Overview
This unit is designed to introduce students to maintenance strategies, philosophies and procedures, including the basic principles of asset management systems. Students will investigate and report on key concepts relating to asset and maintenance management in their organisation. They will analyse causes and develop solutions to asset and maintenance management problems and recognise and apply quality control procedures and quality assurance systems. This unit also helps students to develop the multi-literacy skills they will require to be a successful learner.
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 1 - 2022
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 Postgraduate 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 Have your Say
The unit has valuable information that I managed to apply straight away at work. The content helped me grow and improve my work experience. The lecturer was very helpful and knowledgeable.
Good practices will be retained as is.
Feedback from Moodle
Option of enrolling in only one unit, in the first term of the Graduate certificate to make an easy start and one unit in Term 3 of the year must be explained well before the census date.
Students will be explained the advantages of enrolling in only one unit in the term they start the course, two units in the subsequent term and one unit in Term 3 of the academic year well before the census date. The Student Advisors Team will be informed in advance that new students should not be allowed to enroll in second unit until they specifically ask for it.
Feedback from Moodle
Weekly lectures are very helpful and unit contents can be directly applied at the workplace.
Good practices will be maintained
- Develop multi-literacy skills required to become a successful learner, including reflection, communication, referencing and presentation skills
- Investigate and report on the key concepts relating to asset and maintenance management in your organisation as outlined in asset management policy
- Explain the management of maintenance from a business centred perspective
- Analyse the causes and develop solutions to asset and maintenance management problems
- Apply asset and maintenance management principles to improve organisational effectiveness as a part of the continuous improvement plan
- Recognise and apply quality control procedures and quality assurance systems required in a quality management plan.
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||
| 3 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 30% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||||
| 4 - Research | ||||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Online lectures via zoom
- Recorded lectures
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.sharma2@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Module 2- Introduction to maintenance
Chapter
Study all chapters and practice self check activities. Read this module before the class.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Check moodle webpage for scheduled online lectures. Introduce yourself to the class via online/discussion forum. Know about online Residential School being held next week, online attendance is highly recommended. An overview of Maintenance and unit as a whole will be discussed in the lecture class.
Note: 1. Please keep your two evenings free in the next week for online Residential school. Final days and time details will be announced on the moodle webpage of this unit.
2. Classes falling on public holidays will be rescheduled after a consultation in the class.
Module/Topic
Module 1- Introduction to University, Study & Writing Skill
Chapter
Study all chapters and practice self check activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Residential School will be held this week in two blocks. It is important for all students to know the key persons, university systems, important links, most important the resources for attempting assignments and take part in class writing activities. Further details will be available on the moodle website of this unit. Don't miss this event.
Module/Topic
Module 4- Principles of Management
Chapter
Study all chapters, practice self check activities.
Collect information for assignment analyse it and prepare assignment.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture be followed by an Overview of Assignment 1. Practice on developing a continuous improvement plan as a class a Tutorial /class activity.
Module/Topic
Revision of Module 1, 2 and 4
Chapter
Study all chapters and practice self check activities and Finalize Assignment 1.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Keep working on developing a Continuous improvement plan and discuss Assignment 1 questions. Assignment is due on Monday next week.
ALC Lecture- Tips for writing assignment by ALC Lecturer.
This Tuesday is the Census Date, you cannot drop this unit after this date.
Module/Topic
Module 3- Introduction to Asset Management
Chapter
Study all chapters and practice self check activities
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture followed by Tutorial and discussion on Assignment 2 overview.
Guest Lecture by an expert on Asset Management
Assignment 1 Due: Week 5 Monday (4 Apr 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Vacation
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
NO TEACHING THIS WEEK
Module/Topic
An Overview of ISO 55000 Suite of Standards.
Chapter
Study asset management suite of ISO standards from Nick Hastings book, Chapter 29. or access Standards from CQU Library.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Lecture session on the topic. Followed by questions relevant to Assignment 2.
Tutorial activity- access different Asset Management organizations within Australia and outside including their activities.
Module/Topic
Basic Principles and models of Asset Management
Chapter
Refer AMBOK from Asset Management Council Website.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Ask questions about Assignment 2 and practice on developing an Asset Management Policy statement in the class as a tutorial activity.
Module/Topic
Module 5- Financial analysis and maintenance management Module 1-5 revise
Chapter
Study all chapters of the module and practice self check activities.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Study module 5 at home and ask questions in the class. Keep working on Assignment 2 as a class activity, assignment is due Monday next week.
ALC Lecture- Feedback on assignment writing
Module/Topic
Module 6- Maintenance Management Techniques - Analytical
Chapter
Study Module 6, practice self check activities finalize Assignment 2.
Assignment 2 is due on Monday. Study all chapters , practice self check activities and start collecting information for Assignments 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
After the lecture class an over view of Assignment 3 and a discussion on Quality improvement plan- A case study.
