School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Semester 1, 2018 CVEN9742 PROFESSIONAL CIVIL ENGINEERING COURSE DETAILS Units of Credit 6 Contact hours 3 hours per week Class Thursday, 18:00 20:00h Room: Rex Vowels Theatre Workshop Thursday, 20:00 21:00h Room: Rex Vowels Theatre Course Coordinator and Lecturer Robert Holdom email: robert.holdom@yahoo.com.au office: CE 211 phone: 02 9385 7773 INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE This purpose of this course is to develop key skills that will enable a Civil Engineer to successfully deliver infrastructure projects that meet their clients performance requirements and expectations. Those performance requirements and expectations are most often defined in terms of: schedule, cost, quality and sustainability, and as such, the Civil Engineer is delving into project management issues. The course is designed to enable you to draw key focus towards identifying clients needs, examining the project planning process and being able to recognise a project team s strength and weaknesses, the formation of teams and dealing with the associated people handling and development issues that unfold in the process and aspects of managing the estimating and tendering process. Additionally, you will be introduced to project costing and control measures and managing the work administration process. Weekly scheduled workshops will provide the opportunity for you to develop your skills across a wide scope of disciplines that are needed for the delivery infrastructure projects. There are no specific prerequisites for this course but it is assumed that students commencing this course have either an undergraduate degree in engineering or allied experience in civil construction operations. All communications shall be made using the course Moodle. HANDBOOK DESCRIPTION The development of civil engineering infrastructure requires skills including that of planning, estimating, work administration, people handling and costing. These skills are crucial in order that infrastructure projects satisfy the clients needs in terms of schedule, cost, quality and sustainability. The course explores some necessary skills required of a civil engineer. http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/postgraduate/courses/2018/cven9742.html Page 1
OBJECTIVES The objectives of the course are to: Provide the student with an outline of key considerations in developing project management strategies that address the client s expectations of: schedule, cost, quality and sustainability in project delivery; Provide an outline of the key issues of: planning, estimating, work administration, people handling and costing associated with infrastructure delivery; Investigate state-of-the-art practices and techniques presently being employed in industry; Enabling the student to identify their preferences, strengths and weaknesses when working within a team; and Develop professional civil engineering practices that are ethically sound and sociably responsible. In addition the course aims to foster: Capacity for analytical thinking and for creative problem solving; Ability to engage independent and reflective learning; Develop the skills for collaborative and multi-disciplinary work by working effectively in small teams; Information literacy; and, Skills for effective communication. These objectives and course aims will be achieved using: Lectures and assigned readings; Workshops; and, Assessment Tasks (which includes a Final Examination) List of programme attributes: An in-depth engagement with the relevant disciplinary knowledge in its inter-disciplinary context Capacity for analytical and critical thinking and for creative problem solving Ability to engage independent and reflective learning Information literacy Skills for collaborative and multi-disciplinary work A respect for ethical practice and social responsibility Skills for effective communication TEACHING STRATEGIES The teaching strategies that will be used and their rationale: Private Study Download materials from UNSW Moodle Review lecture material and additional reading Complete all assignments Do the set class problems Join Moodle discussions of problems Reflect on class problems and assignments Keep up with notices and find out marks via Moodle Lectures Find out what you must learn Summarise essential course material from lectures and associated reading Follow worked examples Hear announcements on course changes Workshops Be guided by Demonstrators Practice solving set problems Ask questions Page 2
Assessments Enhance you knowledge by undertaking necessary research to complete given tasks Demonstrate your knowledge and skills Demonstrate higher understanding and problem solving Do not copy sections from textbooks or websites, always use appropriate references for sourced material In preparing an assessment element pay particular attention to the instructional advice provided by the lecturer to maximise your mark All course reading materials, course communications, student questions, Assignment and Report submissions, Assignment and Report grades (including feedback) will be made using the course Moodle. EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES This course is designed to address the learning outcomes below and the corresponding Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers as shown. The full list of Stage 1 Competency Standards may be found in Appendix A. After successfully completing this course, you should be able to: Learning Outcome 1. 2. 3. Develop an understanding of how schedule, cost, quality, and sustainability impact upon the project management process. Through independent research (which is student-centred and selfdirected learning), a student should be able to apply the principles associated with planning, estimating, work administration, people handling, and costing associated in delivering project infrastructure. Communicate developed solutions concisely, by presenting their work as a written submission or verbally 4. Complete such work if assigned to a multi-disciplinary team For each hour of contact it is expected that you will put in at least 1.5 hours of private study. EA Stage 1 Competencies PE1.1, PE1.3, PE2.3, PE2.4 PE1.1, PE1.2, PE1.4, PE2.3, PE2.4 PE3.1, PE3.2, PE3.3, PE3.4, PE3.5, PE3.6 PE2.2, PE2.3, PE2.4, PE3.1, PE3.2, PE3.4, PE3.5, PE3.6 Page 3
