1997 QUT Handbook

Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CNP430 CURRENT ISSUES
The unit is very much an integrative study area. There are two
main strands: the integration, under the project management
umbrella, of areas already studied; and the integration of recent
and topical developments in the area of project management.
Areas may include: quality management, case studies,
computer applications and selection, technology, simulation
exercises (Arousal, Bicep), recent developments, change management,
ethics, panel discussions, research presentations.
Some of these topics will be covered by guest speakers from
industry or presented in seminars.
Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CNP431 PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Introduction to theory of project management in the areas of
communication, management and organisation as it applies
to the project situation. Communication: process, skills, environment,
applications; management theory and organisation
theory. Negotiation. Project team building. Motivation theory.
Construction and project leadership. Change. Strategic management
and planning. Personnel. Decision-making strategies.
Stress management. A series of case studies will be used to
integrate the issues.
Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CNP433 PROJECT MANAGEMENT LAW
Introduction to the legal system; contract law; elements of
contract; contents of valid contract; legal issues and problems
associated with project management contracts; arbitration;
property law; international law; planning law.
Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CNP434 TIME MANAGEMENT
Use of planning techniques for project control; effective planning;
PERT; CPM; bar charts and line of balance; arrow networks;
precedence networks; time and cost control; resource
control and levelling; computer software; control and reporting
techniques. Emphasis is on the development of practical
skills, based on established theory, immediately applicable to
the project management or development industry
Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CNP437 FIELD TRIP
An experiential field trip in an adventure-style environment.
The emphasis is on team building, working in a stressful environment,
communication skills, personal discovery and extension
and building trust and relationships. The activities will
be oriented to achieving greater awareness of and competence
in the above areas. Students are required to contribute towards
the cost of this externally offered unit.
Courses: CN64, CN77, CB81
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 4 days
■ CNP438 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
Investment principles, characteristics, goals and strategies;
investment alternatives, property investments and evaluation
techniques; current property investment market in Australia;
basic risk and return measures and financing; time value of
money concepts, PV, FV, PMT, and dual rates; cashflow models
and partial interests; NPVs and IRRs and their applications;
cash flow assumptions and rates of return; practical cash
flow applications and spreadsheets; financial feasibility study
models; tax issues related to property investment; property
type selection.
Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CNP439 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
The motivation, instrumentation and application of property
management for commercial and industrial real estate, including
lease construction, rental valuations, rent review, review
types, budgeting, outgoings and physical management. Trends
and prospects.
Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81, PS69
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CNP667 APPLIED COMPUTING
The application of computer programs in the financial and
physical management process of property development,
project management and investment.
Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81 Prerequisites: CNB363
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ CNP668 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN
PROPERTY CONSTRUCTION
The application of information technology and its management
systems in the financial and physical management process
of construction projects. To provide competency in the
appreciation of information resources and the impact of information
technology to construction management and property
valuation processes; the application of appropriate information
systems in property and construction industries; the
knowledge in design, development and implementation of
effective information management structure for property and
construction related tasks.
Courses: CN64, CN77, CN81
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
■ COB002 PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION
Communicating successfully orally and in writing in professional
situations. An understanding of the concepts and skills
required for effective formal reporting and persuasive writing,
oral reporting and persuasive speaking, group decision
making and meeting procedures, leadership and participation.
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 2 per week
Incompatible with: COB136
■ COB003 PROFESSIONAL WRITING
The principles of, and strategies for, writing effective technical
documents. Practical understanding of written language:
organising ideas, and presenting those ideas in a cohesive text
using generic features appropriate to the technical professions.
Courses: BS30, AR48, AR41, SV34
Credit Points: 6 Contact Hours: 1.5 per week
Incompatible with: COB163
■ COB004 PROFESSIONAL WRITING &
LEARNING AT UNIVERSITY
The principles of, and strategies for, writing effective technical
documents. Practical understanding of written language,
organising ideas, presenting ideas cohesively using appropriate
generic features. Developing effective learning strategies.
Planning and controlling knowledge acquisition effectively.
Courses: CN41, CN31, CN32, CN33, CN43
Credit Points: 8 Contact Hours: 3 per week
Incompatible with: COB165
■ COB005 TECHNICAL & SCIENTIFIC WRITING
The development of writing skills for scientists and technological
professionals, based on a practical and theoretical understanding
of scientific and technical discourse.
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
Incompatible with: COB166
■ COB172 RECORDS MANAGEMENT
The paper-based and electronic records and information systems
operating within and between organisations; the impact
that changes in communication technology have had on these
systems.
Courses: ED50
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
Incompatible with: COB121
■ COB173 TEXT FORMATTING
The use of technology for document preparation, analysis of
underlying principles of skills acquisition, traditional and technological
perspectives on: document design, document formatting,
business correspondence, tabulation, financial statements,
business forms, document formatting for specialised
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