Found 134 study abroad units
PMN609 Leading Emerging Trends in Project Management
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Postgraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Understanding emerging trends and innovations in project management is of paramount importance in today's dynamic and competitive project and business environments. These trends offer valuable insights into evolving technologies, methodologies, and market demands that can significantly impact project outcomes. By staying informed and embracing innovation, project managers can enhance their ability to adapt to changing circumstances, optimise processes for efficiency, and effectively address complex challenges. Moreover, a proactive and evidence-based research approach to adopting emerging trends enables organisations to maintain a competitive edge and deliver projects that align with the evolving needs of clients and stakeholders. Ultimately, this understanding empowers project management professionals to lead with foresight, navigate uncertainties, and undertake innovation research to evaluate outcomes that drive both individual and organisational success.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this postgraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
PMN610 Project Management Principles
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- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February) and Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit introduces project management as a dynamic profession that plays a pivotal role in effectively planning, organising, and executing tasks to achieve specific goals within a defined timeframe and budget. The ability to manage projects efficiently has become a crucial skill for organisations and individuals alike. This unit focusses on project management essentials, principles, methodologies, and tools that empower project managers to deliver projects successfully. The is a gateway into the fundamental concepts of project management, exploring key areas such as project initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and control, and project closure. Further, important aspects of cultural competence and indigenous perspectives are woven throughout the content and reinforced in the assessment items. By mastering these essentials, you will enhance your ability to drive innovation, enhance collaboration, and achieve consistent project success in diverse industries and sectors.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
QUT001 QUT You: Artificial Intelligence in the Real World
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- School/discipline
- Faculty of Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
Unit synopsis
You engage with Artificial Intelligence (AI) daily, perhaps unknowingly, through search engines, social media, and streaming services. It is increasingly likely that you will apply AI tools in your future career, regardless of your field. But without any understanding of how AI systems are built and tested, how do you know that you can trust them? In this unit you will explore what AI is, how it’s developed, and its potential pitfalls. You will learn to decipher AI jargon, to probe AI systems to understand their capabilities and limitations, consider how AI may impact your future career, and the challenges present in ensuring that AI acts in a fair and ethical manner. You will explore AI concepts and methods through interactive demonstrations and real-world tools which will demonstrate the possibilities and problems with AI, and its broad applicability across fields including Engineering, Business, Health, Law and Design.
QUT010 QUT You: People with Robots
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- School/discipline
- Faculty of Engineering
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
Unit synopsis
What does the future look like in a world where robots provide support and care to older people, drive public transport, work alongside us in health and manufacturing settings, or greet us at a restaurant? Distinct from industrial robots, collaborative robots are uniquely designed to be easy to use and safe for people to work with. The ways in which collaborative robots are designed, used, and adopted can have significant impact on future societies. In this unit we will focus on physical robots that interact with people. We will design and evaluate collaborative robot concepts in response to real world challenges and examine their impact on people and robot collaboration. We will imagine what an ethical, sustainable, and socially just future could look like where people and robots work together in relation to your future career. In doing so you will be better equipped to engage with and critique the role that collaborative robots might have in your life.
