Unit of Study PROJ5006 Strategic Asset Management (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Provides students with skills in the organisation, implementation and management of strategies to purchase, maintain and enhance the longevity of public and private infrastructure assets and engineering technology. Asset management software tools are introduced. Emphasis is on developing strategic asset management decision making skills in students, through activities that integrate underpinning theories and best engineering industry practice.

Unit content

Principles of life-cycle analyses associated with operation, maintenance and renewal of infrastructure assets
Assessing remaining service life and renewal strategies
Familiarisation with software tools
Planning and implementation of asset management: managing costs, resources, quality and risks
Asset management frameworks

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Melbourne	Term3	Term3
Perth	Term3	Term3
Sydney	Term3	Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain, apply and reflect on asset management theory and frameworks.

integrate theory and best practice of infrastructure asset management to industry relevant problems

apply asset management tools to the stages of asset life-cycle

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	20%
Discussion board	40%
Reflective writing	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	20%
Discussion board	40%
Reflective writing	40%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	20%
Discussion board	40%
Reflective writing	40%

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Fee information

Domestic

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