Overview

The aim of this unit is to provide a specialised exposure on systems, procedures and practices for managing safety and quality in a range of site operations of construction and infrastructure management projects.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Undergraduate students must have completed 250 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Describe, formulate and employ advanced quality management practices, procedures, standard and systems in construction projects
  • Determine, develop, and apply relevant workplace health and safety management practices, and systems in construction site operations
  • Prepare, administer, review and recommend integrated plans and procedures for workplace health and safety as well as quality management in construction projects
  • Interpret, develop and use suitable communication and documentation for managing safety and quality in a range of site operations of construction and infrastructure management projects

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-Campus
Lecture		 1.50  12 weeks  18
Live Online
Lecture		 1.50  12 weeks  18
On-Campus
Class		 1.00  12 weeks  12
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning		 1.00  12 weeks  12
Unspecified Activities 
Independent Learning		 7.50  12 weeks  90
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment 1Individual 20 - 40% 1,4 
Assignment 2Individual 20 - 40% 2,4 
ProjectIndividual/Group 30 - 50% 1,2,3,4 

Content

This unit has three components as below:

Component 1: Quality Management in Construction Site Operations

  • Codes, standards, and compliance requirements for quality management in construction projects
  • Quality management systems for construction and infrastructure management
  • Total quality management, six-sigma, statistical/ analytical tools and techniques for quality performance and continuous improvement benchmarks
  • Prevention and reduction of defects. rework and wastages in construction
  • Reinforcing attitudes, behaviours, and quality culture in site operations for construction and infrastructure management

Component 2: Safety Management in Construction Site Operations

  • Codes, standards, and regulations for safety in construction industry practices
  • Safety management systems in construction projects
  • Occupational Health and Safety assessment and audit for construction site operations
  • Reinforcing attitudes, behaviours and safety culture in site operations for construction and infrastructure management

Component 3: Integrated Quality and Safety Management in Construction Site Operations

  • Fundamentals of integrated safety and quality management
  • Communication and documentation for safety and quality management in construction projects
  • Special case-studies and best practices
  • Examples of BIM and digital technology applications

Study resources

Reading materials

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