Overview
This unit will provide you with knowledge of physical and chemical properties, usage, durability, innovation and disposal of brick, block masonry, ceramics, polymers, glass, bituminous materials, synthetics, paints and hazardous materials. You will learn about relevant Australian and International Standards; quality control procedures for the manufacture, testing and handling of materials; life cycle impacts and conditions through recycling, re-use, by-products synergy and resource efficiency.
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 3 - 2019
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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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 Unit evaluation
Assignments took along time to receive back.
The feedbacks will be returned to students within 14 days after the due date and before the due date of the next assignment.
- Discuss material properties for selected commonly used building products
- Explain the application of materials in buildings, their lifecycle impact and consideration for recycling and reuse
- Interpret and communicate clearly technical information about Quality Assurance and Codes of Practice using relevant standards
- Apply analytical thinking and researching skills using library and Internet resources
- Show skills in communication and presentation of building materials concepts.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||
2 - Written Assessment - 30% | |||||
3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10% | |||||
4 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 40% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
1 - Communication | |||||
2 - Problem Solving | |||||
3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
4 - Information Literacy | |||||
5 - Team Work | |||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
8 - Ethical practice | |||||
9 - Social Innovation | |||||
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
2 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||||||
3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 10% | ||||||||||
4 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 40% |
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
b.zhao@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
1. Environmentally responsible selection of materials
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2. Material properties - including incompatibilities
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3. Chemical-based products - introduction
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4. Building membranes
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5. Paints - all types
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6. Ceramics 1 - Glass
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7. Ceramics 2 - Clay bricks
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8. Ceramics 3 - Tiles and sanitary fixtures; including clay and alternative materials
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9. Concrete blocks plus Various base materials
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10. Insulation principles, materials and properties
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11.Adhesives and sealants
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12. Removal of hazardous materials
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1 Written Assessment
This assessment item relates to course learning outcomes 1 and 2; with associated implications for learning outcome 3. All of these assessment items provide an opportunity to demonstrate the transferable skills in learning outcomes 4 and 5.
Tasks will focus on successes and failures in material use and plastics or membranes for exterior surface cladding.
Week 5 Monday (16 Dec 2019) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 7 Monday (6 Jan 2020)
Q1 Successes and failures in material use? | 10 |
Q2 Plastics or membranes for exterior surface cladding? | 5 |
Presentation and Referencing? | 5 |
- Discuss material properties for selected commonly used building products
- Explain the application of materials in buildings, their lifecycle impact and consideration for recycling and reuse
- Interpret and communicate clearly technical information about Quality Assurance and Codes of Practice using relevant standards
- Apply analytical thinking and researching skills using library and Internet resources
- Show skills in communication and presentation of building materials concepts.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
This assessment item relates to learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 and the content will be relevant to Topics 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Tasks will ask you to find information from your own research endeavors about glass and brick properties and its application within buildings.
Week 8 Friday (17 Jan 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10 Friday (31 Jan 2020)
Q1 Glass case Study | 12 |
Q2 Clay bricks case study | 12 |
Presentation and Referencing | 6 |
- Discuss material properties for selected commonly used building products
- Explain the application of materials in buildings, their lifecycle impact and consideration for recycling and reuse
- Interpret and communicate clearly technical information about Quality Assurance and Codes of Practice using relevant standards
- Apply analytical thinking and researching skills using library and Internet resources
- Show skills in communication and presentation of building materials concepts.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Online Quiz(zes)
Assignment 3 is an online quiz and will require you to answer multiple choice questions based on Topics 5 to 9.
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Week 11 Wednesday (5 Feb 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Thursday (6 Feb 2020)
The feedback is returned automatically by the system
Successful completion of the online quiz from two attempts. The higher grade of the two attempts will be taken.
The quiz will be marked automatically by the system.
- Discuss material properties for selected commonly used building products
- Explain the application of materials in buildings, their lifecycle impact and consideration for recycling and reuse
- Interpret and communicate clearly technical information about Quality Assurance and Codes of Practice using relevant standards
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
4 Presentation and Written Assessment
In this assessment task, you need to address case studies of aluminum composite cladding panels in multi-story buildings, ʻblockwork retaining wallsʼ in basements and removal of hazardous materials.
Exam Week Monday (17 Feb 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (21 Feb 2020)
Q1. Case Study - complex glass or brick use in significant buildings | 12 |
Q2. Successes and failures of concrete blockwork retaining walls in basements | 12 |
Q3. Removal of hazardous materials | 8 |
Presentation and Referencing | 8 |
- Discuss material properties for selected commonly used building products
- Explain the application of materials in buildings, their lifecycle impact and consideration for recycling and reuse
- Interpret and communicate clearly technical information about Quality Assurance and Codes of Practice using relevant standards
- Apply analytical thinking and researching skills using library and Internet resources
- Show skills in communication and presentation of building materials concepts.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.