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702-216 Cost Management 2

Credit points: 12.5

Coordinator: Anthony Mills.

Prerequisite: Cost Management 1 or BPD 2 (Architecture).

Contact: Two one-hour lectures and up to three hours of tutorials and seminars a week.

Timetable: First semester

Objectives:

The subject continues examination of financial management of the building process. At the conclusion of the subject the student should:

• understand the comparison between estimating and cost planning;
• understand the NPWC standard elements and sub-elements;
• have continued the analysis of the Australian Standard Method of Measurement;
• be able to prepare simple bills of quantities and cost estimates.

Content:

Development of cost management concepts including: cost budgeting and cost planning techniques. Detailed analysis of measuring and estimating bills or quantities and cost control.

Assessment:

A 3-hour examination (50 per cent) and a staged written assignment (50 per cent) equivalent to not more than 7,500 words.

Prescribed texts:

• Australian Standard Methods of Measurement of Building Works 5th Edition AIQS/MBFA Ferry Douglas J Cost Planning of Building AIB Code of Estimating Practice

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Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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