This unit develops a detail understanding of the impacts and role of industry specific contracts (including lump sum, cost plus, design and build) in the design and construction process including study of: contract types, documents, registration, tendering, analysis, scheduling, general conditions; introduction to Specifications as a part of contract documentation; quality control; introduction to programming techniques; variations to contracts; Conditions of Engagement of Engineering and Architectural Consultants. It looks at organisational structures which ensure effective outcomes including modeling and operations research, decision theory, decision trees, linear and dynamic programming. It provides an understanding of when to use standard or customised forms of building contracts and provides an introduction to the use of Partnering, Alliance Contracting, BOOT contracts and other non traditional forms of contracts. Case studies will be used to demonstrate unit content.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation survey

Students believed that the lecturer was open to feedback and responded to all enquiries promptly.

The teaching team will continue to address students' inquiry promptly and provide constructive timely feedback for students.

Feedback from Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation survey

Some students suggested that during Online Tutorial sessions, a number of students would start discussions not entirely relevant to the subject at hand which could be distracting and cause a loss of focus for the remainder of the session.

The teaching team will implement strategies to keep the online session focused on the weekly topic at hand.