Unit Synopsis
This unit aims to develop an understanding of the fundamentals of auditing building layouts, fabric, detailing for regulatory and best-practice performance through design, construction and refurbishment phases of building projects.
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 |
BLAR12034 Building Legislation 1 or BLAR11051 Construction Legislation 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2026
Term 3 - 2026 Profile
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).
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
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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%).
Past Exams
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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: Communication with students
The lecturer provide feedback in a timely manner and the feedback could be more detailed.
Continue to mark the assignments in a timely manner and provide constructive and detailed feedback for students.
Assessment tasks were marked, and comments were provided within the 2-week window. Feedback was detailed and relevant to the students' assessment responses with the aim of clarifying why shortfalls were encountered.
Source: Unit evaluation
It is well structured & presented unit.
Continue with the structure and presentation of this unit.
The unit's format and structure were largely retained for this term; technical improvements are still necessary due to the evolving nature of building regulatory content in the industry.
Source: Student
Students appreciated assessments that include real-world application.
The assessments will continue to be developed to retain their real-world practical applications so that students can achieve multiple learning benefits from these tasks.
In Progress
Source: Student
Some students felt that Assessment 3 was a little off topic. They felt that it would make more sense to do a more advanced audit.
The topics for each assessment task draw on common themes experienced in the real world. The context of these assessment scenarios will be explained more clearly in the assessment task to ensure that students understand the reasoning behind it and the links to the relevant learning outcomes.
In Progress
Source: Lecturer
Students found practical elements of the assessment tasks to be useful and practically useful for future building surveying roles.
Assessment tasks will continue to provide practical tasks such as creating checklists, reports and conducting physical inspections of buildings.
In Progress
To see Learning Outcomes from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.