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BLCN14041 - Project Planning

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit leads you to learn major areas of planning of a construction project including construction planning and scheduling; the role of the construction planning consultant; developing an initial job using labour, materials, plant and time units from design documentation; estimates and/or Bills of Quantities; using construction planning methodologies and tools such as bar charts, critical path methods, line of balance, cash flow projections; least cost optimization; flagging approval and detailed schedules of sub-contract activities. The choice of software for scheduling and network analysis will be examined as a further added learning experience.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisites:

  1. BLAR11049: Built Environment Communications and Skills or
  2. COMM11003: Professional and Technical Communication or
  3. ENEG11005: Fundamentals of Professional Engineering

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 2 - 2021

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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 20%
2. Written Assessment 35%
3. Online Quiz(zes) 10%
4. Presentation and Written Assessment 35%

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

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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: Student Feedback- class conversation
Feedback
CL72 students identify that the unit learning helps to apply construction planning concepts and methods in engineering context.
Recommendation
Same teaching method will be adopted for next and future deliveries.
Action Taken
Same teaching methods, such as working through practice examples in class and explaining many real-world practice contexts in lectures, were applied in the current delivery. This led to higher engagement between students and the lecturer.
Source: Student Email Feedback
Feedback
Students found that the discussion of scheduling methods is very interesting. They have not been aware of the background of other methods than MS Project.
Recommendation
Same teaching method will be adopted for next and future deliveries.
Action Taken
The current delivery followed the same teaching method: first describing the basics and fundamentals and later reflecting on their application using software programs. Student enthusiasm to know the basics led to higher engagement between students and the lecturer.
Source: Student Email Feedback
Feedback
Some students did not have the access to MS Project on their own.
Recommendation
Recommend students to use the free trial or get the remote desktop app that wirelessly connects to the University computers which has MS Projects. Further support can be sought from TASAC emailing to tasac@cqu.edu.au or calling at 0749309009.
Action Taken
Students were informed to use the free trial or to download the remote desktop app that wirelessly connects to the University computers that have MS Project. They were also advised to contact TASAC for further information and support.
Source: Lecturer and other Built Environment Staff regular meeting discussion
Feedback
Check opportunities of creating dual degrees within the college or school to improve the enrolment numbers.
Recommendation
Head of Course and Built Environment Team is exploring the opportunities liaising with other parties. Necessary actions will be taken upon the feasibility of the collaborations.
Action Taken
The conversation is ongoing for new opportunities and they are pending at the moment.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation (SUTE)- T2- 2025
Feedback
Students find effective in their learning if the lecturer is possible to embed more demonstrations of applications using a related software program in learning materials
Recommendation
The lecturer is recommended to embed more demonstrations of applications in the next delivery's learning materials in Moodle and in class.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Lecturer and other Built Environment Staff regular meeting discussion
Feedback
Check opportunities of creating dual degrees within the college or school to improve the enrolment numbers.
Recommendation
Head of Course and Built Environment Team is exploring the opportunities liaising with other parties. Necessary actions will be taken upon the feasibility of the collaborations.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Outline the role of the construction planning consultant
  2. Develop an initial job using labour, materials, plant and time units based on design documentation, estimates and/or Bills of Quantities
  3. Explain construction planning methodologies and tools
  4. Prepare detailed schedules of sub-contract activities and perform cash flow projection
  5. Effectively choose and use scheduling and network analysis computer software.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • •
4 - Presentation and Written Assessment • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • •
3 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •
4 - Presentation and Written Assessment • • • •