SRQ762 - Cost Planning
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Argaw Gurmu |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2 hour class per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning including scheduled activities as detailed in the unit site. |
Content
In SRQ762 students will consider the principles of design economics applied to buildings and the role of cost planning during design development.
They will learn to analyse the influence of design decision making on project costs and how design constraints and variables impact on total building costs. Students will gain knowledge in their role in enabling sound economic decision making in early project phases and how to ensure cost accuracy for clients and other project stakeholders for the term of the project. Students will examine the concept of economically sustainable projects through the theory and practice of life cycle costing and evaluation.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse the influence of design decision making on construction costs. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Prepare elemental cost plans in order to analyse the economic sustainability of projects. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply cost management planning techniques and associated competence in information technology to complex projects to develop balanced economic decision making. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual professional report | 2,000-word written report | 20% | Week 6 |
| Group professional cost plan | Collaborative 3,000-word written report | 40% | Week 9 |
| Individual professional cost plan report | 3,000 word written report | 40% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve at least 40% in the Individual professional cost plan report.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRQ762 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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