CEEC221- BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS) CIVIL (INFRASTRUCTURE)

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA CAWANGAN PULAU PINANG

GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION

GROUP PROJECT CEM583 (40%)

1.0 Introduction

This assignment is conducted to evaluate students on their cognitive (problem solving) and affective
skills (ethics and communication) which will focus on their ability to deal with relevant Construction
Laws. This assignment is to be carried out by a group of students (maximum of 5 person/group) related
to the problem statement specified.

2.0 Program Outcome and Course Outcome

There are three (3) Course Outcomes (CO) and three (3) Program Outcomes (PO) respectively to be
addressed by this assignment as mapped in Table 1.

Table 1: Mapping of Course Outcome and Program Outcome

CO1: Explain and assess the PO3: Ability to design systems, components or processes for
scenario according to the laws, solving complex civil engineering problems that meet specified
bylaws and regulations relating needs with appropriate consideration for public health and
to the design and construction of safety, cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
civil engineering works in
Malaysia.

CO2: Express concern to the PO8: Ability to exercise professional civil engineering practices
society regarding social, health, with ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and
safety, legal and cultural issues responsibilities.
by accepting professional ethical
standards.

CO3: Adapt the case study/ PO10: Ability to impart effectively complex engineering
problems and conceptualize in activities through presentations, written and verbal
reports of valid findings. communications to the engineering community and society at
large.

3.0 Learning Outcomes

Based on the COPO mapping above, the following Learning Outcomes to be attained by the students at
the end of this group assignment are as follows:

1. Students must be able to impart effectively complex engineering activities through presentations,
written and verbal communications to the engineering community and society at large.
2. Students must be able to describe and explain the principles and procedures of law and legislation
in Malaysia as applied to the design and construction process and use this knowledge to analyse
problems and prepare reports of valid findings.
3. To provide students with a systematic understanding of the knowledgebase of various aspect of
Construction Laws; the ability to analyse complex issues both systematically and creatively; make
sound judgments in the absence of complete data and communicate their conclusion clearly; the
ability to be self-directed and independent learning in tackling and solving problems.

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA CAWANGAN PULAU PINANG
GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION

4.0 Knowledge Profiles (WK), Complex Problem Characteristics (WP) and Engineering Activities
(EA) Characteristics

This group assignment requires the students to identify, analyse, propose, and justify the solutions to
complex engineering problems (WP1, WP2 & WP6) with required knowledge profiles (WK3, WK5 & WK9)
and engineering activity characteristics (EA1, EA2 & EA4) to be demonstrated by the students as shown
below:

Engineering
Complex Problem (WP)
Knowledge Profiles (WK) Activities (EA)
Characteristics
Characteristics
WK3: Engineering Fundamentals WP1: Depth of Knowledge Required EA1: Range of Resources
A systematic, theory-based formulation In-depth engineering knowledge at the Involve the use of diverse
of engineering fundamentals level of one or more of WK3, WK4, resources including people,
required in the engineering discipline. WK5, WK6, or WK8 which allows a data and information, natural,
fundamental based, first principles financial and physical
WK5: Engineering Design and analytical approach. resources and appropriate
Operations technologies including
Knowledge including efficient resource WP2: Range of Conflicting analytical and/or design
use, environmental impacts, whole-life Requirement software.
cost, re-use of resources, net-zero Involve wide-ranging and/or conflicting
carbon, and similar concepts that technical, non-technical issues (such EA2: Level of Interactions
support engineering design and as ethical, sustainability, legal, political, Require optimal resolution of
operations in a practice area. economic, societal) and consideration interactions between wide-
of future requirements. ranging and/or conflicting
WK9: Ethics, inclusive behavior and technical, non-technical and
conduct WP6: Extent of stakeholder engineering issues.
Knowledge of professional ethics, involvement & conflicting
responsibilities, and norms of requirements EA4: Consequences to
engineering practice. Awareness of the Involve collaboration across Society and the
need for diversity by reason of engineering disciplines, other fields, Environment
ethnicity, gender, age, physical ability and/or diverse groups of stakeholders Have significant
etc with mutual understanding and with widely varying needs. consequences in a range of
respect, and of inclusive attitudes. contexts, characterized by
difficulty of prediction and
mitigation.

