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Tan Chin Keng

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Project Management(Construction) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • Master of Business Administration - Masters Degree, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Bachelor in Quantity Surveying - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • Diploma in Quantity Surveying - Diploma, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Tan Chin Keng (Assoc. Prof. Sr. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN


tckeng@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Dr. Tan Chin Keng is an Associate Professor at the Department of Quantity Surveying, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design. He obtained his Ph.D. in Construction Management from University of Malaya. Professionally, he is a registered Quantity Surveyor to the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia and a member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia. Prior to joining IIUM in 2001, he worked as a quantity surveyor at KPK Quantity Surveyors Sdn. Bhd. from 1994-1997 and a lecturer at Taylor’s College, 1999-2001.
He served as the Head, Department of Quantity Surveying, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design from March 2011 until June 2012.
He has published articles in journals and presented papers in conferences locally and internationally, and his articles and papers are mainly related to the fields of Quantity Surveying practices, construction management, quality management, teaching and learning in Quantity Surveying.
Dr. Tan Chin Keng served as an external examiner for the Quantity Surveying programme at Kolej Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman from 2013 to 2019.


Area of Specialisation


  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Construction and Project Management ~ Building Management and Services of Construction (Including of Commercial Building Management Services, Housing Management Services, Industrial Building Management Services, Industrialised Building/ Construction System (IBS/ICS), Structural Products (Wall/Floor Tiles, Roofing Tiles) - Construction Management (Quality Management)
  • Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Construction and Project Management ~ Quantity Surveying - Quantity Surveying
  • Natural Science ~ Mathematical Sciences ~ Mathematics and Statistics for Science and Engineering ~ Business, Financial and Managerial Sciences - Business Administration


Professional Membership


  • 2004 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Regiatered Quantity Surveyor), Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia
  • 2004 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia


Teaching Responsibilities


BUILDING ECONOMICS 2020/2021
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 2023/2024
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS 2014/2015 2013/2014 2007/2008 2003/2004
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 2022/2023
CONSTRUCTION ECONOMIC 2 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010
CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS 1 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2012/2013 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010
CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS 2 2023/2024 2022/2023
CONSTRUCTION MARKETING 2015/2016
COST STUDIES 2 2001/2002
COST STUDIES III 2001/2002
COSTS STUDIES I 2001/2002
DISSERTATION 2022/2023 2016/2017 2008/2009
ECONOMICS FOR QUANTITY SURVEYOR 1 2021/2022
ECONOMICS FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
ECONOMICS FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 1 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009
ECONOMICS FOR QUANTITY SURVEYORS 2 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
INTEGRATED MULTI DISCIPLINARY PROJECT 1 2021/2022 2014/2015
INTEGRATED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROJECT 2022/2023
INTEGRATED MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT 2 2001/2002
INTEGRATED/MULTI-DISCIPLINARY 2002/2003
LANDSCAPE CONTRACT & ADMINISTRATION 2002/2003 2001/2002
MEASUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK 1 2001/2002
MEASUREMENT OF CONSTRUCTION WORK 2 2001/2002
PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016
PRACTICAL TRAINING 2002/2003
PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS 2003/2004 2002/2003
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING SERVICES & EXTERNAL WORKS 2002/2003
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING SERVICES AND EXTERNAL WORKS 2008/2009
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING WORKS 1 2021/2022 2011/2012 2009/2010 2003/2004 2002/2003
PRINCIPLES OF ESTIMATING FOR BUILDING WORKS 2 2008/2009 2003/2004 2002/2003
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT FOR BUILDING WORKS 1 2003/2004 2002/2003
PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT FOR BUILDING WORKS 2 2003/2004 2002/2003
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUILDING ECONOMICS 2021/2022
PROPERTY INVESTMENT AND VALUATION 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2013/2014 2011/2012
RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2008/2009


