Construction Project Management (10139.2)

Please note these are the 2025 details for this unit
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Construction Project Management
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Arts And Design
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Design And The Built Environment Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
This unit aims at providing the students with an understanding of the theory of project management, including project inception and planning, scheduling, risk management, budgeting, management of stakeholders and project teams, constructability, value management, quality management, and management of conflicts and variations in project processes.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Design project management strategies for construction projects;
2. Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of a construction project manager, with reference to resources, cost, time, risk, environment, local planning and community;
3. Demonstrate advanced skills as team member and team leader; and
4. Formulate and propose solutions to project management issues.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Skills development

AIB and AIQS Requirements for Graduates
The AIB (Australian Institute of Building) and AIQS (Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors) have requirements and
expectations for graduates from an accredited course. These have been shown below to assist the student as to the importance
placed on generic skills by the accrediting bodies. These can also be found on their respective websites www.aib.org.au and
www.aiqs.com.au. Further information regarding the building and quantity surveying professions is also available on these websites
and represent a valuable source of information.

AIB Benchmark Standards for Graduates
The AIB encourages course and curriculum design to develop graduate attributes in contexts including the following, as referred to in
the AIB Standards of Accreditation, Academic Standards Booklet.

Creative, Reflective and Critical Thinking
Lifelong Learning
Knowledge Skills
Use of Technology
Communication
Teamwork
Social Responsibility
Environmental Responsibility
Professional Responsibility

AIQS Requirements for Graduates
The academic content for this unit forms part of the attainment of the AIQS skills and attributes for a Quantity Surveyor graduate as
referred to in the AIQS Competency Standards for Quantity Surveyors and Cost Engineers.

Quantification/Measurement
Communication Skills
Personal and Interpersonal Skills
Business and Management Skills
Professional Practice
Computer and Information Technology
Construction Technology
Construction Law and Regulation



Prerequisites

11287 Building and Construction Law AND 7823 Building and Construction Studies 2

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

7828 Construction Project Management

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Dr Hamed Golzad
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Dr Henry Liu
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

Required text:

Dobie, C., 2007. "A Handbook of Project Management", Allen and Unwin, Crow's Nest, NSW.

Recommended reading:

Project Management Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition.

Uher T. E & Loosemore M (2004) Essentials of Construction Project Management. UNSW Press
Kerzner, H (2004). Project Management best practices: achieving global excellence. John Wiley & Sons.
Lowe, D & Leiringer, R (2006) Commercial Management of Projects: Defining the discipline. Blackwell Publishing.
McGeorge, D & Palmer, A (2002). Construction Management: New directions. Blackwell Publishing.
Peterson, S.J (2005), Construction Accounting & Financial Management. Pearson Prentice Hall.
Walker, I & Wilkie, R (2002). Commercial Management in Construction. Blackwell Publishing
Walker, A (2007), Project Management in Construction. Blackwell Publishing

Standards Australia
This can be accessed through the University of Canberra Library (it should be noted that as the university has only one license only
one person can be logged on at any one time, therefore logging off is highly important and improper use is frowned upon).
Additional references may be given out during the course of the lectures if the relevance is to particular lectures.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit.

GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:

  1. the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
  2. the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
  3. the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.

Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.

The GenAI for StudentsLinks to an external site. Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

This is a face to face unit. Student attendance is strongly encouraged and participation in tutorials is strongly recommended.

Required IT skills

Familiarity with word processing, internet search.

Work placement, internships or practicums

Not applicable

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