SRM461 - Contract Administration 3
Unit details
Year | 2025 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong) |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Anthony Mills |
Prerequisite: | SRM261 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
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. |
Content
SRM461 completes the contract administration suite of units in the Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours). In this unit, students will learn about decision making and problem solving with respect to contracts in built environment projects. Student learning will particularly focus on procurement, risk and tender evaluations and dispute resolution. Students will also develop technical skills for the administration of construction contracts.
Learning Outcomes
ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
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ULO1 | Analyse a range of procurement systems to develop a procurement strategy for a variety of built environment projects. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Solve complex problems associated with standard form contracts for built environment projects. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Analyse contractual risk for built environment projects. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO4 | Engage with multi-disciplinary teams to ensure effective contract administration and successful project delivery. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 Individual strategic procurement report | Written report, 2,000 word maximum | 20% | Week 5 |
Assessment 2 Group tender evaluation and risk analysis report | Written report, 4,000 word maximum | 30% | Week 8 |
Assessment 3 Case study report | Written report, 3,000 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.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for SRM461 can be found via the University Library.
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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