1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

CE690 Civil Engineering ~rojedcovntro~
12.5 credit points 4 hours per week Hawthorn
Instruction: lecture/tutorial/discussion Assessment: by
assignment work
This is a subject in the Graduate Diploma of Engineering
(Construction Management) and Master of Engineering
(Construction Management)
Objectives
To introduce the techniques for establishing and
maintaining control of a project.
Content
General conditions of contract; forms of contract;; drawings,
specifications and quantities; estimating; scheduling and
programming; quality control; risk analysis documentation
of work progress and costs; progress payment procedures;
industrial safety.
Recommended reading
Buck, J.R., Economic Risk Decisions in Engineering and
Management. Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1989
Silverman, M., The Art ofManaging Technical Projects. Englewood
Cliffs, N.J., Prentice Hall, 1987
Stone, R., Management ofEnginening Projects. Basingstoke,
Macmillan Educational, 1988
Carmichael, D.G., Construction Engineering Networks Techniques,
Planning and Management. Chichester, E. Horwood, 1989
Fellows R., Langford, D., Newcombe, R. and Urry, S.
Construction Mamgement in Practice. London, Construction
Press, 1983
Harris, F. and McCaffer, R., Modern Construction and
Management. 3rd edn, Oxford, BSP Professional, 1989
Ishikawa, K., Guide to Quality Control. 2nd rev. edn, Tokyo,
Asian Productivity Organization, 1986
Koontz, H., Essentials ofManagemat. 4th edn, New York,
McGraw-Will, 1986
Parker, A.D. Barrie, D.S., Snyder, R.M., Planning and Estimating
Heay Construction. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1984
Perry, W.E., Controlling the Bottom Line. New York, Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1984
Twiss, B.C. and Goodridge, M., Managing Technology for
Competitive Advantage. London, Pitman, 1989
CE691 Civil Engineering Management
12.5 credit points 0 4 hours per week Hawthorn
Instruction: lecture, tutorial, discussion Assessment: by
assignment work &a y7 (do-cd ( j )
This is a subject in the Graduate Diploma of Engineering
(Construction Management) and Master of Engineering
(Construction Management)
O biectives
To develop an awareness of efficient site management
techniques.
Content
Responsibilities of a project manager; responsibility of site
engineer; construction site organisation; site office
procedures; contractorlprincipal - relations; industrial
arbitration; company structures; personnel management;
negotiations; arbitration and conciliation.
Recommended reading
Bennett, J., Construction Project Management. London,
Butterworths, 1985
Smith. M., Contracts. 2nd edn, Sydney, Butterworths. 1988
Warr, P.B., Psychol~~ - at Work. 3rd edn, Harmondsworth,
Penguin, 198;
Champagne, P.J. and McAfee, R.B., Motivating Strategies For
Performance and Productivity A Guide to Human Resource
~helo~ment. New York, duorum Books, 1989
Grant, J.V. and Smith, G., Personnel Administration and
Industrial Relations. 3rd edn, London, Longmans, 1984
Hedley, G. and Garrett, C., Practical Site Managcmzent. 2nd edn,
London, George Godwin, 1983
Hyman, R., Strikes. 3rd edn, London, Fontana, 1984
O'Brien, J.J., Construction Inspection Handbook. 3rd edn, New
York, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1989
Practical work
Site visits
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CE692 Communications (pi
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12.5 credit points 4 hours per week 0 Hawthorn 0
Instruction: lecture/tutorial/discussion Assessment: written
reports and class presentations
This is a subject in the Graduate Diploma of Engineering
(Construction Management) and Master of Engineering
(Construction Management)
O bjedives
To develop the students' understanding and practice of
communication, both written and verbal.
Content
The theory and practice of communications. Students take
part in a program designed to increase their personal
capacities to understand and communicate well at different
levels of oral and written communication. ~anicularlv as
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project managers in the construction industry. To this end
various techniques are used and evaluated by the group.
The course also includes a brief studv of the historical role
of the engineer in the development of human
communications, placing the profession in its social context.
The purpose of the course is to enable the engineer to
evaiuate professional problems more competently and to
communicate ideas more effectively.
Recommended reading
Barnett, M.T., Writing for Technicians. 3rd edn, Albany, N.Y.,
Delmar, 1987
Glidden, H.H., Reports, Technical Writing and Specifications. New
York, McGraw-Hill, 1964
Robinson, D.M., Writing Reportsfor Management Decisions.
Columbus, Ohio, CE Merrill, 1969
Rosen, H.J., Construction Spec$cations Writing. New York,
Wiley, 1990
Practical work
Participation in class discussions is required
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