2002 Swinburne TAFE Handbook - Swinburne University of ...

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Aims & Objectives
Further develop the student's skills in plan and specification reading and interpretation,
along with drafting and sketching skills for low rise residential buildings.
ABC063 Builders' Working Drawings 2
36 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: ABCD61, ABCD62
Aims & Objectives
To provide the participant with skills and knowledge required to read and interpret plans
and specifications, and undertake drafting and sketching for commercial buildings up to
an effective height of 25m, including industrial buildings.
ABC064 Building Computing Applications 1
36 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
To provide and develop student skills in a range of computing software applications
which will compliment experience gained in other modules.
ABC067 Building Contract law 1
36 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
To provide students with the knowledge to administer a medium size building contract
with due care.
ABC069 Cost Control and Planning 1
36 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
This module provides the student with an introduction to planning, scheduling and cost
control for residential construction.
ABC070 Cost Control and Planning 2
36 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
This module provides the student with an introduction to planning, scheduling and cost
control for commercial buildings up to an effective height of 25m, including industrial
buildings.
ABC073 Building Practical Experience 1
75 nominal Days. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
To provide students with exposure to as many relevant facets of the industry as
possible in a given number of days, preferably spread overthe duration of their course.
ABC074 Building Practical Experience 2
75 nominal Days. Prerequisite: ABCD73
Aims & Objectives
To provide students with exposure to as many relevant facets ofthe industry as
possible in a given number of days, preferably spread over the duration of their course.
ABC076
54 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
Builders Quantities and Estimating
1
Atthe completion ofthis module, the student will demonstrate the procedures and
skills necessary to take-off the material required to construct low rise residential
projects.
ABC077
54 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: ABCD76
Aims & Objectives
Builders Quantities and Estimating
2
This module will provide the student with procedures and skills necessary to predictthe
cost of construction (estimating) and to prepare and submit a bid (tendering) for low-rise
residential projects.
ABC078
Building Quantities and Estimating
2A
36 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: ABCD76, ABCD77
Aims & Objectives
This module will provide the student with the procedures and skills to take-off the net
quantities used in commercial buildings up to an effective height of 25m, including
industrial buildings.
ABC079
Building Quantities and Estimating
2B
54 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: ABCD76, ABCD7?, ABCD78
Aims & Objectives
This module will provide the student with procedures and skills necessary to:
Evaluate an invitation to tender.
Predict the net cost of construction.
Prepare and submit a tenderfor commercial buildings up to an effective height of
25m including industrial projects.
ABC082
36 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
Building Site Supervision
Provide the student with a knowledge of supervision techniques as they apply to building
sites.
ABC083
54 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
Building Site Surveying and Set
Out 1
To provide the student with the knowledge, skills and practical experience necessary to
set out residential projects using basic measuring and levelling equipment.
ABC084
36 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: ABCD83
Aims & Objectives
Building Site Surveying and Set
Out 2
To extend the student's knowledge of basic measuring and levelling techniques to include
instruments, procedures and calculations necessary in the set out and control of large
residential developments, commercial and industrial construction.
ABC085
36 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
Building Staff Management
This module will provide the participants with the theoretical knowledge and practical
experience required at middle management level forthe effective management of office
and on site staff.
ABC086 Structures 1
36 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Swinburne University of Technology I TAFE Handbook 2002