Fundamentals for Building Construction Management (11483.2)

This subject introduces and develops the student's foundation academic and technical skills relevant to the building construction industry. Hands-on activities within the workshop environmental will assist in critical knowledge and skill development. The unit will also cover occupational health and safety principles, devices, systems, regulations, legislations and approaches used for developing and maintaining a safe work environment and a healthy career in the industry.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand sustainable development in the building construction industry;
2. Apply numerical processes to solve fundamental building construction management problems;
3. Develop and report on monitoring schemes used to assess the workplace environment; and
4. Evaluate and communicate how codes and risk assessment processes can be used to develop and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
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

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.