Overview

This micro-unit of study aims to introduce scheduling principles and advanced tools/ techniques for efficient resource scheduling in engineering infrastructure projects.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
HE Block 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-March-2026
10-April-2026
Last self-enrolment date
02-March-2026
Census date
17-March-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
24-March-2026
Results released date
28-April-2026

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  1. Students who successfully complete this micro-unit will be able to:Identify resource characteristics and constraints and implement successfully project scheduling requirements
  2. Examine appropriate techniques and advanced tools for resource scheduling in engineering infrastructure projects
  3. Identify the benefits of 4D BIM in planning and managing infrastructure projects

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		2.67 6 weeks 16
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		5.67 6 weeks 34
TOTAL50

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssessmentIndividual/Group 100% 1,2,3 

Content

  • Principles and techniques for planning and scheduling 
  • Resource scheduling in single project and multi-project environments 
  • Introduction to resource optimisation 
  • Linear projects 
  • Location-based management concepts 
  • Introduction to 4D BIM and simulations/ visualisations for planning and managing infrastructure projects

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.