Pedagogy of Teaching MEP to Quantity Surveying Students

Abstract

The quantity surveying (QS) candidates are majorly concerned with activities such as quantification & documentation and engineering specifications & costing, among others. The QS candidates must have a comprehensive understanding of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) services, as it accounts for a substantial component of building project. Educating QS candidates on MEP is quite challenging due to involvement of multiple systems and their integration. The present study therefore is an attempt to investigate the various pedagogy used for making the teaching learning process to be more effective. The author proposes an interesting pedagogy of teaching MEP services to QS candidates. The proposed pedagogy is explained in detail by discussing a case study on duct layout. The use of building information modeling (BIM) for quantification and costing of MEP services is also highlighted in this paper. The student feedback on teaching MEP using the proposed pedagogy is specified in this study. This paper provides insights towards making the MEP subject more interesting and easier for QS students.