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CIVL3811: Engineering Design and Construction (2020 - Semester 2)
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| Unit: | CIVL3811: Engineering Design and Construction (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior |
| Faculty/School: | Civil Engineering |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Amin, Ali
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| Session options: | Semester 2 |
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| Site(s) for this Unit: |
| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | CIVL1810 OR CIVL2810. |
| Prohibitions: | CIVL4811. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | The objectives of this unit are to develop an understanding of construction methods, strategies, and equipment in a range of construction activities and an understanding of the principles involved in the design for those construction activities. At the end of this unit, students will have developed a familiarity with a variety of construction methods, strategies, and equipment in a range of construction activities such that they will be able, if and when the opportunity arises to participate as site engineers (or similar role) in the planning and execution of those construction activities, albeit with supervision and guidance from experienced professionals. Students will also have developed an understanding of the design principles and techniques involved in the planning for those construction activities such that they are able, if and when the opportunity arises, to participate as design engineers, in the planning and design for those construction activities, with supervision and guidance from experienced professionals. The range of topics covered in this course is such that the learning outcomes form a basis for later development of more detailed knowledge, dependent on the future career experiences of the student. The course does not prepare a student for immediate, unsupervised participation in construction and design work associated with the topics covered. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Additional Notes: | This unit aims to prepare students for employment in a broad range of engineering areas including design, planning and construction management. |
| Timetable: | CIVL3811 Timetable | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
(6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 2)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Policies & Procedures: | See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
| Online Course Content: | The course elearning website provides a basis for unit management and administration, course notes, topic outlines, discussion area, email facility and useful URL links |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
| Week | Description |
| Week 1 | Site Selection and Site Layout Planning |
| Week 2 | Construction Method – In-Situ vs Prefabricated vs Modular Construction |
| Week 3 | Construction Method – In-Situ vs Prefabricated vs Modular Construction Part 2 |
| Week 4 | Deconstruction |
| Week 5 | Construction of Concrete Structures: Material related challenges |
| Week 6 | Resource Management and Mobilisation |
| Assessment Due: Quiz 1 | |
| Week 7 | Building Information Modelling |
| Week 8 | Case Study of a Recent Project (Industry Guest Lecture) |
| Week 9 | Public Holiday – Labour Day |
| Week 10 | Green Buildings and Infrastructure |
| Week 11 | Pavement Construction |
| Week 12 | Risk Management in Construction Projects |
| Assessment Due: Quiz 2 | |
| Week 13 | Execution Phase: Monitoring and Controlling |
| STUVAC (Week 14) | Final exam |
| Exam Period | Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
| Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
| (6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 2) | No | 8% |
| (8) Professional Effectiveness and Ethical Conduct (Level 1) | No | 12.57% |
| (5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| (4) Design (Level 2) | No | 27.14% |
| (2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 3) | No | 52.27% |
| (3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 2) | No | 0% |
| (1) Maths/ Science Methods and Tools (Level 3) | No | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.
