Year
2012
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 2-hour intensive workshop fortnightly
1 x 1-hour project work weekly
Prerequisites
1 Admission into GCARCH-Graduate Certificate in Archaeology
1a Admission into GDPARCH-Graduate Diploma in Archaeology
1b Admission into MARCH-Master of Archaeology
1c Admission into GCMA-Graduate Certificate in Maritime Archaeology
1d Admission into GDPMA-Graduate Diploma in Maritime Archaeology
1e Admission into MMA-Master of Maritime Archaeology
1f Admission into GCCHM-Graduate Certificate in Cultural Heritage Management
1g Admission into GDPCHM-Graduate Diploma in Cultural Heritage Management
1h Admission into MCHM-Master of Cultural Heritage Management
1i Admission into MMARCH-Master of Maritime Archaeology
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e or 1f or 1g or 1h or 1i))
Enrolment not permitted
1 of PROF2105, PROF8002 has been successfully completed
Topic description
This topic will further develop student's appreciation of the tender process and what range of information is required in a tender submission document. Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of the tender process by developing a complex tender submission for a multi-stage project relevant to their area of study.
Educational aims
This topic aims to:

  • develop knowledge about the tender process

  • further develop student's understanding of what information is required in a tender response for a multi-faceted project

  • develop the ability to identify industry based tender opportunities and prepare tender submissions

  • provide opportunities to learn and apply skills required for achieving success in writing and submitting complex tender submissions
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will be able to:

  • demonstrate awareness of how the tender process is relevant to professional practice in their discipline

  • critically assess the logistical, financial and skill requirements for a project based on a tender document

  • write a complex tender submission, demonstrating that they have understood the requirements of the tendering agency/organisation

  • prepare a complex budget and time frame, and demonstrate they understand the relationship between resourcing possibilities and constraints