Supervision


Unethical Behaviours Among Practitioners In Project Management Stages In Klang Valley Construction Projects.
Ph.D Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Managerial Decision Making Capabilities Framework In Adopting Technology Innovation Within Quantity Surveying Organisations.
Ph.D Completed 2018 Co-supervisor
Implementation Of Quality Management System By Construction Companies Of The Republic Of Guinea.
Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor
Investigation On Construction Project Delays In Malaysia.
Master Completed 2017 Main Supervisor
Job Statisfaction And Turnover Intention Among Technical Employees In Quantity Surveying Firms.
Master Completed 2016 Main Supervisor
Benchmarking The Implementation Of Private Finance Initiative (Pfi) In Malaysia.
Master Completed 2015 Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2015 - 2017 Strategy Formulation to Reduce Turnover Intention Among Quantity Surveyors in Malaysia
2011 - 2014 RU 2011: A Study on top Management Commitment Towards Quality Management and ISO 9001 Certification in the Context of Malaysian Construction Organization
2011 - 2013 Research in Quantity Surveying (KVC Project 2011)
2011 - 2016 ASEAN Economic Integration: Developing Model to Assess the Effectiveness of the Policies on Construction Labour Market in Malaysia
2010 - 2011 A study of the Reinforcement-concrete Ration of Building Frames
2008 - 2010 Problem in Implementation of ISO 9001 Quality Management System among Malaysian Contractors
2004 - 2005 A Study On The Implementation Requirements of Quality Management System(QMS) for Construction Companies with ISO9001:2000 Certificates
On-Going
2020 - Present Determination of Strategies to Implement Post Contract Cost Control in Building Construction Projects
2019 - Present Optimising Construction Cost for Heritage Building Conservation Project Through Value Engineering Technique
2012 - Present Gallery
2009 - Present Procurement and Project Delivery System Research Unit


Award & Recognition


14 Nov, 2012 Best Paper Award - Universiti Teknologi Mara National


Publications


Article

2023 Strategies by the construction companies in Malaysia to survive from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management, 13 (1) pp. 17-28
2022 Construction cost control for road projects in the context of Malaysian contractors. Journal of Architecture, Planning and Construction Management (JAPCM), 12 (2) pp. 85-97
2020 Prelimary studies of delays in construction projects. Malaysian Journal of Business and Economics (MJBE), Special Edition 2019 (Issue 2 (December)) pp. 161-179
2019 Strategies of quantity surveying firms to reduce turnover intention. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 8 (1.8 Special issue 8) pp. 1-4
2018 An exploration of cost overrun in building construction projects. Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal, 10 (3 (Special Issue on Business Sustainability in an Era of Digital Disruption)) pp. 638-646
2018 Exploration of job satisfaction among technical employees of quantity surveying firms in Malaysia. International Academic Journal of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 5 (3 (July-September)) pp. 58-71
2018 Turnover intention and job satisfaction among quantity surveyors. International Journal of Technology, 9 (8) pp. 1551-1560
2016 Implementation of ISO quality management system in construction companies of Malaysia. Journal of Technology Management and Business , 3 (1) pp. 1-23
2015 A comparison between quantity surveying and information technology students on web application in learning process . Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 3 (1) pp. 1-11
2015 The Application of Earned Value Management (EVM) in Construction Project Management. Journal of Technology Management and Business, 2 (2) pp. 1-11
2014 Case studies on the safety management at construction site. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 9 (2) pp. 90-108
2011 Study of quality management in construction projects. Chinese Business Review, 10 (7) pp. 542-552
Conference or Workshop Item

2016 Quality management in Quantity Surveying firms. In: 6th Asia Pacific Marketing and Management Conference,
2015 A study into the problems of cost control for construction projects. In: The 4th International Seminar on Entrepreneurship and Business (ISEB 2015),
2014 A study on top management commitment towards quality management and ISO 9001 certification in the context of Malaysian construction organizations. In: 6th International Borneo Business Conference,
2014 Web applications in learning process: a comparison between quantity surveying and information technology undergraduates. In: 5th International Conference on Science & Technology: Applications in Industry & Education (ICSTIE 2014),
2012 Study on web applications in learning process among quantity surveying undergraduates. In: Technology, Science, Social Sciences, Humanities International Conference 2012,
2010 A study on top management commitment and ISO 9000 certification. In: 3rd Regional Conference on Engineering Education (RCEE 2010) and Research in Higher Education 2010 (RHEd 2010),
2010 Reinforcement-concrete ratio of building frames. In: The International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Business Management (ICIEBM),
2009 Quality management practices in construction projects in the context of Malaysian construction industry. In: 34TH AUBEA Annual Conference,
Book

2011 Research in Quantity Surveying. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182038
Book Section

2016 Costing for the preliminaries section of the construction. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-462-1, pp. 24-39
2011 Case studies of problems associated with the employment of foreign workers in civil engineering projects . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-031-7, pp. 57-71