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Lean Construction (ABPL90414)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Semester 1
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 - Dual-Delivery |
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Drawing from the lean principles originating in the Toyota Production System (TPS), lean practices have gained popularity in the construction industry (known as lean construction). Lean construction enhances value on projects and uncovers wasted resources. It has the potential to help owner organisations, contractors, and subcontractors to realise improvements in project delivery—including in terms of cost, schedule, quality, and productivity. This subject aims to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of lean construction as a philosophy, a bundle of lean tools, and a problem-solving culture which forms the lean construction body of knowledge. Key topics include lean philosophy, lean tools, and lean practices, and how they apply to construction in a national and international context.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Understand the overall framework of the lean project delivery system
- Apply lean construction tools, i.e. Last Planner System, to case studies in the construction sector
- Develop an awareness of the soft aspects of lean construction
- Understand the role of a problem-solving culture in lean construction implementation
- Understand the link between lean construction and project performance
Generic skills
- At the completion of the subject students should have developed the following skills and capabilities: Problem solving skills Analytical skills Communication skills Team work skills
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must meet one of the following prerequisite options:
Option 1
Admission into one of the following:
- 200pt Program course entry point in the MC-CM Master of Construction Management
- 300pt Program course entry point in the MC-ARCHCM Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management
- 300pt Program course entry point in the MC-CMPROP Master of Construction Management/Master of Property
Option 2
Admission into one of the following:
- 300pt Program course entry point in the MC-CM Master of Construction Management
- 400pt Program course entry point in the MC-ARCHCM Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management
- 400pt Program course entry point in the MC-CMPROP Master of Construction Management/Master of Property
AND
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ABPL90313 | Management of Construction | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Option 3
Approval from the Course Coordinator
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assignment 1 (individual) – Reflection essay on the role of variation in flow through the in-class simulation games
| Week 5 | 15% |
Assignment 2 (individual) – Experimental report of process improvement using value stream mapping (VSM)
| Week 6 | 40% |
Assignment 3 (group of two students) - a professional report on implementation of a lean practice in the construction industry, 1750 words per student
| Week 11 | 35% |
Assignment 4 (group of two students) – group presentation communicates assignment 3 report findings
| Week 12 | 10% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Shang Gao Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 1X3 hour seminar per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 29 May 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 May 2022 Assessment period ends 24 June 2022 Semester 1 contact information
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- 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: 31 January 2024