Guideline Notes Written Assignment and Oral Presentations Semester 1, - PDF document

CIV3203/ CIV 2283 Civil Engineering Construction Guideline Notes Written Assignment and Oral Presentations Semester 1, 2018 CIV3203 CIV2283 Major Assignment and Oral Presentation Guide Page 1

1. Background This unit is based predominantly on project-based learning . This means it is composed of some basic knowledge and skills as well as practice/tutorial classes that focus on aspects of construction projects provided by industry that encourages you to integrate those skills in your understanding of the unit. This helps you to make the bridge between university learning and workplace problem solving. The 2018 construction project will focus on the M80 Upgrade Sunshine to Calder – M80 S2C (EJ Whitten Bridge) Project in Sunshine, incorporating widening and strengthening of the existing bridge. Design and construction of the M80 S2C Freeway will provide up to five lanes in both directions, an upgraded shared user path, public safety barriers, electronic freeway management system; and a new CCTV cameras to assist with managing and clearing incidents quickly and efficiently. Fulton Hogan commenced work in August 2016 with work scheduled for completion in early 2019. A field trip to the EJ Whitten Bridge site is scheduled for Week 3, Friday 16th March 2018, where students will get an overview of the project from FH site staff. Commencing from Week 1, the practice classes, scheduled each Friday, have focused on different aspects relevant to the M80 S2C Project. The written assignment and oral presentations will draw together learnings from six (6) of the practice class exercises and assessments that you undertake for application within your group exercise:  Topic 3 - OHS Activity: Risk analysis & JSA  Topic 4 - Project Scheduling  Topic 5 - Estimating & Productivity  Topic 6 - ITP Exercise – QA  Topic 7 - Environmental Management Plan  Topic 8 - Subcontract Letting CIV3203 CIV2283 Major Assignment and Oral Presentation Guide Page 2

2. Assessment The total assessment of CIV3203 is made up of 4 components: Submission Date Activity Value % Practice Class 1 – 9 March 20 Practice classes - 8 Topics – Practice Class 3 – 13 April Individual Assessment. Practice Class Practice Class 4 – 20 April Assessment task to be completed prior to Practice Class 5 – 27 April the next practice class eg. Practice class Practice Class 6 – 4 May assessment for Topic 1 due on 9 March Practice Class 7 – 11 May one week after practice class. Each Practice Class 8 – 18 May Practice class assessment worth 2.5%. Practice Class 9 – 25 May 1. Written Major Project Assignment by project groups. Group Assessment 25 May 2018 (before (This will build on work conducted during 40 4.00PM) the Practice Classes; e.g. Cost Estimating, Project Scheduling, ITP Exercise, SWMS, Subcontract letting, EMP Exercise) 2. Oral Presentations – Group /Individual 25 May 2018 25 Assessment. Major Assignment by project groups (based on scope of written 1 June 2018(before assignment) 3. Industry Experience Report 15 4.00PM) Total assessment 100% Examination(s) There is no formal examination for CIV3203. The aim of this document is to provide guidelines for:  Written Assignment  Oral Presentations For other specific details regarding CIV3203 CIV2283 please refer to the 2018 S1 Unit Guide on Moodle. Because some of the Practice Classes are conducted within groups, the assessment mark for the written and oral presentations will be assigned to the group. It is therefore important that you communicate and work closely with your group members when preparing your written and oral presentations. Guidelines to the Industry Experience Report are provided separately on Moodle. 3. Work Groups Prior to the start of the second practice class, students should be organized into work groups of five (5) members for the Practice Classes. This can be conducted online within Moodle. If students are not organized into groups by Week 2, you will be allocated a group by the unit Coordinator. If you belong to a group with only 4 or less members, you are still expected to complete the entire written report and oral presentations. CIV3203 CIV2283 Major Assignment and Oral Presentation Guide Page 3

