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Contract Administration
Undergraduate | CUR-CME415 | 2020
Previously CUR-CME305
Course information for 2020 intake View information for 2024 course intake
Manufacture a contract administration project. Navigate processes and consider the rights and obligations of contractual parties. Make contract recommendations. Use contract management software to interpret, assess and track project conditions.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Contract Administration
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- interpret contract conditions and apply them to the administration of construction contracts
evaluate project scenarios and suggest actions for contract parties
- use computer-aided contract administration software for contract administration purposes.
- Tendering and Contract Choice
- Contracting Partnerships and Alliancing
- Insurances, Securities and Retentions
- Subcontracting Arrangements
- Subcontracting Engagement Terms and Conditions
- Variations, Claims and Delays
- Progress Claims and Payments
- Contract Completion
- Contractual Penalties
- Dispute Resolution
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
This subject was previously known as CME305 Contract Administration.
This subject engages students in the administration of a project, through authentic industry scenarios, and includes contractual procedures, the rights and obligations of contractual parties and computer-aided contract administration.
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- eTest (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
- CUR-CME309-Construction Contracts and Law
CUR-CME108-Construction Law (no longer available)
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-CME305-Contract Administration (no longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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