CVEN3101 Engineering Operations and Control (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.0/5 overall across 11 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
CVEN3101 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Engineering in School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 工程运营与控制
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course is an introduction to the general principles of the organisation and control of engineering operations. The course covers project management and organisation, project scheduling and control, engineering economics, procurement and contract management, cost estimation, construction safety and quality management, and engineering ethics and risk.
CVEN3101 has 11 scored reviews: overall 3.0/5 · usefulness 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 StudentVIP review (average 2.0 stars); 10 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "As a student taking the course, I stopped watching lectures after my first year and my marks have only increased. The unfortunate reality is Every. Single. Lecturer. (Except Daniel O’Shea) I have had for my subjects have been incredibly intelligent people but they are terrible a…"
On Reddit: "I did this course last yr and I chose syd metro (there wasn't not alot of info on either). Basically you just gotta have a lot of assumptions and justify it. Look at other projects of similar nature and use those data as reference. Also hated this course, this course made me rea…"
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Q: Is CVEN3101 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 11 reviews: usefulness 2.0/5, overall 3.0/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches CVEN3101, and when is it offered?
A: CVEN3101 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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