5.0 Task to be Carried Out

Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia has enforced an Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
to be carried out and submitted for their review and approval prior to the relevant affected project (as stated
in the Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment) Order
2015). The possible negative impact on the surroundings of developing for any risky project urges the
professionals to develop solutions to mitigating the problems. Presume you and your firm are appointed
as the EIA lead consultant/EIA consultant for a project in Malaysia as describe in the Prescribe
Activities [Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities) (Environmental Impact Assessment)
Order 2015)] specifically Schedule 9: Infrastructure. Plan and assess the implementation pertaining to
this report for the selected project sites before kicking-off the construction activities. In addition, you must
comprehend the role of engineering in society and identified issues in engineering practice in the discipline:
such as ethics and the professional responsibility of an engineer to public safety; the impacts of
engineering activity: economic, social, cultural, environmental and sustainability.

The following general information and guidelines (but not limited to) which can help to assist you to
understand what is expected from your report.

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GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION
Specific tasks to be carried out are as follow:

Task Description of Task CO- Complex Marks

PO Engineering
Elements
Task 1 Identify an existing or new development project which CO3- EA1: Range of 5m
can be classify under the Prescribed Activities in the PO10 resources (A1-A2)
(Environmental Quality (Prescribed Activities)
Environmental Impact Assessment Order 2015)
specifically Schedule 9: Infrastructure in Malaysia
which have consequent responsibilities relevant to
professional civil engineering practice and laws. Provide
detail information about that chosen project. Describe
the existing and the surrounding of the project
environment considering the ecological, biological,
societal, health and safety, legal and cultural aspects.

Task 2 Evaluate the potential impacts and/or encountered CO1- WP1-WK3; WK5: 8m
Engineering
issues or problem under various circumstances related PO3 Fundamentals;
(C1-C2)
to Physical and chemical environment; Biological Engineering Design
12m
C3-C4)
environment; Social environment and Economic and Operations
environment for the chosen project in Task 1 with
WP2:
justification on the technical, engineering design and Range of Conflicting 15m
other issues (due to the rules and regulations of Requirement (C1-C2)
authorities, code of professional practices, health and
WP6:
safety regulations, etc.). Highlight and explain the nature Extent of
of conflict between the standards and codes of practice stakeholder 15m
relevant to the impact/problem. involvement & (C3-C4)
conflicting
requirements
Task 3 Propose mitigation measures and/or conceptual civil CO1- WK5: 20m
engineering solution to the impacts or problem faced in PO3 Engineering (C5-C6)
the project. design and
operations
Describe the project strategy in the MITIGATION CO2-
WK9: Ethics, 15m
implementation BEFORE, DURING and POST PO8 inclusive (A3-A4)
CONSTRUCTION related to Environmental behaviour and
Management Plan (EMP) and OSHA 1994. conduct

Task 4 Conduct a conversation session/interview with the CO3- EA4: 5m

respective Local Authorities/ Project Proponent/ SO/ PO10 Consequences to (A1-A2)
Engineer/ Supervisor/ Project Manager/ Public to get the society and the
opinions and to acquire the impact towards society and environment
environment when the project is executed.
EA2: Level of 5m
Highlight in the interview the conflicting requirement interactions (A1-A2)
regards to the issue evaluated.

