12537 Construction Management
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Credit points: 6 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 12511 Construction Technology and Regulation
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Description
This subject provides students with an outline of the organisation and management of construction projects including professional practice, ethics and sustainability. The subject includes an overview of the stakeholder, the construction project lifecycle, communications and human resource management. Critical legislation around industrial relations, work, health and safety (WH&S) and dispute resolution (mediation and litigation) are reviewed. Case studies focusing on ethical reasoning in simulated professional contexts are the focus of in-class workshops.
The subject also considers the management of construction work and the building site, examining topics such as site establishment, construction methodology and site planning and includes building information modelling (BIM) and digital management of projects
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
| 1. | Demonstrate an understanding of the organisation and management structure of construction projects |
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| 2. | Demonstrate an understanding of the project life cycle, incorporating human resource management and communications |
| 3. | Demonstrate an understanding of the critical legislation relating to Industrial Relations and Work Health and Safety |
| 4. | Demonstrate and understanding of lawful dispute resolution processes |
| 5. | Demonstrate an understanding of construction site operations including site planning and establishment, construction methodology |
| 6. | Demonstrate knowledge of Building Information Modelling applications in the industry (BIM). |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject also contributes to the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes:
- Identify ethical issues and operate with integrity, applying informed sound ethical judgments in professional contexts (A.1)
- Critically reflect on practices and regulations that support professional capabilities to work with and for Indigenous peoples and businesses within the construction industry (A.2)
- Effectively apply a variety of communication skills in professional contexts (C.1)
- Generate innovative and creative solutions to industry/project issues and problems (I.1)
Contribution to the development of graduate attributes
The term CAPRI is used for the five Design, Architecture and Building faculty graduate attribute categories where:
C = communication and groupwork
A = attitudes and values
P = practical and professional
R = research and critique
I = innovation and creativity.
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs) are linked to these categories using codes (e.g. C-1, A-3, P-4, etc.).
Teaching and learning strategies
This subject is taught using intensive block mode delivery.
Learning strategies involve face-to-face lectures supplemented with UTS online support materials.
Students will receive feedback via Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique (IF-AT) tests and commentary on group assignments.
Content (topics)
The subject content will be partly supported by the Required text: ‘A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and the 8-key topics below will be covered in class throughout the subject:
- Critical legislation around industrial relations, Work, Health and Safety (WH & S) and dispute resolution (mediation and litigation)
- Professional practice, ethics and sustainability.
- Influences on the organisation and management construction projects
- Project Stakeholders
- Project HR & Communications Management
- Overview of Site planning and Establishment
- Management of construction work and construction methodology
- Building Information Modelling (BIM) and digital management of projects
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Online Quiz 1
| Intent: | The quiz will assess student’s understanding of a topic area based on content covered in class on Day 1 of the subject. It will offer students immediate feedback that will both help them understand how well they are able to understand and apply the knowledge they have learned from their readings and discussions in class. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 1 and 2 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): A.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Quiz/test | ||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 2: Online Quiz 2
| Intent: | The quiz will assess student’s understanding of the material presented and discussed on Day 1 and/or Day 2 of the subject. It will offer students immediate feedback that will both help them understand how well they are able to understand and apply the knowledge they have learned in class. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 3 and 4 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): A.2 and C.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Quiz/test | ||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 20% | ||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 3: Site Establishment Plan and Construction Methodology
| Intent: | Require students to demonstrate their understanding of site planning, site establishment, construction process and methodology principles in a professional context. Allow students to demonstrate the use of BIM in a proposed construction project. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Objective(s): | This task addresses the following subject learning objectives: 5 and 6 This task also addresses the following course intended learning outcomes that are linked with a code to indicate one of the five CAPRI graduate attribute categories (e.g. C.1, A.3, P.4, etc.): C.1 and I.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Type: | Report | ||||||||||||||||
| Groupwork: | Individual | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 60% | ||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Minimum requirements
The DAB attendance policy requires students to attend no less than 80% of formal teaching sessions (lectures and tutorials) for each class they are enrolled in to remain eligible for assessment.
Required texts
UTS (2009), “Guide to Assignment Writing”, Faculty of Business, UTS
Recommended Reading
Project Management Institute (2017), A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide)