Course Title: Monitor costing systems on medium rise building and construction projects

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2022

Course Code: BUIL5990C

Course Title: Monitor costing systems on medium rise building and construction projects

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School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5256 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Contact: Thierry Demathieu, Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8359

Course Contact Email: thierry.demathieu@rmit.edu.a

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Partha Halder

VE Teacher

+61399254503

partha.halder@rmit.edu.au

Appointment by email.

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

In this course you will cover the outcomes required to monitor building or construction costing systems. The processes and practices involved in supervising and monitoring costing systems result in the ongoing maintenance of cost control and the production of expenditure schedules and other arrangements, which ensure contracts or projects remain on budget. In order to achieve the outcomes for this unit, knowledge of relevant legislation, codes and standards, industry estimating and costing systems, and financial principles is required.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CPCCBC5002A Monitor costing systems on medium rise building and construction projects
Element:	1. Supervise the identification and classification of project costs.
Performance Criteria:	1.1. Staff members are supervised in their identification of building or construction costs and accurate estimates are made from project schedules. 1.2. Definitive cost estimates are accurately translated into the correct cost centres appropriate to contract requirements. 1.3. Cost centres are correctly identified and incorporated into a planned project cost network. 1.4. Risk assessment is undertaken and estimated cost is compared with estimated risk. 1.5. Planning ensures compliance with relevant codes of practice, standards and legislative requirements.
Element:	2. Manage the preparation of a schedule of project expenditure.
Performance Criteria:	2.1. Draft schedules of project expenditure are prepared with critical points identified. 2.2. Expenditure schedules are prepared using organisational processes, and hard copies are produced. 2.3. Critical financial phases of the project are identified and cash flows are matched to expenditure.
Element:	3. Prepare curves showing projected cash flow and payments.
Performance Criteria:	3.1. Interim payment claims and rise and fall calculations are prepared for the contractor and subcontractors. 3.2. Projected S curve is prepared to show cash flow and resource control. 3.3. Projected cash flow and payments using time risk and cost risk are prepared and compared. 3.4. Cash flows using early start and late finish for pessimistic or optimistic outcomes are compared. 3.5. Pessimistic overdraft requirements are calculated.
Element:	4. Maintain continuous checks on expenditure and evaluate outcomes.
Performance Criteria:	4.1. Cash flow and creditor payments are monitored daily. 4.2. Budget cost of the network is compared to actual costs in the tender calculations. 4.3. Rise and fall clause calculations are undertaken and financial controller is advised of variations. 4.4. Reasons for any cost variations are analysed and identified. 4.5. Remedial action is taken and recorded as necessary to retain contract financial compliance.
Element:	5. Prepare final cost report.
Performance Criteria:	5.1. Actual costs are compared with estimates at the completion of the job and a report is compiled detailing future actions. 5.2. Organisational rates are adjusted as required, based on the final cost report and current movements in prices and rates.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above 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 CANVAS

• Other forms of structured teaching and learning

Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course

The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course includes all planned activities (face to face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning). It also covers the amount of effort necessary to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through the Learning Hub and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. You will also use equipment and software packages in the laboratory for the project work. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.

