Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan

Design risk is one of various risk elements in a construction works. Exploring the understanding of Malaysian professional designers on design related risks, risk management, laws related to the management of such risks as well as the sufficiency of existing laws to the effect is the objective of th...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Rashid, Zul Zakiyuddin, Adnan, Hamimah, Mohd Yusuwan, Norazian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying 2015
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14659/
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Adnan, Hamimah
Mohd Yusuwan, Norazian
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Adnan, Hamimah
Mohd Yusuwan, Norazian
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description Design risk is one of various risk elements in a construction works. Exploring the understanding of Malaysian professional designers on design related risks, risk management, laws related to the management of such risks as well as the sufficiency of existing laws to the effect is the objective of the research. Quantitative research method was applied, where questionnaire survey was adopted to collect data from professional designers, consist of professional architects and engineers. The data were then analysed using SPSS software. The finding reveals that the respondents were in consensus in certain areas, such as the importance to understand the law, but were in mix of opinion with regards to some area such as the branches of law regulating their duty. It is concluded that, understanding of professional designers on design risks, risk management and the laws can be further improved.
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spelling uitm-146592016-09-07T09:02:13Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14659/ Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan bej Ahmad Rashid, Zul Zakiyuddin Adnan, Hamimah Mohd Yusuwan, Norazian Malaysia Engineering design Design risk is one of various risk elements in a construction works. Exploring the understanding of Malaysian professional designers on design related risks, risk management, laws related to the management of such risks as well as the sufficiency of existing laws to the effect is the objective of the research. Quantitative research method was applied, where questionnaire survey was adopted to collect data from professional designers, consist of professional architects and engineers. The data were then analysed using SPSS software. The finding reveals that the respondents were in consensus in certain areas, such as the importance to understand the law, but were in mix of opinion with regards to some area such as the branches of law regulating their duty. It is concluded that, understanding of professional designers on design risks, risk management and the laws can be further improved. Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14659/1/AJ_ZUL%20ZAKIYUDDIN%20AHMAD%20RASHID%20BEJ%2015.pdf Ahmad Rashid, Zul Zakiyuddin and Adnan, Hamimah and Mohd Yusuwan, Norazian (2015) Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan. (2015) Built Environment Journal (BEJ) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Built_Environment_Journal_=28BEJ=29.html>, 12 (1). pp. 34-49. ISSN 1675-5022 https://bej.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Malaysia
Engineering design
Ahmad Rashid, Zul Zakiyuddin
Adnan, Hamimah
Mohd Yusuwan, Norazian
Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan
title Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan
title_full Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan
title_fullStr Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan
title_full_unstemmed Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan
title_short Designers approach in managing legal design risks in Malaysia / Zul Zakiyuddin Ahmad Rashid, Hamimah Adnan and Norazian Mohd Yusuwan
title_sort designers approach in managing legal design risks in malaysia / zul zakiyuddin ahmad rashid, hamimah adnan and norazian mohd yusuwan
topic Malaysia
Engineering design
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14659/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14659/