NUST eLearning

Course Description: 

Course Aims: 

The aim of the course is to equip students with the knowledge about ethics of the quantity surveying profession such as values, ethical theory and practice, moral reasoning, morality in law and codes.

Course Objectives: 

The objectives of this course are to ensure that upon completion of the course, students will have to show evidence of their ability to:  demonstrate comprehensive and systematic knowledge of quantity surveying professional ethics, distinguish between acceptable professional ethical conduct and non-ethical conduct in the discharge of professional duties basing on given case studies, explain the professional code of conduct issued by the Institute of Namibian Quantity Surveyors, interpret the Architects’ and Quantity Surveyors’ Act and calculate professional fees using the gazetted tariff of fees chargeable by quantity surveyors for any service (s) rendered to the public sector or private sector clients.

Course Content: 

• Professional ethics and ethical theory and practice.

• Moral values, reasoning, morality in law. 

• Professional Liability and Professional Indemnity Insurance.

• Mandate of professional bodies (Institute of Namibian Quantity Surveyors (INQS), Namibia Council of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (NCAQS), Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) etcetera.

• Professional code of conduct issued by the Institute of Namibian Quantity Surveyors.

• Clauses in the Architects’ and Quantity Surveyors’ Act and related Regulations.

• Tariff Fees Chargeable by Architects and Quantity Surveyors and related disbursement charges.

• Professional fees for services rendered to public or private sector clients.

• Public Procurement Act of Namibia and related Regulations including implications of the Act and regulations on procurement activities of consultants and contractors.

• Client/consultant service level agreements and dispute resolution process.

• Procedure for registration as a professional quantity surveyor.

• Company registration process.

• International consultant service provision (modus operandi, fee chargeable, currencies applicable, law governing operations etcetera.