Table of Contents
CERTIFICATION.. I
DECLARATION.. II
DEDICATION.. III
LIST OF TABLES. I
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.. 2
ABSTRACT.. 3
CHAPTER ONE.. 4
Introduction. 4
Background of the study. 4
1.2. Aim and Objectives. 7
1.2.1. Aim.. 7
1.2.2. Objectives. 7
1.3. Statement of the Problem.. 7
1.4. Scope. 8
1.5. Limitation. 8
CHAPTER TWO.. 9
Literature Review.. 9
2.1. Meaning of Quantity Surveying. 9
2.2. The Quantity Surveyor. 10
2.3. How to become a Quantity Surveyor in Nigeria. 10
2.4. Institutions Offering Quantity Surveying in Nigeria. 11
2.5. Challenges of the Modern Quantity Surveyor. 13
2.6. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Quantity Surveying. 14
2.7. Profile of an Ideal Quantity Surveyor. 15
2.8. Competence of a Quantity Surveyor. 16
2.9. Improving the Competency of the Quantity Surveyor. 21
2.10. The Diversity of the Quantity Surveying Profession. 21
2.11. The Education of Quantity Surveying. 22
2.12. The Need for Dialogue between Quantity Surveying Organisations and Quantity Surveying Educational Institutions. 23
2.13. CURRICULUM… 24
The organization of schooling and further education has long been associated with the idea of a curriculum. What actually is curriculum?. 24
2.14. Problem with the Curriculum of Quantity Surveying in Nigeria Tertiary Institutions. 25
2.15. COURSES OF A DEFREE PROGRAMME IN QUANTITY SURVEYING.. 26
CHAPTER THREE.. 29
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.. 29
3.1. INTRODUCTION.. 29
3.2. AREA OF STUDY.. 29
3.3. POPULATION.. 29
3.4. SAMPLING.. 30
3.5. DATA GATHERING.. 30
CHAPTER FOUR.. 32
DATA ANALYSIS. 32
SUMMARY OF INTERVIEWS CONDUCTED. 32
The relevance of the curriculum to the changing Construction industry. 42
The relevance of ICT to Quantity Surveying profession. 47
The suitable SMM to govern the measurement of building works. 47
The state of law and cost control in the Quantity Surveying profession. 48
The performance of ABU Zaria’s graduates in Quantity Surveying organizations. 49
The significance of natural science to the Quantity Surveying profession. 50
CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.. 52
CONCLUSION.. 52
RECOMMENDATION.. 53
1. QTYS 514 (with the course title information and communication technology) is the appropriate course section to incorporate the aspect of exposure to internet for the reason that it focuses basically on the area of information and communication technology. As defined in the Microsoft Encarta Dictionary the Internet isa network that links computer networks all over the world by satellite and telephone, connecting users with service networks such as e-mail and the World Wide Web. 53
REFERENCE.. 54
APPRENDIX A.. 58
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS. 58
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