CSEN4003 (v.1) Civil Engineering Practices, Quality and Legislation
| Area: | School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
312697 (v.1)
Civil Engineering Practices, Quality and Legislation 463
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
CSEN3000 (v.1)
Civil Engineering Project and Cost Management
or any previous version
OR 312696 (v.1) Civil Engineering Project and Cost Management 360 or any previous version AND CSEN3001 (v.1) Earthworks and Temporary Structures or any previous version OR STEN3005 (v.1) Reinforced Concrete Design or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit provides an introduction to contractual procedures as well as laying out the fundamentals of contract law and standard construction contracts, to go towards explanation of the general conditions of contract for civil engineering and construction works (particularly AS21241 AS4000) highlighting variation and claims procedures in construction projects, alongside an exploration of environmental legislation and indigenous/heritage-aware applications, to build-in professional responsibility and negligence, whilst recognising that standard-methods of mensuration and specifying civil engineering components must compliment quality management systems (namely IS09000 and ISO9001 and associated requirements) for civil engineering organisations, in conjunction with the tools and techniques of continuous improvement. |
| Field of Education: | 030901 Construction Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||
| 2020 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||
| 2020 | Sri Lanka Inst Info Tech | Semester 1 | Y |
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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