BLAR11032 - Structural Forms & Analysis

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce you to basic systems and calculations in structural design and stability for residential and commercial buildings.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

BLAR11049 Built Environment Communication and Skills Or COMM11003 Professional and Technical Communication (before 2012 term 1)

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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2018 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 92.86% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 52.83% 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 Evaluation 2017
Feedback
A well organised course, in particular, the assessments have been designed to follow the topics, which help students stay on track.
Recommendation
Retain current structure.
Action Taken
The same format of delivery was followed in the year 2018.
Source: Student Evaluation 2017
Feedback
I feel some topics were a bit rushed but this is probably because there is so much to absorb in only a 12 week time-frame.
Recommendation
All the material is necessary for a basic understanding of structural forms.
Action Taken
Same content covered this year as well, as it was necessary for basic understanding of the structural forms.
Source: Moodle Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The unit content was to the point and understood. The Zoom sessions were very helpful in its entirety.
Recommendation
Good to know that the content and resources were useful towards learning progress and knowledge development.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Moodle Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Lecturer provided additional explanation of subject matter as required to assist understanding.
Recommendation
Thanks for the feedback. Nice to see Lecturer helped the student/s to his/her level best.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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