Your Unit Coordinator will post three discussion questions on Moodle during the term. For each discussion question, post a thoughtful response and reply constructively to two fellow students' responses.

Clearly state and justify a position, supporting it from appropriately referenced sources.

The questions will relate to:

• the application of international, national and state laws related to accident investigation
• methods for managing the media regarding the reporting of accidents
• the influence of legal professional privilege on the conduct of investigations

You will not be able to see your peers' responses until you have posted your response.

Approximately 500 words

You will be assessed against your ability to:

• Explain the application of international, national and state laws related to accident investigation
• Evaluate methods for managing the media regarding the reporting of accidents
• Recognise the influence of legal professional privilege on the conduct of investigations
• Respectfully and constructively respond to your peers
  

Residential School Activities

Part A: Preparedness (5%)

This assessment is designed to ensure that you are well prepared for your practicum at the crash lab. This assessment requires you to undertake a series of activities that will help you maximise your preparedness to be successful.

In order to achieve this you will need to:

• Review relevant literature (textbooks, websites, templates etc) to identify suitable literature, document templates and tools to support your investigation activities at the crash lab
• Review your learning from all previous AINV units
• Participate in the unit lectures, or watch the recordings in Moodle, each week in the lead up to the residential school
• Prepare your crash kit, including all document templates and copies, to bring to the residential school. The minimum requirements for your crash kit will be discussed during the lectures and in Moodle. Your crash kit will be assessed on the first day of the residential school (3%).
• Complete a risk assessment of the hazards, risks and issues you might expect to encounter at an accident scene. As a minimum, you should assess the hazards you might expect to encounter at a two car collision on a suburban road (2%). NOTE: (The risk assessment needs to be submitted the Friday prior to the first day of residential school - 10 August 2018)

Part B: Scene Management and Collection (20%)

During the residential school activities you will be working in teams. Each student will have the opportunity to collect and document physical evidence, take photographs of an accident scene, map an accident scene, interview witnesses and lead an investigation team.

Students will update and add to their portfolios during the scheduled activities in the Crash Lab. These will include:

• Contemporaneous notes
• Accident scene sketches
• Evidence and photograph logs
• Continuity Records
• Photographs of the scene
• Witness statements

Before the end of the residential school, your portfolio will be assessed so that you can demonstrate your understanding of the material you have collected. Your team leadership, team participation and witness interview technique will also be assessed during the activities at the residential school.

Grades will be allocated for the following:

1. Leadership and scene management - 5%
2. Witness interviews - 5%
3. End of residential school portfolio (your sketch map, photographs and logs created for the scene you managed) - 5%

Note: You will be required to share your portfolio items you created at the residential school with other members of your investigation team, so that your team members can complete their own practicum reports.  Please make sure you bring a large capacity USB stick to the res school so that you can easily share files with your peers.

Please note: For members of your investigation teams to successfully finalise their portfolio items you will need to share the artefacts that you collected or created during the investigation of the accidents scenes. Failure to provide this information to your investigation team members in the period specified by your lecturers, will result in an automatic fail of this assignment.

Part C: Presentation (5%)

During the residential school you will develop and present a 15 minute talk, with supporting visual media on a topic to be advised during residential school. The instructions for this presentation will be provided on Day 1 of residential school. You will submit the visual media via Moodle by 0900 hours on the Monday after your residential school.

Part D: Professionalism: (Pass/Fail)

Throughout the residential school you will be assessed on your ability to apply professional approaches to all activities.

There is no submission required for this part.

Following the residential school you are required to prepare and submit a complete set of consolidated evidence artefacts and reflection.

Practicum work conducted in the crash lab will emulate the evidence gathering in an accident investigation in the field and you will apply your knowledge of investigation methods. Following the residential school, you will compile and submit a report of the accident you investigated which includes (20%):

• Formatting for a professional report
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Description of the scene
• Your finalised portfolio items as attachments to your report.

Your submission should also include a self-appraisal against the points below as a reflection.(5%)

• Your performance in the portfolio and address any weaknesses
• Your practicum assessment outcomes and reflect on potential remedial actions
• Your preparation and capacity for leadership of investigation teams
• Your professional practice confidence and competence during the residential school activities
• The quality of your finalised portfolio items and investigation artefacts (forms etc).

Expectations with regard to this assessment will be discussed thoroughly prior to and during the residential school.

Residential School activities

PART A: - Preparedness Students are required to attend the first morning of the residential school with a complete crash kit as detailed during the lectures. Failure to provide a complete crash kit 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: – Presentation

Presentation – Presentation style, formatting & content will be marked against a matrix provided to the students prior to the residential school

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

Artefact consolidation (20%)

• Formatting for a professional report
• Introduction
• Methodology
• Description of the scene
• Your finalised portfolio items as attachments to your report.

Reflection (5%)

Your submission will be assessed on your self-appraisal against the points below as a reflection.

• Your performance in the portfolio and address any weaknesses
• Your practicum assessment outcomes and reflect on potential remedial actions
• Your preparation and capacity for leadership of investigation teams
• Your professional practice confidence and competence during the residential school activities
• The quality of your finalised portfolio items and investigation artefacts (forms etc).

Please note: For members of your investigation teams to successfully finalise their portfolio items you will need to share the artefacts that you collected or created during the investigation of the accident scenes. Failure to provide this information to your investigation team members in the period specified by your lecturers, will result in an automatic fail of this assignment.

Task Description

Select an accident from the following list and review literature available in the public domain, including regulatory reports :

• Maritime Domain - Herald of Free Enterprise or Exxon Valdez
• Industrial Domain – Bhopal or Chernobyl
• Rail Domain – Waterfall or Granville
• Aviation Domain – QF32 A380 engine failure or Concorde
• Road Domain – Kempsey bus crash or Mont Blanc

Part A (20%)

Using your case study and information available in the public domain to develop a Timeline, PEEPO and Event Tree for that case study.

You will be required to submit:

• Completed PEEPO, Timeline and Event Tree for your chosen case study (Due: Monday Week 9).

Part B (15%)

Use each of the following accident analysis tools to further analyse the causation of your case study accident, with the view to using the tools to cast a new lens on your initial analysis to further enhance your event tree from Part A:

• Acci-Map
• Fishbone
• Bow Tie
• MORT

• Your enhanced event tree.
  
• A summary of the changes made to your event tree and how the tools assisted in highlighting those new understandings (max. 1500 words).
  

You will be required to submit:

• Your narrative
• Your final event tree (Incorporating any feedback from your lecturer and Part B activities).
  

Part A: (20%)

You will be assessed on your ability and thoroughness of the populating of the timeline, PEEPO and event tree.

Part B: (15%)

You will be assessed on:

• Evidence that the accident analysis tools have been employed to enhance the event tree submitted in Part A
• Your enhanced event tree showing further lines of inquiry
• Your summary of the changes made and how the accident analysis tools assisted in making those changes.
  

Part C: (15%)

• your narrative will clearly and distinctly describes the lines of inquiry depicted on your event tree.
• your completed event tree incorporating feedback from your lecturer from part B.