BLAR13042 Building Sector Management (NC)
This course develops an understanding of management
practices in the building design and construction sectors in relation
to:
- the role of the building and construction industry
in Australian society (including in post-disaster planning and management);
- the origins and development of Australian building and
construction industry organisations and associations such as the
Housing Industry Association, the Master Builders’ Association,
the Property Council of Australia, Australian Institute of Building,
Australian Institute of Building Surveyors and Building Designers’ Association;
- Government and other political influences on directions,
professional practice, building and the environment, managing the
building workforce; and
- an overview of procurement practice in these industries.
The
course provides students with an awareness of:
- Industrial
Relations – including employment legislation and industry-based
awards, enterprise bargaining and wage determination, role of unions, dispute
and conflict resolution;
- Human resource management – including on-site supervision
and management, decisions, orders and instructions; authority, responsibility, delegation
and accountability;
- Human relations of individuals and groups across and
within design and construction teams, special aspects of engineering
supervision including remote site resource management; and
- Business Development – including strategies
and attitudes, the trend to place technologically-based building
enterprises, market orientation and competition, role of environmental
variables business maintenance and development.