SRM161 - Contract Administration 1

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:SRP161
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Anthony Mills
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week.

Content

SRM161 introduces students to the legal system and its role in society. Students will learn basic rules and conventions concerning the legislative and judicial systems, the principles of the law of contract in personal transactions and building organisations, building contract documentation and the law of tort. This will enable students develop knowledge of contractual and legal requirements, which they will apply to built environment projects.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Describe the principles of legislative and judicial systems in Australia.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO2

Identify and discuss the range of business organisation structures.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Identify and discuss the basic concepts of Law of Contract applied to construction projects.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Identify and discuss the basic concepts of Law of Tort applied to construction projects.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Individual online quiz
One online multiple choice question quiz 20% Week 4
Assessment 2
Business structure report
Written report, 2000 word maximum 30% Week 7
Assessment 3
Legal principles report (Group)
Written report, 4000 word maximum 50% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve at least 40% in the Individual online quiz and Business structure report.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRM161 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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