Overview
The unit introduces students to the principles and practices of infrastructure planning. Topics to be studied include infrastructure evaluation strategies, risk management, environmental and social impacts of infrastructure projects, financial concepts to assess project viability, contractual and participation relationships, management structures and sustainability of projects. Project case studies will be used to support student learning.
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 - 2021
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
The time differences of students in time zones should be considered when arranging the final presentations.
The time for final presentations will be arranged with consideration to the locations of students.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
The assessment could be returned more quickly.
The feedback will be returned to students in a reasonable time frame, i.e. maximum of two weeks after the due date.
- Evaluate infrastructure projects, their risks and uncertainties
- Explain environmental and social impacts on infrastructure projects
- Apply financial concepts to project selection and viability
- Assess contractual relationships and participation strategies
- Discuss the management of infrastructure projects
- Apply knowledge of infrastructure management to a case study
- Prepare an infrastructure project report
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 5% | |||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 5% | |||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 25% | |||||||
| 5 - Written Assessment - 5% | |||||||
| 6 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 40% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 5% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 5% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Written Assessment - 25% | ||||||||||
| 5 - Written Assessment - 5% | ||||||||||
| 6 - 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
Introduction to Infrastructure Planning
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Project evaluation and risk management
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Project evaluation and risk management (continued)
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Environmental and social impacts
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Environmental and social impacts (continued)
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Financial concepts and strategies
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Financial concepts and strategies (continued)
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Infrastructure relationships and contracts
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Infrastructure relationships and contracts (continued)
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Managing infrastructure projects
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Managing infrastructure projects (continued)
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International projects and sustainability
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1 Written Assessment
This assessment relates to unit learning outcomes 1 and 6. Assessment task 1 will require you to research and answer a question that explores common infrastructure planning concepts. Late submissions will be penalised by 5% per day on the assignment total value.
Week 2 Tuesday (16 Nov 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 4 Tuesday (30 Nov 2021)
Within 2 weeks of submission.
This assessment relates to course learning outcomes 1 and 6. Assessment task 1 will require you to research and answer a question that explores infrastructure planning concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
The length of this assignment is determined by sketches, brief response answers and worked calculations as required, consequently there is not prescribed word limit for this assessment task.
Your assignment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
All submissions should be submitted through the assessment link in Moodle, by uploading your file following the on-screen instructions.
Note: that all submissions are processed through the similarity detection software (called Turnitin)
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assignment on the Moodle site for this course
The assignment will be assessed on the following basis:
- Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
- Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
- Use of original thought and content
- Proper use of the Harvard referencing style
- Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
- Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Evaluate infrastructure projects, their risks and uncertainties
- Apply knowledge of infrastructure management to a case study
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
Week 4 Tuesday (30 Nov 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 5 Tuesday (14 Dec 2021)
Within 2 weeks of submission.
This assessment relates to course learning outcomes 1 and 6. Assessment task 2 will require you to research and answer questions that explores infrastructure planning concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
The length of this assignment is determined by sketches, brief response answers and worked calculations as required, consequently there is not prescribed word limit for this assessment task.
Your assignment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
All submissions should be submitted through the assessment link in Moodle, by uploading your file following the on-screen instructions.
Note: that all submissions are processed through the similarity detection software (called Turnitin)
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assignment on the Moodle site for this course
The assignment will be assessed on the following basis:
- Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
- Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
- Use of original thought and content
- Proper use of the Harvard referencing style
- Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
- Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Evaluate infrastructure projects, their risks and uncertainties
- Apply knowledge of infrastructure management to a case study
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Written Assessment
Week 6 Tuesday (21 Dec 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Tuesday (11 Jan 2022)
Within 2 weeks of submission.
This assessment relates to course learning outcomes 2 and 6. Assessment task 3 will require you to research and answer a question that explores infrastructure planning concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
The length of this assignment is determined by sketches, brief response answers and worked calculations as required, consequently there is not prescribed word limit for this assessment task.
Your assignment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
All submissions should be submitted through the assessment link in Moodle, by uploading your file following the on-screen instructions.
