Overview
In this unit, you will analyse the physical characteristics of natural and man-made disasters to identify the mechanisms of destruction and the potential damages from an engineering viewpoint. You will consider the stakeholders and necessary framework relevant to the disaster management including necessary training and preparation for the investigators. You will learn to make recommendations to current disaster management plans to improve the access to critical infrastructure in the aftermath of a disaster. You will also investigate possible modifications of the relevant statutory frameworks, standards and infrastructure management plans to improve the community preparedness and resilience to disaster.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: ENEC12010, ENEC12011, ENEC13015
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 1 - 2027
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
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- 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 UC Reflection
The guest lectures were valuable, providing real-world examples from practicing engineers.
This practice should be continued in future offerings.