Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 5 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302796 (v.1) Integrated Design and Construction 463 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Integrated Design and Construction - Project conception and management, feasibility studies, project organisation and documentation, fast tracking construction, environmental considerations, integration of professional skills, quality assurance and systems, innovative design and construction techniques. Construction estimating - work study analysis. Tender planning, measurement and analysis, construction method and program, cost estimating. Direct costs, indirect costs. Summarising costs. Submission of tenders. Subcontract tenders. Case studies. Ethics and professional practice - professional ethics, codes of ethics, case studies, engineering profession and philosophy. |
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Unit Outcomes: | The student will gain an understanding of how the components of the civil engineering course come together. Skills that enable better integration within the profession will be outlined and the skills necessary to confidently approach civil engineering projects will be gained. |
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: | References supplied throughout unit and via handouts. |
Unit Texts: | None |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment 10%, Class participation 10%, Final Exam 60% (min 30/60 required), Project 20%. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (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 | | |
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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