COURSE PROGRAM All Lectures and Workshops will be ordinarily be presented by Mr Robert Holdom and students will be advised of changes to this expectancy. SEMESTER 1, 2018 Date Topic and Lecture Content Demonstration Content 01/03/2018 (Week 1) 08/03/2018 (Week 2) 15/03/2018 (Week 3) 22/03/2018 (Week 4) 29/03/2018 (Week 5) 02/04/2018 (Break Week) 12/04/2018 (Week 6) 19/04/2018 (Week 7) 26/08/2018 (Week 8) 03/05/2018 (Week 9) 10/05/2018 (Week 10) Introduction to organisations and management Change Management and its impact to construction Defining a client s expectation Identifying the factors that impact upon: schedule, cost, quality and sustainability in project delivery Project Management role in infrastructure projects Team formation, selection and leadership issues Factors impacting on project planning and estimates The Value Management process Complex projects and multi-disciplinary teams Managing risk within a project team Mid Semester Break No Postgraduate Classes Managerial Control Introduction to Project Control Managing personnel turnover and project impacts Commissioning, completion and handover Marketing issues and maintaining industry relevance Impacts in dealing with disruptive technologies Your Professional standing and the Institution of Engineers (Engineers Australia) Outline of Assignments Journaling Minzberg managerial roles Implementing organisational change Sustainability overview in project work Preparing your Reflective Journal Reading articles and reports Conduct of Belbin analysis Conduct of Honey and Mumford analysis Similarities and differences in the Value Management documents used by the NSW Treasury and the Queensland Department of Public Works The discipline needed with project teams and their Leadership Creating Virtual Teams Issues associated with Managerial Control and Project Control Benchmarking as a process Personal employment expectancies The work-life balance Discussion on your professional development Dealing with Disruptive technology Outline of the requirements imposed on the profession Page 4
17/05/2018 (Week 11) 24/05/2018 (Week 12) 31/05/2018 (Week 13) Group Class Report and Presentations Sustainability issues in the delivery of infrastructure projects Group Class Report and Presentations 10 in-class presentations Course Review Sustainability specifics in the delivery of infrastructure projects 10 in-class presentations Course Review ASSESSMENT 1. Individual Assignment This assignment allows you to investigate the status of companies and organisations based in Australia and working in the Australian civil engineering and construction. The way you present your findings will feature as a significant part of the assessment of this task. The successful completion of this Assignment will provide you with the ability and processes that can be utilised as employability skills in investigating and reporting on other organisations allied to the engineering industry. 2. Reflective Journal of your Learning Each student will be required to produce a Reflective Journal of their learning throughout the semester. The submission of the Reflective Journal shall be in two parts, as noted below In the Assessment overview. The Reflective Journal will be set-out as a Report and each chapter will correspond to the learnings for each week up to and including Week 9 for which you will be required to maintain regular weekly input. It is emphasised that you will need to be regular with you journal input and proof of your diligence will be seen in the improvement of your chapter writings throughout the semester, which forms part of the marking criteria. This submission will provide you with a substantial document which you will be able to utilise beyond this course as documentary proof of your ability to write a coherent Report on civil engineering management matters, which is in this case, is self-reflective by type. 3. Group Discussion Paper and Video Presentation The Group Discussion Paper and Video Presentation are conducted in groups, as student triplets. Each group will nominate their topic preferences for approval. The basis of this work is to provide each learner the opportunity to work with others, to a specific deadline. Selected Groups will be scheduled to present their Group Presentation Topic to the student body in two of the final weeks of the course. Those Groups will present their findings and ideas in a coherent manner in spoken form, to align them of the expectancy required within industry and to be able to deal with the responses from their audience through the questioning of their presented work. 4. Final Examination The Final Examination will be externally conducted and scheduled by the UNSW Examinations Branch. Students will be informed via MyUNSW of the timetabling and location of this 2-hour examination. This examination is to assess student understanding of the course s significant technical and managerial content, based upon the presented lecture and workshop material given throughout the semester. It will require the student to summarise their work on a weekly basis, much of which can be included in the preparation of the weekly input for the Reflective Journal. The Final Examination will be conducted as a closed-book examination and students will be provided with the necessary formulae and supplementary data that they might use in answering some of questions within the examination. All assignments and reports are to be submitted using the Turnitin submission tool. All assignments and reports are to be submitted by uploading onto. No emailed copies will be accepted. Page 5
