Overview
This unit provides an understanding of issues and methods used in fire safety design, develop an appreciation of the role of fire safety engineering in the building industry and be prepared to communicate effectively with professionals in the building industry about fire safety design.
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 - 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).
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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
The real life examples the lecturer uses are very beneficial. Being shown plans from actual projects and photographs of real world inspections provides excellent context and compliments the course content well.
Real-world examples will continue to be included. Filmed fire safety inspections will be added to the content, particularly during lectures/tutorials, to encourage discussion of real-world situations and what to expect during inspections.
Feedback from Lecturer
Annotated diagrams and photos of fire safety measures assisted students in understanding complex fire safety measures
study notes and lectures would continue to present fire safety measures in an easy to interpret manner.
Feedback from Lecturer
A tutorial was dedicated to examining the post incident example demonstrating the benefits of good fire safety and drawbacks of poor fire safety.
A tutorial will continue to be dedicated to discussing a real life incident related to fire safety to draw distinctions between the technical nature of fire safety measures and the practical responsibility associated with the installation, commissioning and maintenance of these measures.