Assignment 2 Due: Week 9 Monday (9 May 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Module 7- Maintenance management techniques - Statistical
Chapter
Study all chapters and revise Chapter 1, practice self check activities, analyze
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture followed by discussion on assignment questions as well as quality improvement plan.
Industry Speaker- Quality Management
Module/Topic
Module 8- Maintenance Quality, Safety & Environment
Chapter
Analyse information, finalise assignment and prepare outlines of Power Point slides
Events and Submissions/Topic
Lecture followed by discussion on Assignment 3 questions and quality improvement plan.
Module/Topic
Revision of all modules
Chapter
Plan a Power Point slides for Assignment 3.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Attend Zoom Session and ask questions about Assignment 3. Assignment due Monday of next week. Improvement plan slides.
Module/Topic
Assignment week
Chapter
Assignment 3 is due this week
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
Details of the assessment will be available on the unit Moodle site. This assessment is based upon the Modules 1 – 2 and 4 of the Unit Learning-guide. In answering the questions, you will relate the theoretical processes you have read about maintenance in the learning material to your own organization or facility.
Week 5 Monday (4 Apr 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 7 Monday (25 Apr 2022)
It is expected that marked assessment will be returned within 2 weeks of the due date when submitted on time.
This is a criterion - based assessment item. It is highly recommended that you read beyond the unit materials to complete assessment items. A detailed marking guide is available on the unit Moodle site. Your submission for this assessment will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Demonstration of knowledge and understanding of concepts
- Evidence of research beyond own experience and unit material
- Clarity of expression, including use of terminology, ease of reading, spelling and grammar, orderly and logical
- presentation and use of diagrams to illustrate points
- Quality of technical presentation including neatness, appropriate use of Figures and Tables
- Use of correct and accurate referencing techniques
- Assignment word count
- Develop multi-literacy skills required to become a successful learner, including reflection, communication, referencing and presentation skills
- Investigate and report on the key concepts relating to asset and maintenance management in your organisation as outlined in asset management policy
- Explain the management of maintenance from a business centred perspective
2 Written Assessment
Details of the assessment will be available on the unit Moodle website. This assessment is based upon the unit Learning-guide modules 1,3, 5, and an overview of suite of ISO 55000 standard. Questions are based on the basic principles of asset management that will relate to your own workplace.
Marks have been assigned to each part of the question, you must read question carefully and answer each part.
Week 9 Monday (9 May 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Monday (23 May 2022)
It is expected that marked assessment will be returned within 2 weeks of the due date when submitted on time.
This is a criterion - based assessment item. It is highly recommended that you read beyond the unit materials to complete assessment items. A detailed marking guide is available on the unit Moodle site. Your submission for this assessment will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
- Demonstration of knowledge and understanding of concepts
- Evidence of research beyond own experience and unit material
- Clarity of expression, including use of terminology, ease of reading, spelling and grammar, orderly and logical
- presentation and use of diagrams to illustrate points
- Quality of technical presentation including neatness, appropriate use of Figures and Tables
- Use of correct and accurate referencing techniques
- Assignment word count
- Develop multi-literacy skills required to become a successful learner, including reflection, communication, referencing and presentation skills
- Investigate and report on the key concepts relating to asset and maintenance management in your organisation as outlined in asset management policy
- Explain the management of maintenance from a business centred perspective
- Analyse the causes and develop solutions to asset and maintenance management problems
- Apply asset and maintenance management principles to improve organisational effectiveness as a part of the continuous improvement plan
3 Presentation and Written Assessment
Details of the assessment will be available on the unit Moodle website. This assessment is based upon the unit Learning-guide modules 1, 6, 7 and 8. In answering the questions, you will relate the theoretical processes you have read about in the learning material to your own organization or facility. Marks have been assigned to each part of the question, you must read question carefully and answer each part. This assignment also requires you to prepare few PowerPoint slides to assess your communication skills.
Review/Exam Week Monday (6 June 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (17 June 2022)
Assignment marks will be posted only after the approval of School committee.
This is a criterion-based assessment item. Please note that it is highly recommended that you read beyond the unit materials to complete assessment items. Your submission will be evaluated by the following criteria:
- Selection of problem, description of problem and supporting evidence.
- Plan for the solution of the problem, including selection of relevant techniques and use of resources.
- Analysis of the problem.
- Conclusion.
- Quality of technical presentation including neatness of presentation, appropriate use of figures and tables and referencing.
- Marks will be PowerPoint Presentation.
Marks will be allocated using a marking scheme that will be available on the moodle web site.
- Analyse the causes and develop solutions to asset and maintenance management problems
- Recognise and apply quality control procedures and quality assurance systems required in a quality management plan.
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.
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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?
