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Course Team
Amirhossein Heravi
David Thorpe
Summary
The Commercial Construction Course builds on the principles that students have learnt in previous studies. This course aims to provide students with a higher-level knowledge in the areas such as project planning, decision making and management strategies which enable them to more effectively manage the project from early stages to … For more content click the Read More button below.
SynopsisThis course aims to provide the graduate construction professionals an understanding of commercial construction management processes, techniques and systems. This course also seeks to provide information and knowledge that will assist the professional in evaluating and proposing alternative construction systems that may benefit the project outcome.
Requisites
Course Pre-requisites
Other Requisites or Enrolment Rules
Other
Offerings
Trimester 1
OL-TWMBA-TR1
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
Plan and implement the commercial construction project management process from pre-construction to completion
2.
Investigate the principals of sustainable commercial construction
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Analyse and interpret construction drawings related to commercial constructions
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Effectively communicate proposals to management that benefit the project in terms of considerations such as time, cost, safety, risk and quality
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Evaluate construction process for commercial projects
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Demonstrate written and communication skills to a professional standard.
Topics
1. Introduction - Nature of commercial construction, Managing the Pre-construction process including forming a management team
2. Sustainable projects
3. Interpret Commercial Project drawings related to commercial constructions
4. Advanced Project scheduling and agile planning
5. Managing critical project decisions for project success
6. Managing the construction process to completion
Assessments
Assessment due dates (as listed in Week Due) are indicative until finalised by the end of Week 1 for each Study Period (Offering). After Week 1, Assessment due dates may change with the approval of the Dean (Academic) or Delegate in limited circumstances. All Assessment due date changes approved after Week 1 will be communicated to students accordingly via Handbook and StudyDesk.