SRQ460 - Quantity Surveying Practice
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong) Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Argaw Gurmu Trimester 3: Anthony Mills |
| Prerequisite: | SRQ301 or SRQ462 |
| 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: | Trimester 2: 1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Trimester 3: Online independent and collaborative learning including 3 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester. Students also have the option to attend half day seminars (8 hours in total) at the Waterfront (Geelong). |
Content
In SRQ460 students will develop an understanding of Quantity Surveying practice in the construction industry. Students will learn relevant skills to enable them to provide advice on building design and management based on economic factors at various stages during a project’s lifecycle. Consideration of building performance is also considered.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Integrate and apply Quantity Surveying services and expertise to satisfy client expectations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse economic factors during the formative stages of a building project to provide cost advice and recommendations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Analyse and evaluate tender documents for building projects to provide cost advice and recommendations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Analyse and integrate life cycle cost studies for building projects. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 Feasibility report | Written report, 2000 word maximum | 30% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 Pre-tender report | Written report, 2000 word maximum | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3 Group quantity surveying research report | Collaborative written report, 3000 word maximum | 40% | 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRQ460 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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