(100 marks)

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA CAWANGAN PULAU PINANG
GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION
6.0 Format of Report

a. General format:
• Font: Arial (size 11, single spacing)
• There will be penalties (marks deduction) for plagiarism between other teams’ report.

b. Specific format

The report must consist of the following sections:

• Front Page – Names, UiTM ID, Group
• Table of Contents
• List of Tables & List of Figures
• Summary or Abstract

Content of report shall be presented as follows:

• Chapter 1: Introduction/Background of Project and descriptions of the existing and the surrounding
of the project environment (Max. of 6 pages)
• Chapter 2: Identification and justification of technical, engineering design and other issues (due to
the rules and regulations of authorities, code of professional practices, health and safety
regulations, etc.) relevant to the potential impacts and/or encountered issues or problem under
various circumstances (Max. of 10 pages) & highlighting and explaining the nature of conflict
between the standards and codes of practice relevant to the impact/problem. (Max. of 2 pages)
• Chapter 3: Proposal on mitigation measures and/or conceptual civil engineering solution to the
impacts or problem faced in the project. (Max. of 10 pages)
• Chapter 4: Opinions from various stakeholders on the impact towards society and environment if
the project executed and highlight the conflicting requirement regards to the issue evaluated (Max.
of 3 pages)
• Chapter 5: Conclusions and Limitations (Max. of 1 page)
• References
• Appendices (if relevant)
• For the submission of softcopy (pdf file format), please rename the file into this format:
GA_FULLNAME_STUDENT ID_GROUP (name and student ID of leader only).

c. Rubrics are provided for the assessment of all the task given.

Submission of report (softcopy) to be done via Microsoft Teams (MT) by 6 Jan 2025 before 12.00
am. Please include the evaluation form in your submission.

Prepared by: Vetted by: Verified by:

CC CEM583 Vetter CEM583 Head of Division CBPM

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GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION

LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION (CEM583)

GROUP ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT (40%)
NO. STUDENT NAME STUDENT ID GROUP

GROUP PROJECT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (KNOWLEDGE PROFILE) (PART 1)

Description of Performance Criteria

Knowledge Performance 1 2 3 4 5 Sub-
Profile Criteria E, F C-, D C, C+ B- B, B+, A- A, A+ Total
Below 39 (40 -49) (50 - 64) (65 - 79) (80 above) marks
Ability to evaluate the potential impacts and/or encountered issues or problem under various circumstances related
WP1: Depth of Task 2: to Physical and chemical environment; Biological environment; Social environment and Economic environment for
Evaluate the potential
Knowledge impacts and/or
a complex project with justification based on engineering fundamentals required in engineering (WK3-Engineeering
Required Fundamentals, WK5-Engineering Design and Operations).
encountered issues or /20
problem under various 1 2 3 4 5
circumstances related to
WK3: Physical and chemical Address potential Address potential Acceptable Good elaboration Excellent
Engineering environment; impacts and/or impacts and/or elaboration of all of all potential elaboration of all
Biological encountered issues encountered potential impacts impacts and/or potential impacts
Fundamentals environment; Social or problem under issues or and/or encountered and/or
environment and various problem under encountered issues or problem encountered
WK5: Economic environment
circumstances various issues or problem under various issues or problem
comprehensively with
Engineering justification on the without justification circumstances under various circumstances under various
Design and technical, engineering based on with minimum circumstances with justification circumstances
Operations design and other issues engineering justification with justification based on with justification
(due to the rules and fundamentals and based on based on engineering based on
regulations of design required in engineering engineering fundamentals and engineering
authorities, code of engineering practice fundamentals fundamentals design required in fundamentals and
professional practices, and design and design engineering design required in
health and safety
required in required in practice engineering
regulations, etc.). (CO1-
PO3) engineering engineering practice
practice practice

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA CAWANGAN PULAU PINANG
GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION

