Definition of Quantity Surveying; historical
development of the quantity surveying profession. Functions performed by a
quantity surveyor. Career opportunities for the Quantity Surveyor.
Professionals in the construction industry and their interrelationships.
Professional bodies in the construction industry and their significance; the
relationships between the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS) and
the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN). Applied
Mensuration: Measurement and computation of girth, area and volume for both
regular and irregular shapes from dimensioned drawings; Principles of measuring
gross and adjustments. Setting up dimensions on taking off sheets and squaring
to compute girths, areas and volumes
- Teacher: Aisha Suleiman