BLAR13040 - Building Life Cycle Maintenance

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides an introduction to technical and compliance aspects of commercial sector building maintenance and re-use, and the role of the construction manager including: the application and relevance of Post Occupancy Evaluations; introduction to common building pathologies and their treatment; role of construction detailing in life cycle building maintenance including construction for disassembly; introduction to principles of auditing of both infrastructure and services; retrofitting of building fabric and services (including heritage buildings).

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
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 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 35%
3. Written Assessment 35%

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 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 3.4 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 41.18% 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
Using Teams is difficult to navigate especially on devices other than a laptop. I was unable to access a lot of the material via my tablet and had to use a friend's laptop to access the material, zoom recordings and assignment information.
Recommendation
MS Teams makes the lecturer more approachable so we will still keep using MS Teams and clarify how to use MS Teams at the beginning of the term.
Action Taken
MS Teams was adopted by most students who found it beneficial. It has been tested to work on tablets and smartphones.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
The assessment task was very versatile in allowing the students to explore topics that they are interested in.
Recommendation
We will keep using versatile assessment tasks that allow students to learn how to solve practical problems.
Action Taken
Tasks remained wide to allow students with different backgrounds/employment to tailor their learning.
Source: Student feedback
Feedback
Some learning resources were not always helpful or easily available.
Recommendation
New materials and a study guide have been developed and delivered for 2022. These resources are now easily accessible from a 'resources' moodle tile and via MS Teams.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
The Moodle page was slightly difficult to navigate, although any issues raised in the MS Team were resolved promptly.
Recommendation
The CQU Moodle layout was refreshed in 2022, and the unit learning material and information will be allocated accordingly over the next year. The layout has been standardised across units. A short video will be recorded for the Week 1 introduction to demonstrate Moodle navigation for students and will be included in the first tutorial.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Not all tutorials were recorded or posted to view when I was unable to attend.
Recommendation
All tutorials attended by students were recorded. Students are encouraged to attend and participate in the learning discussions. A basic recap tutorial will be recorded when no students attend.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Lecturer
Feedback
Students who adopted the use of the MS team and the offer of the lecturer of reviewing a draft of the assignment before submission performed better.
Recommendation
The review of draft assignments will continue to be offered to all students as this provides additional learning support. The MS Team for the unit will continue to an important communication route, providing timely and personal support.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
The quick replies to my questions in the MS Team by the lecturer and fellow students were invaluable. I enjoyed the unit.
Recommendation
MS Teams will continue to be central to the unit as it provides group communications and timely answers to students' questions. Its use is a transferrable skill since it is used in many work places.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Describe the issues affecting ongoing building maintenance and management.
  2. Apply economic appraisal techniques and data management for building maintenance.
  3. Examine issues associated with building refurbishments.
  4. Describe aspects of building pathology and its significance in design and construction methods.
  5. Describe the use of building audits to provide data for future building maintenance and refurbishment.
  6. Describe the impacts of post occupancy evaluation in buildings on design, construction and facilities management.
  7. Use an effective range of appropriate communication modes.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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