The final grade for this course will normally be based on the sum of the scores from each of the assessment tasks. The Final Examination is worth 40% of the Final Mark and the class work is worth 60% of the Final Mark. A mark of at least 40% in the final examination is required before the class work (the Reflective Journal, Mid-session Test, Individual Assignment, and Group Discussion Paper and Video Presentation submission) is included in the final mark. The formal exam scripts will not be returned but you are permitted to view the marked script. Students who perform poorly in the Mid-semester Test and other submissions are recommended to discuss progress with the lecturer during the semester. [Note: The lecturer reserves the right to adjust the final scores by scaling if agreed by the Head of School.] Supplementary Examinations for Semester 1 2018 will be held on Saturday 14 th July 2018 Saturday 21 st July 2018 (inclusive) should you be required to sit one. You are required to be available during these dates. Please do not to make any personal or travel arrangements during this period. PENALTIES Late submissions will receive a 10% deduction penalty per day. Late submissions up to 5 days late will be marked and will receive the appropriate penalty deductions. Any submissions made that are more than 5 days late will not be accepted for marking. Page 6
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW Item Length Weighting Learning outcomes assessed 1. Individual Assignment 2. Group Discussion Paper and Video Presentation 3. Reflective Journal 3-page Dot-point Brief Discussion Paper (5 pages) Video (4 minutes maximum) Assessment Criteria 15% 1, 2 & 3 Students are required to complete research on an organisation allied to the Civil Engineering profession here in Australia. Each student is required to prepare a Dot-point brief on the organisation by following the content requirement outlined in the Assignment. Discussion Paper 15% Video 10% 1 hour Part A 10% Part B 15% 1, 2, 3 & 4 The Discussion Paper is to be structured in Report format and presented in hard copy (print). It will be assessed for content and format. It is also to be uploaded onto the Moodle. A single submission of an uploaded video onto is required by each group. Both content and clarity of presentation is being assessed. 1, 2 & 3 Students will be required to complete a closed-book Class Test of 1-hour s duration. The paper will contain multiplechoice questions, short written-answer questions and questions involving calculations. Students will be provided with relevant formula for calculations and data. Due date and submission requirements Before 16:00h on 15 March, 2018 Both elements before 16:00h on 19 April, 2018 Part A Before 16:00h on 29 March, 2018 Part B Before 16:00h on 03 May, 2018 Deadline for absolute fail By 16:00h on 20 March, 2018 Both elements by 16:00h on 24 April, 2018 Part A By 16:00h on 03 April, 2018 Part B By 16:00h on 08 May, 2018 Marks returned Within 2 weeks Within 2 weeks Within 2 weeks 4. Final 2 hours 50% 1 & 3 The Final Examination will be conducted To be advised. Not Applicable Not Applicable Page 7
Examination as a closed-book examination and conducted in the UNSW formal examination period. It will cover the work of the entire course. The paper will contain multiple-choice questions, short writtenanswer questions and essay-style questions. See MyUNSW about week 10 Page 8
RELEVANT RESOURCES There are no set textbooks for this course. The lecturer will provide you with prescribed readings for each lecture topic. You are required within this course to undertake your own literature research. This should be discussed with the UNSW library staff as to how you can undertake independent research and find your resources. DATES TO NOTE Refer to MyUNSW for Important Dates available at: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/resources/keydates.html PLAGIARISM Beware! An assignment that includes plagiarised material will receive a 0% Fail, and students who plagiarise may fail the course. Students who plagiarise are also liable to disciplinary action, including exclusion from enrolment. Plagiarism is the use of another person s work or ideas as if they were your own. When it is necessary or desirable to use other people s material you should adequately acknowledge whose words or ideas they are and where you found them (giving the complete reference details, including page number(s)). The Learning Centre provides further information on what constitutes Plagiarism at: https://student.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism ACADEMIC ADVICE (Formerly known as Common School Information) For information about: Notes on assessments and plagiarism, School policy on Supplementary exams, Special Considerations: student.unsw.edu.au/special-consideration Solutions to Problems, Year Managers and Grievance Officer of Teaching and Learning Committee, and CEVSOC. Refer to Academic Advice on the School website available at: https://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/civil-engineering/student-resources/policies-procedures-andforms/academic-advice Page 9
PE3: Professional and Personal Attributes PE2: Engineering Application Ability PE1: Knowledge and Skill Base Appendix A: Engineers Australia (EA) Competencies Stage 1 Competencies for Professional Engineers Program Intended Learning Outcomes PE1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of underpinning fundamentals PE1.2 Conceptual understanding of underpinning maths, analysis, statistics, computing PE1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge PE1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions PE1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice PE1.6 Understanding of scope, principles, norms, accountabilities of sustainable engineering practice PE2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex problem solving PE2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources PE2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes PE2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects PE3.1 Ethical conduct and professional accountability PE3.2 Effective oral and written communication (professional and lay domains) PE3.3 Creative, innovative and pro-active demeanour PE3.4 Professional use and management of information PE3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct PE3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership Page 10