Description
Understanding Buildings 1 provides an overview of the building construction process. Focused on detached housing development, this subject introduces the stakeholders as well as the physical, legislative, and cost factors affecting development of a building. It investigates the component parts of a building and their functions in detail, as well as the construction sequence and methods adopted. Construction terminology is examined and spatial awareness and drawing interpretation is practiced.
Subject details
Type | Undergraduate |
Code | BCDP02-062 |
EFTSL | 0.125 |
Faculty | Bond University College |
Semesters offered |
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Credit | 10 |
Study areas |
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Subject fees |
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Learning outcomes
1. Identify the stakeholders and describe the physical, legislative, and cost factors affecting development of a building; 2. Describe and identify the component parts of a building (physically and on drawings) and their functions; 3. Recognise and describe the construction sequence and methods adopted to construct a building; 4. Produce hand drawn plans and elevations of a simple building; and 5. Apply construction terminology to communicate effectively.
Enrolment requirements
Requisites: ? | Nil |
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Restrictions: ? |
Must be admitted into a Bond College Diploma Program. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
Subject dates
Standard Offering | |
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Enrolment opens | 18/07/2021 |
Semester start | 13/09/2021 |
Subject start | 13/09/2021 |
Cancellation 1? | 27/09/2021 |
Cancellation 2? | 04/10/2021 |
Last enrolment | 26/09/2021 |
Withdraw – Financial? | 09/10/2021 |
Withdraw – Academic? | 30/10/2021 |
Teaching census? | 08/10/2021 |
Standard Offering | |
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Enrolment opens | 14/11/2021 |
Semester start | 17/01/2022 |
Subject start | 17/01/2022 |
Cancellation 1? | 31/01/2022 |
Cancellation 2? | 07/02/2022 |
Last enrolment | 30/01/2022 |
Withdraw – Financial? | 12/02/2022 |
Withdraw – Academic? | 05/03/2022 |
Teaching census? | 11/02/2022 |
Standard Offering | |
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Enrolment opens | 20/03/2022 |
Semester start | 16/05/2022 |
Subject start | 16/05/2022 |
Cancellation 1? | 30/05/2022 |
Cancellation 2? | 06/06/2022 |
Last enrolment | 29/05/2022 |
Withdraw – Financial? | 11/06/2022 |
Withdraw – Academic? | 02/07/2022 |
Teaching census? | 10/06/2022 |