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12009 (v.3) Quality in Building 342
Area: | Department of Construction Management |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 12008 (v.4) Quality in Building 242 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Total quality management, benchmarking, best practice and practical experience of developing, writing and using quality management system documentation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- A deeper and more sophisticated level of understanding about quality management and its application in the construction industry. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Beckford, J. (1998), Quality: A Critical Introduction. London, Routledge. Duncan, J.M., Thorpe, B. and Sumner, P. (1996), Quality Assurance in Construction (second edition). England, Gower. Griffith, A. (1990), Quality Assurance in Building. London, Macmillan. James, P. (1996), Total Quality Management: An Introductory Text. Hemel Hempstead, Prentice Hall. MacDonald, J. (1993), Understanding Total Quality Management in a Week. London, Headway-Hodder and Stoughton. McCabe, S. (1998), Quality Improvement Techniques in Construction. Harlow, Longman. Mears, P. (1995), Quality Improvement Tools and Techniques. New York, McGraw Hill. Munro-Faure, I. and Munro-Faure, M. (1994). Implementing Total Quality Management. London, Pitman Publishing. Oakland, J.S. (1993), Total Quality Management: The Route to Improving Performance (second edition). Oxford, Butterworth-Heinemann. Stebbing, L. (1993), Quality Management in the Service Industry. England, Ellis Horwood. Wider Quality Movement. (1997), Quality, Productivity and Competitiveness: The Role of Quality in Australia's Social and Economic Development. Sydney, Standards Australia. |
Unit Texts: | McCabe, S. (1998), Quality Improvement Techniques in Construction. Harlow, Longman. |
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Field of Education: | 40300 Building (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Trimester 2 | Y | | | | 2004 | Prof Dvlpmt Ctr HK | Trimester 3 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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