Course Title: Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2021
Course Code: BUIL5985C
Course Title: Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6162 - Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology (Civil Engineering Design)
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Dr. Md Tanvirul Islam
Ph: +61 3 9925 8312
Email: md.tanvirul.islam@rmit.edu.au
Appointment by email
Program Manager
Dr. Amita Iyer
Email: amita.iyer@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to establish the estimated costs associated with the acquisition of materials and labour on building and construction sites, together with the application of relevant overhead costs and margins. Knowledge of physical resource and supplier identification, assessment of the availability of and requirements for skilled labour and application of appropriate codes, regulations and approvals gaining processes is essential.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPCCBC4004A Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects |
Element: |
1. Read and interpret plans and specifications. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Appropriate plans and drawings are correctly identified. |
Element: |
2. Identify and calculate labor costs |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1.Types and numbers of appropriate on-site personnel |
Element: |
3. Identify and establish physical resource requirements. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1.Physical resource requirements are identified. |
Element: |
4. Develop estimated project costs |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1.Appropriate labour rates and material costs are |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements
Details of Learning Activities
This course is delivered as cluster with VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Teaching Schedule
This course is delivered as cluster with VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
This course is delivered as cluster with VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the performance criteria set in the National Training Package. Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course. To successfully complete this course, you will be required to demonstrate competency in each assessment task detailed under Assessment Tasks:
Assessment 1: Project Proposal Assessment 2: Project Execution and Reporting Assessment 3: Environmental Management Plan Assessment 4: Knowledge Questions
These tasks assess the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Element/ Performance Criteria Covered |
Project Proposal | Project Execution and Reporting | Environmental Management Plan | Knowledge Questions |
1.1 | X | |||
1.2 | X | |||
1.3 | X | |||
1.4 | X | |||
2.1 | X | |||
2.2 | X | |||
2.3 | X | |||
3.1 | X | |||
3.2 | X | |||
3.3 | X | |||
3.4 | X | |||
3.5 | X | |||
4.1 | X | |||
4.2 | X | |||
4.3 | X | |||
4.4 | X | |||
4.5 | X |
Assessment Tasks
This course is delivered as cluster with VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Assessment Matrix
This course is delivered as cluster with VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
Other Information
This course is delivered as cluster with VU22545 Apply environmental solutions to civil engineering projects (CIVE7789) and BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects. Refer to Course Guide Part B BUSM8719C Coordinate engineering projects for more information.
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