12015 (v.3) Building Industry Presentation 442

Area:

Department of Construction Management

Credits:

12.5

Contact Hours:

2.0

Lecture:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Position applications. Interviewing techniques. Mock site meetings. Letter and report writing relevant to the building industry.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Developed interpersonal skills relative to contemporary construction management practice.

Unit Texts:

Bailey (Jr), EP (1997) The Plain English Approach to Business Writing, Oxford University Press, New York. Ball, FW and Ball, BB (1996) Killer Interview, McGraw Hill, New York. Bolton, R (1991) People Skills, Simon & Schuster, Australia. Eagleson, RD (1990) Writing in Plain English, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. Fryer, B (1997) The Practice of Construction Management, 3rd Edn, Blackwell Science, Oxford. Gray, M (1991) Public Speaking, Schwartz & Wilkinson. Mansell, T (1990) Howto Write Business Letters and Reports, 2edn, Pitman, Melbourne. Price, P, Smith, B and Luxton, H (1990), Take the Chair, Rostrum, Perth. Puregger, MI (1994) How to Chair a Meeting, Jacaranda Press, Queensland. The Macquaries Office Manual (1984), Macquarie Library Pty Ltd, Australia. Videotrain (1996) Better Business Letters, Videotrain Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Whetten, DA and Cameron, KS (1991) Developing Management Skills, 2nd edn, Harper Collins, New York.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Class Presentation 1 50%, Class Presentation 2 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y