Overview

This unit aims to develop students’ skills for the integrated management of the whole construction project from planning, estimating, tendering, contracting, and achieving performance objectives, such as costs, schedule, quality, safety, and environmental sustainability.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Concurrent Pre-requisite

CSM30001 Construction Project Planning and Scheduling
AND
Pre-requisite
CSM20003 Measurement of Quantities, Cost Planning and Estimation
AND
CSM30006 Construction of Buildings and Infrastructure

Concurrent prerequisites

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Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Prepare and evaluate estimates and bids/ tenders for construction projects
  • Use metrics/tools for controlling costs and provide advice to clients/ stakeholders with cost reports and value optimisation agenda
  • Formulate and evaluate contractual and payment frameworks in different construction project procurement arrangements
  • Develop integrated cost and schedule analyses for resource optimisation and enhanced value
  • Develop and evaluate construction management systems and practical procedures/ methods

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Studio		2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class		1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		8.50 12 weeks 102
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual/Group 20 - 40% 1,2,3,4 
PresentationIndividual/Group 10 - 25% 1,2,3,4,5 
Project ReportGroup 40 - 60% 1,2,3,4,5 

Content

  • Preparing estimates and bids/ tenders
  • Evaluating tenders
  • Cost planning and controlling
  • Integrated schedule and cost management for construction works
  • Contract management
  • Safety and quality in construction site operations
  • Risks management in construction project activities
  • Environmental sustainability in design and construction
  • Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
  • Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.