UXB330 Urban Design
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit is generally taken by third year students and builds on concepts from earlier planning units in QUT’s planning course. In this unit you will study the dimensions of urban design and learn techniques in urban design and public space analysis to produce informed urban design strategies that respond to the social, economic, environmental and political context of contemporary Australian cities. Urban designers work with a variety of public and private stakeholders and confront a range of issues that impact urban development outcomes. An understanding of the influences on urban design decisions is necessary to prepare you to work in this context.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH311 Contract Administration
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit develops knowledge, skills and application in the administration of construction type contracts which represents one of the core applications for construction managers, quantity surveyors and cost engineers. To gain an appreciation of the commercial implications of contract administration you will study administrative implications for both parties to the contract. It links to the work previously undertaken in the earlier years of the course such as Introduction to Law and Commercial Construction and prepares you for the final semester projects.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH331 Environmental Planning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit increases your understanding of environmental analysis and planning issues, policies, and methods, aiming to prepare you for incorporation of environmental objectives and constraints in professional practice. In this unit you will engage in dialogues on contemporary environmental dilemmas, exploring ethical and practical aspects which underpin conflict. You will further refine skills acquired in site analysis units by learning to create and modify spatial models to facilitate collaborative problem-solving. These skills will aid in preparations for final year planning studio units as well as professional practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH410 Strategic Construction Management
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This fourth year unit in the Construction Management (CM) course builds on the basic and intermediate knowledge, skills and understanding already gained in earlier units of the course. The unit is set within the real-world scenario of a medium-sized construction company that is planning to locate into a new and emerging sector of the Australian construction market and also trying to improve business growth and profitability. The learning in this unit is provided by study and practice using real-world case-studies and tools and techniques, some within a computer-based setting, that simulate the challenges, problems, issues and solutions that students will face in CM practice in the workplace.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH411 Programming and Scheduling
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This unit develops your knowledge, skills and resource planning techniques in the process of time management. Controlling time and resources is an essential task in construction project management. This unit provides students an understanding in time management and real world practical skill sets in preparing project programs. This unit occurs in the final year of your course as it consolidates skills you have develped in the area of construction and project management.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH420 Risk Management in the Energy and Resources Sectors
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This fourth year unit in the Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering course builds on the basic knowledge, skills and understanding already gained in UXB120 and UXH321. The unit is set within the real world scenario of the Heavy Engineering/ Capital intensive/Resources sectors, and relates to facilities management and procurement within the Engineering and Construction Management cost controls (capital expenditure/project controls) and procurement areas. It links to work previously undertaken in 'Introduction to Heavy Engineering Sector Technology', 'Cost Planning & Controls' and 'Contract Administration' and provides opportunities to undertake further research within the final year capstone projects. The learning in this unit is provided by study and practice using real world case-studies and tools and techniques, that simulate the challenges, problems, issues and solutions that students will face in the QS & CE practice in the workplace.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH430 Planning Theory and Ethics
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
This is a foundational theory and ethics unit that prepares students for planning practice and the dilemmas they will face as a professional. The substantive and procedural theories that inform how and why we plan provides a bases to justify planning in private and public practice. An appreciation of diverse views and disciplinary insights that are reflected in alternative theories of planning assists students to be able to articulate their own personal philosophy of planning and the importance of ethical behaviour and codes in professional practice.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH431 Urban Planning Practice
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 1 (February)
Unit synopsis
Urban planners collaborate within project teams to find and implement solutions to complex contemporary issues. In this unit, we will simulate a planning consultancy with a local government client to provide strategic directions to guide the future development of a specific geographic area. You will work in small groups as a strategic planning consultancy and develop a strategic plan to meet the requirements of the local government. As final year urban and regional planning students, you have developed the technical and communicative skills required to undertake this work throughout your course and professional practice placements but will need to invest significant time and collaborate effectively to produce high-quality deliverables.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH432 Community Planning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
This unit provides opportunities for acquiring, refining and applying knowledge of and skills in community planning. The unit introduces planning techniques and urban theory applicable to communities that define successful community planning initiatives. Gaining skills to confidently apply community planning techniques in urban planning is critical for a planning practitioner whether working in public or private sector. This unit discusses principles of community planning, the relationships of community planning to community development, issues of power and participation in the planning processes, and the linkages and tensions between local and professional knowledge in planning and policymaking. The unit also helps in gaining knowledge and skills in understanding key community planning theories and concepts, and in applying methods and analysis to identify and respond to complex community issues.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.
UXH433 Regional Planning
Unit information
- School/discipline
- School of Architecture and Built Environment
- Study level
- Undergraduate units
- Availability
- Semester 2 (July)
Unit synopsis
You will learn to focus and apply material from a wide range of disciplines and locations to understand and develop current regional and metropolitan policy and apply the knowledge of policy formulation and skills of analysis and synthesis to real world problem-solving at a scale which is larger than a single local government.
Approval required
You can only enrol in this undergraduate unit if you meet the specified requirements and have significant background knowledge in the area of study. After you apply, we will assess the units and your background knowledge and let you know the outcome.