In this assessment task, your lecturer will start discussions in Moodle which will continue throughout the term, exploring key topics. These discussions will help you to prepare for the Crash Lab residential school and to start the analysis of your accident. Four specific discussion questions will be posted, you must participate in all four of these discussions. In each thread you must post your own submission and respond constructively to at least one other student's post.

More details about this assessment and the discussion questions themselves will be posted on the Moodle site throughout the term.

This is a Pass/Fail Discussion Assessment.

In your career, you will find yourself discussing points of view and you need to be able to argue your position effectively, “water cooler discussions”. These questions will give you practice in this skill and also get you thinking about your learning in the program to date, helping you prepare for the residential school and reporting activities.

To pass this assessment, you must participate actively and constructively in each of the 4 discussions, posting your thoughts in each discussion question and responding constructively to at least one other student’s post in each discussion question.

For each discussion thread, you must post an answer which reflects your thoughts based on your readings and learnings in the program to date (remember your referencing too!). Ensure that in your post for each discussion thread, you:

· demonstrate your understanding of the question

· state your position or argument clearly and concisely

· support your position or argument with authoritative sources that are appropriately referenced.

When you respond to another student’s post in each of the discussion threads, engage constructively and respectfully with what they have said. For example, you could say whether you agree or disagree with them and explain why briefly, or you could take what they have said and extend it with another example.

Hint : Remember, these are discussions, NOT essays, a couple of paragraphs at most should do it.

The lecturer will provide progressive feedback on these discussion questions.

This is a Pass/Fail Discussion Assessment. 

During the Crash Lab Project residential school, students will work in investigation teams to investigate a series of accidents. Each student will lead one team and work as a team member on a number of teams led by other students.

You will be accountable for the integrity of the investigation in which you are the leader. This includes responsibility for:

• Managing your investigation team
• Safety at the accident scene
• Preservation of the the accident scene
• Gathering and continuity of evidence
• Identifying and interviewing witnesses
• Obtaining witness statements
• Identifying and collecting documentary and other evidence
• Creating and maintaining appropriate logs
• Initial analysis of the accident
• Initial preparation of the applicable logic diagrams

Your practical application of the relevant theory will be assessed during the residential school against each of these subject areas. You and your team will collect evidence throughout the residential school. We will verify your understanding of your collected evidence Portfolio at the end of the residential school.

In addition, you will be required to prepare and deliver a presentation, supported by Powerpoint and other relevant artefacts, that describes your investigation, your preliminary analysis, including your preliminary logic diagrams.

There will be four parts to this this assessment:

Part A : Preparedness

• Crash Kit Assessment
• Risk Assessment

Part B : Advanced Scene Management and Evidence Collection

• Accident Scenario - Team Leader Assessment
• Collected evidence Portfolio

Part C : Initial Analysis

• Verbal Presentation supported by visual materials

Part D : Professionalism

• Throughout the residential school, students will be assessed on their ability to apply professional approaches to all activities.

The majority of the assessment will be completed during the residential school. Your completed Powerpoint presentation should also be uploaded into the applicable assessment lodgement area in Moodle by 0900 hours on the Monday following the residential school.

NOTE: In order for all students to satisfactorily complete this assessment, it will be necessary for students in the investigation teams to share their collected evidence, artefacts, photos, maps, documents, records and logs etc with their team leader/s in a timely fashion. To facilitate this, students should each bring an appropriate USB stick to the residential school to facilitate the transfer of files.

Failure to share with your team leader (your evidence, artefacts, photos, maps, documents, records and logs etc collected during the investigation activities at the residential school) in a timely fashion, will result in your failure of this assessment task.

The detailed assessment criteria for each part will be provided and explained during the term. In summary, students will be assessed on their demonstration of:

PART A: - Pre-planning Students are required to attend the first morning of the residential school with a completed effective risk assessment and a complete crash kit as detailed during the lectures. Failure to have these two items will result in the student being excluded from the practical activities of the residential school until the shortcomings are corrected. 

PART B: - Scene Management & Evidence Collection

Accident Scenario - Team Leader Assessment

Collected evidence – has collected, engaged with and can verbally explain the photos, sketch map and log sheets done by their team. Has witness statements to appropriate standard and has interviewed a number of witnesses. Has sufficient materials and understanding to be able to prepare a report. Recognises weaknesses in collected materials and has a plan to address them 

PART C: – Preliminary Analysis

Presentation – Presentation style, formatting, content & preliminary event tree logic diagram

PART D:– Professionalism Throughout the residential school, students are expected to apply professional approaches to all activities.

PART A (40%) - Accident Analysis

During the Crash Lab Project residential school each student will have lead an investigation team.

For this assessment task you must:

• Obtain copies of all the relevant physical and documentary evidence, photographs, logs, interview statements etc collected by the members of your investigation team as part of the investigation in which you were team leader
• Develop your analysis of the accident and event tree which were commenced during the residential school
• Prepare a preliminary analysis, including a narrative of causation which aligns with the causation logic of your event tree.

Assessment

The grade for this Assessment task accounts for 40% of the total assessment for this course.

Your submission for the preliminary analysis will include:

• Timeline
• PEEPO
• Event Tree
• Causation Narrative
• Evidence Logs
• Photographic Logs and Photos
• Maps
• Witness statements and/or records of interview

NOTE: In order for all students to satisfactorily complete this assessment, it will be necessary for students in the investigation teams to share their collected evidence, artefacts, photos, maps, documents, records and logs etc with their team leader/s in a timely fashion. To facilitate this, students should each bring an appropriate USB stick to the residential school to facilitate the transfer of files.

Failure to share your relevant evidence and materials with your team leader/s in a timely fashion will result in your failure of this assessment task.

PART B (10%) - Reflection

You will be required to reflect on your preparedness for professional practice. For Part B of this assessment task, you are required to:

• Reflect on your learning in the program to date.
• Complete a self assessment of your Part A report (using criteria provided by your lecturer).
• Identify your strengths and weaknesses in relation to each of the crash lab activities (eg evidence collection, logic diagrams etc).
• Explain how you will address any shortcomings prior to your industry placement.

You are free to present this Part B of the assessment in the format of your choice.

Your report will be assessed on the comprehensiveness of your:

• Description of the accident
• Analysis of the evidence, including the logic and comprehensiveness of your logic diagrams
• Alignment between the written causation narrative and the causation logic relationships of your logic diagrams

The detailed assessment criteria for each part will be provided and explained during the term. In summary, students will be assessed on their demonstration of:

Accident Analysis

Quality of the logic diagrams (PEEPO, Timeline and Event Tree)

Depth of analysis

Identification of latent failures

Consideration of similar accidents

Causation narrative alignment to logic diagrams

Written expression

Sources and referencing

Self-reflection

Critical Reflection of own learning and performance

Self assessment of the quality of your own work

Plan to extend strengths and address shortcomings

Written expression