Overview
This unit introduces you to fundamental communication concepts relevant to a career in the Built Environment. These include written, verbal, visual and mathematical communication skills. You will discover CQUniversity systems that will support your success in future studies. Through teamwork tasks, you will develop skills in negotiation, team dynamics, conflict resolution and ethical issues. Interpretation of commonly used industry documentation, together with effective plan and specification reading and analysis, and the introduction to industry-specific software, will provide you with the foundations for future studies and work in the Built Environment.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Unit Comments Report- T3- 2023
The lecturer should consider giving more specific/ individualized feedback for each question of the assessment tasks.
It is recommended to revisit and improve the marking rubrics of assessment tasks. At the same time, the lecturer will be advised to provide assessment feedback that considers the specific/individualised concerns/points identified.
Feedback from Student Feedback
Students appreciate ALC inclusion.
Continue to invite ALC to this unit.