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BLAR12036 - Building Design 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides students with an understanding of: Environmentally appropriate design and planning solutions for the built environment in relation to domestic and low-rise commercial buildings; Principles of design aesthetics - exposure to case studies intended to broaden students' appreciation of aesthetics. Students will develop their understanding of the fundamentals of the project briefing and design process through a design-based project. Students will be required to establish a mentoring relationship with an approved mentor to develop their understanding of the role of a professional building designer.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2018

Term 2 - 2018 Profile
Distance
Term 2 - 2019 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2020 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Online

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. Group Discussion 10%
2. Presentation and Written Assessment 20%
3. Presentation and Written Assessment 40%
4. Presentation and Written Assessment 30%

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 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.05% 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 Evaluations
Feedback
A busy unit that requires students to keep to a study routine to stay on top of the learning material.
Recommendation
It is recommended that students have completed the level 1 units prior to engaging with this level 2 unit and set aside the recommended study time on a weekly basis.
Action Taken
Students were advised to make a plan to set aside regular, weekly study times for this unit and to ensure that they attended feedback sessions for the assessments.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
The content of the weekly activities is helpful and useful for the assessments.
Recommendation
The weekly activities will continue to be offered.
Action Taken
The weekly activities were reviewed and continue to be offered.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
The feedback sessions on the draft designs are really helpful.
Recommendation
The feedback sessions will continue to be offered to support students improve their design skills and apply theoretical content to their designs.
Action Taken
The feedback sessions continue to be offered to support students apply theoretical knowledge to their design projects.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
Students reported that the subject is very large compared to the other units in the course.
Recommendation
It is recommended that a review is undertaken at course level to explore ways to address this issue.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
Students reported that the weekly activities helped to gain an understanding of the theoretical knowledge that was then applied in the design assessments.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the weekly activities continue to be offered.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
Students reported that the feedback received on their draft design projects was helpful and essential to shaping their understanding and approach to the design process.
Recommendation
Feedback will continue to be offered on draft design projects.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Understand the role of the building designer in developing an appropriate built environment.
  2. Have increased your awareness of the issues involved in the design of domestic and low-rise commercial buildings.
  3. Understand the role of sustainable design principles in providing appropriate outcomes for the client and the built environment.
  4. Be inspired to actively pursue the qualities of good planning and aesthetic design.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Group Discussion
2 - Presentation and Written Assessment
3 - Presentation and Written Assessment
4 - Presentation and Written Assessment
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Group Discussion
2 - Presentation and Written Assessment
3 - Presentation and Written Assessment
4 - Presentation and Written Assessment