Course Title: Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2015
Course Code: BUIL5985C
Course Title: Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5256 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4338
Course Contact Email: vocengineering@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Mr Matthew Sweeney matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 60
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 establish the estimated costs associated with the acquisition of materials and labour on building and construction sites, together with the application of relevant overhead costs and margins. Knowledge of physical resource and supplier identification, assessment of the availability of and requirements for skilled labour and application of appropriate codes, regulations and approvals gaining processes is essential.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CPCCBC4004A Identify and produce estimated costs for building and construction projects |
Element: |
1. Read and interpret plans and specifications. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Appropriate plans and drawings are correctly identified. |
Element: |
2. Identify and calculate labour costs. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Types and numbers of appropriate on-site personnel are identified and the time required on site is estimated. |
Element: |
3. Identify and establish physical resource requirements. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Physical resource requirements are identified. |
Element: |
4. Develop estimated project costs. |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Appropriate labour rates and material costs are selected and applied. |
Learning Outcomes
Refer to elements.
Details of Learning Activities
Students will be involved in the following learning activities to meet requirements for this competency:
- Face to Face classes
- Simulated Workplace Learning
- Online learning via blackboard
- Other forms of structured teaching and learning
Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course.
Teaching Schedule
Information to be covered over 16 weeks.
• Appropriate plans and drawings are correctly identified.
• Project Plans and Specifications are read and understood.
• Levels, heights and gradients are correctly interpreted.
• Measurements are made and quantities identified from plans and specifications that conform to standard practice.
• Types and numbers of appropriate on-site personal are identified and the time required on site is estimated.
• Labour hours for none contract elements of on-site work are calculated.
• Costs or rates for required on site work are calculated.
• Physical resource requirements are identified.
• Lists of materials are produced and quantities calculated.
• Quantities are established against project or standard construction contracts.
• Supplier’s prices for materials and consumables are obtained.
• Plant or equipment’s requirements are identified and costed.
• Appropriate labour rates and material costs are selected and applied.
• Estimates of unit costs are determined and applied as appropriate.
• Cost to the project of WorkCover, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA0 requirements, seeking approvals, waste management site fees and other statutory or additional cost are identified and applied.
• Company overhead recovery margins are applied.
• Completed estimated project costs are calculated for inclusion in a tender bill.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Online resources on Blackboard. |
References
Other Resources
Australian Standard Method of Measurement of Building Works
Building Code of Australia - Vol 2
Australian Standard 1684 - Timber Framing
Australian Standard 2870 - Slab and Footings
The above mention Australian Standard resources are available from the library at http://www.saiglobal.com/online/autologin.asp
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written,oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.
Assessment Tasks
Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.
Assessment |
Weight |
|
Assessment 1 |
Formative |
S/NYS |
Assessment 2 |
Part A - Summative - (Workbook) |
35% |
Assessment 2 |
Part B Summative - (Workbook) |
50% |
Assessment 3 |
Summative assessment |
15% |
These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Assessment Mapping Matrix
| Element / Performance Criteria Covered | Assessment 1 | Assessment 2 Part A | Assessment 2 Part B | Assessment 3 |
| 1.1 | X | |||
| 1.2 | X | |||
| 1.3 | X | |||
| 1.4 | X | |||
| 2.1 | X | X | ||
| 2.2 | X | X | ||
| 2.3 | X | X | ||
| 3.1 | X | X | ||
| 3.2 | X | X | ||
| 3.3 | X | X | ||
| 3.4 | X | X | ||
| 3.5 | X | X | ||
| 4.1 | X | X | ||
| 4.2 | X | X | ||
| 4.3 | X | X | ||
| 4.4 | X | |||
| 4.5 | 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
Assessment 1:- Formative - In Class Supervised Assessment. (Online)
Assessment 2 Part A :- Summative - (Workbook) 50% Weighting.
Assessment 2 Part B :- Summative - (Workbook) 50% Weighting.
Assessment 3:- Formative - In Class Supervised Assessment. (Online)
Assessment Matrix
| E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | |
| Assessment 1 | X | |||
| Assessment 2A | X | X | ||
| Assessment 2B | X | X | ||
| Assessment 3 | X |
Assessment 1 - Formative (S/NYS)
Assessment 2A - Summative 50%
Assessment 2B- Summative 50%
Assessment 3 - Formative (S/NYS)
Other Information
Competency requirements and Grading:
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Observation of students performing work is used to confirm competency.
Grading available are:
Grade level Competency Level
CHD Competent with High Distinction -The learner will confidently apply novel but relevant solutions to unfamiliar and complex tasks.
CDI Competent with Distinction -The learner will confidently evaluate alternative solutions to an unfamiliar task or problem and use the most appropriate solution.
CC Competent with Credit -The learner will elegantly apply appropriate facts, rules and standard solutions to achieve an unfamiliar task or problem with confidence.
CAG Competency Achieved - Graded -The learner will be able to apply facts, rules and standard solutions to achieve a predictable task or solve a problem.
NYC Not Yet Competent
-Although the learner exhibits access to a limited range of facts and rules, the learner has difficulty applying these facts and rules to a familiar task.
Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:
• Relevant
• Current
• Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
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Disability Liaison Unit:
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.
Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.
Assessment Submission:
e-Submission
The University is obliged to obtain clear student authorisation on all assessable works. RMIT’s e-Submission process provides a valid authorisation equivalent to a signature on a paper coversheet allowing students to submit assessment works electronically.
The e-Submission process requires that specific wording and a link to the assessment declaration is included in your assessment documentation in order to comply with legal and statutory obligations, and can be used with all RMIT teaching technologies, including;
• Blackboard
• PebblePad
• WebLearn
• RMIT’s Google Apps for Education (Gmail, Drive, Sites etc.)
The use of fully electronic submissions saves significant time for both staff and students.
Good practice
• Providing clear advice to students on the e-Submission process as part of their assessment expectations assists in ensuring that it is straightforward for RMIT students to submit work electronically.
• Students can submit non-electronic works via conversion by a digital scanner, i.e. paper-based assessments can be scanned and submitted for assessment via the e-Submission process.
• Establishing a Turnitin assignment in Blackboard is a quick way to provide an e-Submission process for a class group.
Students must submit all assessment task electronically via blackboard as directed by their teacher.
Students are not to email or hand assessment tasks to teachers in class, corridor or cafeteria etc
Late submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.
If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.
Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
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Special consideration:
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Plagiarism:
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Other Information:
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