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Unit Synopsis
In this unit, students will develop an advanced understanding of the role of victim pathology in accident causation. Students will also appraise the principles of forensic engineering, forensic investigation methods and the application of contemporary investigation technologies. This unit will also provide students with an opportunity to criticise the key disciplines of fire investigation and meteorological investigation. All students are required to attend a Residential School.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | Not Applicable |
| Credit Points | 8 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.16666666666667 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 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).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 8-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 16.666666666667 hours of study per week, making a total of 200 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Group Discussion | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 50% |
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%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2014 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 50.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 40% response rate.
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.
Source: Student feedback.
Students appreciated the depth of knowledge of the lecturers and the information provided.
No change required.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback.
Students concerned that lectures delivered to undergrads lacked depth for postgraduate course.
Review lecture material for undergraduate course and postgraduate course.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback.
Students provided feedback that the structure of the res school could have been enhanced and more organised.
Review the structure of the res school.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Examine the contribution that victim pathology has in identification of accident causation
- Analyse forensic investigation methods for establishing accident causation factors
- Explain the forensic engineering methods used in establishing accident causation factors
- Analyse the application of contemporary accident forensics technologies
- Explore the nature of fires and the principles and techniques for fire investigation
- Examine the impact of meteorology on accident causation and associated methods of investigation
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| 1 - Group Discussion | • | • | • | • | ||
| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
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