Advanced Building Surveying

Undergraduate

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Mode
Mode
Your study is delivered on campus and/or online
On campus, Online
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Area/Catalogue
BLDG 4002
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Course ID
200829
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Online
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of Civil Eng & Cons Mgt
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

Students will demonstrate an advanced understanding and apply principles of performance regulation, ethics and professional practice as a Building Surveyor.

  • Roles and Responsibilities of Building Surveyors
  • Approval and Construction Documentation
  • Business in the Building Surveying Environment
  • Legal requirements in Building Surveying
  • Performance Solutions and the Building Surveyor
  • Designing Performance Solutions
  • Access for People with a Disability Part 1
  • Access for People with a Disability Part 2
  • Site Procedures, Report Writing and Inspections
  • Building Surveying Internationally and BIM in Building Surveying

Course learning outcomes

  • Analyse the structure and operation of Local Governments, Statutory Authorities and private certifiers to the activities of the construction industry in Australia and in the international context
  • Discuss the professional services that building surveyors perform, addressing both the inspection/report and assessment-based work as well as the professional consulting role
  • Evaluate ethical courses of action, according to professional body ethical codes of conduct to be followed by building surveyors in various industry scenarios
  • Generate detailed building surveying related reports on buildings and carry out building inspections

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed BLDG3003 Building Surveying

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed CIVE4045 UO Advanced Building Surveying at the University of South Australia OR must not have completed CIVE4032 Advanced Building Surveying at the University of South Australia