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ENGG3854: Negotiating and Contracting (2019 - Semester 2)
| Unit: | ENGG3854: Legal Aspects of Projects (6 CP) |
| Mode: | Normal-Day |
| On Offer: | Yes |
| Level: | Senior |
| Faculty/School: | Project Management |
| Unit Coordinator/s: |
Dr Uddin, Shahadat
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| Session options: | Semester 2, Summer Main |
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| Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
| Pre-Requisites: | PMGT2821 OR (ENGG2850 AND ENGG2852). |
| Prohibitions: | CIVL3813 OR CIVL4813. |
| Brief Handbook Description: | All projects exist in a legal context. They are initiated through agreements leading to formal or implied contracts between clients and suppliers. They are subject to various forms of legislation, regulation and codes of conduct. This Unit of Study prepares students to recognise the legal implications of their actions and the actions of others and to understand this in the context of project management. |
| Assumed Knowledge: | None. |
| Lecturer/s: |
Perisa, Natalie
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| Timetable: | ENGG3854 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.
Project Delivery (Level 3)| Assessment Methods: |
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| Assessment Description: |
* means this assessment must be repeated or will be replaced with a different assessment if missed due to special consideration. Tutorial contribution mark is based on contribution to tutorial discussions and negotiation practice activities. Late submissions will incur a penalty of 10% per day for up to 7 days starting directly after the cut off time. This means 10% will be deducted even if submitted on the due day but after the cut-off time. After one week, assessments will no longer be marked receive a 0 mark. IMPORTANT: There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes. |
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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. |
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 | Introduction to Law |
| Week 2 | Elements of Contracts and Intention |
| Week 3 | Acceptance and Instantaneous Communications |
| Week 4 | Consideration and Letters of Intent |
| Week 5 | Different disciplines of Law |
| Week 6 | Discussion on Procurement and Expressions of Interest |
| Week 7 | Procurement further analysed and Invitation to Tender |
| Week 8 | Employment Contracts and Internet Transactions |
| Week 9 | Exclusion clauses. What to be aware of, whether a document has been signed, whether it is a notice. |
| Week 10 | Misrepresentation in Contracts |
| Week 11 |
Discharge of Contracts (Termination) Negligence in Project Management |
| Assessment Due: Quiz | |
| Week 12 |
-Insurance -Claims -Disputes in Project Management |
| Week 13 | Revision. |
| Assessment Due: Assignment* | |
| 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 |
| Project Communication (Level 3) | No | 0% |
| Project Delivery (Level 3) | No | 100% |
These goals are selected from Project Management Learning Progression Table 2019 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Project Management Learning Progression Table 2019 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.
