About the Department

The Department of Construction Technology and Management is one of the teaching departments of the Faculty of Technology that offers a BSc program in the field.

The department is located in the southern campus of the Faculty of Technology, in Lideta sub-city besides the higher court compound. For further information, please contact us at:

Brief History

The Department of Construction Technology and Management (formerly the Department of Building Technology) is one of the four departments in the Southern Campus of the Faculty of Technology. It was established in February 1954 as a separate institute (then called the Ethio-Swedish Institute of Building Technology), through a cooperation program between the Ethiopian and Swedish governments. In 1961 the Institute was incorporated into the Addis Ababa University (then called Haile Sellassie I University) and became the Building College. Later in 1969, the Building College became part of the College of Technology in the University (which later became the Faculty of Technology).
Through the years, the department has been conducting different programs related to construction including a three year diploma program in Building Technology, a B.Sc. degree in Building Technology (briefly between the years 1958-62), different construction related skill trainings, certificate programs, and post diploma trainings. In 2002 the Department, having investigated the need for highly qualified professionals not only in building construction, but also in the wider field of construction and management of civil works in the country, has launched a four year B.Sc. program in Construction Technology and Management. Its advanced diploma program has phased out following the decision of the Ministry of Education for all department at AAU to phase out diploma programs.

Resources

The department has 24 full-time academic staff members: – one Associate Professor(PhD), Two Assistant Professors (PhD), thirteen Lecturers (M.Sc.), four assistant lecturers (B Sc.), and two Technical Assistants (Diploma). It has two lecture halls and seven class rooms. The department shares the campus PC room with the other departments; which houses about twenty five PCs with which the students are offered CAD related applications in construction. The building workshop is used to offer practice oriented teaching in building construction; whereas, the laboratories of Material Testing and Research Department in the campus are utilized for the instruction of procedure and demonstration of materials testing.

Program Objective

In addition to the general objective of the Addis Ababa University, the B.Sc. degree program in Construction Technology and Management in particular has the following specific objectives:

• Through the development of practice oriented education and research, to produce well-qualified professionals in the field,
• Promote a strong sense of ethics and professionalism in the construction sector,
• Conduct researches to identify real problems in the country related to construction management, methods & materials, and find better solutions,
• Provide former graduates in related fields who are involved in the construction industry a chance to develop their skill and competence.

Graduates' Profile

The profile of B.Sc. Graduates of Construction Technology and Management can be summarized as:

• Organize resources /human, equipment and material/ and lead construction projects with efficient and effective management systems.
• Ensure that construction projects are executed as per the design & specification.
• Administer contracts, make legal agreements, uphold construction codes and maintain professional ethics.
• Conduct researches to identity real problems on site pertaining to construction technology and management, methods & materials, and find better solutions.

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