4. Written Assignment/Report by Project Groups 4.2.1. Introduction These guidelines provide student groups with background to the submission requirements for the written Major Project Assignment (Engineering Report). Your report will need to be inclusive of the Practice Class exercises by making reference to all relevant components. 4.2.2. Major Project Assignment (Engineering Report) The written report will comprise the following: i. Front Cover ii. Table of Contents iii. Table of Figures iv. Executive Summary (includes Recommendations) v. Background vi. Introduction - Brief outline of how the report documentation is structured, where the key items of information are located, and how it is to be used vii. Topic Sections Estimating – M80 S2C Bridge Estimate Crosshead 1. Project Planning & Scheduling – M80 S2C Bridge 2. Quality Management – Inspection Test plan 3. Safe Work Method Statement – Concreting 4. Subcontract Letting – Preferred concrete subcontractor 5. Environmental Management – EMP and A&I Register 6. viii. Conclusions ix. Recommendations x. Appendices that cover additional information supporting the six (6) Topic learning outcomes from the practice classes and the topic sections. Please note that all topic sections 1 to 6 are compulsory and students must earn at least 50% in the written and oral assessments to pass CIV3203, CIV2283. The format of the reports should be consistent with standard guidelines for writing engineering reports. Refer below for more detailed explanation of requirements for each of the six (6) topic sections. 4.2.3. Executive Summary The Executive Summary should provide a brief summary of the M80 S2C Bridge Project and report topics with final recommendations (SMART). The Executive Summary should be a short précis (2-3 pages maximum). The overall written report should be bound, together with sections and appendices (refer below), and should clearly state the work distribution among group members (i.e. in 1 page or less will detail the contribution of each team member and which team members worked on which particular appendices). This must be signed by all team members or the report will not be assessed. 4.2.4. Topic Sections and Appendices Each Section shall include relevant information to enable the reader to understand the task, assumptions, methodology(brief outline on how the work was undertaken, evaluation and analysis and conclusion with (S- Specific, M- Measureable, A - Achievable/Attractive, R- Realistic, T-Timing) recommendations to tie into the executive summary. Relevant cross- CIV3203 CIV2283 Major Assignment and Oral Presentation Guide Page 4

references to the accompanying Appendices should be provided to allow the Assessor to refer to more detail (e.g. – calculations, figures, data, etc). Each topic section should contain sufficient supporting and explanatory information to enable an external reviewer to fully understand your work. It is important that sufficient cross-referencing is provided within the Sections, to the appendices, to provide the reviewer with sufficient knowledge as to how/where to access particular aspects and calculations related to the exercises. Each section will have a different report structure, depending on the particular exercise. Guidance notes are provided below, although it must be understood that the structure and contents will vary with each different sectional topic, supported by the relevant Practice Class exercise. Calculations should be structured and indexed. Specifically each Section should include: Section 1 Undertaking Estimating Task for Construction of single bridge cross-head on EJ Whitten Bridge Background to the construction of the concrete cross-heads on the EJ Whitten Bridge was provided during the class site visit on 16 March 2018. The estimation of construction work trades and related activity productivities, were discussed in detail and explained during Week 8 Lecture and practice class. Different forms of construction methodology were discussed in Week 1 for various projects. On behalf of M/s Fulton Hogan, you (with your group) have been assigned, as the Construction Project Engineer, to carry out an Estimate for the construction of a single bridge cross-head (Pier 8) to VicRoads specifications. You are therefore required to estimate the whole scope of works including installation & removal of all temporary falsework/formwork, reinforcement, post tensioning, concreting, bearing replacement works (All the required documentation is on Moodle – refer to relevant Vic Roads drawings and notes, some parts of which are shown below). When doing this task, you are required to list out any assumptions / clarifications you have made and details of your work breakdown in your estimate. Include a written component explaining your construction methodology and factors you considered in developing your methodology. This should provide a link to the assumptions that are used in the estimate. Refer to Full Drawing No. EJW-GB-D-0103 (Only Part Shown Above )- Pier 08 only CIV3203 CIV2283 Major Assignment and Oral Presentation Guide Page 5