| Semester 2, 2020 Online | |
| Short Description: | Construction Production M'ment |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Civil Engineering and Surveying |
| Student contribution band : | Band 2 |
| ASCED code : | 040303 - Building Construction Manageme |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: CMG1002
Other requisites
Recommended prior or concurrent study: CIV2605
Rationale
Construction management involves three main areas, construction project management, construction business management and construction production management. This course focusses on the latter and covers managerial issues associated with on-site construction operations for the construction manager.
Synopsis
The aim of this course is to provide a broad understanding of the procedures and processes, tools and techniques, strategies and tactics used for managing on-site construction production operations from contract formation to completion in a team environment focussing on issues related to transformation-flow-value issues, short-term pull/push schedules, subcontractor management, productivity enhancement, and knowledge areas connected with lean construction. Additionally, it covers on-site quality and safety management issues while also introducing building information modelling to understand its relevance to production management.
Objectives
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, student should be able to:
- Describe production management operations
- Explain procedures and processes adopted to manage time, cost, quality, safety and environmental issues at site level with respect to production operations
- Demonstrate the application of production management tools and techniques, procedures and processes
- Explain the relevance of building information modelling to production management
- Describe the relevance of teamwork and communication skills to production management
- Summarise and analyse project progress
- Demonstrate appropriate written and communication skills
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Construction logic | 5.00 |
| 2. | Site Mobilisation and Establishment | 10.00 |
| 3. | Short-term look-ahead pull/push schedules | 10.00 |
| 4. | Task explosion, transformation, and flow | 5.00 |
| 5. | Lean construction | 10.00 |
| 6. | Productivity improvement and value stream mapping | 10.00 |
| 7. | Managing quality and environmental issues | 10.00 |
| 8. | Managing safety | 10.00 |
| 9. | Managing subcontractors and suppliers | 10.00 |
| 10. | Progress monitoring and reporting | 7.50 |
| 11. | Teamwork and communication | 5.00 |
| 12. | Building information modelling and production management | 7.50 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=CMG2003)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference materials
Student workload expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Assessments | 50.00 |
| Directed 精东传媒app | 52.00 |
| Examinations | 2.00 |
| Private 精东传媒app | 51.00 |
Assessment details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Objectives Assessed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 250 | 25 | 10 Aug 2020 | 1,2,3,7 | |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 250 | 25 | 05 Oct 2020 | 1,2,3,6,7 | |
| Online Exam | 500 | 50 | End S2 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | (see note 1) |
Notes
- This will be an open examination. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via 精东传媒appDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the official Alternate Assessment Schedule has been released.
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks available. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
Requirements after S2 2020:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle), and have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), i.e. the end of semester examination by achieving at least 40% of the weighted marks available for that assessment item.
Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.
To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2). -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.
Requirements after S2 2020:
The examination is restricted and candidates are allowed to bring a scientific calculator and dictionary into the examination. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are:
The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.
Requirements after S2 2020:
Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period. -
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