BLAR12057 - Commercial Construction

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will introduce you to the procedures, principles and methods of construction used for commercial projects up to multistory buildings and designated by the National Construction Code (NCC) as being within Building Class 2 to 9. You should have completed an introductory construction unit to ensure adequate level of entry knowledge. Students who have successfully completed BLAR11048 should not enrol in this unit.

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

Pre-requisite: BLAR11050 Residential Construction or BLCN11033 Construction 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 1 - 2023

Term 2 - 2023 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 30%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Written Assessment 30%
4. Online Quiz(zes) 10%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 92.86% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 24.56% 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
Feedback
The assessment was very practical and useful to gain a better understanding of how to use the National Construction Code and Australian Standards.
Recommendation
The assessment will continue to be practical and relevant to support students understanding and use of the National Construction Code and Australian Standards.
Action Taken
The practical assessment supports students' understanding and use of the National Construction Code and Australian Standards.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
Interesting, excellently communicated lectures with informative tutorials and notes.
Recommendation
The lectures will continue to be held in a similar format and include references to examples and case studies.
Action Taken
The lectures are held similarly and include references to examples and case studies.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
The forum was interesting with lots of information on various aspects of construction - it should be used in more assessments.
Recommendation
The forum will be integrated into both Assessment 1 and 2.
Action Taken
Forum posts are now included in Assessments 1 and 2 to showcase information on various aspects of construction.
Source: Student evaluation
Feedback
The lectures should be more focused on the assessments.
Recommendation
Lectures will be reviewed to include a greater focus on assessment material.
Action Taken
The lectures now place a greater focus on the assessments.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
The unit content and assessment is very useful to prepare students for work in commercial construction related fields.
Recommendation
Unit content and assessments will continue to be offered in this manner to prepare students for work as professionals.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
The lectures were interesting and supportive of learning.
Recommendation
The lectures will continue to support student understanding of unit material.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Evaluations
Feedback
The forum posts are an interesting and informative read.
Recommendation
The forum posts will continue to be part of the assessments.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the functions, materials and details of the major components. the waste management strategies used and the regulatory inspections made when constructing a commercial project.
  2. Describe the temporary works, particularly scaffolding, formwork and falsework and plant selection processes used for commercial construction.
  3. Using codes and standards, assess construction documentation for constructability and fault detection.
  4. Explain acoustic, fire, health and safety requirements for commercial projects.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Written Assessment • •
2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Written Assessment • •
4 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •
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 - Written Assessment • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Written Assessment • • • • •
4 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • • • • •