Overview
This unit is the Part A of a two-unit series which will provide you the opportunity to consolidate and apply practically all of the knowledge, skills and attitudes developed during your learning journey in the OHS course, especially in relation to human factors, occupational hygiene and risk management. There is a specific emphasis on developing higher order skills and understanding which are representative of the holistic application of core skills that occurs when a professional understands the interaction between core disciplinary domains in solving complex problems. In addition, you will explore professional practice through the lens of futures methods and thinking, applied research methodology and project management. During this unit (Part A) you will also negotiate with an industry sponsor to complete project work during OCHS13021 Future Paradigms in OHS B (Part B) and will prepare appropriate documentation in readiness for approval.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite:- 48 credit point, including OCHS12002 Occupational Health and Safety Practice Co-requisite:- OCHS13016 and either OCHS12019 or OCHS13008.
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 - 2023
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).
Residential Schools
This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.
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 Student Unit and Teaching Evaluations
Students requested an earlier residential school to allow more time to complete associated team reports.
COVID-19 and other disruptors aside, aim for an early residential school. Week 4 in 2023 would avoid the Easter break.
- Select and apply tools and techniques used to investigate and analyse human factors, occupational hygiene, accidents and other complex problems
- Design risk management strategies for a variety of settings and communicate 'return on prevention' effectiveness
- Evaluate the usefulness of futures methods to OHS related domains
- Discuss contemporary problems and issues related to professional practice in OHS contexts and consider how applied research methods might be utilised to help solve the problem or issue
- Lead professional OHS practice through effective project management and facilitation of teams.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 25% | |||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 25% | |||||
| 3 - Portfolio - 25% | |||||
| 4 - Portfolio - 25% | |||||
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 - 25% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 25% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Portfolio - 25% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Portfolio - 25% | ||||||||||
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.
k.klockner@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Future Paradigms in OHS A
Industry Placement Planning
Residential School Prep: Human Factors Refresher
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial - Introduction to the unit and Human Factors Refresher
Module/Topic
Residential School Prep: Risk Management Refresher
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial - Risk Management Refresher
Module/Topic
Industry Placement Planning
Residential School Prep: Occupational Hygiene Refresher
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial - Occupational Hygiene Refresher
Module/Topic
Residential School
Rockhampton Campus - ROK-18/LG.07
Starts Monday 27 March 2023 at 1.00pm
Finishes Friday 31 March 2023 at 1.00pm
Check Moodle site for further details.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential School and Site Visits
Module/Topic
Industry Placement Planning
Chapter
OHS BoK 37.1 - Introduction to Practice as a Concept
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial - Project Proposal Development
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial
Module/Topic
Industry Placement Planning
Chapter
OHS BoK 37.2 A Problem-Solving Model of OHS Practice
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial - Building a Case - Defining the Problem
Module/Topic
Industry Placement Planning
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial - Methodology Design
Human Factors Report Due: Week 7 Friday (28 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Industry Placement Planning
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial - Leadership
Module/Topic
Industry Placement Planning
Chapter
OHS BoK 38.3 Ethics and Professional Practice
Events and Submissions/Topic
Zoom Tutorial - Ethics
Risk Management Report Due: Week 9 Monday (8 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Occupational Hygiene Report Due: Week 9 Friday (12 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Independent Study - Industry Project Proposal work
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial - Online project support
Module/Topic
Independent Study - Industry Project Proposal work
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Open Q & A
Module/Topic
Independent Study - Final Industry Place and Project Proposal assessment submission
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Tutorial: Open Q & A
Project Placement Proposal Due: Week 12 Friday (2 June 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
This unit has a in person residential school at the Rockhampton Campus which starts on Monday 27th March at 1.00pm and concludes on the Friday 31st March at around 1.00pm. Student will need to plan their travel and accommodation for mandatory attendance.
We will follow any Queensland health directives in response to COVID-19 in place at the time. Information is provided on the Unit Moodle site, and you will be updated as necessary.
You are responsible for bringing your own personal protective equipment (PPE):
- A cotton long sleeved collared shirt that has high-visibility stripes (or specified shirt and high-vis vest)
- Long cotton pants (jeans are fine).
- Ankle steel-capped safety boots
- Safety glasses (clear)
- Regular face mask
To be advised:
- Hard Hat
- Mid-height thick socks
- P-2 Mask
Other
You may also like to bring a laptop, thumb drive, camera/phone, pen, and paper.
1 Written Assessment
This assessment provides the opportunity to scope and develop a project to solve a problem (or contribute to the resolution of a problem) in OHS practice. This assignment forms part of the preparation for your next unit OCHS13021 Future Paradigms in OHS B where you will undertake a minimum of 120 hours of industry placement.
You are required to submit an industry placement project proposal (including full approval in Sonia).
The project proposal is to document the results of your negotiations with an industry sponsor (client) for the project work that you will undertake during OCHS13021 Future Paradigms in OHS B. The project proposal must clearly document the problem to be solved, the project aims, objectives, timing, methodological approach, and anticipated outcomes for both the student and the industry sponsor, including return on investment (client).
Preparations include:
- Consider project topics that you are interested in and those that would extend your learning.
- Secure an industry sponsor (client) as per 'suitable host criteria' available on Moodle.
- With your industry sponsor, negotiate the details of your project. Decide on the problem to be solved, and the scope, methodology, and logistics of the project. The purpose of this industry placement is to extend your learning while meeting an industry need.
- Complete the Work Integration Learning (WIL) Student Placement Agreement Form in Sonia.
- Keep the Unit Coordinator informed of the progress of your negotiations.
The project proposal document requirements:
Document the completed negotiations as a project proposal suitable for submission to your industry sponsor (client) for approval. Your project proposal must include the following:
- The problem that is to be addressed
- Scope
- Problem solving approach, i.e., methodology
- Project Management Schedule, Gantt Chart (or similar visual plan)
- Logistical considerations
- Anticipated benefits
- Reference list supports claims and contains peer-reviewed articles
- Appendix
- Evidence that the WIL Form in Sonia is complete
- Formatting
- Professional formatting
- Professional written expression
- Sources and referencing
Further information will be provided throughout the term via Moodle, class discussions, and during tutorials.
Week 12 Friday (2 June 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (16 June 2023)
- The problem, aims and objectives of the project are explained
- The scope of the project is outlined
- The methodology is fully detailed (enables repeatability), is justified and demonstrates critical thinking
- The Project Management Schedule (Gantt chart or similar) demonstrates an understanding of task planning, order of steps and milestones.
- The logistics demonstrate how logistical issues are to be managed
- Anticipated benefits are anticipated for both the student and sponsor and consider return on investment
- Project Proposal is signed by the student and industry sponsor signifying agreement
- Evidence that the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Placement Agreement form in Sonia is complete
- Formatting is professionally presented (structure, written expression, grammar)
- The reference list is consistent with the CQUni Harvard Referencing style, and contains relevant, scholarly and authoritative sources
- Evaluate the usefulness of futures methods to OHS related domains
- Discuss contemporary problems and issues related to professional practice in OHS contexts and consider how applied research methods might be utilised to help solve the problem or issue
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
2 Portfolio
Human Factors Report
During the residential school you will be working in teams to complete several activities on industrial worksites that contribute to your residential school portfolio. A team report and personal reflection is to be submitted for each of the subject areas: Human Factors, Risk Management, and Occupational Hygiene. For each activity, as an individual, you must also critically reflect on your leadership/team performance. The word range for each team report is 1500 - 2000 words, and 250 words for the leadership/team reflection as detailed on the form provided at residential school. Note that each site visit leadership/team reflection should 1) relate to the discipline area of the associated residential school activity, i.e., Human Factors, Occupational Hygiene or Risk Management, and 2) reflect on a different aspect of your leadership of professional OHS practice through effective project management and/or facilitation of teams. Together the three team reports and three individual reflections form your Residential School Portfolio.
Assessment Item 2 (25% of overall grade)
- Team Human Factors Report (20 marks)
- Individual Leadership/Team Reflection (5 marks)
Human Factors Report
During residential school, as a team member, you will conduct a workplace human/technology interface design review which will include a cognitive task analysis, using a human factors analytical tool. The review will center on the question:
"How could good work design be improved by considering organisational, environmental, physical and cognitive ergonomics?".
While on site you will have a limited time to conduct your review and hence you must work as a team to gather the necessary data required in a professional manner. Support resources and information about the site visit are available on Moodle and students will be supported on site.
The team report (20 marks)
For submission, your team is to compile a good work design ergonomic consideration report which results in recommendations being made (where appropriate) around improvements to good work design. Any supporting photographs, tables and figures should be included in the body of the report; while the cognitive task analysis (CTA) worksheet, data analysis tables, and the like should be appended.
For university purposes, please add the following front matter to your report:
- Cover page (Details of the assignment, team identification, student names, due date...)
- Brief letter of transmittal (Directed to the host in appreciation for this learning opportunity)
Conventional Format of Human Factors Report
- Title Page
- Executive Summary
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Recommendations
- Discussion and Conclusions
- References
- Appendices
Individual Leadership/Team Reflection (5 marks)
- As an individual you are required to submit your own leadership/team review for the Human Factors team assignment using the form provided at res school.
Week 7 Friday (28 Apr 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 9 Friday (12 May 2023)
Team Report (20 marks)
The report will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Environmental ergonomic work design considerations and recommendations - 10%
- Organisational ergonomic work design considerations and recommendations - 20%
- Physical ergonomic work design considerations and recommendations - 20%
- Cognitive ergonomic work design considerations (including a Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA)) and recommendations - 40%
- Formal report presentation and supporting references - 10%
Individual Leadership/Team Reflection (5 marks)
- Depth of critical reflection
- Select and apply tools and techniques used to investigate and analyse human factors, occupational hygiene, accidents and other complex problems
- Design risk management strategies for a variety of settings and communicate 'return on prevention' effectiveness
- Discuss contemporary problems and issues related to professional practice in OHS contexts and consider how applied research methods might be utilised to help solve the problem or issue
- Lead professional OHS practice through effective project management and facilitation of teams.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Social Innovation
3 Portfolio
Risk Management Report
During the residential school you will be working in teams to complete several activities on industrial worksites that contribute to your residential school portfolio. A team report and personal reflection is to be submitted for each of the subject areas: human factors, risk management, and occupational hygiene. For each activity, as an individual, you must also critically reflect on your leadership performance. The word range for each team report is 1500 - 2000 words, and 250 words for the leadership/team reflection as detailed on the form provided at residential school. Note that each site visit leadership/team reflection should 1) relate to the discipline area of the associated residential school activity, i.e., Human Factors, Occupational Hygiene or Risk Management, and 2) reflect on a different aspect of your leadership of professional OHS practice through effective project management and/or facilitation of teams.Together the three team reports and three individual reflections form your Residential School Portfolio.
Assessment Item 3 (25% of overall grade)
- Team Risk Management Report (20 marks)
- Individual Leadership/Team Reflection (5 marks)
Risk Management Report
During residential school, as a team member, you will undertake risk management activities including the use of an advanced risk assessment tool. While on site you have limited time and hence must work as a team to gather the necessary data required in a professional manner. During residential school you will be guided by a safety professional. Support resources and information about the tasks are available on Moodle.
The team report (20 marks)
For submission, your team is to compile a technical report. Photographs, tables and figures should be included in the body of the report; while the worksheet is to be appended.
For university purposes, please add the following front matter to your report(s):
- Cover page (Details of the assignment, team identification, student names, due date...)
- Brief letter of transmittal (Directed to the host in appreciation for this learning opportunity)
Conventional Format of Risk Management Reports
- Title Page
- Executive Summary
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Method
- Results
- Discussion and Conclusions
- Recommendations
- References
- Appendix (the worksheet)
Individual Leadership/Team Reflection (5 marks)
- As an individual you are required to submit your own leadership/team reflection for the Risk Management team assignment using the form provided at res school.
Week 9 Monday (8 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Friday (26 May 2023)
Team Report (20 marks)
The report will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Introduction and background
- Methodology
- Results and appendices
- Discussion and conclusion
- Recommendations
- Referencing
- Front matter, written expression, and formatting
Individual Leadership/Team Reflection (5 marks)
- Depth of critical reflection
- Select and apply tools and techniques used to investigate and analyse human factors, occupational hygiene, accidents and other complex problems
- Design risk management strategies for a variety of settings and communicate 'return on prevention' effectiveness
- Discuss contemporary problems and issues related to professional practice in OHS contexts and consider how applied research methods might be utilised to help solve the problem or issue
- Lead professional OHS practice through effective project management and facilitation of teams.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Social Innovation
4 Portfolio
Occupational Hygiene Report
During the residential school you will be working in teams to complete several activities on industrial worksites that contribute to your residential school portfolio. A team report and personal reflection is to be submitted for each of the subject areas: human factors, risk management, and occupational hygiene. For each activity, as an individual, you must also critically reflect on your leadership performance. The word range for each team report is 1500 - 2000 words, and 250 words for the leadership/team reflection as detailed on the form provided at residential school. Note that each site visit leadership/team reflection should 1) relate to the discipline area of the associated residential school activity, i.e., Human Factors, Occupational Hygiene or Risk Management, and 2) reflect on a different aspect of your leadership of professional OHS practice through effective project management and/or facilitation of teams.Together the three team reports and three individual reflections form your Residential School Portfolio.
Assessment Item 4 (25% of overall grade)
- Team Occupational Hygiene Report (20 marks)
- Individual Leadership/Team reflection (5 marks)
Occupational Hygiene Report
During residential school, as a team member, you will conduct various occupational hygiene activities. While on site you have limited time and hence must work as a team to gather the necessary data required in a professional manner. During residential school you will be guided by an Occupational Hygienist to understand how to use the monitoring equipment and how to take measurements as per the relevant Australian Standards. Support resources and information about the tasks are available on Moodle.
The team report (20 marks)
For submission, your team is to compile a single technical report which includes each occupational hygiene activity. The report must be set out in a logical structure like the format recommended by the Australian Institute of Occupational Hygiene (AIOH). Photographs, tables, and figures should be included in the body of the report; while worksheets, interview questions, data analyses, and the like should be appended.
For university purposes, please add the following front matter to your report(s):
- Cover page (Details of the assignment, team identification, student names, due date...)
- Brief letter of transmittal (Directed to the host in appreciation for this learning opportunity)
Conventional Format of Occupational Hygiene Reports
- Title Page
- Executive Summary
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Method
- Results
- Discussion and Conclusions
- Recommendations
- References
- Appendices
Individual Leadership/Team Reflection (5 marks)
- As an individual you are required to submit your own Leadership/Team reflection for the Occupational Hygiene team assignment using the form provided at res school.
Week 9 Friday (12 May 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Friday (26 May 2023)
Team Report (20 marks)
The report will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Introduction and background
- Methodology
- Results and appendices
- Discussion and conclusion
- Recommendations
- Referencing
- Front matter, written expression, and formatting
Individual Leadership/Team Reflection (5 marks)
- Depth of critical reflection
- Select and apply tools and techniques used to investigate and analyse human factors, occupational hygiene, accidents and other complex problems
- Design risk management strategies for a variety of settings and communicate 'return on prevention' effectiveness
- Discuss contemporary problems and issues related to professional practice in OHS contexts and consider how applied research methods might be utilised to help solve the problem or issue
- Lead professional OHS practice through effective project management and facilitation of teams.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Social Innovation
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?
