Course Title: Estimate and cost work
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2014
Course Code: BUIL6311C
Course Title: Estimate and cost work
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4338 - Certificate IV in Plumbing and Services
Course Contact: Programme Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Manager
03 99254632
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil.
Course Description
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to estimate materials, labour and time requirements and to establish costs for provision of services or products.
The unit covers the gaining of information, the estimation of materials, labour and time, the calculation of costs and the associated documentation.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPCPCM4012A Estimate and cost work |
Element: |
1 Gather information. |
Element: |
2 Estimate materials, labour and time. |
Element: |
3 Calculate costs. |
Element: |
4 Document and verify details. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to Elements.
Details of Learning Activities
1. Access relevant web-based information
• locating, interpreting and applying relevant information, standards and specifications to the estimation and costing of work
• applying safety requirements throughout the work sequence, including electrical safety requirements and the use of personal protective clothing and equipment
• estimating and costing three varied jobs in at least Class 1 buildings, including:
• applying sustainability principles and concepts
• estimating quantities of material required
• determining types and amount of labour required to complete the work
• estimating time required to complete the work
• estimating overheads associated with the job
• providing a written quotation and tender for each of the work requirements
• communicating and working effectively and safely with others.
Teaching Schedule
Night 1.
a) Complete LLN assessment & cover sheet
b) Powerpoint presentation
c) Introduction to flexible learning toolbox & paperbased resource.
d) Issue paper handouts to students
Night 2.
a) Calculate Business overheads
b) Calculate Base Labour Rate
Night 3.
a) Add other allowances to base labour rate
b) Add GST, overheads & profit to base labour rate
c) Labour, Material & Safety breakdown of proposed project in preparation for final qoutation (activities from learning resource & handouts)
Night 4.
a) Checklists for quotations
b) Compliance & Safety requirements
c) Display examples of quotations & contracts to students
d) Explain assignments
Night 5.
a) Revise learning
b) Student Feedback
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Flexible Learning Toolbox |
References
Other Resources
Flexible Learning Toolboxes
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may incorporate a variety of methods including written/oral activities and demonstration of practical skills to the relevant industry standards. Participants are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment activities to their teacher/assessor. Feedback will be provided throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessment | |
Task 1 |
Complete tasks during lessons (demonstration & written) |
Task 2 |
Final assignment (written) |
These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Elements/ Performance Criteria Covered |
Task 1 |
Task 2 |
1.1 |
X |
X |
1.2 |
X |
X |
1.3 |
X |
X |
1.4 |
X |
X |
1.5 |
X |
X |
2.1 |
X |
X |
2.2 |
X |
X |
2.3 |
X |
X |
2.4 |
X |
X |
2.5 |
X |
X |
3.1 |
X |
X |
3.2 |
X |
X |
3.3 |
X |
X |
4.1 |
X |
X |
4.2 |
X |
X |
4.3 |
X |
X |
4.4 |
X |
X |
To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Assessment Tasks
a) Complete tasks during lessons (demonstration & written)
b) Final assignment (written)
Assessment Matrix
All assessments align to the required elements
Other Information
Assessments submitted to teacher in word document format via email.
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