BLDG4003 About Construction Economics Assignment

1 About Construction Economics

1.1 An Introduction to this Subject

This subject is designed to provide students with: an understanding of economic principles, national and international economic issues; general investment issues; how the national and international economy functions; how the building industry and the building firm relates to the national and international economy; and how economic reasoning may be applied to various problems in the building industry.

1.2 What is Expected of You

Study Load

A student is expected to study an hour per credit point a week. For example a 10 credit point Subject would require 10 hours of study per week. This time includes the time spent within classes during lectures, tutorials or practicals.

Note for Summer Terms: As Summer subjects deliver the same content and classes over a shorter period of time, the subjects are run in a more intensive mode. Regardless of the delivery mode, the study hours for each subject in Summer will be around 30 hours.

Attendance

It is strongly recommended that students attend all scheduled learning activities to support their learning.

Online Learning Requirements

Subject materials will be made available on the Subject’s vUWS (E-Learning) site (https://vuws.westernsydney. edu.au/). You are expected to consult vUWS at least twice a week, as all Subject announcements will be made via vUWS. Teaching and learning materials will be regularly updated and posted online by the teaching team.

Special Requirements

Essential Equipment:
Not Applicable
Legislative Pre-Requisites:
Not Applicable

Policies Related to Teaching and Learning

The University has a number of policies that relate to teaching and learning. Important policies affecting students include:

• Assessment Policy
• Bullying Prevention Policy and
• Guidelines
• Enrolment Policy
• Examinations Policy
• Review of Grade Policy
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy
• Disruption to Studies Policy
• Student Misconduct Rule
• Teaching and Learning - Fundamental Code
• Student Code of Conduct

Academic Integrity and Student Misconduct Rule

Western cares about your success as a student and in your future career. Studying with academic integrity safeguards your professional reputation and your degree. All Western students must:

• be familiar with the policies listed above;
• apply principles of academic integrity;
• act honestly and ethically in producing all academic work and assessment tasks; and
• submit work that is their own and acknowledge any sources used in their work. Each time you submit an assessment, you will declare that you have completed it individually, unless it is a group assignment. In the case of a group assignment, each group member should be ready to document their individual contribution if needed. You will also declare that no part of your submission has been:
• copied from any other student’s work or from any other source except where appropriate acknowledgement is made in the assignment;
• submitted by you in another (previous or current) assessment, except where appropriately acknowledged, and with prior permission from the Subject Coordinator;
• made available to others in any form, where individual work is required;
• written/produced for you by any other person.

The Student Misconduct Rule applies to all students of Western Sydney University including Western Sydney University programs taught by other education providers. You must not engage in academic, research or general misconduct as defined in the Rule or you may be subject to sanctions. The University considers submitting falsified documentation in support of requests to redo, resit or extend submissions, including sitting of deferred examinations, as instances of general misconduct.

More information on studying with integrity is available on the Study with Integrity webpage. It is your responsibility to apply these principles to all work you submit to the University.

Avoid using external ’support’ sites or other external help

To avoid the risk of your assignment being shared without your knowledge, do not upload your assignment to any external sites for spelling, grammar or plagiarism checks. Your safest option is to use the free services provided by Library Study Smart or Studiosity.

Avoid using any websites that:

• allow sharing of assignments or other material
• reward sharing of material with credits, tokens; or access to additional materials/features/services;
• provide answers to textbook or assignment/exam questions;
• provide free sample assignments; and/or include order buttons and prices; and/or
• invite you to submit your assignment for plagiarism or grammar or other checks.

Engagement with academic cheating sites will be regarded as misconduct. Academic cheating services often market themselves as ’support’. Engagement with these sites includes:

• Sharing assignments or course material;
• Using online tools provided by these sites to check for plagiarism, grammar or spelling; and/or
• Purchasing writing services, or obtaining a copy of an assignment.

Uploading your work to these sites may lead to your work being shared with others with or without your knowledge and consent.

The Australian Government monitors current and past students’ use of academic cheating services, and may report student material found on these sites or other forms of engagement to universities. Current students with items found on academic cheating sites face sanctions under the Student Misconduct Rule.

Outcomes for graduates may include revocation of award. For more information see https://www.westernsydney. edu.au/currentstudents/current_students/student_misconduct_rule. More advice can be found on the Study with Integrity webpage.

Need help?

If you are having difficulties with understanding or completing an assessment task, contact your Subject Coordinator as soon as possible. Western also has a range of academic support services, including:

• Library Study Smart: book a one-to-one Zoom consultation with a literacy expert. You can discuss how to develop your assignment writing and study skills or seek assistance to understand referencing and citation requirements. Check the Library Study Smart website for how-to study guides and tools.
• Studiosity: Upload your assignment draft to Studiosity within vUWS to receive writing feedback within 24 hours.
• Online workshops, programs and resources: From maths and stats help to academic literacy and peer support programs, the University has a range of resources to assist.

Please also remember that there is a range of wellbeing support available - from counselling and disability services to welfare.

1.3 Changes to Subject as a Result of Past Student Feedback

The University values student feedback in order to improve the quality of its educational programs. The feedback provided helps us improve teaching methods and Subjects of study. The survey results inform Subject content and design, learning guides, teaching methods, assessment processes and teaching materials.

You are welcome to provide feedback that is related to the teaching of this Subject. At the end of the semester you will be given the opportunity to complete a Student Feedback on Subject (SFU) questionnaire to assess the Subject. You may also have the opportunity to complete a Student Feedback on Teaching (SFT) questionnaire to provide feedback for individual teaching staff.

As a result of student feedback, the following changes and improvements to this subject have recently been made:

• Small-group tutorials are conducted
• Assessment tasks are reviewed and redesigned.

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