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Construction Regulations and Control (ABPL90295)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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This subject aims to give students an introduction to construction regulations including:
- relevant State and Commonwealth government legislation and the Building Code of Australia (including performance requirements, Deemed to Satisfy solutions and alternative solutions);
- fire technology including fire science, fire statistics, causes of fire, wildfire, fire prevention, fire containment, automatic fire detection, fire properties of materials, fire resistance levels, human movement and emergency egress, emergency warning systems, emergency lighting and controlling fire spread;
- an overview of the BCA Deemed to Satisfy fire related provisions and associated standards and codes;
- an introduction to fire safety engineering including analysing fire and smoke spread, use of computer tools, preparing alternative solutions, evaluating alternative solutions;
- an introduction to sustainable building practice in the context of the legislation, regulations standards and codes,
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject the student is expected to:
- Understand legislative controls that impact on the building industry including the design and construction process;
- Interpret and apply the Building Code of Australia to simple buildings or designs;
- Display a knowledge of the community risks that impact on the building industry and an understanding of how those risks are managed at a policy and legislative level;
- Understand the nature and cause of fire in relation to the built environment;
- Appreciate the principles of the discipline of fire safety engineering.
Generic skills
On successful completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities:
- Professional/industry communication relating to construction regulation;
- Working in teams to collect and collate data on a real building;
- Analytical and problem solving skills;
- Strategic analysis of community risks and how to treat or solve them.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into a Master of Construction Management 200 point program (MC-CONMG2Y or MCCM-200EP)
OR:
The following subject
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90313 | Management of Construction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AND
One of the following subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90292 | Construction of Buildings | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90293 | Commercial Construction | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90324 | Materials and Structures | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
For students in the 300 point program it is strongly recommended that all eight core subjects are completed before enrolling in this elective.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- One 2 hour exam during exam period, 40%;
- One group assignment on the ability to interpret and apply the Building Code of Australia (BCA) to a building on campus (equivalent to 2000 words per student). Due mid-semester, 40%;
- An individual assignment on a detailed application of several specific BCA and Australian Standard requirements (1000 words), Due end of semester, 20%.
Hurdle requirment: Regardless of assignment results, a minimum mark of 40% has to be achieved in the examination in order to pass this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Valerie Francis Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: 1 x 2 hour lecture per week; 1 x 1 hours class work per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
This subject may be available on a biannual basis from 2014 onwards.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
International Fire Engineering Guidelines.
FIRE. Canberra: Australian Building Codes Board, 2005.
Beever, Paula. Research into cost-effective fire safety measures for residential buildings. Melbourne: Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering, Victoria University of Technology, 1998. - Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Project Management Informal specialisation Cost Management Informal specialisation Project Management Informal specialisation Building Informal specialisation Corporate Management Informal specialisation Building Systems and Trade Specialties Informal specialisation Cost Management Informal specialisation Policy Informal specialisation Project Management Informal specialisation Policy Informal specialisation Building Informal specialisation Project Management Informal specialisation Building Informal specialisation Building Systems and Trade Specialties Informal specialisation Cost Management Informal specialisation Corporate Management - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022