| Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Overview
Engineering and built environment managers may, at various times in their careers, be responsible for the administration and control of projects. It is therefore essential that such people have a sound knowledge of organisational principles, human resource management, financial management, and contract administration.
The course briefly revises and then builds upon undergraduate management studies in the major areas of project estimating and planning, feasibility studies, contract law, financial management, management theory and personnel management.
Course learning outcomes
- Appraise management principles and human resources planning in engineering and built environment projects;
- Develop a schedule for a project using graphical methods and relevant software;
- Develop a quality management plan for a project;
- Compare projects through feasibility and economic analyses;
- Implement the principles of accounting, management statistics and value management in engineering and built environment projects;
- Appraise the functions of business management and contract law in engineering and built environment projects;
- Analyse project health and safety, sustainability, and environmental protection practices.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Management Principles: leadership, management traits and functions, decision making, communication, setting objectives. | 5.00 |
| 2. | Personnel Management and Organisational Models: human resource management and development, planning, selection and recruiting, organisations, managers role, personnel, supervisors, occupational health and safety. | 10.00 |
| 3. | Project Management Planning: strategic and project planning, program and project management, estimating, purchasing and inventory decisions. | 10.00 |
| 4. | Project Scheduling Techniques Using Networks, Gantt charts and relevant Software. | 20.00 |
| 5. | Project Quality Management. | 5.00 |
| 6. | Project Feasibility and Economic Comparison: feasibility studies, lifecycle cost and benefit, depreciation. | 10.00 |
| 7. | Accounting, Management Statistics and Value Management: use of statistics in management, quality management and control. | 10.00 |
| 8. | Project Law and Business Management. | 10.00 |
| 9. | Health and Safety in projects. | 10.00 |
| 10. | Environmental protection and sustainability. | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Report 1 | No | 25 |
| Report 2 | No | 25 |
| Report 3 | No | 50 |