Asset Management

Subject ABPL90016 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

On campus

Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 1 x 3 hour studio per week
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Either of the subjects below or an equivalent.
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Corequisites: None specified
Recommended Background Knowledge: None specified
Non Allowed Subjects: None specified
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.
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Coordinator

Dr Christopher Heywood

Contact

Environments and Design Student Centre
T: +61 3 8344 6417/9862
F: +61 3 8344 5532
Email: msd-courseadvice@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

Topics covered include:

  • advanced life cycle based property asset management;
  • economic modelling;
  • asset management optimisation;
  • functional and economic performance;
  • standards;
  • obsolescence;
  • condition assessment;
  • maintenance and refurbishment implications;
  • market and income issues;
  • property finance, accounting and taxation issues;
  • risk analysis;
  • public and private sector guidelines.
Objectives: None specified
Assessment:
  • Two major individual assignments totalling 5,000 words as a staged analysis of a building asset (75%).
  • End of semester test (25%).
Prescribed Texts: Reading lists and references will be provided throughout the semester
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • Analytical skills – advanced analysis of life-cycle approaches to property.
  • Communication skills -an enhanced ability to communicate complex property issues through written presentations.
  • Problem solving skills – an increased body of knowledge associated with complex existing property assets.
Related Course(s): Master of Environment
Master of Environment
Master of Property
Master of Property
Postgraduate Certificate in Environment
Postgraduate Diploma in Environment
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Energy Efficiency Modelling and Implementation

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