TECHCOMM 7043 - Infrastructure 1 - Transport, Roads & Rail
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Course Details
| Course Code | TECHCOMM 7043 |
| Course | Infrastructure 1 - Transport, Roads & Rail |
| Coordinating Unit | The Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences |
| Term | Semester 1 2013 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Postgraduate Coursework |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | 36 hours - four days of intensives plus supplementary workshops |
| Prerequisites | Not applicable |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | Not applicable |
| Assumed Knowledge | TECHCOMM 5004,TECHCOMM 5014. TECHCOMM 5015, TECHCOMM 5021, TECHCOMM 5026, TECHCOMM 7012 |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | Objective of the course is to assist project managers appreciate planning and delivery aspects of transport and road infrastructure. Introduction to an infrastructure planning model which recognises1- Definition of project goals within a framework of community needs (recognition of Australian economic, social & environmental strategies and goals; assessment of community needs; assessment of alternative proposal), 2- Long term planning issues (involvement of level of government; objective appraisal of economic, environmental and social costs of current deficiencies, 3 - Business case issues (funding model; identification of technical and business risks and management; use of a phase-gate model for approval; identification of whole of life costing, 4- project delivery issues (identification of alternatives; creation of a project board), 5- Ongoing management (operation and maintenance responsibilities. Application of the above model to planning of transport and roads; planning of road systems and integration with rail and transport interchanges; identification of responsibilities at levels of government and the delivery sector; application of project management planning and control systems. |
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The Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre
