule being posted on the Office of the Registrar website as soon as feasible after the change of schedule period (drop and add).

Make-up Quizzes and Exams

No make-up exams are allowed. However, if you miss an exam, you should provide a valid excuse from AUH or the UHS. If the excuse is deemed reasonable, you will be given a makeup exam. If your excuse is deemed invalid, you will be given a 40 on the missed exam

Group Work

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Teaching Strategies and Technology Tools

Moodle will be used to disseminate information. The course syllabus, lecture notes, lecture recordings, course instructions , assignments (case studies and case law reviews), lesson reflection forums, online discussion forums, and grades will be posted online.

Use of AI in the Course

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University Rules and Regulations

General Academic Information

Undergraduate Academic Information

Graduate Academic Information

University - Course Withdrawal Policy

A student can withdraw from only one required course per semester. Students who wish to withdraw from more than one required course in any given semester must petition the appropriate faculty committee for permission to do so. Check Withdrawal Information from undergraduate and graduate catalogue.

Academic Integrity (cheating and plagiarism)

Please refer to AUB Student Code of Conduct, in particular section 1.1, which concerns academic misconduct including cheating, plagiarism, in-class disruption, and dishonesty. Please be aware that misconduct is vigorously prosecuted and that AUB has a zero tolerance policy. Course policy is that credible evidence of cheating will result in course failure.

Accessibility Statement to Acknowledge the Unique Learning Needs of Students with Disabilities

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AUB Grading System

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Note: The GPA at AUB is capped at 4.0​​

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