CIV4286 · Project management for civil engineers

Overview

Need for project management; the project management context; fundamental project management processes and knowledge; tools and techniques for a structured application to project selection and planning including project brief/ideation/concept embodiment decision support tools, numeric profitability and scoring techniques, and EMV/decision tree risk quantification tools; analytical tool application to project scope, time, cost, risk, human resource, OHS and quality issues. Review of company financial management concepts.

Areas of study: E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Specialisation: Civil engineering E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Specialisation: Environmental engineering

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Assessment

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Continuous assessment: 40% Final assessment: 60% This unit contains threshold hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. Apply project evaluation techniques including the triple bottom line against the overall business model.
2. Identify the elements of the project life cycle, including plan, control, and organise and allocate resources.
3. Evaluate and apply the basic tools and techniques to plan, organise and manage a project.
4. Identify strategic constraints in managing the scope, time, cost and quality components.
5. Explain the interconnection of quality, risk and contract management.
6. Discuss professional responsibility, occupational health and safety and ethical conduct.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

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