BLAR11043 - Building Systems and Services 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce building ergonomics, including its effects on human performance and comfort; "universal access" design considerations; and engineering services associated with residential, low rise commercial and industrial building projects. Using industry regulations, standards and codes of practice, students will examine the principles of building services requirements, installation, operation and maintenance relating to: energy usage and needs; natural, extractive and air conditioning ventilation; natural and artificial lighting; security and communications, hydraulic service supply and disposal systems; fire protection; and acoustics.

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 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
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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

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 25%
2. Written Assessment 35%
3. Written Assessment 40%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 77.78% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 22.22% 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
Feedback
Students appreciated the assignment's clear directions.
Recommendation
The assignments will continue to be clearly written.
Action Taken
The assignments were developed with clear instructions and guidance.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
The course lacked engagement and pre-recorded lectures would be preferably supported by live tutorials.
Recommendation
The lecturer will continue to encourage engagement during the live lectures.
Action Taken
The lecturer adopted different strategies to improve the engagement of students and the lecturer during live sessions such as: encourage students to interrupt and freely ask questions, Q & A session was followed after each live session.
Source: Studnet Feedback
Feedback
The amount of assessment was too much, more than other units and the questions were dull.
Recommendation
The subject is a core requirement of most students' courses and by nature technical.
Action Taken
The assessment structure was changed using an Updated Unit Proposal (UUP) before the current delivery. According to UUP, assessment tasks, previously were six, are now reduced to three.
Source: Student Feedbck
Feedback
I really enjoyed this unit. The lecturer was very knowledgeable and engaging.
Recommendation
The lecturer will continue to support students with current technical information.
Action Taken
The same lecturer delivered the unit adopting the same strategies of learning and teaching.
Source: The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023
Feedback
The lecturer is very knowledgeable on the subject and provides fairly clear guidance and teaching. He was always early to answer questions and prompt in forum and email responses.
Recommendation
If possible, same lecturer will deliver the unit next time. Same learning and teaching strategies to be adopted in future deliveries is recommended.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023
Feedback
Some parts of the marking criteria were found to be vague leaves it open to interpretation.
Recommendation
Internal review of assessment tasks and their marking criteria is recommended.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: The student Unit Teaching Evaluation T2- 2023
Feedback
Word counts are inappropriately high which leads the assignments to demand quantity over quality.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review this issue during previously suggested internal review of assessment tasks.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Describe building ergonomic factors affecting human performance and comfort
  2. Identify “universal access” service amenities required for the physically disabled
  3. Discuss energy usage and needs for residential, low rise commercial and industrial building projects
  4. Explain natural, extractive and air conditioning ventilation, natural and artificial lighting, security and communications, and hydraulic service supply and disposal systems using industry regulations, standards and codes
  5. Identify fire protection measures used in residential, low rise commercial and industrial building projects
  6. Interpret building acoustic requirements using industry regulations, standards and codes

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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4 - Information Literacy • • • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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