BUIL2007 Construction Scheduling - Essay Assignment Help

ASSESSMENT 1: ESSAY – (Individual) (20% of Course Grade)                                    

AIMS:

The purpose of this assessment task is to develop your knowledge and evaluative capabilities to determine what factors are responsible for delays in construction projects. In addition, you will learn about the basic elements required for developing a good scheduling system. This task requires you to discuss the validity of the statement “The future of the construction industry is digital, therefore there is a need to rethink the way we manage time in construction projects”. The essay will involve some research, analysis and communication of contemporary information relevant to the construction industry.

COURSE   OBJECTIVES:

It is beneficial to familiarise yourself with the relationship between the task and the course objectives.

• Achieve cognitive and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge related to scheduling and its interaction to cost and resources management.
• Achieve ability to work out planning, execution and control problems in professional practice of scheduling and its interaction to cost and resources management.
• Achieve ability to work in teams and provide results in a professional manner.
• Achieve ability to apply initiative and judgement for problem solving and decision making in complex issues regarding interactions of schedule, cost and limited resources in the context of construction management.

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ASSESSMENT   SUMMARY:

TASK DESCRIPTION

For this assessment task, you are required to work individually, although you are most welcome to discuss your developing ideas with your peers either face to face or through the discussion forum.

You are required to write a 1600 word essay where you discuss the validity of “The future of the construction industry is digital, therefore there is a need to rethink the way we manage time in construction projects”. An essay is different from a report and thus you will not use headings. However, your essay should have a clear structure that leads from one point to the next and supports and overall position of the argument. See ‘task advice’ below for help on how to structure your essay.

To ensure successful completion of the assessment task, the essay must include references to substantiate your argument. Examples help to illustrate a point being made. Thus where appropriate you can draw on specific examples of current practice in the construction industry to clarify your argument.

TASK ADVICE

• Use the rubric to assist in understanding what is required to achieve
• The structure of an essay differs from a report and the information is usually organised as an introduction, body and
• To help with planning your essay you could follow these guidelines:
• Introduction (10-15% of the essay): introduce the topic and provide a context for the essay
  • Why is the topic interesting from the perspective of the construction industry – particularly construction scheduling
  • Indicate previous research on the topic, especially debates on the topic and indicate your position on the topic
  • How will your essay proceed for instance what are the subtopics and how will they be sequenced in your essay
  • Indicate a thesis statement – your main argument

• Body (approx. 80% of the essay): develop a discussion to address the

Each paragraph may cover a subtopic

• Each subtopic needs to be explained and you can demonstrate your understanding of the subtopic by integrating evidence to support your idea (reference)
• Are there any examples in practice that you could draw on to illustrate the point being made?
• Are there alternate arguments in the literature?
• Write a topic sentence for the paragraph, supporting sentences (evidence/examples) and then finish with a link to the next

• Conclusion (5-10% of the essay)
  • What is the significance of your findings? What are the implications for construction scheduling?

• Reference correctly using Harvard: If using another person’s ideas or work, acknowledge the source properly. Referencing adds credibility and substance to your work and enables you to provide evidence and information to support your ideas. If you are not sure how to do this please access the Academic Integrity Module: https://lo.unisa.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=252142