What is a Quantity Surveyor?
 What is Quantity Surveying? |
"A Quantity Surveyor is a qualified professional who specialises in building measurement and estimating the value of construction costs. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) recognises Quantity Surveyors as one of only a few professions which possess the required construction costing skills to calculate the cost of items for the purposes of depreciation." BMT Quantity Surveyors
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IEEEXploreStandards issued by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc) are available in full text. This database also provides full text access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings
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ACM : Association for Computing Machinery digital libraryProvides access to bibliographic information, abstracts and full text access to the Association of Cmputing Machinery journals, magazines, transactions and conference proceedings
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Emerald InsightEmerald Insight currently provides online access to 300 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.
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 Find Statistics |
A huge range of statistical resources can be found on the Library's Company and Industry Guide, or try the following key databases:
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StatistaStatista is one of the first statistic portals in the world to integrate data on over 80.000 topics from over 18.000 sources onto a single professional platform. Categorized into 21 market sectors, Statista.com provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.'
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OECD dataFind, compare and share the latest OECD data: charts, maps, tables and related publications, giving the latest statistics on OECD member countries.
 Find Videos |
Access to a wide range of video content through a number of key video databases, including:
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LinkedIn LearningLinkedIn Learning is an online library of high-quality instructional videos on the the use of the latest software, tools and skills, with over 4,000 courses.
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The Engineering MindsetTeaching students, engineers and like-minded people learn technical engineering topics through short, simplified tutorials.
Surveying Organisations and Associations
 Australian |
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Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (AIBS)The Australian Institute of Building Surveyors is recognised nationally and internationally as the peak professional body representing Building Surveying practitioners in Australia.
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Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) is the peak professional standards body for built environment cost professionals.
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International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)FIG is the premier international organization representing the interests of surveyors worldwide. It is a federation of the national member associations and covers the whole range of professional fields within the global surveying, geomatics, geodesy and geo-information community.
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Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)With respected global standards, leading professional progression and trusted data and insight, RICS promote and enforce the highest professional standards in the development and management of land, real estate, construction and infrastructure.
UniSA Clubs
Life at university is about more than just study. USASA, the University of South Australia Students’ Association, can help you become part of the student community. Below is a list of clubs that will help you discover the wider university experience that will see you graduate with professional and social skills so you’re ready to take on the world.
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Builders Organisation for Staff and StudentsProviding training, personal development, industry based networking opportunities for students and staff of the Construction Management and Economics Program.
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UniSA Society of Engineers (USASOE)Provides on and off campus events for Engineering students, with the aim to facilitate interaction and engagement between students, teachers and professionals. Follow the club on Instagram: @_usasoe_ or like their Facebook page to keep in touch.
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TEDxUniSATEDxUniSA club hosts an annual event called TEDxUniSA. TEDx events host a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.
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