Description of Performance Criteria

Knowledge Performance 1 2 3 4 5 Sub-
Profile Criteria E, F C-, D C, C+ B- B, B+, A- A, A+ Total
Below 39 (40 -49) (50 - 64) (65 - 79) (80 above) marks
Ability to highlight and explain the nature of conflict between stakeholders related to technical,
WP2: Range of Task 2: engineering and other issues (due to the rules and regulations of authorities, code of professional
Conflicting Highlight and practices, health and safety regulations, etc.) relevant to the impact/problem identified.
Requirement explain the nature
of conflict between /15
1 2 3 4 5
the stakeholders
Address potential Address Acceptable Good Excellent
related to the
impacts and/or potential elaboration of elaboration of all elaboration of
standards and
encountered impacts and/or all potential potential all potential
codes of practice
issues or problem encountered impacts and/or impacts and/or impacts and/or
relevant to the
under various issues or encountered encountered encountered
problem. (CO1-
circumstances problem under issues or issues or issues or
PO3)
without justification various problem under problem under problem under
and elaboration on circumstances various various various
nature of conflict with minimum circumstances circumstances circumstances
occurs justification and with justification with justification with justification
elaboration on and explanation and explanation and explanation
nature of on nature of on nature of on nature of
conflict occurs conflict occurs conflict occurs conflict occurs
Ability to highlight and explain the nature of conflict between stakeholders related to technical,
WP6: Extent of engineering and other issues (due to the rules and regulations of authorities, code of professional
stakeholder practices, health and safety regulations, etc.) relevant to the impact/problem identified.
involvement &
1 2 3 4 5 /15
conflicting
requirements Stakeholders Stakeholders 2 stakeholders 3 stakeholders More than 3
addressed but with addressed but addressed with addressed with stakeholders
no consideration with brief detail detail addressed with
of conflicting explanation of explanation of explanation of detail
requirements conflicting conflicting conflicting explanation of
requirements requirements requirements conflicting
requirements

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA CAWANGAN PULAU PINANG
GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION

Description of Performance Criteria

Knowledge Performance 1 2 3 4 5 Sub-
Profile Criteria E, F C-, D C, C+ B- B, B+, A- A, A+ Total
(Below 39) (40 -49) (50 - 64) (65 - 79) (80 above) marks
Ability to propose mitigation measures and/or conceptual civil engineering solution to the impacts or
WK5: Task 3: problems faced in the project.
Engineering Propose
Design and mitigation 1 2 3 4 5
Operations measures and/or Poor proposal on Acceptable Acceptable Good proposal Excellent proposal
conceptual civil mitigation proposal on proposal on on mitigation on mitigation /20
engineering measures and/or mitigation mitigation measures and/or measures and/or
solution to the conceptual civil measures and/or measures and/or conceptual civil conceptual civil
impacts or engineering conceptual civil conceptual civil engineering engineering solution
problem faced in solution with no engineering engineering solution with with clear
the project. (CO1- justification. solution with poor solution with justification. justification.
PO3) justification. justification.
Ability to propose mitigation measures and/or conceptual civil engineering solution to the impacts or
WK9: Ethics, Task 3: problems faced in the project and describe the project strategy in the mitigation implementation before,
Describe the project during and post construction related to Environmental Management Plan (EMP) and OSHA 1994.
inclusive
strategy in the
behavior and mitigation 1 2 3 4 5
conduct implementation No description Describe on two Describe on four Describe on six Describe in detail /15
before, during and on the project (2) strategies in (4) strategies in (6) strategies in more than six (6)
post construction strategy in the the mitigation the mitigation the mitigation strategies in the
related to mitigation implementation implementation implementation mitigation
Environmental implementation before, during before, during before, during implementation
Management Plan before, during and post and post and post before, during and
(EMP) and OSHA and post construction construction construction post construction
1994. (CO2-PO8) construction related to related to related to related to
related to Environmental Environmental Environmental Environmental
Environmental Management Management Management Management Plan
Management Plan (EMP) and Plan (EMP) and Plan (EMP) and (EMP) and OSHA
Plan (EMP) and OSHA 1994. OSHA 1994. OSHA 1994. 1994.
OSHA 1994.

SUBTOTAL MARKS FOR KNOWLEDGE PROFILE (PART 1) /85

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GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION

GROUP ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA (COMPLEX ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES) (PART 2)

Description of Performance Criteria

Complex
Engineering 1 2 3 4 5 Sub-
Performance
Activities E, F C-, D C, C+ B- B, B+, A- A, A+ Total
Criteria
Characteristics (Below 39) (40 -49) (50 - 64) (65 - 79) (80 above) marks

