EG3000 - Engineering Project Management
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Engineering |
Available in even years only with permission from the Associate Dean (Engineering).
Details of engineering planning and design; feasibility, and concept design of engineering projects; project planning techniques; discussion of case studies for engineering projects related to energy, mining, construction, infrastructure and manufacturing processes; sustainability, environmental and social considerations in engineering projects; organizational structure for engineering projects; cost estimation and risk management for engineering projects; technological aspects of engineering projects; scheduling of time and resources; multiple project management; optimization models and algorithms for solution; optimal scheduling of time and resources; cost optimization; application of optimization approach to engineering project management; quality control; construction management - design and delivery, tenders, bidding, procurement, risk management, scheduling and estimation of costs; international engineering projects; project monitoring and closure. Group Project: Conceptualization, comparison, selection and development of detailed project plan, schedule, cost and risk involved in (group) proposed engineeering project from different disciplines of engineering.
Learning Outcomes
- advance effective oral and written communication skills;
- develop an attitude for dealing with complexity and uncertainty;
- learn to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution;
- understand professional and ethical responsibilities;
- understand the technological aspects of engineering project and their efficient management;
- learn the tools and concepts relevant to organizing, planning and managing engineering projects;
- learn to make concious use of systems thinking, approaches and concepts.
| Prerequisites: | 45 credit points. |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CS3007 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 25-Mar-2010 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Bithin Datta. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.