Practice of Architecture Course (NSW)

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PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE (NSW) COURSE

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LESSON PLAN

01
Lesson 1: The Australian Legal System
02
Lesson 2: Project Preliminaries & Agreements
- Typical Project Process
- Project Brief
- Client & Architect Agreements
- AIA Client & Architect Agreement 2019
- Client Relationship Management
- Copyright
- Moral Rights
03
Lesson 3: Project Scope, Services & Fees
- Architectural Services
- Partial Services
- Competitions & Free Services
- Fees
- Low & Inadequate Fees
- Fee Negotiation
- Payment of Fees
- Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW)
04
Lesson 4: Design Compliance & Approvals
- Design Compliance
- Land Titles
- Planning Controls
- Development Approvals (NSW)
- Environmental Planning & Assessment Act 1979 (NSW)
- Specifications
- National Construction Code of Australia (NCC)
- Australian Standards (AS)
- Work Health & Safety in Construction
- Safety-In-Design
05
Lesson 5: Specialist Consultants & Coordination
- Specialist Consultants
- Consultant Selection
- Engaging Consultants
- Secondary Consultants
- Subconsultants
- Consultant Coordination
06
Lesson 6: Project Budget & Cost Control
- Cost Control
- Project Budget
- Cost Planning
- Cost Estimates
- Cost Calculation
- Contingencies
- Area Measurement
07
Lesson 7: Building Procurement & Tendering
- Building Procurement Methods
- Role of Project Managers
- Competitive Tenders
- Non-Competitive Quoting
- Negotiated Contracts
- Project Financing
- Working for a Builder
- Novation
08
Lesson 8: Building Contracts
- Types of Building Contracts
- Contract Terms
- Home Building Act 1989 (NSW)
- Lump Sum Contracts
- Design & Construct Contracts
- Cost Plus Contracts
- Other Contract Types
- Precedence of Documents
- Deposits
- Liquidated Damages
09
Lesson 9: ABIC & Contract Administration
- ABIC Overview
- Completing the ABIC Contract
- Contract Administration
- ABIC SW - Schedules
- ABIC SW - Section A: Overview
- ABIC SW - Section B: Documents
- ABIC SW - Section C: Security
- ABIC SW - Section D: Liability
- ABIC SW - Section E: Insurance
- ABIC SW - Section F: Site
- ABIC SW - Section G: Building the Works
- ABIC SW - Section H: Claims to Adjust the Contract
- ABIC SW - Section J: Variations to the Works
- ABIC SW - Section K: Adjustment of Provisional & Prime Cost Sums
- ABIC SW - Section L: Adjustment of Time
- ABIC SW - Section M: Completion of Works
- ABIC SW - Section N: Payment of Works
- ABIC SW - Section P: Dispute Resolution
- ABIC SW - Section Q: Termination of Engagement
- ABIC SW - Section R: Miscellaneous
- ABIC SW - Section S: Definitions
- ABIC SW vs MW Cheat Sheet
10
Lesson 10: Business Planning & Management
- Economic Cycles
- Starting A Business
- Writing a Business Plan
- Registering Your Business
- Licenses & Certification
- Finances
- Operations & Management
- Record Keeping
- Employment
- Talent Development & Retention
- Tax
- Business Premises
- Equipment & Supplies
- Information & Reference Material
- Marketing
11
Lesson 11: Insurances
- Insurance
- Professional Indemnity (PI) Insurance
- Public Liability (PL) Insurance
- Worker's Compensation Insurance
- Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF)
- Contract Works Insurance
- Insurance Policy Certificates of Currency Examples
12
Lesson 12: Risk Management
- Risk
- Common Risks for Architects
- Quality Control
- Risk Management Process
13
Practice Exam
- Before You Start
- Scenario #1
- Questions #1
- Scenario #2
- Questions #2
- Scenario #3
- Questions #3
- Scenario #4
- Questions #4
- Scenario #5
- Questions #5
- Scenario #6
- Questions #6
- Scenario #7
- Questions #7
- Scenario #8
- Questions #8
- Scenario #9
- Questions #9
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Explanations
- Explanation #1
- Explanation #2
- Explanation #3
- Explanation #4
- Explanation #5
- Explanation #6
- Explanation #7
- Explanation #8
- Explanation #9
15
Conclusion
- Congratulations!
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