Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| SCU Online | Study Period 2 | Study Period 2, 2 |
Unit Summary
Unit type
Qualifying Unit - Coursework
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
NA
Unit aim
Application of core concepts of project procurement through in structure and problem-based learning experiences. Students develop a critical ability in contract development, negotiation and incentivising: demonstrating a higher-level understanding of the project incentive-performance relationship.
Unit content
- Contract Types in Procurement;
- incentive-Performance Relationship;
- buyer-Contractor Relationship;
- clarity in Legal, Financial, Technical Contract Components;
- negotiating Contracts;
- trends and futures of procurement.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | demonstrate a critical understanding of contract types, in addition to the contract-performance relationship | |||||||
| 2 | critically evaluate theories and concepts underpinning buyer-contractor relationships as it pertains to project management | |||||||
| 3 | demonstrate an ability to creatively negotiate project plans and incentives to achieve the highest level of group-benefit, without sacrificing performance | |||||||
| 4 | display a higher-level ability in explaining, evaluating and developing clear legal, financial and technical components of project contracts | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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demonstrate a critical understanding of contract types, in addition to the contract-performance relationship
- GA4:
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critically evaluate theories and concepts underpinning buyer-contractor relationships as it pertains to project management
- GA4:
- GA6:
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demonstrate an ability to creatively negotiate project plans and incentives to achieve the highest level of group-benefit, without sacrificing performance
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
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display a higher-level ability in explaining, evaluating and developing clear legal, financial and technical components of project contracts
- GA4:
- GA5:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- An electronic version of this text is available for free at: https://www.scribd.com/doc/22251245/Project-Procurement-Management-Contracting-Subcontracting-Teaming-C: Fleming, Q W, 2003, Project Procurement Management: Contracting, Subcontracting, Teaming, FMC Press. ISBN: 978-0-974391-20-5.