BLAR14017 - Built Environment Projects

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will learn by combining workplace opportunities and a guided research methodology to produce a folio of logged experience, critical reflection and local and international project analyses to grow your intellectual capital. You will use the university’s graduate attributes to evaluate and report your professional interpersonal strengths and weaknesses using various modes of communication. Students who have successfully completed BLCN14036 or BLSV14014 should not enrol in this unit.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite Condition: Successfully completed 108 units of credits in the Building Surveying (Honours) or Construction Management (Honours) course.

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 - 2024

Term 2 - 2024 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. Portfolio 26%
2. Portfolio 36%
3. Portfolio 38%

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 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 66.67% 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: Lecturer
Feedback
Poor attendance at tutorials was reflected in students difficulties with assignments and satisfaction with the unit as a whole.
Recommendation
Continue to encourage students to attend tutorials and move student support towards the use of MS Teams.
Action Taken
Weekly reminders by MS Teams and personal attempts to telephone students were made throughout the unit. This slightly increased acceptance of the content of the unit.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
Some students felt the assessment tasks did not help them learn and were not applicable to their work.
Recommendation
More clarity will be provided that the unit provides professional skills and not industry knowledge. It is essential that all are aware that the unit is a requirement of their industry bodies accreditation of the courses. All assessment tasks will be replaced to avoid duplication of issues, separating skills such as personal reflections into a stand along with assessment tasks. The remaining tasks will be aligned with industry codes of practice etc.
Action Taken
New assessments and clearer explanations of the purpose of the unit through Moodle and the tutorials were made and improved student acceptance.
Source: Lecturer and Student Feedback
Feedback
Students struggled with finding information within Moodle and MS Teams.
Recommendation
MS Teams will be used as the only communication system. Moodle will be the main repository of all resources, MS Teams being used to disseminate additional topical information or/and issue resources a student requests.
Action Taken
Moodle was refreshed in line with the school's standard layout for easier navigation. All core materials and a study guide were clearly included. MS Teams was used for communication and provision of secondary information of current industry interest to support the core materials. This will continue as Teams is a standard tool used in the commercial workplace.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
I do not see the relevance to my work or degree.
Recommendation
The unit is a direct requirement of various courses' professional accreditations. Thus it is essential to be studied and passed.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Feedback
Feedback
The lecturer was very supportive and tried to provide links to the real world and work.
Recommendation
The lecturer will continue to individually support each student making connections between the unit and the real world using examples and scenarios in the recorded tutorials.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Lecturer
Feedback
Student engagement is generally variable as the subject is not technical and thus difficult to see the benefit of.
Recommendation
Mature students remained engaged as they understand the benefit of the unit based on their work experience. The tutorials will leverage this knowledge to the assistance of all students.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Lecturer
Feedback
Low student engagement remains a concern
Recommendation
Engagement will be encouraged by offering a review of assignments before final submission, creating a direct student-lecturer relationship.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Compile a professional quality folio of logged experience, critical reflections and local and international project analyses to grow your intellectual capital.
  2. Evaluate and report your professional interpersonal strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Discover solutions to routine and unfamiliar problems using the university’s graduate attributes.
  4. Use effectively a range of appropriate communication modes.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Portfolio • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • • •
3 - Portfolio • • • •
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 • • • •
7 - Cross Cultural 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 - Portfolio • • • • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • • • • • • •
3 - Portfolio • • • • • • • •