SRQ774 - Construction Measurement and Estimating

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Gayani Karunasena
Trimester 3: Reza Taban
Prerequisite:

Students enrolled in D306 must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3

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

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 5 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester.

Content

In SRQ774 students will be able to develop a greater understanding of the principles and practice of measurement and estimating in low-rise and medium-rise construction. Learning and assessment activities will focus on construction documentation as a critical form of information transmission, the roles and uses of bills of quantities, builders' quantities and estimates, measurement and billing of quantities for a wide range of construction trades and estimating of unit rates. Students will be required to learn and apply appropriate computer software packages in this unit.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Articulate a thorough understanding of the basic principles and practices of measurement and estimating. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2 Demonstrate the use of the Standard Method as used in the Australian construction industry. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO3 Measure quantities and estimate unit rates to prepare tenders for common types of low and medium rise construction.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4 Apply information technology in measurement and estimating. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO3: Digital literacy

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1
Individual measurement task
Individual IT-enabled measurement task 30% Week 5
Assessment 2
Individual estimating report
Individual building estimating report 30% Week 9
Assessment 3
Group tender bid proposal
Group tender bid proposal report 40% Week 12

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

Prescribed text(s): AIQS, 2022, Australian and New Zealand Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works, 2022 edition (or 1st 2018 edition), Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SRQ774 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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