The course includes the planning and construction process, project management, the client role, project organization, contract forms, stakeholder management, information management and communication.
AI2810 Project Communication 7.5 credits
The built environment is project-based and the construction client has an important role in relation to the projects that are initiated. The construction client is often described as an "innovation supporter" or "change agent" for a more innovative and sustainable built environment.
Aim
The aim of the course is to introduce, reflect on, apply and evaluate concepts, tools and methods for project communication.
What is Project communication?
Project communication covers the construction client’s perspective on planning, organizing, managing, procuring and controling construction projects from the initial planning to handing over. Thus, it combines project management, real estate planning, construction management and organization and leadership.
What is a Construction Client?
Construction clients are “the initiators of projects and those that contract with other parties for the supply of construction goods or services” (Atkin & Flanagan, 1995, in Boyd & Chinyio, 2006, p. 5).
A construction client can be private or public, it can be an individual or an organization. The construction client can be long term or short term focused, it can build for own use, to lease or to sell.
Information per course offering
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Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 25 Aug 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
- Periods
- P1 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
50175
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Places are not limited
- Target group
Mandatory for students in the master programme in Real Estate and Construction Management (TFOBM), year 1.
Open for all master programs as long as it can be included in your program.
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
Contact
Tina Karrbom Gustavsson, 08-790 8799, tina.karrbom@abe.kth.se
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus AI2810 (Spring 2022–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus AI2810 (Spring 2022–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to prepare students for further studies on advanced level within real estate and construction, as well as for analysing the planning- and construction process and for participating in and managing construction projects.
After completing the course, the participants should be able to:
Describe, use, select and compare concepts, tools and methods for analysis of the planning and construction process and for planning and managing construction projects, especially from the client´s perspective, based on established research, considering goals for sustainable development.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Eligibility to the master programme in Real Estate and Construction Management.
Equipment
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Literature
Information about course literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- PRO2 - Project Work, 2.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- ÖVN2 - Essay, 5.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
The examination is time-limited.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Built Environment
Education cycle
Second cycle
Add-on studies
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Contact
Tina Karrbom Gustavsson, 08-790 8799, tina.karrbom@abe.kth.se