Note: that all submissions are processed through the similarity detection software (called Turnitin)
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assignment on the Moodle site for this course
The assignment will be assessed on the following basis:
- Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
- Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
- Use of original thought and content
- Proper use of the Harvard referencing style
- Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
- Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Explain environmental and social impacts on infrastructure projects
- Apply knowledge of infrastructure management to a case study
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
4 Written Assessment
Week 8 Tuesday (11 Jan 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 10 Tuesday (25 Jan 2022)
Within 2 weeks of submission.
This assessment relates to course learning outcomes 3 and 6. Assessment task 4 will require you to research and answer a question that explores infrastructure planning concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
The length of this assignment is determined by sketches, brief response answers and worked calculations as required, consequently there is not prescribed word limit for this assessment task.
Your assignment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
All submissions should be submitted through the assessment link in Moodle, by uploading your file following the on-screen instructions.
Note: that all submissions are processed through the similarity detection software (called Turnitin)
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assignment on the Moodle site for this course
The assignment will be assessed on the following basis:
- Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
- Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
- Use of original thought and content
- Proper use of the Harvard referencing style
- Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
- Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Apply financial concepts to project selection and viability
- Apply knowledge of infrastructure management to a case study
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
5 Written Assessment
This assessment relates to unit learning outcomes 2, 3, 4 and 6. Assessment task 5 will require you to research and answer a question that explores infrastructure planning concepts. Late submissions will be penalised by 5% per day on the assignment total value.
Week 10 Tuesday (25 Jan 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Tuesday (8 Feb 2022)
Within two weeks of submission
This assessment relates to course learning outcomes 2, 3, 4 and 6. Assessment task 5 will require you to research and answer a question that explores infrastructure planning concepts.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
The length of this assignment is determined by sketches, brief response answers and worked calculations as required, consequently there is not prescribed word limit for this assessment task.
Your assignment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
All submissions should be submitted through the assessment link in Moodle, by uploading your file following the on-screen instructions.
Note: that all submissions are processed through the similarity detection software (called Turnitin)
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assignment on the Moodle site for this course
The assignment will be assessed on the following basis:
- Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
- Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
- Use of original thought and content
- Proper use of the Harvard referencing style
- Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
- Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Explain environmental and social impacts on infrastructure projects
- Apply financial concepts to project selection and viability
- Assess contractual relationships and participation strategies
- Apply knowledge of infrastructure management to a case study
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
6 Presentation and Written Assessment
This assessment relates to unit learning outcomes 1 to 7. Assessment task 6 will require you to research and answer questions that explores infrastructure planning concepts and present a report to the rest of the class. Late submissions will be penalised by 5% per day on the assignment total value.
Exam Week Tuesday (15 Feb 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (18 Feb 2022)
Two weeks after the due date of the assessment.
This assessment relates to course learning outcomes 1 to 7. Assessment task 6 will require you to research and answer questions that explores infrastructure planning concepts and present a report to the rest of the class.
As with all assessments, formatting and presentation is really important, technical accuracy and referencing where required is paramount with an overarching requirement for demonstrating your answer / submission / design with clarity.
The length of this assignment is determined by sketches, brief response answers and worked calculations as required, consequently there is not prescribed word limit for this assessment task.
Your assignment should be produced in electronic format either as
- a single word-processed document, or
- a single pdf format document.
All submissions should be submitted through the assessment link in Moodle, by uploading your file following the on-screen instructions.
Note: that all submissions are processed through the similarity detection software (called Turnitin)
You must ensure that all of the work is your own, in line with University requirements.
Note: you will find further support material for this assignment on the Moodle site for this course
The assignment will be assessed on the following basis:
- Clarity of expression and comprehensive coverage of issues
- Use of quality supporting documentation as appropriate
- Use of original thought and content
- Proper use of the Harvard referencing style
- Overall presentation and ability to communicate using correct spelling, grammar and punctuation and the use of appropriate diagrams and other visual communication.
- Demonstration of core knowledge and demonstration of appropriate application of knowledge.
- Evaluate infrastructure projects, their risks and uncertainties
- Explain environmental and social impacts on infrastructure projects
- Apply financial concepts to project selection and viability
- Assess contractual relationships and participation strategies
- Discuss the management of infrastructure projects
- Apply knowledge of infrastructure management to a case study
- Prepare an infrastructure project report
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology 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.
What can you do to act with integrity?
