CIV4286 Project management for civil engineers
Faculty of Engineering
CIV4286 Project management for civil engineers is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Malaysia
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before CIV4286
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After CIV4286
No unit lists CIV4286 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Completion of 96 credit points of engineering study
Prohibition: CIV3205
Overview
Need for project management; the project management context; fundamental project management processes and knowledge; tools and techniques for a structured application to project selection and planning including project brief/ideation/concept embodiment decision support tools, numeric profitability and scoring techniques, and EMV/decision tree risk quantification tools; analytical tool application to project scope, time, cost, risk, human resource, OHS and quality issues. Review of company financial management concepts.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply project evaluation techniques including the triple bottom line against the overall business model
- 2
Identify the elements of the project life cycle, including plan, control, and organize and allocate resources.
- 3
Evaluate and apply the basic tools and techniques to plan, organize, and manage a project.
- 4
Identify strategic constraints in managing the scope, time, cost and quality components.
- 5
Explain the interconnection of quality, risk and contract management.
- 6
Discuss professional responsibility, occupational health & safety and ethical conduct.
Workload and teaching
2 hours lecture, 2 hours practice and 8 hours of private study per week.
Where it fits
CIV4286 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Angela Solarte Castaneda
- Dr Ali Rashidi
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV4286?
CIV4286 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is CIV4286 offered?
In 2020, CIV4286 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Malaysia.
Which majors and minors include CIV4286?
CIV4286 is part of Civil engineering and Environmental engineering.