BLCN12037 - Construction Planning

Showing: 2026 HE Term 1
General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit develops an understanding of construction planning and scheduling including: the role of the construction planning consultant. Developing an initial job appreciation relating to labour, materials, plant and time. Understanding the sources of data (documentation, estimates, Bill of Quantities). Construction Planning methodologies. Construction Planning tools including bar charts, critical path and analyses and applications, line of balance, level of detail. Incorporating design processes, product and design approvals into construction planning. Cash flow projections. Detail schedules for sub-contract activity including analysis of assembly and production, bar charts and critical pattern analysis, line of balances, least cost optimisation, multiple activity chart planning and control, expediting contracts. Use of computer programs in scheduling and network analysis and introduction to management software.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

BLAR11049 Built Environment Communication and Skills Or COMM11003 Professional and Technical Communication (before 2012 term 1)

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026


Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 25%
2. Written Assessment 25%
3. Written Assessment 26%
4. Online Quiz(zes) 4%
5. Online Quiz(zes) 4%
6. Online Quiz(zes) 4%
7. Online Quiz(zes) 4%
8. Online Quiz(zes) 4%
9. Online Quiz(zes) 4%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2014 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 52.94% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 58.62% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Moodle
Feedback:
 The questions in the quizz should be clearly explained.

Recommendation:
 The quizzes will be re-designed.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Define the role of the construction planning consultant and develop an initial job appreciation relating to labour, materials, plant and time.
  2. Interpret planning documents, estimates and Bill of Quantities.
  3. Use construction planning tools including bar charts, critical path analyses and describe applications and design approval process.
  4. Prepare detailed schedules for sub-contract activity and perform cash flow projection.
  5. Use management software for scheduling and network analysis.
  6. Use effectively a range of appropriate communication modes.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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