Teaching Schedule

Session	Lesson plan	Assessment due
Session 1	Monitoring costing system Introduction Common terminologies
Session 2	Tender & Contracts Cost estimate general discussion Cost guidebook introduction Assessment-2 introduction (Assessment Task AT2-T1a-1c) Cost centre discussion Online quiz-1 (Assessment Task AT1)	Assessment Tasks AT1 and AT2 start
Session 3	Cost centre list (Assessment Task AT2-T1a-1c) Online quiz-1 (Assessment Task AT1) – if not done
Session 4	Cost centre breakdown (Assessment Task AT2-T1c) Project risk Other cost considerations Online quiz-1 (Assessment Task AT1) – if not done
Session 5	Cost centre drawing section (Assessment Task AT2-T1b) Introduction of Financial schedule FS (Assessment Task AT2-T2a) FS Income details (Assessment Task AT2-T2a) Online quiz-1 (Assessment Task AT1) – if not done	Assessment Task AT1 due
Session 6	Financial schedule (FS) summary (Assessment Task AT2-T2a) Critical phase discussion Completing (Assessment Task AT2-T2b)
Session 7	Assessment Task AT2 finalization (Part AT2-T3>>class presentation)
Session 8	Introduction to Assessment Task AT3 progress claim  Discuss Rise and Fall and Cost Index	Assessment Task AT3 starts
Session 9	Assessment Task AT3 – T1a, 1b progress claim  Rise and Fall calculation practice Security of Payment Act (SOPA)
Session 10	S-curve and Cash flow (Assessment Task AT3 – T2a, T2bi) Earned Value Management (EVM) introduction	Assessment Task AT2 due
Session 11	Cash flow detail (AT3 – T2bii) EVM detail discussion
Session 12	Network activity diagram Critical path  (Assessment Task AT3 – T2c and 2d) Tutorial on AT2 (all 6 tasks)
Session 13	Cost record (Assessment Task AT3 – T3a, 3b) Bookkeeping
Session 14	Cost variation (Assessment Task AT3 – T3c, 3d) Profit loss analysis Final cost report (Assessment Task AT3 – T4a, 4b)
Session 15	Revision Class Tutorial on Assessment Task AT3 (including all 12 tasks)	Assessment Task AT3 due
Session 16	Online quiz-2 (60 minutes quiz) – AT4	Assessment Task AT4 due

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

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 Task 1 Online Quiz 

Assessment Task 2 Project
Assessment Task 3 Project
Assessment Task 4 Final Online Quiz

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

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent:

• Assessment Task 1 Online Quiz 
• Assessment Task 2 Project   
• Assessment Task 3 Project   
• Assessment Task 4 Final Online Quiz

Assessment Matrix

Element	Performance criteria
		Assessment Task 1: Knowledge	Assessment Task 2: Product	Assessment Task 3: Product	Assessment Task 4: Knowledge
1. Supervise the identification and classification of project costs.	1.1. Staff members are supervised in their identification of building or construction costs and accurate estimates are made from project schedules.		1a, 1c
1.2. Definitive cost estimates are accurately translated into the correct cost centres appropriate to contract requirements.	Q5, 11	1a, 1b, 1c
1.3. Cost centres are correctly identified and incorporated into a planned project cost network.	Q7, 17, 21, 23,	1a
1.4. Risk assessment is undertaken, and estimated cost is compared with estimated risk.	Q2	1a		Q21, 72
1.5. Planning ensures compliance with relevant codes of practice, standards and legislative requirements.	Q1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 14, 15, 20, 25	1a		Q5, Q43, 44, 45, 49, 50, 52, 60, 71
2. Manage the preparation of a schedule of project expenditure.	2.1. Draft schedules of project expenditure are prepared with critical points identified.		2a
2.2. Expenditure schedules are prepared using organisational processes, and hard copies are produced.		2a
2.3. Critical financial phases of the project are identified, and cash flows are matched to expenditure.		2b
3. Prepare curves showing projected cash flow and payments.	3.1. Interim payment claims and rise and fall calculations are prepared for the contractor and subcontractors.			1a, 1b	Q2, 3, 12, 19, 21, 39, 40, 47, 54, 62
3.2. Projected S curve is prepared to show cash flow and resource control.			2a	Q7, 10, 55
3.3. Projected cash flow and payments using time risk and cost risk are prepared and compared.			2b	Q1, Q11, 36, 46, 48, 51, 59
3.4. Cash flows using early start and late finish for pessimistic or optimistic outcomes are compared.			2c	Q9, 14, 17, 27
3.5. Pessimistic overdraft requirements are calculated.			2d
4. Maintain continuous checks on expenditure and evaluate outcomes.	4.1. Cash flow and creditor payments are monitored daily.			3a
4.2. Budget cost of the network is compared to actual costs in the tender calculations.			3b
4.3. Rise and fall clause calculations are undertaken and financial controller is advised of variations.			3c	Q3, 12, 19, 21, 40, 62
4.4. Reasons for any cost variations are analysed and identified.			3d	Q4, 6, 29
4.5. Remedial action is taken and recorded as necessary to retain contract financial compliance.			3d
5. Prepare final cost report.	5.1. Actual costs are compared with estimates at the completion of the job and a report is compiled detailing future actions.			4a
5.2. Organisational rates are adjusted as required, based on the final cost report and current movements in prices and rates.			4b

Other Information

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• Relevant
• Current
• Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course

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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. 
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