Describe the existing and the surrounding of the project environment considering the ecological, biological, societal,
EA1: Range of Task 1:
health and safety, legal and cultural aspects.
resources Describe the
existing and
1 2 3 4 5 /2.5
the
surroundings
of the project Describe the Describe the existing Describe the existing Describe the existing Describe the existing
environment existing and the and the surrounding of and the surrounding of and the surrounding of and the surrounding
considering surrounding of the project the project the project of the project
the the project environment that environment that environment that environment that
ecological, environment associate with one associate with two associate with three associate with more
biological, that associate (1) resource with (2) resources (3) resources than three (3)
societal, with one (1) acceptable resources
health and resource but do elaboration
safety, legal not elaborate
and cultural
aspects.
(CO3-PO10)

Justify the involvement of these resources in fulfilling the requirements of a successful project

/2.5
1 2 3 4 5

Justify on 1 Justify on 1 resource Justify on 2 Justify on 3 Justify on more than

resource only with acceptable resources with resources with 3 resources with
justification acceptable acceptable acceptable
justification justification justification

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA CAWANGAN PULAU PINANG
GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION

Description of Performance Criteria

Complex 1 2 3 4 5
E, F C-, D C, C+ B- B, B+, A- A, A+ Sub-
Engineering Performance
(Below 39) (40 -49) (50 - 64) (65 - 79) (80 above) Total
Activities Criteria
marks
Characteristics

Organise significant consequence in a range of contexts, characterised by difficulty of prediction and

EA4 – Task 4: mitigation.
Consequences Get the opinions
to society and and acquire the 1 2 3 4 5 /2.5
environment impact towards
society and Organise and Organise and Organise and Organise and Organise and
environment characterise characterise 1 difficult characterise 2 difficult characterise 3 difficult characterise more
when the project only 1 context. context and contexts and contexts and than difficult
is executed from consequence towards consequences consequences contexts and
the respective society and towards society and towards society and consequences
Local environment based on environment based on environment based on towards society and
Authorities/ the feedback obtained the feedback obtained the feedback obtained environment based
Project from the from the from the on the feedback
Proponent/ SO/ society/stakeholders. society/stakeholders. society/stakeholders. obtained from the
Engineer/ society/stakeholders
Supervisor/ .
Project
Manager/ Public. Exemplify significant consequences in a range of contexts, characterised by difficulty of prediction and
(CO3- PO10) mitigation
/2.5
1 2 3 4 5

Justify the Justify one (1) Justify 2 significant Justify 3 significant Justify more than 3
consequences consequence and 1 consequences which consequences which significant
of the project difficulty associated are characterised by are characterised by consequences
prediction and with the project difficulty of prediction difficulty of prediction which are
mitigation. and mitigation and mitigation characterised by
associated with the associated with the difficulty of
project. project. prediction

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA CAWANGAN PULAU PINANG
GROUP PROJECT: CEM 583 - LAW FOR CONSTRUCTION

Description of Performance Criteria

Complex
1 2 3 4 5 Sub-
Engineering Performance
E, F C-, D C, C+ B- B, B+, A- A, A+ Total
Activities Criteria
(Below 39) (40 -49) (50 - 64) (65 - 79) (80 above) marks
Characteristics

EA2 – Level of Task 4: Adapt significant problem arising from interactions between wide-ranging or conflicting technical,
interactions Highlight in the engineering or other issues
interview the
conflicting 1 3 4 5
requirement
regards to the /2.5
issue Associate with Adapt 1 level of Associate with 2 Associate with 3 Associate with more
evaluated. 1 level of interaction little levels of interaction levels of interaction than 3 levels of
(CO3-PO10) interaction elaboration with elaboration with good interaction with
elaboration excellent explanation

Justify the solutions achieved arising from the level of interactions involving wide-ranging or conflicting
technical, engineering, or other issues
/2.5
1 2 3 4 5

Discuss the Justify the solutions Justify the solutions Justify the solutions Justify the solutions
solutions based on 1 level of based on 2 levels of based on 3 levels of based on more than
based on the interaction interaction interaction 3 levels of
1 level of interaction
interaction

SUBTOTAL MARKS FOR COMPLEX ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES (PART 2) /15

GRAND TOTAL /100

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