Course Title: Administer a construction contract

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4274 Certificate IV in Building and Construction (Building)

Course Title: Administer a construction contract

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 20

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUIL6011C

City Campus

TAFE

130T Vocational Engineering

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2015

Course Contact: Kate Coady

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4119

Course Contact Email: kate.coady@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to advise on or resolve business disputes that may arise in the course of activities in residential and commercial contracting projects. Dispute resolution procedures may be applied as one of the disputing parties or as an independent party.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no pre-requisites for this unit.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CPCCBC4016A Administer a construction contract

Elements:

1. Identify and analyse the essential elements, sections and clauses of a business contract.

2. Select an appropriate contract for the works to be undertaken.

3. Identify and apply the factors involved in the termination of a business contract.

4. Administer the contract.

5. Finalise a contract.


Learning Outcomes

Refer to elements


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written, oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

Evidence of the following is essential:

  • select right contract for particular project
  • select appropriate clauses and conditions within the contract
  • administer contract to the standard required by the organisation and according to legal or regulatory requirements that may exist within the state or territory in which work is being done
  • determine appropriate measures to be taken in the event of an anomaly in the rendering of the contract.

 

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competency.

Assessment Tasks

Weight

Assessment 1

Observation Written Assessment and Project

50 %

Assessment 2

Case Study and Project with Quiz

50 %

 

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Element/

Performance Criteria Covered

Assessment 1

Assessment 2

1.1

X

 

1.2

X

 

1.3

X

 

1.4

X

 

1.5

X

 

1.6

X

 

1.7

X

 

2.1

X

 

2.2

X

 

2.3

X

 

2.4

X

 

2.5

X

 

3.1

X

 

3.2

X

 

3.3

X

 

3.4

X

 

3.5

X

 

3.6

X

 

3.7

X

 

4.1

 

X

4.2

 

X

4.3

 

X

4.4

 

X

4.5

 

X

4.6

 

X

4.7

 

X

5.1

 

X

5.2

 

X

5.3

 

X

5.4

 

X