SRQ762 - Cost Planning
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waterfront (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Students enrolled in D306 must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week, 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and collaborative learning including 5 x 1 hour online seminars per trimester. |
Content
In SRQ762 students will consider the principles of design economics applied to buildings and the role of cost planning during design development.
They will learn to analyse the influence of design decision making on project costs and how design constraints and variables impact on total building costs. Students will gain knowledge in their role in enabling sound economic decision making in early project phases and how to ensure cost accuracy for clients and other project stakeholders for the term of the project. Students will examine the concept of economically sustainable projects through the theory and practice of life cycle costing and evaluation.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve at least 40% in the Individual professional cost plan report.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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