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Project and infrastructure asset management, procurement methods, estimating, finance and accounting, economic appraisal, uncertainty and decision-making.
Overall, the learning objectives cover a range of Washington Accord Program Graduate Outcomes, demonstrating the breadth and depth of skills and knowledge required for professional engineering practice. At the successful conclusion of this course, students should be able to: Analyze and select procurement systems for construction projects, considering various scenarios and project requirements. (Washington Accord WA5)Explain construction contracts and the legal framework in New Zealand related to construction projects. (Washington Accord WA6) Understand engineering economics principles relevant to construction and infrastructure management. (Washington Accord WA5)Estimate project costs and establish budgets using basic techniques. (Washington Accord WA5)Create network diagrams, identify critical paths, and manage project schedules effectively. (Washington Accord WA5)Identify different types of costs, compile earned value tables, and apply earned value management techniques. (Washington Accord WA5)Apply 4D scheduling and 5D quantity takeoff techniques for comprehensive project planning. (Washington Accord WA5)Understand engineering decision-making principles and recognize biases inherent in decision-making processes. (Washington Accord WA5)Utilize appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering tools to address complex engineering problems, considering their limitations. (Washington Accord WA5)Apply and understand the principles of asset management, particularly in the context of engineering practice. (Washington Accord WA6)Understand the fundamentals of the ISO31000 standard in risk management, focusing on construction. (Washington Accord WA6)Apply reasoning informed by contextual knowledge to assess health, safety, and legal issues relevant to professional engineering practice and solutions to complex engineering problems. (Washington Accord WA6 - partial)Understand the sustainability and impact of professional engineering work in societal and environmental contexts, including the ability to undertake life-cycle analysis. (Washington Accord WA7 – partial)Analyze and compare the benefits and costs of implementing BIM technology in engineering projects. (Washington Accord WA7)Explain and demonstrate effective leadership, motivation, communication, and team-building skills within the construction industry. (Washington Accord WA9)Understand and apply behavioral aspects of teamwork in group settings, contributing to effective collaboration. (Washington Accord WA9)Function proficiently both independently and as a valuable member or leader within diverse teams and multidisciplinary environments. (Washington Accord WA9)Apply knowledge of engineering management principles and economic decision-making to effectively lead or contribute to project management in various settings. (Washington Accord WA11)
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
ENCI363, ENCI403
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Daniel van der Walt
Brian Guo , Christian van der Pump and Tirth Patel
The deduction for late submission of assignments will be 50% (of the available marks) for each day late. Please get in touch with the course coordinator in advance if you have genuine difficulties meeting submission dates. To pass this course, you should achieve at least 50% of the total marks available in the course. All assignments are compulsory.Special Considerations Any student who has been impaired by significant exceptional and/or unforeseeable circumstances that have prevented them from completing any major assessment items, or that have impaired their performance such that the results are not representative of their true level of mastery of the course material, may apply for special consideration through the formal university process. The applicability and academic remedy/action associated with the special consideration process is listed for each assessment item below. Please refer to the University Special Consideration Regulations and Special Consideration Policies and Procedures documents for more information on the acceptable grounds for special consideration and the application process. Special Consideration for AssignmentsAn extension will be granted for evidence-supported requests. Extensions will typically be for up to one week, but the duration will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students seeking an extension must contact the course coordinator as soon as possible with evidence of their situation, and preferably before the due date.Special Consideration for Midterm TestsSerious/Severe Impact: Students will be offered an equivalent alternative test that will replace their original test mark. This test will be held in the first weeks of Semester 2 at a date to be advised by the course coordinator. This may involve an oral exam. Moderate Impact: A derived mark based on performance relative to the class on all assessment items will apply.Special Consideration for Final ExamSerious/Severe Impact: Students will be offered an equivalent alternative exam that will replace their original exam mark. This exam will be held in the week immediately following the exam period. This may involve an oral exam.Moderate Impact: A derived mark based on performance relative to the class on all assessment items will apply. Note: All communication associated with special considerations will be conducted using official UC email accounts. The offer to sit an alternative assessment will come with a set date/time. Students will have a clearly specified amount of time to respond to the offer. Failure to respond in the specified time frame will be interpreted as a declined offer. Students will not be informed of their original assessment marks as part of this process. If a student has applied for special consideration but the application has not yet been approved, they may be permitted to sit the alternative test/exam, but the mark will not be applied until the special consideration application has been approved.
Domestic fee $1,059.00
International fee $6,000.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .